Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

upon the Legislature to repeal it.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The RAILROAD COMPANIES AGAINST THE
POsT OFFICE DBPARTMEST.-The portion of
-tk3 Postmaster Generals report referring to
sths difficulties existing between his Depart
ment and various railroad company mail cor
tractors, gives rise to much conversation
among the members, more especially from
the sparsely settled Congressional districts,
where the inhabitants are very generally
clanorous for an increase Of mail facilities
The question asked among them is, how will
it be possible to save the Department in fu-
ture from being forced to submit to their ex-
action of their own terms So far. no one
suggests a remedy We doubt much whether
any msmber will At any future time be able
to aid, in any degree. in abatng the evil
that is, In the discharge Of his duty here 1t
seems to be conceived that public opinion
alone will prove sufficient TO that end Ii is
within the power of the Department ONLY to
refuse to pay exorhitant rates BY so doing.
the Inhabitants eff the districts SUPPLIED by
the contracts of such companies must loose
their present mail facilities to a greater or
less extent. When they come 10 realize that
they owe such losses to the grasping cupidity
of interpretations. they may force upon the
latter change of their policy. There can
De no doubt that there now exists very gen
eral combination among the companies in
question TO thwart the Postmaster Generals
efforts to induce them to convey the mails on
reasonable terms. If Congress will advise
and conse1t to the policy of disseminating
railroad mail lines wherever they ask inordi
nate pay for their services re fancy that thew
Will soon begin to feel the force Of public
opinion, so as TO leave room to hope that this
nuisance will, in the end, he abated
The RECENT REMOVAL OF THE JIBr,RJ.,
OF TIE HoUsE.-This act of the Clerk of the
House having been made important by the
action of Mr. Bayly, of Virginia, lin intro
ducing resolution to take from the Clerk
the appointment of this officer, and make him
elective hereafter) we have made due in
quiries in order to ascertain the grounds upon
which the Clerk of the House felt himself
called on to remove the late incumbent. Thus
we learn, that some time since Mr. Forney.
in view OF the condition in which Nj Parker
had left the Library, (absenting himself from
his post without leave,) felt compelled to ad-
dress him the following letter, viz:
CLERE s OFFICE. Ho. OF REPS L. ST.
October 20. 1888
DEAR SIR 1t is necessary for YOU to re-
turn Immediately to this city, so that yon
may be able to have the Library of the House
oil Representatives in complete order nv the
commencement of the coming Congress
Yours, &c,
JOHN W. FoRSEY,
Clerk of Ho. Reps. IT, S.
On the receipt of this letter. Mr.. Parker re-.
paired to Washington, where he remain ed three
or four days only. again absenting himself
without leave from his post, at the end of
that time, and again leaving his Office in
condition as likely TO subject the Clerk of the
house to censure, on the meeting of Congress,
as before he obeyed the summons of Mr.. F. to
return here. Finding, subsequently,. that
there was no reasonable ground to hope that
MI Parker would mend the condition of the
Office in his charge Mr. Forney was com
PEELED to have the Library reitted, and the
books arranged by other persons. even Before
removing Mr. Parker.
Since his removal. Mr.. Forney has satisfied
himself that, although Parker was by him
most reluctantly displaced, and although he
professed the most ardent attachment to Mr.
forney, and especially in support of his re.
election, yet he was his active and secret
enemy The following Washington letter. in
the Richmond Enquirer, of the Sth. seems to
speak by authority:
Special Correspondence of the Enouire,
Remorat Of M. Payher 5y Foyusv-A B/o,c
otMs Virginia Delegation BIZ Former. ,cho !
rsfHSca 10 cote fer him.
WASHINGTON Dec 6. 1853.
Col. John A. Parker. of Virginia, is known
TO most your READERS as politician of ability
and as an honorable gentleman He is and
has always been sound Democrat, and las
Lib of r.
ives for the last two years. This Office is
within tho gift Of the Clerk of the House,
Today, MI Parker was removed by Fornev
The cause assigned is, the absence of Mr.. p
from Washington from time to time during
tine summer and recess OF Congress when there
Is nothingto do; and which reason would be
q good one, II 1t were worth anything for the
removal OF Forney himself, who was himself
but little here. Th.s is not the rea, cause of
removal it is only pl ,tence. The majority
of the Virginia delegation would not vote for
forney for Clerk, and Mr.. Parker would not
De made the tool to advocate the Reelection
Of the . stool pigeon candidate. and hence
the virginia delegation, that Forney has
struck of Parker's head Probably he NAV
yet regret the qualification of his malice The
'iorarlan has no connection with the Clerk
mp ana there Is no reason why he should be
appointed by the Clerk movement is now
IN foot to make the Office elective, and to re-
store Mr. Parker to his place, by vote of the !
House :. This should be done Il is point !
u n9hor WITH The Eirginians and the South
I'm democrats who refused to vote for Fornev:
ne Justification or condeu,nation Of the;, {
;ouise Is involved in the decision. There can .
pc DO aoubt vi the action of the Uouse IL w;Ii
1e giad TO do justice. Such action win =. U
'espef brand upon the infarny of Fornev Y
"FAIRrAx.n
This hostility on the part Of Mr.. p.,k.,