New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-21
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THE KEIFER-TYsON INVESTIGATION.
A REPORT ADOPTED By TIE HoUsE co'Niii LEE Wv
ACCoUNTs-roINTs OF TESTIMONY.
InyrgIrerAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

A REPORT ADOPTED BY TIE HOUSE, Co'''ii ih' '-'
ACCoUNTs-roINTs OF TESTIMONY.
lev rrIrcylPH TO THE rRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. March 20.-The House Com
i,,oo ON Accounts agreed TO a report the resolution
ips,c,ing II TO ascertain whether at the close OF inc
XIyIIh Congress any employees OF the House were ais
charged or turned ont and Others employed IN tnor seao,
who received pay and rendered no service Az inc ehu Oh
the last session OF the xLvIIh Congress c. W. Tyson,
one OF The official stcnographers was summary dc
nriecd of his place and i. P. Gaines, nephew OF
General Keller was appointed. While the members OF
the committee refuse to furnish for publication any in
formation respecting the conclusions reached
by the committee, there is every rea-
son to believe that the report viii show
that Mr. Gaines rendered service from the time he
appointed which was late on the night OF the last
day of The last Congress- to the time when the commit
tees Of the XLvIIIth Congress organized and
entered on their duties.
II has been asserted by Of General kefers rends
that there was an when Tyson was appoint
ed an official stenogapher that before the expiration OF
Speaker Kefers term he Tyson should resign his place
I'm order that the Speaker nephew might be appointed
From what has been learned OF testimony given by
the different witnesses II Is deemed ploDaole thh ne
committee was not able to ascertain tal any suc uo 4,
standing existed II that Tyson was cognnant OF
~ th f. eIitcd when TYSON retired from office he
and Dawson. the remaining senogapher entered INTO
an agreement by which Dawson was 10 snare 3 salary
equally with Tyson From what Is known OF the iestl-
mony given nv the witnesses before the committee 1t Is
fair to conclude that the committee found that the ar
raugement mentioned made with the Speakers
knowledge aud approval. although he probably never
the details OF the agreement ana certaihy noHci
realized any pecuniary benefit thereir0 ,s
FROM the letter written by Speaker keiIer
to Tyson on the afternoon OF March s. lSsS'
and from the testimony OF Tyson and Dawson, coIIoD
Grated rs il Is said have been by that OF Games u
xRcpresentative Robeson il is altogether nronaDe il
the committees report viii show that while tyson ul1
resign I'm technical sense he did so under nrotes anu
after extreme efforts both personally ana through MS
friend Mr.. Robson, to be retained 49,
There are collateral questions mYOlVed IN INC III
ye.tigation Mr. ~ testified that he wrote letter 10
the speaker on March g. in which he proposed IN Deha
of himself and DawsOn that each would pay FIVo Per
month Gaincs If he, Tyson. was permitted 20 relhh 's
place and Gaines kept in the place OF speaker cle ~
sale OF Fl 800 o year Ii IL understood thAt 1entra
Keifer testified he never received such elier lIoI
Tyson and that heard of-such proposition IL
Is further understood that Gaines testified tnat lie III
formed General Keifer Of the proposition 49,,
Mr. Robson testified that he saw this letter, Wilch was
submitted to him by Tyson and that be suggested certain
emendations which Tyson adopted There was c0hsluer
able conflict between the testimony Of General keer ana
thai OF Daw son. Tyson Gaines and Mr. Robes0n on sey
era points hut they were not material 70 the inquiry
Is hardly probable that they will he noticed IN the report
OF the committed ~. &c., III,
II the report is adopted by the House MT Gaines VIII
not receive the months extra pay provided DIV me lo
resolution pay other employees OF the ALNllth oou
gress who have been discharged