New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
been paid to a Washington picture

dealer"
Mr.. Hanlin grabbed the papers.
where did this second receipt come
FROM" he demanded.
II found II with the papers: that Is al
know of It," said Secretary Knox.
The members of the committee. OIL
examination, found that 1t was not act
ually dated January IS. 1904. but read
Received January Is. 1904. the sum o.
$500" with an explanation OF the pur'
pose.
At this point the clash between Mr.
Knox and the chairman occurred.
The Messengers Story.
Howard Sangston. the messenger in tine
disbursing clerks Office. who found th'
envelope containing the voucher OH ,'e
floor of the disbursing office after 'he
whole department had been ransackeo
for it. was then put on the stand.
He said he found the envelope amohe
g lot of crumpled ones by Mr.. Morrlsoi'
waste basket. about four and hal1 iee'
from, tho latters desk. He said MI. MOT
,ison always threw the crumpied ehNe'
ZONES down on the floor, and that III pioN-
,np them ND at the close of the day he
found the heavy envelope among tne"i'
81 laid IL on Mr.. Morrson's desk saiu
cargston land he said. why HoWaro'
r.ho.e AID Won get this? This is the
,oucher that has been causing all ''e
trouble. A., -,
canrston said he had NOT put the en-
velone there. had seen no one Univ" -
ttere and had no idea how IL so' ''ie'
Va said he didn't know that II con'ai''u
.h. missing papers. except for the la0'
that Mr.. Morrison had SAID II u'U
ne took 1t up and opened H. -.
Secretary Knox then INTRODUCED '''e
,.,ter Secretary Root had written ~
" n Michael and the repi! Oh Nj
Michael. Mr.. Roots letter caiieu
chaers attention TO the fact 'ha' '"o
..a,,o,er had been found without an!
,H, ~ memorandum attached, ana tha'
Oh. amount was much in excess Vi '"e
ann usually paid for portraits Oh l'i ''''
Secretaries. ooss
"As this amount is greatly IN excess
=. the sun, paid by the department. loi
o,her similar portraits. SAID oecie'''
D.. IN his letter 70 Mr.. Michael anu
as :, aIeo seems in excess OF tne 10 u"
which this artist is accustomed ~
oei,e for his work, the oepa' '''o
,ou,d he forced to the conclusion '""'
.hs voucher signed by Rosenthai was
.otuallv made out to cover a nuliioei %
emergency payments. Of winch 'he POI
trait was only one. were II no' ''a1 -"
voucher for the whole sum was
nv Rosenthal alone"
Mr.. Miehsel's Explanation
Mr.. Michaels reply, from Calcutta sal'
the pavment had been agreed on oE JUS
+,ce Day and Mr.. Rosenthai
~ was directed by Secretary HAY lie
.a,d "to write to Judge Day and ascer
tain whether the portrait was eh'iie''
,o,isfactorv 10 him, and the price asreeu
IN reply to my letter Judge Day sslo III.
portrait was satisfactory 10 MN an
.,ated the price to be paid. inns le''e'
handsd 70 Secretary Hay. he IooA
memorandum out of his poruoiio' a''o
after looking at it he directed me u
...or. out = voucher for a certain arhouii
Il do not now recall the amount
nav for the portrait. and to mana MIN '''
balance. which he desired 10 Apply VI
other emergency accounts.
"u. did not say what the accounts
uere. and the only impression so' "aS
that they related in some way 10 Az,
pockbuI in connection with Cnrhese III
&C. The amount Of the voucher, wha'
ever II was. was delivered 10 me ~
some one in the Bureau of Accounts ac
cordins TO my recollection Inc price
Of the portrait was taken out VI oi'
envelope containing the money IN ul'
nresence Of Secretary ny. VINO re-
tanned the balance"
Explaining that II Rosenthal signed
youcber instead Of receipt. 1t was
through an error. Mr.. Michael cohtli
ued:
Whatever was done in the premise:
vas done by direction of Secretary Hay
as nothing could have been done other
wise. and if there IL anything in the
transaction open to criticism 1t is the
error Of sending to the artist voucher
which was not INTENDED Tor MS slSHdtuit
a. all and which he should not nave
signed"
The Paynnen. to Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Kncxs explanation Of the paymen
o. $4,000 10 Frederick Hale, son of ex'
Senator Hale. for legal work done II
connection with ascertaining the boun
dairy line IN the Psssamaquoddy Bay re-
zion. was satisfactory. and the commit
tee probably will abandon it's investiga
ton of this supposed irregularity. Mr.
Hale had been employed by Secretary
Root. said Mr.. Knox, and he performed
extended services in the negotiations be.
tween the United States and Great Bri-
tain. which were finally ended by g
treaty between Secretary Knox and Am.
bassador bNce.
The Secretary asked the committee e
allow him 10 make an explanation of The
paymen.. saying that the published re-
rorts had 1nsinuated things that were
not true.
Mr.. Hale was not employed actually
10 locate the boundary but for the dplo-
matte work Of agreeing on the line
through Passamaquoddy Bay" said Mr.
Knox. When We failed 10 reach az
agreement with Great Britain. the mat
ter automatically went to arbitration
Congress then appropriated $4,000 fol
that work. but Mr.. Bryce and ] sat In