Daily globe., 1883-07-10


vouchers only showed sums expended fol
repairs, Coleman replied it was his OBJ
ject to show that Bartlett, Robbins & Co
had had all such work upon public build
ings ever since Hill became supervising
architect Coleman then offered in evil
dence! the proposals. The evidence
showed this work was done without adver-
tisement, and without giving those en-
gagged in the same business an opportuni-
ty of bidding therefor as is required by
section 3,707 of the revised statutes. That
this work was done by firm in Baltimore
on the public buildings in Washington,
i Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New
York, Massa chusetts, Virginia, North Car
olina, Kentucky Indiana, Michigan, Iii
nois, Missouri, Kansas and other states.
and IN some instances that the firm were
employed to furnish material and perform
services on United States buildings as far
remote as Nebraska and Oregon, where the
amount paid them did not exceed 81. This
evidence was offered to show that this firm.
Messrs. Bartlett, Robbins & Co., had the
monopoly of the business in their line for
the United States, which they could not
have had if the work had been
open to competition with others
interested in the same business, and that
such a course on the part of the supervis-
lrg architect has driven all competitors for
such work out of the market, and no bust
ness men can compete with this firm, and
obtain work at their own prices. Con-
tracts had been awarded this firm in cases
where they were not the lowest bidders.
Here is bill for thermometers sent to
Indianapolis, that shows they have no ther-
mometers out there, said Coleman.
Thomas-It shows that Bartlett, Rob
bins & Co. could sell them cheaper than
the indianapolis dealers.
Coleman-Ihat is what we would like to
see you prove. See what the government
has to pay for the work in Portland,
Oregon, he added, as he read another
voucher.
Do you mean to say that So per day for
a foreman is excessive, asked Totten?
Not out there, replied Coleman, but they
charged the government the same price for
work done here, when they did not pay it.
Thom as-How do you know that?
Coleman-We will prove it. The read
ing of vouchers was resumed. When it
had continued for some time, Totten OBJ
jected on the ground of irrelevancy.
Chairman New said the committee did
not know but that the evidence now offered
might be connected with Hill by subse
quent evidence while the evidence offered
was tedious to him and consumed valuable
time in its reception. 1t might become of
importance hereafter. Perhaps the prose-
cution might not bring home corruption
to Hill, perhaps they conld not but the
committee would hear their evidence.
When the vouchers were all read, Cole
man announced that he would finish the
Bartlett, Robbins & Co. case tomorrow.
Adjourned.
PAUPER IMMIGRANTS.
Special Agent Howell, now at Platts-
burg, N. Y, has called the attention of the
treasury department to the large number
of immigrants arriving at Quebec and
Montreal, and says many of them are
almost destitute, having neither money nor
friends, and are too feeble, by reason of
age or infrnity, to support themselves
| He says most of this class are paupers,
who have been assisted in procuring pas
sage and are ticketed to points in the
western part of the United States. The
special agent is informed that twenty eight
persons who had left Ireland only twenty
days before, were found helpless and starv-
ing in the streets of Buffalo, and COM
mitted to the Erie county aims
house. All of these people came
into the United States via Canada. Cana
dian steamers engaged in importing cattle
into Great Britain make very low rates to
this class of Immigrants from Ireland to
Canada. He says he is also informed that
a large number of Estates aided' immi-
grants are to leave Ireland on the next
Allan steamer and are to be sent at once
from Canada into the United States. It is
stated at the treasury department that
there is no law to prevent pauper immi-
grafton through Canada.
THE LOTTERIES.
Postmaster General Gresham will to-day
forward to the postmaster at New Orleans
and New York copies of his decision in
the lottery case, together with the later
directing those postmasters to discontinue
the delivery of money orders or registered
packages to agents of the Louisiana lot
terry.
Counsel for the lottery company to-
day submitted to the postmaster general
the question as to whether under his recent
decision, registered letters addressed to an
agent of the company in Washington
could be withheld. This question the
postmaster general has not yet decided.
THE CAPTIVE APACHEs.
The origin of the plan agreed upon last
Saturday for the safe keeping of the Apa
che captives appears to have been gen
orally misunderstood. The proposition to
place the police control of San Carlos res
ervation in the hands of the war depart
ment, was made by Secretary Teller, moi
by the secretary of war. In conversation
to-day Secretary Teller said
there was no foundation fol
the report that if the arrangement
agreed upon proves successful. the CON
troll of all Indian agencies will eventually
be transferred to the war department. He
denies that any such course is contemplated
and says the principal reason for placing
General Crooks captives under the super
visioE of the war department is because
that department has money to keep them
while the department of the interior has
none. San Carlos agency, the secretary
added, will be maintained as heretofore
except the military will have entire charge
ofRpolice control and especial charge OF
the Apache captives.
| A TREATY SIGNED.
Chief Moses and other Indians from
Columbia and Colville reservations, to-day