St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-05
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WASHINGTON. March 3.-The senate
committee on printing this morning re-
sumed the investigation of the alleged
irregularities in letting the contract for
printing the United States Patent Office
Gazette. Ex-Assistant Secretary OF
State Quincy took the oath and testified
as to what ne had done 10 secure The
award OF the printing contract 10 the
National Llthographing company. This
contract. he said. had nothing 10 DO
with the state department. with which
he was connected. He considered that
/ he was acting Is an individual, and not
As all official. He entered a general de-
+ MIA! 10 the charges that he was interest
! ed benefcially in the photographic COM
/ pany; that he knew beforehand that Mr..
] Seymour was 10 be appointed commits
sioner; that he had sought TO secure
/ Work in the department for the National
/ company N April OF last year. Horace
/ henney, q personal and political friend
/ OF his. had discussed the work of itho-
/ graphing for the patent office with him.
1 He asked him Quincy 10 secure infor-
( nation for him as to the ork. with
1 view 10 bidding and securing the work
from the present company.
Mr.. Quincy related circumstances OF
/ several conversations he had with Com
missioner Seymour on the subject. and
his Introduction OF Mr.. keuney 10 the
commissioner. 1t had not occurred 10
him that II was inconsistent with his
position IN the state department TO make
such d recommendation TO an official III
another department. Senator Aander-
son inquired whether be thought ii was
in accordance with official ethics that
one competitor should be informed of
what other competitors would bid
Mr.. QUINCY THOUGHT
the NOrris-Peters company knew that
another bidder was in the field. but
made their statement 10 Mr.. Seymour
before they knew this. He could not
say that il was not from the commits
sloRer that he learned that the Norris
! Peters company knew Of another bid
being made. Mr.. Quincy went on 10
relate how al one time he had loaned
money 10 Mr.. Kenny. He felt bound to
do this because Of personal interest in
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him 10 the commissioner.
Mr.. Quincy said he had been informed
thar man formerly concerned in the
financial relations between himself and
Kenny had been furnishing material for
this attack. and that this had come 10
certain members of this committee.
Senator Henderson, VINO took this 10
mean himself. asserted that he was not
seeking the political secret of an adj
versary, but thought the matter bore on
the credibility OF tue witness.
Mr.. Quincy said he had dictated this
statement just before he came up, ana
he meant TO make no accusation against
any member OF the committee. He IN
derstoOd that certain person was fur
nishing material as to the matter of his
former political and financial transac-
tons with kenney. and this statement
was meant 10 provide for the contin-
gency OF such testimony being brought
I'D. He did not mean to say, he ex-
planned
IN REPLY TO SENATOR GoRMAN.
that either Senator German OF Senator
Ransom naa been present al any con-
ference with Mr. Kenney and himself.
Mr. Seomour had never known that he
Quincy lind loaned money TO MIR.
/. Kenny. Under examination by the
4 commissioner Quincy said his talks
with Kenny in April as 10 securin the
patent Office printing did not have in
view the securing of the contract for
the corporation with which Kenny
the National Economist Publishing
company was then connected with. but
contemplated The formation of an en-
tirely new company, new plant to be
secured. 1t was proposed TO obtain the
plant OF the Bell Lithographic com
pany. il was known that the Bell
plant was not adequate 10 do The pro-
posed work. but ii was intended TO Sc
cure other presses. When the contract
was lei he did not know that Mr. Kenny
had an option on the Bell plant. but he
understood from him that the Bell peo-
pie were anxious for him TO take the
plant.
Senator German said al this point
that the kernel Of this statement was
that this contract was secured through
his (Quincy's) influence for a company
that did not have faeiliti es, and which
the next few months proved did not
have facilities 10 do the work The
witness understanding this. Senator
German said. should make as full aud
clear statement as he pleased.
Mr.. Quincy said he had based his
recommendation on his personal belief
il Mr.. Kenney's capacity. ana the pro-
liability OF further increase in the plant
SENATOR MANDERsoN
asked when witness first lent money to
keuney or Endorsed his paper after the
first conversation in regard TO the print
ing contract.
Mr.. Quincy replied that he was pro-
ceeding TO state the circumstances of
the debt when Mr.. Henderson said he
cared nothing about that. but simply
desired 10 find motive for MS Q0(n-
c, 81 interest in kenney securing the
contract.
Senator Ransom told witness that ne
need not 60 into matters concerning the
national committee. Mr.. Quincy then
said that his financial relations with
Mir. kenney did not concern the national
Democratic committee or any public Of
icisl. He represented other people in
these relations. Mr.. Quincy then said
that he had not advanced money TO
Kenny with view TO his own
financial beueht through the operation
of the printing contract. He felt that
his security was good for the payment
OF the previous obligations. which grew
out OF politics. Kenney owed him some
thing like thousands of dollars. The
amount had increased since the printing
contract has been let Mr.. Eenney,
upon being sworn. testified that