The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-14
WILL ASK KNOX ALL ABOUT IT
Continued from First Pcge.

"How far was the voucher from your
desk when foundf'
"Oh. about eight feet" said the dis
bursing clerk.
Don't you think il was placed there
by some one?" suggested Representative
Davi OF Minnesota.
THAT is my impression" said MIR
Morrison with emphasis
The committee got another shock 'hs next
moment when MIR Morrison again cas- laily
contributed the information that the vou-
cher when returned wa- "co,npl"'", that
is that IL had Col NichaeIs "Xplnnitlon
Of how he e-pended the 81 600 dileren!"
bet ween the -, $50 he received oeirnslplN
to pay for the Day portrait and the $50
he sent by check TO the artist W non
taken from the iiles the voucher had no
such paper attached To 1t Mr.. Morrison
added that he turned the voucher over
TO the chief clerk Of IN" Department
Why did you do tnat!" MIR. lanlin
Inquired. , u.
Morrison
Have you -een it sincr''
NO"
The disbursing officer added thai the
voucher itself nv h" frs ~iw u did not
purport to be for any other than the por-
trait payment.
Now il rclppaarS with the Michael
statement attached" suggested NJ. Ham
lin
MIR Morrison became rather mixed up
AZ this point and Chairman Hamlin and
Representative Davis went after him hot
and heavy He finally recollected NOR"
concerning he withdrawal of the voucher
than he did ,he other day. informing the
committee that the paper had been twic.
4 h.t hp ,sNf M h,.
Michael statement and again after the
tai ement came in The second time II
remained out of the files until found on
the floor a week ago.
Taking up the payment II the s.. 3on ~
Col Michael. Chairman Hamlln inquired
il Mr.. Morrison had secured a receipt
from Michael Toy IN" money He replied
that ne hadn't
What il there then .o show Mr. Ham
lin asked. that Won really paid the money
To- Col Michael"
Mr. Morrison after thinking 10 over
guessed this was correct
But the voucher was signed hv Albert
portrait" Mr. Hamlln insisted why
didn't you pay hirn?"
But Col. M,chie tod me 10 give hun
the money" said Mr.. Morrison
-iou seem 10 transact your business
very loosely. commented the chairman.
"Yo, are an older man than !, hut advi-"
vou to he a little more careful IN ;he trans
act on of your business or you'il get in' O
trouble some day.
Then the committee took up the paw
ment TO former Senator Hal"'s son Mr.
Morrison produced voucher showing
that 5000 had been paid 70 Frederick
Hale from the Canadian boundary fund
for nll services in connection with tho
fassamauGoddy Bay controversy
How did vou come To- make that pay
mpnt, Were you the dishnr-ing officer
of hat boundary fund" Chairman Ham
No" NTr Morrison replied. but |
mala ~. payment 10 Hale by direction
Of Secrcta~v Of state Knox IN June 1909 ."
Why did TN" Secretary order tina
payment TO Hale when Won did not paw
snv other bills out of that boundary APP
prourat ion?'
i don, know. said Mr. Morrison
pr I'tman. lperlntend-nt of the
Ccas' and Goode' ic Survey. who a.
Canai an boundary commits sion"r has
charge of payments from NJ" fund. test 70
iied tha. his estimates for tho houuda "
nppropriation bad been boosted 81 .pon
hv the sta" Department without hl.
kno~ iadge and that ne later learned from
Dishur-ing OFFICER Morrison thai thr,
extra S5rD had been paid to Frederick
Hal"
Don vou pay all bill-9- Chairman
HaInlin in1ulret
Yes" r"p!i"i pr Ti,fman. "all 'ho.c
under nv supervision, but IA" api"o-
priation IL so wor,i"i that the Secretary
of stat" mas general supervision
DO vou know any thing about this pay
mont to Hal"f'
Nothing hovord what ! have learned
here this morning, except that when W.
fO,ini S. 900 more in IN" boundary fund
,han We had ast" for my dlsM sMlrsinG
officer wen, to Nr Morrison and le,rnci
that the money had been paid to Hale
Il ludCrSed the payment. "" did not
estimate for this 5000
"Dld you ever receive the maps. briefs.
&c. that Hale Is alleged to have pre-
pared2' Mr.. Hnmlin asked. DR. Tittmar
answered in IN" negative.
Il oh'erve," Mr. Hamlin continued
tina, Hale charges for several trips to
Was shingtcn Did you ever soc him when
he came on
Or Tit,man said he nevor had !Io
added that this pavmont 10 Halo was the
only disbursement from the boundary
fund no, made 10y the dishlrsing officer
Of the Coast and Geode'ic Survey
Tho voucher upon which tho s. mn was
paid 10 Hale was carefully examined bv
tho committee and they expressed sur
prise thu i was not signed Mr. Nor
rison called attention 20 tho attached
-lip containing NJ Hnlo's expense ac-
count "firn mao inc " 81 MIR Knox
on il Tho cOnmittess' pointed out how
ever, mat the voucher was unsigned
that the approval was pinned to /; and
that apparently all tho usual legal forms
and accounting precautions had been
ignored
The sta'ement issued hv the State
Department said in regard 10 the Day
voucher;
To-day before Mr. Morrisons eyami-
Nation Secretary Knox sent word 10
chn,rman ltemln that tho voucher had
been found. tha' he had practically com
plotted his investigation and that ho
wished y day ~ two ~ communicate
, tho results 70 in" commit'oc
In regard TO the pavment 10 Halo
tho Nopnr'mcnt says that ii was simple
ard rs,'al ard along the limos Of the an
proprv,tion covering N" definition of tho
carndian boundary in connection with
which Nr Hale had been emrloyed
upon phase with which Dr Tttman
had nothing to do
. Tho statement adds
b "Wih regard to published Cri,icisms
of tho methods Of koopnr accounts
steps for their Improvement have long
since heor taken and new regulations
4 have already been isNued. complotolv
modorn<inG N" methods that have
hocn long recognized to bo ,nbusinoss-
: liko
u,,,rs' Stor,. Nas GpsA snNn. Nn,, sao.,