New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-30
TIE ELLIS IsLAND INvE-TIGAIION.
SHARP WORDS BFTwETN SENATOR ,U\NhLEH
AND Mr.. NETTLIroN CHARGES A"NINHI
SUPERINTENDENT OWEN.

.o,.,,ss s,,,e,iutcnderi owen was nr-t cNnmined
In reply 10 senator Chandler. Mr. owen N"ld lh'' J."
had been present the Investigation each session DC
cause he had been summoned by the Two chaIIh'h'
yr oUcp declared that ne had hnd nothing 10 d" with
/c bringing about of the investigation nor h"d lie
furnished any Information upon which 1t wa b"-'d ''
/ conducted.
CbaIrmcn Chandler ard stump then put in di-
claimes that their Investigations we've cond''"' Al
The insticstion or the suggestion Of Mr.. owen
Mr. owen. in rcspOr>e 10 questions san mat H'
| hai nothing 10 do with improve AT Ehi' Island
lie had In ,mr particulars oonIont authority WIN me
Assistant secretary or the rrcpurJ MI Nciu'''h
but he had nothing To do with eApcrdur~ MI Ne'"
ton was then again put the stand. Wien asked "nOu
expenditures at Ella Island, he read letter dai'i
November : l59l addressed 10 supervising Architect,
Fdbiooke I'm reply 10 from Nj. EdbrDoke asking
81 further transfer Of $1,000 from the appropriation
for regulating immigration 10 the appropriation q.
Improving Ellis Island for Immigration purposes iH'
letter f. Mr. EdbrOOke snd lint In addition To- 500
600 directly Appropriated for Ellis Island work there
had been transferred to that fund rom the money mr.
lmmiqra,on regulations S2l6O0O IN all At three 'eIs'
rate tnos An estimate Of the supervising architect
that the additional amount Of s"l'ls2 wound DC i'
quired was then submitted.
Mr.. Chandler next inquiry a. to whether or NOT
the witness lUd got fixed the policy - the Depart
ncnt that this head money could be Transferred 10 H'
EN-, island Improvements siNd up ID" Assistant
aiOi:
x,.r aud fl, v.y ~ the fact pcrfectly we'll
known 10 Won that secretary Window iuaugrt"d tlh,
attitude OF tn Department that Secretary Poster con
nrn.d and that both law officers q %" Department
ratified it, why do you ask these questions Of me a
subordinate onccrl here 10 be responsible TO-
whatever am properly responsible for bat not for
wb, I nm NOT 4 deliberate attempt rs believe g.,
helm, made ty the ~, chnirmcn Of the committees 10
ax imam ma. , rc.n,,.il,lty that doe. not ,ttarr. Y..
dn answer 10 senator chandler, ,ntcr7pu.l. It f,
IA grave charge and believe IL 10 BE- perfectly true
s.,. - YAM. .rs,o,,.,,on ,,at o,,t.r or ,,c,irs q,
nav VI ''"' 'N""'''',''" ''"' In =" ~.
the committee Tes~,d'H yon rs the r',,,n re- '''D"
,,, ,yhan 90, .,, I ,,tr.,,t, ,I,s, =, ,,,,
knowing Tint IT doe not belong - Won. yod make "a
fmlse statement.
MI Ne''Ie'oh-i 40 ho' uc"eN" IT,
senator Chandler-from the moment an attempt wa q
ncncitur,, Won manifested rc.tlyeio., and b.tiut.
to thc line Of INJURY.
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senator Chander-Wait til l get through And
whom you did frankly informed Won the committee
oehe'ou '"neo''S wa, ic' ''''o'c i'' nc eNP'H"'
u'o,' anu u'i' 'o'',-'' YOU d, 'l"'"N' Il ~, III,
houn AN unea,lness and AN indi,nation and hcstl,t
CIV ,' " -. .,,',, " 49,
"i""S W "''''''"h N''' " wv ''"'"'''
tee room or out OF II.
After some rather tart words ~ to the object Of
u ,,,,,rv so,a,or c,,ar1tor aid a ,,.. f.. ,i 49,.
WV "'i"',' . 1,, -' - "'' W. w. P.l.
pose ol attaching rosponaIbIl'y l"r tPehuH o"VV"'
st Euis island under a spernc APPROXIMATION Of only
go coo and that Il. wished 10 End on, fine ,mo,nt
~-'o'0'o, "n' wa. "o "i'V" !" ""u ''t '"' """'"'
OF attehuoh ana OF OFFICIAL acuOh MI Hsuio'oh gave -
the subject.
senator Chandler Dskcd II there had been any
,ro,,, IN am do,.r,,,.,, IN IA. ,,or,,,o, -, a. i,,
"c,'oh IN VIC uepa''e'' u, ,no oper1uon Oh ,He ~"
,Mf. N1tleloh NPHou ihco nss ana N"''
sshea ioidhst ac s lag s',sr rom ln1el 90
,nsie' ,hn ,oI,o,sing .W A. oycm s',n"r