Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-15

Investigating the Charges Against Re
resentastve SsahlneckeR.

Investigating the charge. Against Rsp-
resentasive Ssahlnecker.
TIE INQUIRY BEGUN By TIE nous. SPECIAL CON-
MrrTIn-A sfAfINRNr OF THE CHAR0Rs AND Kx-
PLANTATION Or RKPRIs.NrATIvB KILLxY-TEsTl-
AoNY OF A1cnITrcr sNrrHxEYEk
The investigation of charges made by Judge
Kelley against Representative Stahlnecker In con-
nection with contracts for the new national Library
building went on to-day without further inter-
ruption. Judge Kelley was present with his coun-
sci, Mr.. Coleman. and Mr. Smithmeyer. the nrst
witness TO be examined, was on hand. The charges
were formally presented to the committee and
Judge Kelley explained at length how he had
absorbed" through period OF two years knowl-
edge which Influenced him to make the formal
chargea
The charges assert that during the Forty ninth
Congress Mr. Stahlnecker urged upon Mr. Smith
meyer on several occasions the extraordinary nt-
ness OF marble from the Tuckahoe works, In his
District for use In the construction OF the building
In this, Is charged, he was importunate, and In
troduced one Mr.. Cardozo and the two worked
upon MIR. Smithmeyer to secure favorable action
upon this marble. It Is charged, further, that In
october OF last year Mr.. StahlnecKer called on Mr.
understood Smithmeyer had rejected the cement
furnished by the contractors. Mr.. Smithmeyer
said that the cement had not proven suitable Mr..
SAAsSe -
(Smithmeyer) was acting contrary TO his interests
and advised MIN as d friend to accept the cement.
10 this Mr. Smithmeyer Is represented as saying
tnat ne could not mOdity h1s action unless better
Cemeat was LurniSneo. MI: nIan!necker Is repre-.
snnovonon 90 "'AnS SA'n A0A' WIN al "ppo"A onoe VI
After this Mr.. Stahlnecker is represented as
calling again on the architect and asking Tor an
interview In private room. At this interview,
he was aeino himST sUm rm M h,S m 'nSs .h
cement. and that 1t would be greatly to his bene-
accanI i1 ~ xrou rro s % Az, ~ Ss - mo -, uiI t nv
as the parties Interested 6aI great influence that
rom h,s nositton aS rch,tac, =, ,ho W ,n. Si, n
inc Mr. SmiI " anr,a Va Sa0 al n, ovu
n cnar ne wou'I @ ~ w Hoang MoI rgnI. Az Cnis, Ine
Affes tSsf bs 10 r%resan,.d % shea uSp1aSs @
Smirhmeyer with remoyai from his nos1Iionee aIso
sn,t ha re oSi,ad sr.nud o. ns ~ iAS az
try to influence him to change his action as To the
cement.
ME. Stahlnecker Is further charged with p!ocur-
invesfiea,e rns c"nS,rmc,'on y; tn H S,,d ~
ing; OF having used nis influence to secure the an
polntment OF John w Traiper ga man of had
habits and unsayOry repute % as secret ary of the
commission for the purpOse OF Getting kn0wiedge
OF tine actlOn of the connmission Ec
Junap rrIIpy ~ orc ,vp, .v.r,ov
o Ah,' IN ms AArLANAfioN,
Stateo IN general way CnaC ne mad become
possessed OF the knowledge that Mr. Stahlnecker
mad as descr,hed ,,nnr,,,or,y ot,omn,oa % ,n
a,s,oa ,na nnos.,as ~ .n p~ T.~,. W -.
uS ns sae accepIancs OF Ine Iuckanoe marble
mis- apDoi'ImenL first as CHAIRMAN or me Hons.
library committee and then as a member of the
special committee iOr the purpose OF forcing the
TSp aIuS =, ~ tnesT maosrais. ,
A' ."ns y. oeS'ilaon1 was enen oesun.
TESTIMONY OF ARCHITECT sNITHAEYER.
Mr.. Smithmeyer, the architect was the nrst
w, oo.eu' az" ne was eAanllneu w us coun-
'0i' MI Noienan- nc inaue eeherai statement
as to his acquaintance with Mr.. stahlnecker
Soon after the passage Or the Library bil he said
ne met Mr.. Stahlnecker In the corridor OF the
iouSe n anu tnat genIisman Congratulated him on
tStablnecEer, had S s,daS nrs,i' M g, Sada Inae ne
Ulil through the House. Sub,e0uentIye In Nav or
June, 1887, witness met Mr. Stahnecker who told
h, Inv M SneIe was gooo naIOie 10 nis district and
S,nsr W % sSu ~ nii SAM VI ene scole. MI.
SsanlnecKer said ne had an uncle interested in the
Iuo.iy; M y; .ne WITNESS Sala Nj. StanlnecKer urged
Npon ..u. 'ue noliIs VI 'nls maloie'
TALKING ABOUT TUCKAHoE MARBLE AT DINNER.
Witness met Mr. Stahlpecker In July when he
aoa,n urged luno, h,r, ,no ,r,,a ,na1,,,o. -. -
Tuckahoe marble, and invited him to dinner at
the Washington Inn. During the drive out there
Mr.. stahlnecker talked with him about stone and
commission In the matter. Cardozo was with
them, and the subject VI stone referred so
Uas ana al anner IKE
That the OBJECT was not SO much TO give hun q
good dinner as TO instruct him as TO the quality or
Sae Iackahoe marble. This was the impression
coxvrps.r,ox ~ r,v xo.x
Wftnpec doscrhad apot th.r co,rar,ot,,c <A.< -.
currad an Neu yorr 10 ~ a. 80 ~, ..~' w. "
dra,,smen ,or ,ha ,,or,- ,r,,ou =. ..". ~, w 81
A,'. N'",.one .o' WIG ""H, "nen NC ae' Mr. ctahi-
necKer Unexpectedly. MI Stahlnecker invited him
70 wine lunch, and Insisted on his staying in
New YORK instead OF going home at once. and In
vleeG W MN NO 10 spend the night at his house at
fonkes. Witness accepted this invitation. On
another occasion MT Stahlnecker called on him at
MS ounce ana urged him 10 90 his best toward hav-
ing tnat marble used They looked at the sam
pies OF stone, ana Mr. Stah!necker said the Tucka-
noe was the best OF them all
TIE PRIVATE INrI RyIEw AT cBAxRrRIsru
After that Mr. stahlnecker the w,tness s.,d
calieo on MN al Cnamoeriains ana asked Tor
prNa1e ihlerFie". MI. Staninecker, ne SAID, tnen
asked aoOul tne reJectlon OF the cement, and said
cement ~ and oSv,an9S ,,n to n, m ejecting sne
replied that he could not act difYerenty. that tbe
only thing was for them to furnish better cement.
He thougnt Mr.. Stahlnecker seemed offended or
cement men ANU wer iniiUen,,a T "i'nesS 'na' tnese
a. onnSher % in,nrutoy ,Ss;ro. s.,o A., ,.,
racSec od mn nv, :, ,S sssu, MT SSan-
tn his d,saIvantaHe tc nersist ny M piuss gieaty
the Cement. that Sa xos octino 1sao1i o.ro VI
@ Sls own in,ares, re W,,nes VS. auns gtTSey agalnst