New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-02
cHAPLEAU,S BOLD FIGHT.
.,, o,NAD1,N SECRETARY OF STATE Oh
STRUGGLING THE INVESTIGATION
u,rxrssrs AND DOCUMENTS SPIRITED AWAY
HIS INTERRUPTIONS AT THE COM
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TKBuNE'l

rRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TlSIBuNE-l
o..oua Sent. ii A. Clapleau, Secretary u,
s..+e is making bold fight against thoSe polioa0"
..os who are endeavoring to drive MN lioH 'i'O0
ora is apparently hcsitaung at nothins " 49,
nVsh his ends Judging from the evluenVe % i1'
talen before the Public Accounts Noinri'
.nectinc his Department, he has not Only s"0O0
IN spiriting away two OF the most 80,
resses against him, but has also causcU "'S
ously 70 disappear from the once SUNNI ms ...
avtant documents that would, it is thought prove
that he had himself irregularg paSseu ov0o%n' noI
e., rrinting-paper obtained from firms VINO nau
,.arod +bn,salves tn 6ouidate out of their proh's
certain debts contracted by the Secretarys per
sonol orcon IA PresSe," of Montreal besideS
~ Nv Chanleau is constantly in attendance w
tho committee meetings and interviews whene'e'
no fears that evidence likely to touch him Is oeis
hropght ont. So obstructive has he been at times
,hot even the chairman, one of his own ponlc"i
,.ioo hos several times been obliged 10 call Alni
to order. - i,-e, O,
Al todav's meeting evidence was gwen pE
Colonel Chamberlin, the Queens printer co,
roborated by Mr. Hayter, of the Auoi'or-ueher"i
Office. that the printing paper vouchers lor 90
could not be found in the Department oeNei"i
witnesses deposed TO having been Dleu py SENEGAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Printing, for various Sums
ranging from S27 to 81 900. An agent oil
1roronto t,,ne foundrv swore that he went with
SENEGAL to Chaplesus house and there CONSUME"
what evidence was TO be given before the COM
v,;ttae A scene ensucd when Mr.. ROLAND, OF
.ba Rolland Paner Mills of st. Jerome, was asked
by Mr. Lister. who is in charge OF the lnNeSuga-
zion. how il was that he had received a CONTRACT
for paper from the Department at one-elghth oil
a cent more than he had rendered for IL. Alr
ROLAND said he could not explain, when MI
Chapleau interfered, saying that number OF
samples had been sent in and the best ana mgh-
est quality had been accepted, and that MI
Lister in putting the question in the form pracu-
callv Of statement as he had done, wilfully
misleading the committee Mr. Lister warmly
resented this, saying that he had not said any
thing vet that he could not back up.
He had charged that the Secretary of States
Departnent was reelling with corruption, and
had amply proved it, Never in any country in
tbe world had such state of corruption been
xuown 10 exist. Before he got through he threat
eped that he would bring his charges pretty close
10 the Secretary himself. He declared that the
Secretary of State was talking about things he
Resnminq his testimony. Mr. ROLAND said that
for years he had been paying large sums of money
10 e. 4. DanScreau. As this latter gentleman Is
side partner OF the Secretary of State, that Of
sued which lasted until the adjournment of the
meeting.
The general opinion is that Chapleau is in a
worse box than Sir Hector Langevin, and his re-
tireulent from the Cabinet is foregOnc conclu-
sion.
Before the Senate Railway Committee today
Mr. McFarane, a subcOntractOr on the Bale deS
Chaleurs Railway. said there was little over
$500 600 due him for his siXty-mile contract. IL
Vas not hnted 20 him that if he had given money
to any representative of the Quebec Government
no Nyoald not settlement
Mr.. Cooper. president of the new syndicate, said
IL was never suggested TO him during the nomina-
tioRs that Ernest Pacaud should receive anything
lie had supplied rolling stock to McFarlane.
bill was given FOR this, which, when he presented
it 10 the Ontario Bank, he told TO renew
Tor a month, and it would be paid out of the next
subsidy. That subsidy, $175 ,000 was paid TO the
Ontario Bank and kept by them. He waited
twelve months, and then issued capias, putting
Mr.. ,AcFarane into Insolvency He did this be-
causeShs solicitor said McFarlane had committed
fraud in transferring the subsidies To the bank.
Mr. Cooper's evidence closed the case for the
Quebec Government. Regarding the charge that
Sl1s,O0O of the old companys money had been
embezZled. Contractor Armstrong recalled, and
test fled that the charge was untrue.
The committee adjourned after deciding 10
summon Robert McGreevy and NJ. p. Lonengan,
the solicitor for the company.