This is a very singular statement to make to Congress, and is false on its face. Can it be possible that these commissioners were so deaf to public sentiment that they did not hear the criticisms made on their conduct in managing the affairs of the bank for the last three years? Do they not know that the atmosphere of Washington has been foul with scandals in regard to the relations between one of the commissioners and a well-known Washington lawyer, who was enriching himself at the expense of the washers and scrubbers, the very poor and the very ignorant? Do they not know that these suspicious relations have been the talk of the Washington bar for at least two years? Why, gentlemen commissioners, this report of yours is, of itself, the best proof that there was just cause for these scandals, if such you choose to call them. I have shown that Creswell and Purvis were mere figureheads, who pocketed their salaries with heartless regularity, while Leipold did all the business, and was really the Board of Commissioners. I have also shown this man Leipold’s relations to Senator Howe, and his son-in-law, lawyer Enoch Totten. We have now only to turn and see what an extensive field lawyer Enoch Totten found for his legal services, and how splendidly he improved it. Here are some of his charges: January 20, 1875, Fees, &c., $22 00 March 1, 1875, Enoch Totten, Attorney 34 00 March 20, 1875, ” ” 13 00 April 7, 1875, ” ” 12 00 April 13, 1875, ” ” 11 00 May 10, 1875, ” ” 23 00 May 28, 1875, ” ” (fees) 500 00 June 25, 1875, ” ” (fees, &c.) 58 00 September 27, 1875, ” ” 29 00 October 6, 1875, ” ” 17 00 November 3, 1875, ” ” 22 00 ” ” ” (fees) 500 00 December 23, 1875, ” ” (fees) 1,000 00 ---------- $2,241 00 ========== March 11, 1876, Enoch Totten, Attorney $13 00 March 28, 1876, ” ” (fees) 1,500 00 April 21, 1876, ” ” (costs) 85 00 May 5, 1876, ” ” 69 00 May 16, 1876, ” ” 85 00 May 23, 1876, ” ” 85 00