Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-24

The civil service investigating committee
met this morning to consider corrections in
the testimony and to hear arguments on both
sides.
At the request Of Commissioner Roosevelt an
executive session Of the committee was first
held to consider a matter having no connec-
ton with this investigation.
At the regular session Mr.. Lehlbach read q
letter from the commissioners calling attention
to many errors in the printed report of the tes-
timony, and long discussion followed on the
subject Of making the corrections. Finally a
resolution was passed giving witnesses the
privilege OF correcting errors in the report Of
their testimony, the corrections to be furnished
by Monday.
PROTEST OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.
The letter of the commissioners calling at
tention to the errors said
1--WE have examined the copies Of the testi-
mony taken in the civil service investigation.
This examination reveals such a multitude of
glazing errors, often of vital consequence, that
we feel obliged mmediatey to write you and
| respectfully but earnestly to protest against
being held in any way responsible for many of
the statements which we are Represented
as making in these printed copies Of the testi-
mony. The errors and omissions are 80 nu-
merous on almost every page which we have
examined that 1t is out Of the question to indi-
cate them in any written communication.
| Whole sentences and groups of sentences
have been omitted. Others have been trans
posed to make nonsense. Others
are taken down in form which makes them in
comprehensive. In yet other cases words
have been inserted or omitted-words like mo
or mot" for instance-so as to exactly reverse
the meaning of the sentences Under these
circumstances We must positively de-
cline to admit that the testimony
as it appears is the testimony as
| we gave II. We respectfully but earnestly
request that this letter be printed and ap-
pended to all copies of the testimony which
| may hereafter be distributed. knowing the
extreme pressure OF your work, we have, to
| save you trouble and to avoid delay, sent a
| copy Of this letter to every member of the
| committee. We have the honor to be,
10, Very respectfully yours,
(Signed) CHAs LYMAN,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
! HUGH s. THOMPSON,
| Commissioners"
There was considerable discussion over the
| proposition to go on with the arguments. Mr.
Ewart announced that he was ailing and unable
! to proceed.
MR.. ROOSEVELT READY.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had his argument pre-
pared, dealing with the charges only. He pre-
ferred to follow Mr.. Ewart but he was ready
| to 60 on anyhow. But he would like to know
just the scope of the questions to be considered
| BY the committee. II they wsre going to deal
| with the charges only his argument was COM
plete, but if they were going to consider all the
\ outside matter that was brought in as testi-
| mony he would have to go into that subject In
| his argument.
| After some more discussion the committe g
| went into executive session to determine the
! limits of the arguments to be heard
AT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
it was decided to limit the argument to two
hours on side and the argument will prob
ably be begun the latter part OF the week. Mr..
! Boatner was put in the place Of Mr.. Stone ON
| the subcommittee on the correction OF the
| testimony. Mr.. Stone having to be out Of the
city. The committee then adjourned.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been fled as follows: L. 8.
Fristoe ct al to C. G.. Shoemaker ct al, lot 9,
50. 94l; s.. Lena Courtney to H. F. Reh, pts.
| IL and Is, SO. 4O7; g.. T. E. Waggaman to
Katrina Zeller, pit 63, HIS sub Mt Pleasant;
sl,25O. N. G. Emery to Max Luchs, lots IA
and 10, SO. 1897; slOO. J. 7. Ohutt to J. H.
Ralston, pit. Acadia; e. g. w. Magruder to
W. D. Payne lot II, blk. 8, Reno; 3. Anna
T. Hyperion to ". A. Kimmell, lot SO, So: TIA;
e. P. G. Russell to J. B. Kendall, lot II, SO.
l40. and a. 50. 543; e. Elizabeth Huntress
to C. F. E. Richardson, lots 23 to 26, SO. S42, g.
So Ala, IL, 50. SIG; l,33s.6L G. Farley ct al.
to II. c. Borden, sub "a, SO. 10; 3. II. c.
Borden to Martha I. Bisbee, do; g.. J. D.
Grimshaw to A. P. Pardon, pit IS, 90. s.; slOO.
| Diana Nation to c. w. Simpson. pit. IL, 50. 81;
| $780, 8. Profit to L. w. Richie, lot II, blk.
LAT, and 8, blk. las, Burleith; el,s7l56 l. K.
Brown to Jacob Hoerman, subs 9 and 10, %.
965; $500. r. A. Golden to W. Dowell, pit. 5,
Il 500. '" 'A ~ v a. D'"'"' ~