Arizona republican., 1899-03-22
Testimony Before Investigating
 Committee Published.
SOME SCANDALOUS STORIES
Senate Public Document Contains Evidence of a Damaging Charac- fer Regarding Past Affairs of The Institution Under Chief Johnson. Relatives on inc PaY.Ron In Vio- IafiOn of Civil Service Rules.

Washington, March 21.-Some very interesting revelations as to the con duct of the bureau of engraving and printing under the present chief of the bureau, Claude M. Johnson, are made in document issued yesterday from the government printing office as a senate document. It is the report, with accompanying testimony, made by the commission appointed some time ago to investigate alleged irreg- ularities in the bureau, and was not made public until Senator Mason, on the last day of the session, secured an order for it's publication.
 Soon after Secretary Gage took charge of the treasury department a committee, consisting of Charles Ly- man, H. Brown and Arthur Hen dricks was appointed to make thor ough investigation of the bureau. While the general tenor of the report was known, the testimony upon which 1t was based was carefully suppressed until it was called for by resolution of the senate. One of the most serious allegations was that undue advantage was given to certain manufacturers of inks in dealing with the bureau On this point the committee found that the F. W. Devoe and c. F. Reynolds company had enjoyed these undue ad- vantages in the matter of supplying black, red and brown inks.
 The cnTnmitfpo alSn fOrO6i Tn on pointments had been made in violation of the civil service law and rules One of these was the case of Charles MSr- gan, the bEother-in-laW of the chief of the bureau. MT. Johnson's father-in- law, A. G. Morgan, was also employed as disbursing officer of the bureau and some of the testimony about him is very interesting.
 Peter c. Bain, formerly a supeIin- tendent of division in the bureau, who told about removals in the bureau for political reasons, testified as to the removal of D. M. Davis, a republican, who acted as disbursing clerk, and said:
 "His place was filled by A. G. Nor
 
 father-in-1aw of the chief of the bu- reau. He was given place as chief clerk and disbursing agent place hitherto unknown, and raised to $2,0O0 He has an accountant and he still per forms those duties.
 "Q-Who is that accountant? A. MT. Lamasure. MT Morgan has never do any other duties of clerk; no clerical work. His duties as chief clerk are simply drawing a salary"
 B. F. Gibbons was the clerk who, it was testified, made out the pay rolls for Morgan. When he was called to the stand he was questioned closely about Morgan's methods as disbursing were brought to light Gibbons testified that Morgan ad- vanced as much as $1, 800 at a time to 1is son+in-law, the chief of the bureau. ,n his salary account and that he made advances to others. It was also testi- jed that J. w. Erwin. first cousin of he chief of the bureau, appointed without a civil service examination, oaned money to the employees at the ate of 10 per cent a month and over. Erwin, when called, denied that he had harged interest, and Morgan testified hat he did not realize that his action night be possible infringement of he law.
 The committee asked MT Gibbons bout the relations of MT. Morgan with :cme of the female employees of the ureau. The testimony on this point howed that Morgan was in the habit f making himself free with those who yould permit this familiarity; that he ept whisky in his room which he ave to the girl employees who visited i'm, and that these girls with whom e was familiar permitted him to be 0 to secure an advance on their sal ries over and above what was due. G. w. Castle, who was the custodian f dies. rolls and plates, was another mpioye who, it was testified, was cry fond of the women employed in le bureau, and corrupted the morals the force.
 Castle is still a clerk in the treas ry department, although not now em- loved in the bureau. Both Fathes-in- Lw Morgan and BrOther-in-Eaw Mor- m are no longer in their positions.
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