Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-02
Hon. 4. IA. n. stuart.

Yesterday we published some remarks a.
Mr.. Gentry. of Tennessee in the House oil
Representatives preferring a charge of official
improperly against The Secretary OF the lnte-
rior. We desired that the Public might see
the origin of the matter-having ourselves full
confidence that its end would leave no tarnish
on the usme of the distinguished gentleman
implicated. We design furnishing oil the facts.
as they are made public. The day succeeding
that Oh which Mr.. Gentry made his statement
the following proceedings were had /:
Mr.. Leicher rose to a privilege question
He remarked that yesterday some allusiona
was made To the Secretary ofthe Interior. who
was q constituent of his. He had received
from the Secretary this morning a detailed
statement Of the facts which were then alluded
to, and he desired to laytherc before the House.
that they might go upon the record along with
the charges made against that officer.
After some conversation
The Speaker ruled that II was not n privil-.
eyed question. and that the papers could not be-
read to the House unless BY consent.
Objection was made.
Mr.. Bragg moved a suspension Of the rules
to enable him to move to take up Senate bills
to extend pre- emption rights to unsarveyed
lands. and other purposes.
Pending which
Mr.. Stanly submitted that the question just
to by the gentleman from Virginia
(Mr. Letcher) was a privileged one.
The speaker said that he had not heard the
papers read.
Mr.. Slanly insisted upon their being read.
But before this WINS done, the House nd lourn-
ed.
The day following, Saturday the commu
nicarion of Secretary Stuart was read. A tel
~egraphic dispatch in the New York Times fur
nishes the subjolned summary of IFS contents
The letter Of the Secretary of the Interior
was read, To the effect that. in the month OF
April, 1882. a clerk, by the name of COLLINS.
died suddenly, leaving n family in great destl
tuition. While the corpse was lying IN the
house, FRENCn S.. EVANS came into the De
partment and represented the oppressed con-
dition ofthe family, and asked for the appoint
ment of tho son in the place of his father. The
boy was Is years of age, and was not compe-
tent TO discharge the duties ofthe office, wlihou;
assistance. The family spoke TO Mr.. KANE,
and he undertook fatherly supervision over the
boy and TO instruct him in his duty, and per-
form such parts of il as the boy could not, and
10 receive a suitable compensation therefor
AS 10 the details OF the arrangement the Sec
rotary says he knows nothing up to the pre-
sent time. and does not know that he ever saw
the boy. He had nattered himself that he had
consented TO "A commendable act in saving a
family from want, and putting n merito
rlous boy in the way TO promotion.-
GENTRY has fallen into seve raj errors
fact. So fN from the boy being competent
he could not perform the duty without aid
When Colonel GENTRY called upon him to
innul the contract between COLLINS and
KANE, and he refused to do SO, tho family hav
ng been parties to the contract, KANE had been
heir benefactor, and through his aid they had
their support. lnconclusion, he chal.
the most rigid scrutiny into this and
every other act of his, and all he asks is a full
investigation before Judgment is pronounced.
Several other pnpers were read In corrobora-
ION of the above statement.