New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04

F65c S l in M sailed H tie
Non have any Of his paper
He had heard Of the Duke Of Gloucester Gu; he
had never had any financial transactions with him
believed he had caled only once on Mr. Bower the
Controller of the Treasury in regard to the payment
Of voucher for work done in connection with ''The
! Mr. Quincy said h. had never said that any per
son in the Patent OGice who interfercd with the
! National Iithographng contract would he dis
shsEed He had i Gncs Sr WGe TO COMMITS
made against the National l.ithographing Company
! leved he had mentioned to the Commissioner the
name of Mr.. Marvin lwho was discharged later. as
! the contractors hut he had not suggested Mr.
MarXins dismissal, nor that of any other person in
questioned by Senator G9rman; Mr. Quincy said
INTO any detail as TO ne discrimnation alleged on
| Mr. Marvin's part. fIx-ReWcsentatve John f.
Russell the defeated Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts had spoken to him in behalf
of Mr.. Marvin, but he did not recoliect just what
MIR, Quincy said he understood that Mr.. Marvin
the National Lithographing Company in its publica-
ton of The Patent Office Gazette"
he Vas actuate in helping Mr. Ktnnsy through
consideration of personal and political friendship
Senator I;ansoni pit with great delicacy qucs
ton as to Mr.. Ouincy's financial standing and Mr.
Quincy admitted that he was a man of some means
VINO could help friend ont Of his own pocket ana
who could also secure help from other friends OF
After a short recess Horace Kenney took the
Of the National Ii,hographng Company. and lived
part Of the tim" in \cw-Nork and part in Washing
shares one each owned by an incorporation 1t had
property valued AT between $1,000 and $l5.OU Us
primary indebtedness Of $l@o had been virtually
paid. and the witness himself had personally ad-
yancGd 500 20 'h conn M Wh hoG M %
It had an qp0n on the plant sub ,@ MI rur
adequate for the work When he had made reason
ably certain that he could get thS plant the witness
securing The Gazette" contract for the company.
telling him of the monopoly the Norris Peters Com
would be made in letting an outsider get it, Mr
Quincy took him to see Commissioning seymour. who
company to do the work
Mr. Kenney said he had prepared his bid for The
Gazette" work without having seen tho bid of the
Norris Peters Company He had seen the contract.
to get the contract 10y cutting below the Norris
Peters bid Of I'll" year before. believing that they
would not reduce their bid thinking they had the
AIr Kcnncy said Instructions Wee thrown in
the Patent OHicc. Plates were smutted. cnts with
ter had finally straghtcned itself out. The Norris
process used from rhoi9-lithoeraphng to The zlne
missioner make him go back to the terms Of the
contract. the Commissioning had not given him
obtained. the National Company had got the con
tract for printing copies IF early volumes OF ri
Amounted t. $i50l 10 Government officer had any
interest in the contract The witness admitted ina,
stockholders in the National IIthographne Com
pany. had not pad IN any money 10 the COMPANY
when It vas Incorporated. but he himself had paid
in his hundred dollars for his one share Of stock.
men the books OF The concern were opened 49,
Mr. Henderson succeeded in showing that 81"
capital stock had not been paid in prior 10 the
granting Of The Gazette" contract. but was after
ward included in large check paid over 70 me ,
the witness - produce this check. but the witness
said he did not know whether or no, ~ Sh'ulu
10 SO lie thought me committee Va gong VOC
far IN connection with his business AFFAIRS IN con
did not see the Norris Peters bill b"ior" making
M.nasrso T2nfc1 kn2 SSn1 WOO r PGFS'qE D
cu,.on Of The Gazetie' contract There wer" four
Of them, said Mr. Kcnney senator smith: Of New
Jersey. Ben r cable. Juire Mcc'rry ana J.
Fount Tillman. The first TWO named hai been
At this point the committee adjourned subject
TO the call Of the chairman.
Among tho most important points II The long
statement submitted by NJ Quincy e. the com
hearing. that the Government saving IN on"
year ON the contract was from 500 20 $1,000. ihAt
pany. nor had h. any time any promise or eN-
pectatiOn OF reward for his individual ala 10 mem
securing Commissioner SEYMOUR appointment he
declared ~ had never visited tn" departments IN
duced kenney because of a personal knp"ie1s" 81
Kenney's character and capacity several weeks
him Of unexpected difficulties mat hai arisen, on
account 90 the capacity OF the pant when hal
been set up, and later he relucianily made per
sOnal loan 10 kcnney ~ tide over cinbarrdSSiHeN's
because he confident that kenncy would come
out all right and repay him. He was Influenced 10
make the loan partly because Dr." hdd 50 Hlshly
recommended kenney 70 the Commissioner. and ieli
that much responsibility for the success 81 tn
work ami partly by his personal interest in kc"-
nov These considcra tons also Influenced him when
eorgh, 10 find ont what the rcd tape was The
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