The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-31


preferred against s Dookeeper the following statement
abbe from the same respectfully submitted for the
Of those who have had no opportunity oil know
In reply 10 the charge Of retaining his brother In office
Firs That r. E. Honor retained but TOO persons--ths
same number In the previous Congressto Jake charge
of the hall and air the committee rooms books and furn
and hall for the first time in twenty years the white
washing and cleaning, removing the furniture. &c, much
more Oork was required 70 DO done during the last recess
than during former recesses.
against the Doorkeepe swears the number retained lby
H0 s s Hs
witnesses prove that there was more work done during the
.sThe practice under former Doorkeepers was that the
officers agreed amongst themselves to do each others work
Serond That although has been customary for many
years as proved BY several Witnesses for portion Of the
washington, to be absent some weeks or months during
the hot weather wthoSt hiri~g sSbsitse ye, that r.
himself s % provide having ali ee performed
during his Absence and that cithou amy erp. TO fhe
government. In proof OF this Mr.. Clements swearsi
"Mr Hornor is the only Doorkeeper within the last ten
years ,Oho has required soey eeer who absents himself
n bis I ABSENCE and 10 paw h Out his own
Charles W. Stewart agreed to have Thomas G, HonoT's
work done for him during his absence = @ H. aahor- %
lied Mr.. Clements to pay Stewart for the same. " W.
Stewart swearsI ##
"The government did pay anything any else in
done would have been done If he had
remained" Also, that partiafy was shown to Thos.
w. Morehcad, the paying clerk of the House, being
sworn, states. in substance that the messengers Of the
draWn sn %A @ the Clerk Of he
sss os
ktnd Of certificate either trse false, In favor Of his
brother any other person. without its passing through the
hands Of the paying clerk Of the House o Represent
atves and with the sanction OF the Clerk Of the House
House of REPRESENTATIVES ressved their pay in the
way THAT Thos. O. Hornor didl times when they
absent some time in April till the 30th Of November
nn.h longer ,hsn + G. Honor wa and received his
Third The evidence further shows that during the alb
q o %
seriously and that he had entirely recovered from his
s s s asa
setts chairman Of the Committee Of Accounts shows that
cer scsn sick without the officer being required pay
employ any substitute
Hop his Dasiss seus Discharged
la further justification of r. Hornor, and evidence
ofthe careia economical and faithful which
has discharged the duties OF Doorkeepe Mr. King, who
the whole time Mr. Hornor been officer of the House
Of Representative that all the accounts Of the
has and
economical servant oil the House, and not willing that amy
money should be Improperly expended" He has mani
tested general desire abrdge the expenses House
in h. particular .Es The. folding din room funeral
great confde~ce Mr. Hornor, and faithful
absence sna sso one Of the Clerks who
was absen longer han r G. Horno) was be fore the com.
muee, and after an examination Of evidence 1t was
Ia further evidence Of the economy and business i'm.
o M from hs ftso e e
House and the ioiding-room that over million
the ha Honor has been @ IN oce sa haa ,hs
whole Josr years preceding and at iess than half the
squandering few hundred The charge against him
might seem to imply
Hoding f,vo 0Gea Jaai6ed by Congrsm
4 t., ,h,l of cL. n
held ,,eo Offices, i has never been denied that for J
second pay ooe the pay both which together did
amount TO the emoumens Of subordinate cerkshp Of
g haze psormsd BY ssbsiitats For all Of which r. E.
the second appontment or leave Of absence from IL T.
Ho,nSi has months since - resigned d. the appointment, he
pays him less than dollar per day.
su, Why single 0a. s o solitary h case dssy or o
same individual to hold two or more government Offices
Of aa eG% %SS
sanctions the same yearly by voting the Of these
The collector. of New York Boston each hold two
more Offices the pay OF one Is the other $500 As
$4,000 and he receives 81 500 superintendent. of
weights and The Blue Book and records Of the
Treasury Department show many other cases OF less
In 1872 committee was raised Congress to investigate
the subject Of holding fpo Offices and aer thorough
animation oil numerous cases, II was sanctioned bg Con-
gss.
| The Too Remsining Chavges
On the charge that r. h. Hornor had ade false
in regard to the Of dischargng his official
dutios"-
This charge appears have been virtually abandoned,
with a slight effort sustain IL by single witness,
whilst there strong evidence Offset against that by
the testimony of highly respectable members OF Congress OF
both parties, in favor OF Mr.. Hornor.
The committee report that "tbe evidence presented In
support OF this charge shows nothing more than that Mr.
Hornor much portuned in relation the appont-
Of the pages Of tbe House, and feeling his situation
embarrassing he only tenant at wiH, made
being able fulfil the committee OF opinion that the
charge 10 not sasfafnsd."
In regard the charge, that he has dissd page
ifhout ample evidence Is given by large number
OF witnesses show that there than sufficient
for the removal Of the page before he dismissed
The committee report on the charge that he has die
missed page without cause" utterly tphom founda.
tion The pago In question: appears from the
testimony OF neatly all the Witnesses inatten-
tive and troublesome boy and had given M Hornor absnd
reason for disp,isstng him"
The report then proceeds with long statement OF
cting testimony In relation porf OF the taking OF three
four pairs Of gloves by Of the pages a Mr. Cahoun
attention Of Congress
| Seminary &c.
The whole may be briefly summed up thus
LIST. Although work be done during the last
recess yet force employed that
pense incurred by the government In consequence
| rhos c. Hornor's absence.
ID Although had been usual for absences to em
poy substitutes, yet H. Homer required
be employed in all cases Of Absence without any
pensc 10 the government.
| 3D. Sickness has always been deemed by Congress n
liust fla