The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-30
Fss~ tic Proviaenee Herald Of August 26.

ana published X IN an extra on Monday afternoon.
We are also furnished with copy of the Journal
of the House Of Representatives for the last session,
to which reference is made in Mr. Pearces commu-
nication, which may be examined at this Office by
any one disposed to do so.
In relation to that part of Mr. Pearce's commune
cation, which refers to the affairs Of the Rhode-Is-
land Brigade, we are authorised by citizen of this
State who has visited Washington since the adjourn
ment Of Congress, to say, that he was told there,
that the bill relative to the payment of claims of the
Rhodc-Island Brigade never would be passed, un-
less it put into more prompt and efficient hands
than those of Mr.. Burges--that the report of the
Committee upon that subject, of which Mr.. Burgess
has been chairman, has always been made too late
in the session to be acted upon, and always would
be unless put into other hands. 1t appears by the
Report ITSELF made at the last session, which is
before u.s. that it was made until the 25th Of Feb
ruary only six days before its termination, and yet
Mr.. Burgess was appointed chairman of that COM
mittcc on the Ith Dec. appears by the Jour
nal-ED. HERALD.
NEWPORT, August %, 1885.
SIR-I find by the Journal of to-day, that new
charge is to be brought against me, and at proper
time evidence is to be offered establish ihc charge
Iftherc is to be charge preferred against me-
and it is to be that shall not be able to meet
why this delay in making it, or in giving the public
an intimation that it would be made | need not
answer the question, have asked-the inrimaon
referred to- is in these words: the people have got
wind of an important fact in relation to Mr.. Dutcc
j. Pcarce- is this, that at the last session of Con
gress Pearcc received more by three hundred dollars
for his compensation upon his certificate of at /
tendance and travel, than Mr. Burgess did when the .
NJ II n
lives thirty miles further from Washington than
Pearcc there is doubt of these facts, and
icatc of their truth from competent source, will
be laid before the public to establish them"
| defy the power of certificates from any source
TO prove what is here intmatcd and promised to be
proved. IL is not true, that received for my
pcnsation AT the last session. three hundred dollars
more than Mr.. Burgess. ! received what was en-
titled to for every day of the Session. U was not alb
sent n day hour) and for my travel. One part I
of this charge will dispose of by such proof Mr..
Burgcs, aud his friends also will admit to be conclu-
sve. 1t is said that Mr. Burgess arrived at Wash
ington before did. | send YOU the Journal of the I
House of the last session, and by turning to pages
3 and A. you will see that took my seat on the 4,
first day of the month and Mr. Burgess did take
his seat before the oh day of the Session. At The
top of page AZ, you will find this entry: G
"Tuesday, December 0, 1884. a
Two other members viz. from South Carolina,
John Nj. Fielder, aud from de-Island, Tristan
Burges, appeared and took their seats"
think shall not be required TO say more in +,
gard to the arrival of Mr.. Burgess, at Washington,
ut The last session, before did T
My travel had been taxed, and have been paid ;,
for it, every member his travel, who OBJ +
serves the only rule in operation, in regard to its q
taxation, by estimating the distance by the usual e
post route from the place of residence to Washing
<niOh has TN ypl Inv Tho
rule; Mr.. Burrill taxed his in the way: Mr.. ~
Dur(ee, my immediate predecessor, did the same, :;
and Nj. Potter paid the session before the last, ~
by this rule | receive for my travel to a cent, what -
Gov Knight does, adding to my travel, the distance
from Newport to Providence. What rule Mr.. Bur- a
gcs goes by, know not but this do know that h
he claims of the Sergeant at Arms, five six -
hundred dollars, for emitting to charge for his rav
cl what he contends he ought to have charged I
Late in the last session. he called Col. Hunter,
the assistant door keeper, for satisfaction Of his
claim but he could not pay it without its being
first passed upon by the committee of accounts, y
was not paid by Col. ii. | further assert, fearless
of contradiction by Mr. Burgess, that bill in which
the items of this claim set forth, in the hand wri
ting of Mr.. Burgess, is now in the hands of Oliver
Pcase, The agent appointed by the Sergeant mt
Arms, to take to the Dcposc bank the Speakers
checks to members, and to bring to them the money
for the same. IL Mr.. Burgess or any friend of his,
will deny any particle of this statement as to his l
claim his demand upon Col. Hunter or the bill
now in the hands OF Oliver Peasc, not far off;
will bring such proof to substantiatc what is al
legged, as will cause Mr.. Burgess himself to blush
All that due for arrcaragcs upon any
ground, ] years ago received, and have no
claim upon the Sergeant at arms for any sum
whateyer. fear not the effect of any certificate,
which can be derived from any source if they be
genuine certificates, the effect of forged ones,
if can have time to meet them. j would stop
here but the communication III the Journal, is
calculated to impress upon the public the belief,
that have charged for per diem, when was no,
in Washington not in my seat was, at the
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