The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-27
Telegraphic,
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Conflicting Testimony Given
by FoIger and Hill.
Consolidating internal Revenue Dis.
tricts- General News, Sem
sational and Other
wise.

WASHINGTON, June ~. Upon opening
the Hill investigation Hill asked to correct
bis testimony Of Monday. The chief clerk
had told him last night that the accounting
officers Of the treasury do not require the
articles Of association or OF incorporation to
be filed with bond; consequently his tes-
timOny Yesterday that the articles OF assoc
iation OF the United States company had
been filed was incorrect; they were never
| filed.
QuestiOn--D0n' you know that the
| United States company isa myth and that
Damon takes the contract and does the
work for the department which he could not
otherwise dor
Answer know Just the contrary, that IL
is an incorporated company, and has been
| doing business for years.
Qucstion-What is the name OF the 1rm
over the door where these shutters are
nader
Answer do not know.
Question-Then you hayeno evidence OF
| the bona ide nature OF such company or
! its actual cxistenceI
! Answcr--Ihere are extracts from their
meetings attached TO some OF their con-
tracts.
BY New-IIsve you ever seen their srti.
Giles OF Incorporation
Answer-NO, sir.
Coleman-Will YOU show me the certif-
cate OF the accounting officer OF the treas.
ury Of the responsibility or reliability OF
this United States company :
Answer-lt Is probably attached TO their
contract.
Coleman examining the bonds)-If these
bonds require two sureties, and Damon Is
an officer OF the company, then they have
but one surety, and are not according TO
| law.
Secretary Folger was then sworn. He
fatty conir,dicted that part OF llill's testi-
mony where he swore he hadHshown pa.
per to the secretary containing the story Of
the offer OF - 800 10 the Manly Cooper
company TO withdraw the bid. He did
not show the witness such a
paper, but stated verbally that one Of the
bidders bad made proposition for the
Manly Copper company to withdraw their
bid. Asit was reasonable 10 suppose that
the lowest bidder would have the contract,
no investigation Of the alleged contract was
ordered, The amount OF a, 500 was not
mentioned by Hill, nor was the name OF the
party making the offer Of bribery given.
There was at the time no question OF re-
jecting the bid.
II certainly understood that II the
shutters Of Marley, Cooper q Co. stood the
test they were 10 have the contract. " In
reply to further questions, Mr.. Folger said:
IL knew before the contract was finally
awarded that these (Slanley, Cooper 4 Co.'S
shutters did not meet the requirements OF
the specifications in thickness. Hill made
no written report on the subject. would
not undertake 10 say that he said they
pledged themselves TO furnish the shutter
4, required within twenty-four hours,
AID thai IL should not interfere with
the execution OF the contract, nor do re.
member that he told Inc that the shutters Of
the next lowest bidder were also thicker
than was called for by the specifications.
Coleman then stated that owing TO the
fact that no assistance, rs often as II had
been requested, had been furnished 10
the prosecution for the examination
OF the rspers and accounts, that
General Steinmetx had BEEN unable alone
to prepare all the evidence they wished
TO present in the Bartlett Robbins
case. The prosecution, however, are
ready 10 10 on with another branch OF the
case which would not require much time
Counsel then read, as spec tications under
the general charge OF fraud and corrup'
ton, that Hill, as supervising architect o.
the treasury, In March. 1877, promised and
agreed with James u. Wilbur, who had |
claim against the government TO thu
amount Of $40, 900. for furnishing illuminat
ing thing for the New York postofice
TO pass said claim II he (Wilbur) would al
low him (Hill 10 per cent Of said claim
Further, that Hill, knowing L. 4. Cannon
to be associated as copartner In the frn
Of simons, johnson 4 Co., In the trans
action Of business relating TO traffic II
building materials, refused TO dismiss
Cannon from position In the architect
office, but permitted him 10 remain and us
bis influence In securing contracts for hi
| firm