St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-18
PRINTING SCANDAL.

N4OFtCE huiicy 1G5IsIleS bciOFc the
Senate Investigating Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE print
ing committee of the senate this morn
ing resumed the investigation OF alleged
Irregularities i'll the printing contract of
the Patent Office Gazette. The first
witness was Morton Bailey. assistant to
Horace Kenney in his various enter
priSes. Senator Henderson then took a
nand in the examination. Mr.. Bailey,
i'll response to question, said he had
been a private secretary and business
manager for Gov. Washburn, in Minne-
sofa, and had not come to Washington
until the latter part of November, 1892.
He knew Kenney in August, 1892. The
National Lithographing company, the
National Economist and the American
industries all paid part Of his salary.
He knew he had been announced as the
general agent of the National COM
pany, but did not know his name
as such was on the Ietterheads
or envelopes of the company. He
meant to say that MIR. Quincy had
no interest 10 stock of any kind of these
companies. The relation between Ken
neY and Quincy was purely that of
friendship. Mr.. Quincy had lent Mr..
Kenney money. Witness never adj
dsssed Mr.. Quincy in relation to in
dorsing paper for either of the COM
panies. for MI. Kenney or for himself,
but knew that Quincy Endorsed Ken
ney's note for $4,000. He had seen to
its being discounted and IN part paid.
He did not think that dollar went into
this photographic enterprise that had
come from notes
INDORSED BY MR.. QUINCY.
The witness here recalled second
note Endorsed by Mr.. Quincy. He
thought Mr.. Quincy had nothing to do
with any of the vouchers of the CON-
pany except the first voucher, of which
the proceeds went to the account of the
National company, and he was not
aware that Nh. Quincy got one cent of
the proceeds of this voucher. He would
swear 10 this to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief.
Mr.. Bailey had seen and consulted
Mr.. Quincy perhaps doZed times,
usually outside of the state department..
He remembered Mr.. Marvin saying to
him on one occasion when the witness
complained of bad drawings that they
Qhe company were relying on their
pull to hold the contract. He had re-
Piled that their only pull was the de-
termination of the commissioner that
they should have fair treatment in
doing the work. He might, he said.
have made foolish threats when mad.
He did not recollect ever having gone
to Judge McCammon to identify him at
bank to secure payment of note
indorsed by Quincy.
George w. Evans, disbursing officer
of the interior department, testified as
to the presentation of the first voucher
of the National Lithographic company.
First Comptroller Bowler next took
the witness chair.
Senator German requested a state
ment from him of the circumstances of
a visit from MIR. Quincy. He said that
Mr.. Quincy had come to him some time
in 1893 to ask him as to the form of con-
tract proper for the work. He had
replied that that was matter that he
thought properly belonged to the
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
MIR. Quincy then further asked about
the form of bonds. and he had sent to
the files and had brought the former
bonds for him to inspect. Some weeks
afterwards Mr.. Quincy had come to him
to say that payments had been refused
on the National Lithographic company
vouchers on account of irregularity IN
the CONTRACT, altn0ugn the work had
been done. Mr.. Bowler had replied
that if the work had been done payment
could be made under the eXigencies, as
for open-market work. He had directed
that Disburser Evans be written to this
effect.
Senator Henderson elected the infor-
| nation that Mr.. Bowler thought this
| exigency payment extraordinary. and
| that he had addressed the interior de-
partment for that reason, saying that
| they ought to have the contract per-
| feeted. and that he had iib Information
as to the deterfhinatiop Of the interior
department that this was an exigency,
except what he learned from Mr..
Quincy.
Ex-Auditor Day, who was present as