The sun., 1892-04-04
GEN. NETTLETON CORNERED.
A PART OF hrs TESTIMONY CONTRA-
DICTED BY THE RECORD

| ana Nhe Necord WINS Made ny HlmseH oves
| HE Own SiEnature-The Inquiry to He
Pushed with Unreientiax viEor.
WASHINGTON. April 3-The Ellis Island in.
vestigation is to be pushed with unrelentina
vigor by the Senate and House committees
having the matter IN charge. Pending
arrangements for the expert examination oi
the alleged S612.000 worth OF improvements
on the island. the Chairmen OF the commit.
tees. Congressman Stump and Senator Chan
dler. propose to keep things on the move. Mr..
Stump said tonight that he had received a
communication from a friend containing a
| clue to some important evidence heretofore
overlooked. He expects to go over to New
York to personally verify It. Senator Chandler
says the subcommittee to be appointed to
continue the Investigation In New York will be
on the ground in few days.
| Two important letters have been transmitted
to the Joint Committee on Investigation since
the hearings on Friday. One Is letter from
Assistant Secretary Nettletop to the President.
| dated March 3, 1901. protesting against that
part OF tho immigration act creating the oflce
OF Superintendent OF Immigration. This is
the office since held by Ex-Copgressmau
William d. Owen. whose strained relations will,
Gen. Nettleton have been brought into public
| notice. 1t will DO remembered that Gen. Net
tleton's testimony before the Committee was
uohbhi uS Iuu eNeT InHuO any OpsOSttiOn
to the passage OF the act OF March 3. 1901. or
that he had tried to influence tho President
against 1t. The lettor is rs follows:
VA' &ass'saios. @.ist g. g. ., March arc h's'i s isSi.
tn ssPy to 50 20 Tss o s ss Of s
smsniment to the various acts relative to iminisra
ss to H1 s"s S cns4 S
that know Of no objection to Your approval Of the
create pss S,ss bureau e tho Pspar.
rim
per snnum chief clerk =. salary ot pr
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as may be necessary IN view OF the TACT that the i'm.
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port The in,practicabty of apportioning the aldi
ses@sen the fund. soeeea eaeS e' p.rs ps al.
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cnnno, 6e ~ used for any other purposes than those
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bodied in yxs.Ss Secretary
s The Letter Is ess Gs
was asked to call on the chief, OF the Marine
Hospital Service to state whether he or n net sar:
at Ellis Island In the place Of DR.. Connor the
civil surgeon. Supervising Surgeon General
lows:
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The of wo1t and the
nssss:ary ha. ali medical matters on the island should
The a. and that .qch nc 1ean.,s :, s,uhosy
hospitals The matter OF requtsitons the discharge
and employment OF hospital employees hospital rules
and the settlement OF all questions OF professional
character should be granted to him. and that In the
matter OF medical examinations the shall he
unrestricted and his certificate be final subject only
revision IN the office OF the Secretary this bureau
In reply to your further inquiry ar to whether full
surgeon can be furnished to perform tho zane duty
effectively and regularly nt Portland. Me-. Boston, Phil
adeIPha. baltimore and other ports have respect
fully to state that full surgeon has been detailed for
this special duty at Boston, and that at Philadelphia
and Baltimore the services OF surgeon are always
are conducted by passed assistant surgeon. The |
bureau has always held that the term surgeon Of
rne hospital service" embodied in the act of March
1891 not Intended ms restrictive tn officers
the full grade NJ surgeon, bnt was intended
era term meaning medical officer OF the marine hos
pita service.
While Now York the judicial decision referred to
In your letter seems to make It imperative that
officer bearing the full grade of surgeon should be de-
tailed nt that point At other points seems that tho
work might be conducted by medical officers OF differ
grades shouli legal point be raised at either OF
these points which il not likely. however Il would be
easy matter to have full visit the detained
immigrants over whom there might he the contest,
In this connection beg leave to call yonr attention
the manifest injustice making the Marine Iospi
fund chargenbie for the expense OF this Immigrant
work. have to recommend IN thesn.w legislation
that special provision be made author
ling refund to the Marine Hospital Service ont of the
Immigrant fund for the salaries OF marine hospital
Dicers detailed in connection with the IMMIGRANT ser
vice. Very respectfully yours. WALrrR WrMAN.
Supervising surgeon General N. II. 9.