The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-13
Washington Notes.
nARKnR AnAIN.

WASHINGTON, Dee. l2.--Barker CON
tinued his testimony to-day before the
committee examining his charges
agains' the ecomptrolor's office. lie tos-
tilted that he had objected to passing
the accounts Of several United States
marshals. lie also objected TO tho ac.
count of John J. Davenport, chiefsuper
visor of elections in tue city of New
YORK. AT the requ st of Mr.. Milliken
the witness road a section of the re.
Vi-ed statutes and order of the court.
showing That the account was legal and
had heen ordered To he allowed.
Judge Lawrence will testify on Mon
day.
wRIGHT's ACCOUNT.
The accounts of Marshal Lot Wright.
OF tbo Cincinnati district, for expenses
attending election in October, have been
re erred TO the first auditor of the treas.
ury for examination. They show dis
hursements MS follows:
Speclnl deputy mHrshnlS..............s sll.lpi
tl'htl"6 '''''''''''' ''''-.-........,,........ lS
puuges. .'.''. '''..'........ ..,,,..,..... OK
i"NcVS S''''''''''''s'.' '.'t..,.,...,..... ....... "a
Inolal, l,,,,,-r,..,. ......,....... sli,bIl
Tho expenditures for special deputy
marshals are duly approved by judge
sage, OF the district court. rhe accounss
Tor printing, badges and livery, consll
tuting what ara dr,ignated as "extrnor-
binary Npensos,' are subject to the ap.
proval of the president ana can only be
paid with his consent The amount
sent To Marshal Wright on his requi,i-
ton 10 meet his estimated expenses,
was $lS,SS2, leaving u balance due the
United States according to account rem
dored. Tho subcommittee appointed
to Investigate tho conduct OF Marshal
wright Will meet In Cincinnati ON the
4th OF January.
49,, TnE SWAIN TRIAL.
When the Swain cuurt.lnartinl con
veued, Robert I. Lincoln, Secretary of
war, Appeared as u witness, called by
Tue prosecution. His direct exainiuR.
uon was confined simply to am INQUIRY
as To whether he had received any re.
port or a communication from Gen.
swain prior tO tho lSlh of ADril, 1874,
relative To the pay accounts OF Col. Nor
row. Tho secretary testified that he
had received 10 information ON tho sub.
Jcct nom Gen. Swain, prior to the date
mentioned. Tho ocrUss examination was
conducted by Gen. Grosv,ner. IL was
directed on toe showing that the secrp-
tery had Information prior to the 18th
OF April, lssl,o of n publication of Col.
hoIrow's pay accounts.
The first question asked was whether,
at The time Hcn. Swain referred to, the
alleged ddpIicnto of ,Morrow's pay nc.
counts, tho secretary had not iull knowl-
edgo ot the condition of those pay NO
CuuntsY
This question was objected to by the
N4NHNHn nHND.aaIA d.
ensuod.
Gen. Grosvonor assorted that tho de.
Tense would show that at the date ON
which IL il alleged Con. Swain knew of
the alleged duplication of Col. Morrow's
accounts, the secretary OF war aud the
general of the army had knowledge of
such alleged duplicai ion; had known Il
Tor weeks, and had taken official action
IN tho matter Tie said he would state
to the court professionally that the ue-
tense VIII prove that official knowledge
iu the secretary, as early a. the 9th ~
April, 1898, not only Cor duplication OF
accounts, hut Oi an arrangement 10
pool these pay accounts, and Gen.
Swain knew ai the datc OF this nooilng
arrangement that tho secretary war had
that Information.
The court refused 10 sustain tho Oh.
lection intorposed hv the iudge-advo-
rsle' and the question was again put u
the secretary,
lie announced that no had no kuowl.
CIgo, whatever, Oi the duplication Ol
Motrow's pay accounts prior TO the an.
nouucement by Gen. Swain.
ite Was ihou asked 1t be had reports
III ihp fact, hut this question was oh.
ieruf tn mnd the objection was sus.
taitml
uh,gr'ion wrs also made 10 the ncN,
qi-' inu; Nhmhor The secretary hn,i ir
h"'nNh"i iH' Tho accounts were SG.J
lu ~ trsuiGYt.
lno cuhtt N.is' ined the objection. md
hcid thAi lhe-- ion should bc Goa.