The times., 1898-01-30
THE THRIFTY MR.. EWART
He Has Just Been Appointed Dis
triet Judge.
Some Interesting Testimony Before
the Committee on
Printing.

President Mckinney on January 70,
sent to the Senate the nomination Of
Hamilton Glover E.wart of North Car
olina, to be United States district judge
for the Western district of North Car
DINA. The Senate viii probably con-
slider this nomination next week, and
while it is under consideration may
deem it to be a duty to inquire into
the record of Mr.. Ewart. Should this
be done the Senators will learn that
Hamilton Glover Ewart was formerly
member OF the House of Representa-
tives from North Carolina, and that.
Immediately after his term in Congress
expired, he figured somewhat exten-
siveIy and nGtoriousiy in the investiga-
ton instituted by the Senate Commit
tee on Printing. of which Mr.. Mander
son was the chairman.
This investigation was begun during
the first session of the Fifty-second
Congress under a concurrent resolution
of February 3, 1891. The report by this
committee made volume of 4S3 pages
and showed much hard and careful
work.
On page 255 of the report the teSti-
mOny of Felix 3. Logan in regard 10
certain actions of Mr.. Hamilton Glover
EWart begins. and it is decidedly inter
estiug IL appears that some time prior
To the investigation some person had
sent broadcast all over the country
postal cards containing the announce
ment that the writer had a large num-
Der of department reports and other
department books for sale. Relating
To this matter Felix y. Logan testified
that his home was in Rutherford coun-
ty y. c.. and that he was an emplOye
in the War Department
The Chairman-Are you the F. B.
Logan who distributed certain postal
cards. one of which l have in my hand,
addressed to Charles Manderson, Oma-
ha, Neb., stating.
of agricultural reports, 1891: also two
hundred and sixteen copies of that val
liable work. Diseases of the Horse
VIII sell at low fisures?''
Yes, sir. | am the man that did it,
The Chairman-Am l correct in my
impression that the first postal card
received by me was in August last?"
Mr. Logan-Well, 1 don't remember.
I was doing business for another man:
he was away from the city and asked
me to send them out for him: / was
disinterested altogether; l did it as
matter of personal favor.
The Chairman-Have you been in
possession of these books2
Mr. Logan-N0, sir, not at all.
The Chairman-You We're acting
then. for some one else?
Mr.. Logan-Yes. sir.
The Chairman-was that some one
else a member of Congress?
Mr.. Logan-Yes. sir.
The Ckairman-A present member or
a late member?
Mr.. Logan-He was an eX-member
of Congress.
The Chairman-So this was the effort
of an ex-member of Congress to sell
the quota of books belonging to him
and he did it through you2
Mr.. Logan-Yes, sir.
The Chairman-You then. did not re.
ceive any of the agricultural reports
for 1891. or of this work, Diseases of
the Horse in advance of their being
sent to the document room of either OF
the two houses?
Mfr. Logan did not, sir. The only
disposition / made of them was that
/ got an order from the eX-member and
came here to the superintendent of the
House folding room or the House docu-
ment room and asked him If he would
transfer the books to me and leave
them here until l disposed of them.
which he said he would do. and as |
got an offer which I felt justified in
taking for the books. what the gentle
man told me to sell them for, disposed
of the books and came here and gave
an order to that effect to the different
parties | sold them TO. One time l
came with the order personally, but
the last time-I sold them at two diff
ferent times-I sent an order from this
gentleman. transferred by me to the
parties that / had sold them to. and
did not come to see about them at all.
and he sent me a check for them. The
check was drawn in my name. The
gentleman for whom | was selling came
to me with the check | authorized
him to go to my number and get my
MALL He did so and brought it to me,
and I transferred the check to him. He
was not here at the time the books
were sold.
The Chairman-Do you know what
was obtained for the agricultural re-
ports per volume?
Mr.. Logan-I think it was about an
average of cents per book.
The Chairman-How much for the
Diseases of the Horse do you know?
Mr. Logan-I think 10 or 80 cents; /
do not remember for certain. l think
/ have the bill at home, stating the
number of books and the amount paid
for them.
The Chairman-Mr. Logan, do you
feel warranted in stating TO the COM
mittee who this ex-member of Con-
gress was that you disposed of the
books for?
Mr.. Logan-So far as I am concerned,
there would be no improperly in my
doing so; it was Mr.. Ewart.
The Chairman-Of what State?
Mr.. Logan-Of North Carolina. OF