The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26

MONTREAL, June gOvernmentin-
quiry into the building of the two iron
bridges across the Lachine canal at Mont
real. is unearthing one of the biggest pub
lie works scandals ever discovered In Can
ada. The original sum voted for the two
bridges was S175,0O0. but the work has al
ready cost s600.000 and is not completed.
Emanuel ST. Louis, French contractor.
to supply all the men and teams
needed at q stated figure. He got
them at W hatever price he could and made
so cents per day each out OF the men and
from 81 to 81. so each out of the teams. He
engaged all the men and teams Oh the work
that be could secure. and at one time there
were ]. 200 men employed, packed SO close
together that they could not swing pick.
In one yard gang of fifty men used to loaf
all day long. and In the evening the gov
eminent timekeeper would come around
and take their time. Stone were hauled
by teams owned by q member of the
provincial Legislature. II was carried
twenty miles from the quarry to the
works at the rate of one load a day
and this with q railroad running right into
the mouth of the quarry. Stone that
should have cost only SIS per cubic yard to
trim actually cost $50 per yard. In many
instances 1t took ten men 10 load single
team with lumber. Thousands of dollars
worth of tools and material were purchased
for the work that were never used. The
valne of the worthless plant left over. not
about $4,000 There are heavy liq-
bills. and tales of expen-
sive champagne supplies, In which the
canal officials figured. On one contract
for $4,000 worth of lumber 100000 W as
charged by the contractor and the extra
lumber cannot be found Government
carts carried away lumber to back yards of
canal employees and government employees
cut. split end piled this lumber. all the
time being on the pay list of the canal.
When the expense account for repairs be-
came too high, the items wero charged to
capital account and men who could not
read certified to the correctness OF the &C.
counts. The government did not have
any idea till lately, of what was going op,
as the big accounts were all held back.
Italians n ExcitabIe - Fr@nchmen.
ROME, June 24.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties was set in an uproar to-day by a long
statement from Premier Gioiitti conoerD-
ing the necessity of reforming the bank
laws. The financial situation. said the
Premier. had become critical, and unless
wholesome remedial laws were passed at
once. the whole country was likely TO be
shaken by financial panic. The bank law
advocated by the government W as necessary
TO save the countrys credit. If 1t should
not be passed the Cabinet would resign.
The Premler's statement had provoked in.
creasing disorder on the Left as he pro-
decided. His threat of resignation WAS
greeted with jeers and derisive laughter
from the Radicals. Twice. when he tried
to resume his SPEECH. the Radicals laughed
hIm down. Eventually he turned. shook
HIS fist defiantly at the Radicals, and
shouted above the din:
lyon sco.fers. You are ignorant of the
signitcance OF the word gentleman"
X dozen Radicals were on their feet at
once. calling Signor GIolitti coward !"
liar" and ''sanderer." For several
minutes pil business was suspended. As
the Chamber became more orderly Signor
Cavoiitti moved an Adjournment. Giolitti.
who had remained standing throughout