The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-05

HOUSE REPORTS.
| few private matters We're disposed of in the
| Senate this morning, when Mr. Mcrrick rose and
called the attention of the Senate to the movement,
OF Mr. Benton yesterday, in relation the ST. Louis
| Post Office Mr., NJ. treated the matter with the
greatest decacy, bu, minated that there should be
some mode devised by which the action OF Seua-
tors in relation TO documents sent to the body from
the departments to be used in executive session.
Mr. Benton replied and insisted that no document
placed on file in department could be considered
confidential, and avowed his determination to use
| them when and how he pleased.
| He was cut of by the hour Of one, when the ap-
preparation bill was taken up, upon which the day is
| to be occupied
After the presentation Of petition by Mr.. Adams
from 7s stonecutters this city, praying for APP
preparation finish the public buildings, the House
went into committee of the whole on the apporion-
ment billthe question pending being on the amend
ment requiring the Legislature of the several States
To divide them into single representative districts
| The debate was continued up TO the hour OF two
| when, by the resolution adopted yesterday, all de-
bate ceased, and the House proceeded to vote
/ the various amendments.
The result will be forwarded by the next mail, in
time for your paper.
The Custom House report affair seems to be get
| ting more involved every day In the House the
controversy il triangular fight, but the paramount
object of the wings is to find occasion to impcate
the President. Mr. Adams who acts on the gene
| raj principle Of doing as much harm possible to
every body not Immediately connected with HIM
self, cuts and thrusts right and left He abuses Gov
Poindexter and the President, Mr.. Wise and the
| New York merchants, all in the same breathe.
full and faithful history OF the investigation IN oil
It's parts embracing the fun and froc that hnsgrown
l up collaerally, would be more amlsany than any
IL, Z NOR
| than few isolated parts can be given.
The following letter, addressed BY Governor
Poindextcr to the Secretary of tn. Treasury, on
receiving the summons OF the committee, would
| seem vindicate him from the charge Of wishing
| TO treat the President with dsrespect. But the
port was in possession of the House before the Pre-
sident knew that such letter was In existence.
! wAsHIroros, April II, 1912.
Hos. w. forward
SIR
The Sergeanat.Arms OF the House Of Representatives
has this day served me tho summons. of which Ell
close you copy am at loss a: to the proper course
which becomes TO take this occasion. since, in
my character Of commissioner represent the Executive
whom have submitted full report Of the proceedings
of Board, and my opinion founded on the evidence
given in New York before the Commissioners. there
fore have the honor request that you will make known
this cedng the part of the House to tho President
and communicate me his wishes the subject. II he
has had leisure pcrse the report and decms proper
day two, should consider myself bound by the
atons which bear to the Executive to await his action
GEO. POINDHxTER.
This letter, by some mi.chance did not reach the
President and ii is doubtful whether il has been
communicated to him up to the present hour.
| The course Of the wings in the House, acting
through the committee public expenditures has
| been most extraordinary throughout. They made
call upon Gov. PoindeXter for his report before il
sent to the President, but the Governor refused
to give il up Almost Immediately after it ives sent
to the Executive, the committee made another call,
okowol
ter to the Secretary, appeared before the committee,
report hand, and the House had possession Of it
at the earliest moment. Not content with that, they
Immediately procured the adoption of resolution
calling upon the President for all the reports and
documents relating to the commission. And this
too. when they had been distinctly informed Of the
fact that the business was not completed.
The first report, written by Kelly, is supposed by
the House to conflict with that of Gov. Poindexter
This is not the fact On the contrary, there is no
| discrepancy between them. They touch upon diff
points only and the principal reason alleged
by Pondexter for refusing 10 sgn Kslleys report IT,
that It is not written in the English language,
The prompt action Of the President in sending in
| the reports Of the House on Saturday last has
| thrown certain gentlemen into what the old lady
called 1nsdicary. Not that they cared for any real
reform, not that they wished to benefit the country
in the least, did they make such hot haste in their
efforts to get these documents before the people Ii
was evidently a move founded on desire to make
capital for their candidate, at all hazards and be-
fore they knew the contents Of the very papers on
| which they have made such gross attacks on the
President.
The Executive was in the act of perusing these
| documents, which had been in his hands but few
days, when the Committee, by the process Of d,t-
cs fecsHn, undertook to anticipate his action and be-
lieviDg that they had something they did not know
! what by which they might assail him on the floor
of Congress, they made the attempt, and il will
| turn out, TO their own complete discontinue. II
| Congress would do their duty, promptly az the
President has done his, there would be leo embnr-
/ rassmcnt in public affairs But no-Prcsident
max ing 10 be the chief empOvmen IF thpap
gentlemen Men not me aeires the motto of these
| patriots. Let Congress reform the abuses pointed
/ out in this report TO which they apply the RENE
dy and the President will meet every responsibility
| which belongs to him.
| APPOINTMENTS THE PREsIDEyr.-J. +. Cox,
! Henry Naylor, Nathan Lufboroueh Joshua Pierce,
| Lewis Carberry, John Cox and Robert White, to
| be members OF the Levy Court for the county of
| Scwa Thomas Donoho and John w Minor to be
Inspectors Of the Penltentlary in the District Of Co
| lumba.
CORPORATION ArroINTAgSTs.-Itw will be seen, by
reference to the proceedings of the Common Coun-
Gil that Garrett Gilbert was appointed Police Justice
last evening, in place Of Robert Taylor, James b.
| Greenman Clerk of the Fifth District Court, and
David kissncr, Street Inspector Of the Fourte cnth
| Ward
| Nsw YORK, May 3, 1912.
| SIR,
On looking over that epome of every thing