New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-29
ELLIS ISLAND EXPENDITURES
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORIS fhE"
sENTED TO THE HOUSE.
DEMOCRATS A.sNL TREASURY oFF1cIALs-ThE
MINORITY REPORT UpHoLDs THE LEGALITY
AND PRopRIETY OF THE WORK

AND PRopRIETY OF THE WORK
wosb,,o+or Iu,v os.-Two reports setting forth the
majority and minority views OF the House lmmlgr"o
Committee which has been engaged TOT u'e 1t"
o,,hs in conjunction with the senate committee III
Investigating the expenditure tor 'ne r'"S
buildings were presented in the House tou'" ,...
Mr. stump, presenting the report oi inc Ia.
ryIews Mt length the testimony taken ana hr'"'S "
the conclusion that there has been great waste u
nhuc rnouev IN the construction OF Improvements vi
en- rs,ona that all the buildings excep, Tue WV
,aroe hosp,tals are Of inferior material anu P'O'
workmanship and should not nave pee" ~, -,
the Government In their present oohdlooh 'A'
b. Hebbard the superintendent oil 'oiiSuV
the buildings and improvements, was "'V'o"' ca
perIence and wholly untitled for the pia'r, -.
expenditure by Treasury officials OF foi-ooO p,,
buildings for which Congress Appropriated q-'o'o''
WAS without precedent or excuse. the 'o'n'',''' no
arrived at the further conclusion that ES9h''' -
rst,rv ye,teton was guilty Of great waste al"
cxtravaU.nce In lavish expenditures of the
fund In the Improvement OF Ellis I'''''" -,
ronort further accuses Mr.. Neteton OF eA'r""-"no'
=, A. n,ovm.nt Of An unnecessary large ioro'
-, omnIoves the expenditure for forage All" w
tho flag pole Therefore the committee re'o"'''''
that the secretary OF tho Treasury ihN'S"s'0 wv
subject. - rcsnopsi
rho committee acquts Mr. owen OF any rspo"HF
bility for the improvements Of Eihs lN'i"u A.
hu and contract division Of the supervising ar'''.
orco licensing him Of attempting to confuse ana 'o"
witnesses conceal important facts. manipulate ns"'
and net a. an attorney rather than AS GERM
Tho minority report Is signed by all the i9epun"' -"
members OF the committee, MeSSrs. ful'''''' -,
md Ketchum. The only question now H. IT '"',,' ,
relatively minor one Of whether the Treasury N0I''
m-nt has committed errors Of Iudsm''. ,
cr,t,,ssm. on this point the report reaches CONN"
Ia no
and s,,s. .The work Of construction was uhu'r U'''
.,,,. s,,ner,is,on as was the work on OtH'r '"''0
states buildings the cost to the "oVer'"'"' wa"
low and the experts estimated the proper '"'O "
nine principal buildings constructed aco"iulhs - Wv
specifications at $1,000 more tlhh "''r '0"''"
cost to the Government. The work. IL 9'S alp a.
hc well done Of good material, with such minor eA
cutons as will inevitably occur IN any grea, nio''
taking where the emergency requires great "'S"'
Tho rorort then devotes considerable space 10 '''
ouc,tion of the legal proprety OF using po'"'", VI
the immigrant fund or :" head money ior COMP III
fine improvements 1t states thaU u'u'' Wv nrI
inning grafton act OF 1862 secretary Nlhuo" "''I
that he had the right to do So ana thN' NY
ad,,.or the solicitor Of the Treasury, SUSTAINED IL,
,,,,. ,h,, Congress- Oh March g. 1o0l, appropriated
zoo 900 ,dd,tonnl from the general fuud III u''
treasury adding the significant annIed Ia
49, ,hn b'nt money heretofore or h'r'aIlFi dPl1 o. =,
To inc n,f" M mn ounsOn was ever raised a, 10
the Legality Of IL until the recent ~ ,c.tion ia the
secretary FOscr submitted te "u, hnn anotes at
DepaLLutg the @pnion Of the Auorne9 General "NPn
unrescrvcdly approves the cois,r"' Nv"
law by the Treasury Department .,,, tho sennte
Jaw Th e viii probably be no report ,Er R Lng
branch Of thu Joint COMMITTEE ue g'' pTeIarcd 10
w"mhar. except senator Chandler Telo r f"ncial,
n"nlo' IN ~ rei,1rt exonclting the treasury "l -,
from ali blame but Mr. Chandler reninrd To net
such a report and ut the same liinp iorty could be
Nth The democratic contingent, no majority ''N
had for any ~ Virginia. filed minority report II
which ne di-sented in measure rom LA u IN effect
pre sd In the other reports ne ronnected with
h NO.. ~ The head money tina, Mr. Nrtt'o'.9n We" co0
s,l,~ct 20 the criticism Of the mio , ,be majority
uitio.. especially In view 81 the ~. "''' ~
had found secretary Foster bEhnele'e'
crxrR,L xrTTLrroN's STATEMENT
A,.r the presentation Of the majority ana sn"d M,
reports. Assistant >ecIoar\ ,iN ett'To"
TN. TIsa.rry Department Is perfectly , fs,
leave it, action IN the IN, Island , mG,s set forth
az record ~ they fairly ana 1;artect vim
in NM. minority report. Ihooc mt n, The majority
dcatop o, It, eon N TVg aacR apon the memory Of
I'M. nir secretary Wndpn mos i dir.ction il wa,
and outlined IN" nrISions are opposed 10 the evidence
,,-on durtug a SIX months invcrlRat"'. ~, nm
eonmtte1 o o% b,en done by the Government ~ 4
me lw coat rtuh below ne esima,e, n,si cot
~ member - me committee IT." tb. bnildine, or
~. r,er .ecgcst,d that any one III VIZ ',It hay
other Improvements i unerrt,n iSirg exp"rt tell
Vc.r nr,,,.rly omitted. 'verwhrhlH. fs,t me
neen rrnyei a, the minority r~Dt N,a ,d an mn to
sd lie WorAluAii-ilP az ~
n'''' o..t,i',tto,l, TA~ Icing irlc' re Nt-u,.,r
t,' vr,tef,inc,. is necessarily thon ,t ,s enri
"i M ~ sir un,ure Of the mai r.ly r'pit y ,b.
~ ,,,',.tr,t,I hy a III -le fact. IL pre- '
,sn new building, have been acceped ~ ,' S.Ca,t to
un. an, -" contractors ic'isCd lelNlnS huiJlng
~ r,,.r.I Al public 'Np'n>' Np' orc St,d .,rI
.; , ~, ''crcpfrI. not one Contractor roi' VI, I
Ia: t"rn ~ " -. tni.d in TIE minority report !
nIll,N c.,.r ni,y defect shprtaS oy conus.d
NIt'Nn ~ ,br charge OF cNtTvacanc@ III ln' pr ~ ,.
oN. ~ - 90 ~oi nc the National nag III sEh 81 o''
nST r,en. The arriving in,msrs G' y, o w. with
.n, ,.,.r.t hat hld uot' inG Whatever - nl1 do
That i1SivJI di'p,ay OF 'Od Glory whore II Won" 10
tli" most ~ d. . ,. ,to, ONE Dem ,cgat. Mr
- rnia dos MT agree with the MAJOR. IT,
Il thir crud.lng. MI ~, t T,,, ,oh secrcia
49,, ,,icr things the fact tilN r u',u r,,
among ed .ramj -ccr,tal Of the Tm.- "" IN
ilt ",' III ,r.,rr plead guilty 70 ing per- ,a'' ,
WIN III "..hi,oci. ouy third rat" c.Fp hf.a ~"
w ck'ns plumbers. nlly concur n . HD'' - o
49, ~ = .rcroarv Foster IN Ms i''' ,o, ,h.
P"S'n ' ,h, Two committees. 10 the elect VA -"
v"rk in question has been h4m ~ MIN stand n. a
planned ara the wisdom and humanity Of th' Gov
nV long after the passing citcl'm uO'N Z" ''
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