New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28

INTO THE on .RGps AGAINST POSTMASTER
WHEAT.
Washington. sept 21.-The House n,ros
Accounts today began an investigation i"o VI. e.,
,etorrcd against Postmaster Wheat, OF tue ho"'o III
.h oo,u,iop introduced by Mr.. EnlOc. The rhars''
GRO In effect that Mr.. Wheat required 'o"''a-0
,yho CARRIES the mails from the House to ue Po''o0'
TO pay him $50 month from the coh'ta.' p''. 90
mot tho postmaster has on his roll oil e"po'', "
900 a month"; a Mr.. bradley who works IN ."o %, y,
eminent Printing Office. ana thal b'A"i'' f''
his monthly salary TO Mr.. wheat Dull ,,,a IN
Afr Roothman member OF the coInmn'cc' ",". ,
he excused because Of the existence VI 'c'a UTE
with the pos,ina str-he being tenant OF MI ""'"'
His request wa granted , ,,,,,c IN
The committee frs: took up the charge Ica',s "
the letting Of the mail Contract ana es"'' ~, Th
-. IN. sand 10 make statement concerning u. INV
contract WAS entered into, Mr.. Wheat SAID as'
,cr With Culbcrtson AZ the rate Oh S'''0" p' ,
~ which sum Mr.. Culberi>oh was "
,, $40 her month. some ""c ~"
nam ,.I ~ ia. contract witness learner
,. :, wos heinr talked Of by a discharged e"Pio'o
,o, hc,rr ,,e proper thing. Tho rharoe s'o'c
,ue,tly appeared in the newspapers "'"' a
+,t.d tIc Situation over with 0'h'r pc's"''' "'''
"a the conclusion that the contract was w.. -,
law lie then wanted 10 give the lho'c' nv w.
e;red from Mr. Cnlbrrtson back to hn' o"' wv
,.,scd that IL did not belong to 'nber'>o" o"' W
.rornmcnt lie then went I, the TrcaS"r! Dcp''.
mont where he deposited the money anu s'' " Nv ~,
for it, He had received No more since ''' ~
,'uIhcrtson under the agreement ., H..
penIvinv 10 Mr. Enloc. the postmaster sad th"' "'
had consulted the Clerk Of the House. hepi
ue,i tbe sneaker and Others. about i"' i''''.'
n. was asked II hi, Walter had not so"o W
co,tr.rtor Mr. Culbcrtson, telling him there wac ne!
D., ~. AN investigations and asking him I" put INC s'
I'm the hands of a third party witness Nv '"''
know az no such conversations Subsequently Wv ,
| tract was taken away from Mr.. 'niDrf''o" w" o.
| to Mr.. Da>h at $1,000 per year .,o e.
| In answer TO a question ~ to how he Nv" ''"''
a, ,be first contract at $1,000 per year, ""'"''
| aid that when he first came to Washington" '"o ~
v, new to him and he simply had the contract VI '
prcvou. wear copied IT, h" supposed IL was "i' ''-.
lie al. found that the Appropriation "iio"'" ' ~
,uru,,c was 5000 year. Mr. Wheat N"" II" Wv
that a number Of persons had spoken '" MN cow
the prruui,i,c of $50 per month before Tue '".,''
MA, entered into but their n1n'~ h. "lo wv" ~,
Iiarrv tulcrt ON the contractor who ci'r'c' t a
waS ii.cn sworn. aud dcnuiri the '",,'" ,netnnN
r,rrcd thc mail. for Mr.. Dalton. the iofhrI p ~" 81,
,"r for ia year, plyyou, to last Dccrncr u, i' M
ccl>~ compensation S'"'' y" yam ,i, i'rcy,or>
,n"mar+. If Al 20 per month Z, III" pr'ma.t'r a
explained how wa that IN, p'r , -, dr., "r 500
'u month in rcturn for the contract "tnr,' w
he c"nd rot give him that. but made CONNER p"n
r",ir. him TO de- The work NJ starvation p''";
Wln,s did MT pa, any par 81 "a, -. =, ,., ,. d.,
n, IlN : 4 ti,.
~ i ".'' ,hmi,i.,rntinn In reply 4 m"m"r . ~"
| cmmt,,r wituc, said that h" was i'"I %" a.
n,'w Witnr,, said he had pad Vi" 'ni'iY 10 , W,
,:l,.,,> s,,, Walter Onc dnN. when ~ W. "PP".
h., an Investigation rIolr!'lr. "W',t '' ,,
" In, and son ht hivc Ia" Ei"'".N F,'''' '' ,
| .v.r tru,u,r,r, 4 tu,l p RON OAK w. w. g.,
! t,rn IT., had receives! II"t,'" n''c'I'"'N ,,t >,
~, 8, ,,,.r th.. .uni-c'. hHt there Wa ,"" -,
,.v ,iu due lli. Mt. tui" ia M ',.' 49, ,.,,m.
paw had furni, he'd hln money t. asst LIN W he -, y
n. ' c,., ary u.iiit for carr, ing "i tie ".", y,
| ,'',,, h,d l.,.n adv ,ucS III va Dl~ >u' .n an.
,n,n an r,trrnrd Ia Mr.. Dalton There W. h' o.,
L IA,
'.,,,, I,, carry luz tir r'''- ro,,x
,,o.,d Iul,r.rt~ ~ tr-tinn'iN' =" -
| ~ .,,..fons by Mr. E.rlr. MI Nn"'.t W. i,
h had aid previously that h. haa w. ' ~ - h"I
1 H., I,, -, and tuisrf-"n vel" F"''''S :. c..r-,
! ' ;:", inr.,ici and that H." hCi'"' "d'' ~ WV
'hS t,' n,; N,Ihcr.n ~ CcrL Of Tie ii"'. wa
| ..t,,.i Ia I'M. witness ~tIid. !i' "a ''' :, &C..
! Nv. ,h., Nr Wheat had come u" NJ a, IT,
| r'.,,rd I,ri.ht - -,-' him. "il" ~ W. -, ,i',
| , ~ ,y,,d hri the ,cIi' Ate 81 pay n -
| 49,, int, ,l,. tinted set" !ict NV, =. az
| ia ,,eca nat when h. learned "i !' ~, ',, ~
w., r',,li,l,,u Of ih. contract u i',i"''"
! Wv n,r The June pay n."ni =" vi" - ", 80, :,
| i''cp' ~. Wv {, a, legal N.tn">S hal -l'''" '
| ~ Irr, ons al,uu; tie matter ,,, the rom
~"v"r"L T,,' ma ,ur,lrr vi'H'.srS pr'"i' 'h' ''''
| ,,,i,n. =, thr pon, adjonru"d until Ao'""S