The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Prompt Measures Being Taken 10 Pre-.
vent Yellow Jacks Intrusion.
synopsis OF Evidence Taken In the
Hill Investigation.
Joboery Alleged Ia the Construction OF
the Austin Post.Onice.
Mnrch Addresses Another Letter TO the
Secretary.
Posimaster>General Gresham Signia.
cantly Warns His Subordinates.
Direct0r-of-the-Mint Burchard Swing.
lug Round the Circle.
Miscellaneous Washington News Items,

WASHINGTON, June 2,--ln view of the an.
pearance OF yellow fever on ship-board at
Havana, the Marine hospital officials have
caoled the proper authorities to examine
the vessels leaving Cuban ports for thu
United States.
The commission appointed to investigate
the charges OF maladministration in the
supervising architects officc met 10 hear
the statement. Paulson, OF the firm of
rauison q Egan, Brooklyn, who charged
| Hill with unfair treatment touching the
execution of the contract by which com.
plainants proposed furnishing the iron
stairs for the government building at Aus
| tin, Texas. Mr., Paulson recited the terms
OF his contract, and charged that the
nrm asked him to protect them
against the unfair treatment OF his super
intendent, and that Hill refused TO do so.
Paulson offered In evidence correspondence
between his firm and Hill and the report
OF the government inspector, recommend.
ing The deduction OF several hundred do.
lars Tor alleged defects in the work. Paul.
son produced drawing to show that the
deductions were unwarrantable and not
justified by the report of Colonel Lowe of
ilill's office, who Investigated the matter,
ana the firm then charged Hill with re-.
tanning in oilice an incompetent, vicious
| superintendent In the face of numerous
| complaints. Incidentally Pauson claimed
that Hills superintendent at Austin had
discharged good workman and hired n
man just released from Jail, to whom he
| paid iull wages for no service rendered. ex.
| cept AZ his own home.
HillG"Tnis isa charge against Glenn.
| will write to him about IL. "
Hill than ranlial kr,an,,
action In the matter was based upon the
report of the government inspector and
superintendent.
Hill was asked il he had heard of the
charge OF extrevagant payment to vse..
bond workmen previous to the commence
merit Of this investigation, and replied
Not while the work was going on. n
had come up at the time of the settlement
of this contract, but the pay rolls would
settle the question of extravaganza. They
wonld show man was paid 81 per day.
which could hardly be considered exors
bitant pay in the sonth."
The case was then submitted and the
| committee adjourned till Tuesday
Murcn to-day addressed the following
| letter to Secretary Folger:
| MY DEAR SIR: l had the honor TO nd.
| dress you u communication the 23d nt
April last, In which | asked, referring 10
charges against the supervising architect,
shall | have power TO prosecute and a,,'
ploy counsel. In your reply OF the 9th OF
! me same month, You said section lS9 OF me
Revised Statutes forbids any department
employing counsel; but | have requested
the attorney general to detail
for the purpose of assisting in the prose.
cution Of these charges. some gentIen.an -,
legal training from tne department of I'M
lice.n He has designated Iohn n Rlai,ras
such person. Blair has since appeared hs'
fore the committee ,nyes,iva,ing ths ,,ha,no
in the capacity OF both counsel far ia
prosecution and the defence. Al the Iast
meeting Of the committee
HUI appeared by ,nnsel. When / wro'. |
you requesting might have the power IN
mploy counsel Mt The exnens. ~, ~, |
United States | supposed II connss, wao ae
allowed me il wouid he soms ona ,he
would represent the interest of thns. n,a
iering charges against The snnervisin,
architect of the treasury, and not a per,on |
representing both the nro..cn,,on o
aud defense In the matter
of these charges Uow.yar ~.
may be, Thomas, who had preyionslv an'
prarcd before the commission as conrsel
ior one of The firms whom il cns,,eJ ei' lii
has favored In the matter Of conirsc,s viii
the United states a.a,n anooa.aI WIN
a.
before Yesterday and said "p.,n,e ,' uay
inps commenced dos,re IN s,a,n to o.e.u Ecu
mission that since adiournmen, of ,hs con- co,'
mission last TuesJayI nave hsen .,',lo,',
by Hill 10 appear also fnr hin, in ~,
of the inyes,iyation a,iah fS''
~ par,icularly interes' ed U,,iua, ne
heretofore retained bv Ra,,I.,, pnt us'
Co thought there was no imnron,,.,w ~, ~
my acceeding TO bis reonest ynv yu ~
readily see the present situation of ,ha oa "n
compes me to have counsel who will
be unembarassed by hnvinr hath |
to prosecute and defend heior. ,n,. a,''
mission. / bavs acco,Jins,v v',v'p y, u, uho com
p.nse, retained counsel Who " wiu a 49, w
represent me, Yon VIII nsrd"n ", , n''val.ef ,s
lore, III Withdraw the rsons,t hu, h.,.,n,n ,"rie
made that the United STATES rnrnisb U'o,e e
counsel to aid In this invss,i,a,;nn ~ o
now being no necessity G,r sncb ",,v", cnun apere
Very resnec,f fnlin no,.a
n II Me,
The following IL copy Of a leitar ,,nr
Crane Bros. of Chicago m sec,a,sr, 'iS'" M
ger '"'' '''
CHICAGO. AprIl ~ 1892
DEAR Sin In the spring OF 1879 this
company, among Others. made a hid lor ala
ya'o for custom house and nosi 'oi,,na M w ~
Chicago. hut thronyh an n, en-, y, :, a', W
intendant In Chicago, our bid WAS % Iuau,a maana
Tor steam elevators, wh,le the eovs,nm"n, ""
adopted hydraulic elevators tnr xh,an
we had not made a bid. Tho malta,
was then brought % the attentlon of sscrs
tary Sherman, who ordered nm investi,s
tion, and who sta ed u uon lhe repor, maJs
that but for the tact tbnt he haJ n,cm,'aS
TO have the courl.ro,m m ready inr acnnnancu pVocs
at a certain time he would 6aye ,he ms,,s, pa.y
rsopcned aud new bids made. Va
charge that Hill, the COVER IN mi nrcbi,ect
man In regard TO IN, DELAY ,hs, .,S,,.d y"I,
occasioned by having new bids made and