Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-03-11

n mlsdemeanur punishable by fine and iuprls
OnmCnt, for any officers charged with the pay
ment Of money by this or any other act, to pay
to any Clerk or employee OF government less
than The law allows, and at the same time re-
qulre from such Clerk or employee a voucher
Tor an amount greater than he had received
! lie SAID lie knew n C,erk IN one of the depart
lnents who was appointed to Office under cir
cumstances like these: his father held IA clerk
ship OF SlOUO, but dying left his thmliy IN IN
dIgent circumstances, and sympathy so strong
was felt for them, :he head of the department
was comp elIed TO appoint the son of the de-
ceased, 10y of lO years to the vacant clerk
ship. On inns boy the support OF the family
deV"lVed. lie was put into the Office with the
| understanding that he should receipt monthly
as II he received $40 yearly, while $500 OF
! that amount was transferred to some tavoritc in
the department.. He Mr.. Gcntry,) when he
heard OF tins lniqultous proceeding, protested
against II, and called the attention of the head
of the department to it, who sild it was accord
lng to precedent lie looked upon this us one
OF those political crimes for witch lmpeach-
Inent was thi only remedy. The head of the
department had written Il long letter upon the
SUBJECT.
Numerous voces-Who is ne name him
Mr. Gentry rtphed-Tbc Secretary of the
Interior; and, he repeated, it Is the duty o. the
House to prevent such an ,buso ms TIM. Dnr.
mo the wh hnle or' tho time bc b,d honn , nam.
bpr of Cnnrrcss , u,,inr,tv Of rho don,r,,nuu,,
have brcn subipct tn imno,chnnn, If tho
House pertormGd its dutv. # wnuld hold n =,
nronor RECOMMENDING ,Inso oti;rors vho ora
sworn TO administer the law md NOT m,kc il
'ult their own calrces. The House is called
on TO meet the accountability OF the Consltu-
ton Hu teach those executive officers Of the
royrrnnont that ,bcv nrn rnsnon.inIo ~ ,li.
non,,lnr branch of ibe novornmen, md ho
thnuCht tbo urentrst sorv,ce ,La U,nso c,,,
nnrt;ir,r viii hn tn ,,,no,rL ono mr. ,n,r, ~,
thnn.
AIuch excitement onsnnl
Mr. R,,I,. or V,r.r,,,,, Sail Lo 1o,,, ,i,:,,,.
Of hn rn;u1st,nc"s wI'rb ,I Iad bnno I rrrr"I "J.
10. and of course corIII mot .op,l, v,,b rp.noct
f. thn,n Lrt ,s I'm. llun ,rn,tlc,,,,, had rn4,rs
red ia fine Secretary ofibe Intor,nr ha bco',nd
le,yc to saw ,h,i a ibouoh Mr. Stewart w5s na
poli,ral friend of his. We, thov had AWAY. been
ucr,on,l flnnd. Nrl,oui consnl,in,, ,L,t
ron,le man. he would sry That ifihcrr w5, amv.
limo IN h. olI;rr,l corjucr which wus fair
s,h,nc, ~ irya..;r.t,,',, Ln ro.l,, c,.;, ,
lime. '''
Mr. Gont-, li..orrrntio,,l s,iJ Lo ,yos mn,
mok,nr AN oI,,.,,,rit 1nain,t tine Secretary cf
the Intcrior nlr,jr,,l,rIy but ooain., all vLo
ind,,lpc N obnsn4
Az n".l, ,onI,oi ,h.,, o., D., ,,.,,or r.o.,;, oc
Jennr,n'rnts ho h,J nn,hinn ,o sry 'O - tIcy J,i
nui co.mr from V,rr,ni',. ii,n,rl,.!r, h,, -, f,r
as th, SECRETARY of,hn I,,ur,Hr v,! c,nrnrncl
and hec,,s4 h,t ,y.,s.o V,r.r,,,,u A., la,,,,,l,i j
an impeachment. jflherc be- cause for one.
Mr. Geutry sIi, ti,rt ,b, ,,,.ssa,o,r :, IN, ro.
ceIyrI the S:,o0 s,Iary j.. nlsnn vE@ini'n
Mr.. N,yIy sand tnai # the c,s, deserves =,
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