Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Disposition Of the Apache Prisoners
Remains the Great COnundrun.
Progress OF the Inquiry Into Ar
Chitcctural Frauds-A Variety
of other Matters.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatches to TlE BEK
CROOKS CAPTIyFS,


CROOKS CAPTIvEs.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Referring to
General Crooks Apache Indian captives,
Secretary Teller to-day said he proposed
leaving them in the custody of the mill
tary until they were thoroughly tanned.
He was impellcd to do this for the reason
that the example might have good effect
upon the future conduct of the Indians,
and because the military is better able to
feed and care for n large number of
prisoners than the interior department.,
in view of the reduced appropriation
made 10y the last congress for maintenance
of San Carlos reservation. There is no
difference upon this point between the
war and interior department.
An important telegram was received at
the war department to-day from General
Crook, giving his views upon the dispo-
sition to be made of the captured Indians.
1t will not be made public at present as
it will be the subject of discussiod at the
cabinet meeting to-day.
SELLING THE OLD NAVY.
Proposals for the puchase of old navy
vessels stricken from the register will be
received at the navy department until
September oath. General information
concerning the vessels may be had by
applying to the department.
THE HILL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
decided to contine itself for the present
at least to hearing testimony concerning
the Philadelphia contracts, and will not
leave the city for the purpose of taking
evidence relating to other public build.
ings. The investigation will be fastened
and not prolonged through the summer
months. Mr.. New submitted the views
of the committee as to the scope of the
investigation and said, "In determining
the question submitted at the last meet
ing of the committee as to the Importance
and revalency of testimony then offered
to be submitted in regard to the St
Louis, Cincinnati, Hartford and other
public buildings, the question before tht
committee is, is the office of supervising
architect corrupt, or has the SUI
pervising architect been guilty o.
fraud, corruption or wrong do
ingl The investigation so far has beer
directed to the modified Is per cent con
tracts and the prosecution seek to show
that the prices paid under the modified
contracts were largely in excess of the
lowest market rates. This the supervis
ing architects expressly admits by hi
answer This admission covers all work
done under the 10 per cent contracts, a!
modified by the present supervising
architect, not only as to the Philadelphi;
court house and postotlice, but also al
other buildinge erected under sucl
modified contracts. Assuming thi
state of facts to exist, it de
wolves upon the prosecution to sho,
by other evidence or argument that tn
Supervising architect was guilty OF frau
. or corruption in making such modifie
/, contracts. For the present, therefore
the committee will not take up othe
buildings nor will they go to Quincy t
take evidence of workmen, reserving tn
right to do either or both as may be de
termined after the submission of evidenc
tending to show fraud or corruption on tn
: part of Hill, if such testimony can be ad
, duced in time and without prolonging tn
. investigation all summer.
Frank Taylor, secretary of the firm c
Manley, Cooper ~ Co., of Philadelphia
took the stand and testified as to tn
proof shutters for the Cincinnati post
office, relating how his company (wh
/, were the lowest bidders) were put asid
by Hill, and how the representative {
the successful company offered hi,
81, 800 to withdraw his bid for shutter,
which proposition he refused. He ais
related how his firm demanded test an
were refused by Hill.
= Supervising Architect Hill took TIL
! stand. When asked whether he knew {
u the attempted bribery of Taylor by Dar
(successful competitor) he said he die
that he spoke to Dana about it at I'll
: time, but the latter denied the chare
: in writing. He did not take any stock
the bribery charge at the time. II
called the secretary of the treasury
attention to the charge at the time b,
made no investigation into the matt,
himself To many questions Hill al
swered, 81 don't remember" Coleman
q attorney for Murch and other complain
. ants, claimed that since Hill came I'M
!. Office the United States company, who
n Dana represented, controlled the col
!, tract for shutters for public buildin,
u :, and it has been impossible for any 9TH
) company to compete. He called attentic
. . to the fact that Manley, Cooper & Co.
. bid was $2l 800 less than any other, "
- Hill gave the contract to the Units
= States company, which had offer,
g Manley, Cooper & Co., "a, 800 to wit
u draw their bid. Adjourned
THE GARFIELD MONUMENT SITE.
To-day the committee of the society
the Army of the Cumberland arriv,
here from Cincinnati, accompanied
; Ward, the sculptor, for the purpose
= selecting site for the Garfield mon
~ ment. The committee examined
" available sites, and will report up,
=, them to the society at the next annu
! meeting in Cincinnati in October. T.
~ committee will recommend that congre
i be asked to contribute site and $25, ,OC
- a sum equal to that raised by the socie
= for the erection of the monument.
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