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Hill.


WARRINGTON, July 13.-Before the re-
sumption of regular proceedings in the
Hill case, Coleman presented formal com
munication, calling attention to the prom
ises of Secretary Folger that he would
cause attendance before the committee Of
any person IN government employ ana
would send committee to distant cities TO
take testimony, ii needed. An interview
with William Bliss, United States district
attorney of the eastern district of Missouri,
in the st. Louis Post-Dispatch of June 18th,
charges Supervising Architect Hill with
fraud in connection with the st. Louis Gus
tom-house. He desired to file that paper.
The chairman said the committee had
read the paper, or portion OF IT,
Coleman, therefore, RETAINED from read
ing the newspaper article, He said the
charges made so freely by person OF so
high official position demanded some after
tion. He desired B LIS TO be called before
the committee, or If he 'hould oe unaole TO
attend. he would ask that he be examined
in st. Louis Thomas and T"tten objected,
on the ground that the proposed inVeStlsa-
ton was not proper.
Coleman maintained the prOprlety OF the
inquiry. Hill had been investigated at
Boston and indicted at st Louis. 1t was
the old story with him. 1t was the bust
ness OF his counsel to complete this lnvesti-
CATION, not to block Its wheels. Hill ought
TO be investigated, and if the secretary OF
the treasury was honest in the desire Tor
his investigation he should have suspended
Hill from the position and put in his
place an honest man who would turns n
the papers called for. They were now de-
pendent on the defendant TO furnish the
evidence required to convict him.
Thomas-"Have you communicated with
Bliss?"
Coleman-"No."
Thomas-Then on bare newspaper charg-
es you want investigation"
Coleman-"It is not bare newspaper
charges; it is an interview with Bliss"
The Chairman-"The committee desires
to saw this interview was sent to it,"
There are some things in it rejecting on
the committee. We wrote Bliss calling his
attention to it and asking If it was truth
full report. He telegraphed as follows:
Cleveland. o.-Hon. John y. new "ashihg-
mo thought or utterance OF mine, public
or private. has either reflected on the
integrity of your committee, or any mem
Der, or attributed to other than earnest and
honest motives in Investigating the Hill
charges. | am surprised ana I numiIl aNes
that denial so palpably false seems neces-
sa fgion s6aIi call ohyou M "W II. BLISS"
On Tuesday Bliss came here and denied
the authenticity of that interview, saying
he had been incorrectly reported.
Coleman.-Did he say the charges were
untrue?
Neville said there was some founda.
ton for them, but that as reported they
were not true. =,
Coleman expressed some surprise that
these things had taken place without the
knowledge OF the prosecution. The chair
man said he could get Bliss here at any
time; he was in Boston. Coleman pre-
sumed the occurrence of this morning
would probably cause Bliss or the reporter
of the Post Dispatch to come here.
Totten said the Investigation had been IN
progress seven weeks, and he defied any one
to point to syllable of the testimony re-
fiecting upon Hills integrity. The grand
Jury room was the proper place to in
yestigate the charges OF corruption,
and he asked why the prosecution
did not proceed there. Coleman maryelled
at the cheek shown by counsel, defense
had put on the stand a witness who swore
ne had been employed by Bartlett, Rob
bins & Co., and at the same time made
plars for the government Tor tour build
ings, for which his firm was bidding. An
other employe of that firm had gone into the
government employ long enough to make
favorable report on thousands of dollars
worth of material furnished by that firm
for the Chicago building, when he finished
that fob and went back TO the place with
Bartlett, Robinson & Co. That was an offence
which should send them to the peniten-
tiary, yet the counsel said they were prov
ing nothing. The chairman said the com
mittee would take under consideration
Ooleman's demand that Bliss be examined
and the regular proceedings be resumed.