Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The DooRkEEpER OF TIE House OF REPRE-

of the House of Representatives. Yesterday.
after the Star went to press, the Committee on
Accounts submitted report, through Mr.. Kun
kel, OF Md, to the effect that Mr. H. has en-
pioyed large number of persons in various
capacities without any legal authority what
ever VI these, some are to receive no stipu-
lated compensation, but are dependent for pay
on the grace and bounty of the House. The
committee charge Mr.. II. with great abuse of
tho confidence reposed IN him, and notwith-
standing that he has been admonished again
| and again, they nllege he persists in acting
against usage and law, and in open defiance of
| the committee He is likewise accused of great
abuses in the folding of having made
false statements to the House as to the number
of persons employed, and frustrating the eco
nomical objects of the committee False re-
turns, 1t is stated, were made on the books,
making the number of documents folded during
the months of February, March, and April,
one hundred and ninety-six thousand more
than the statement of the Superintendent
The committee further aver that charges Of
malpractice Of venal character against Mr.
H., but they do not think proper to report the
declarations of his subordinates. They regard
him unworthy of trust, and either incompetent
to perform his duty, or guilty of a wilful pur-
pose to pervert and abuse the powor wita which
he is invested; AID, therefore recommend his
| dismissal forthwith.
As there is an investigating committee az
pointed to inquire into these charges and re-
port upon Thorn, it is, perhaps, but justice to
Mr.. Hackney that judgment shall be suspended
until their report is made. The testimony be
fore the Committee of Accounts, We under
stand, Is, for tho most part, of an eE parfe
character. 1t is thought the investigating
committee will make their report very soon,
and hence tho recommendation of the Commit
tee Oh Accounts will not probably he acted
! upon unit the House is put in possession Of all
the facts.
NAvAL.-The screw steamship Saladin ar
rived at New York on the 18th instant, from
| Kingston, Jamaica, with sixty-one of the Off
GERS and crew of the U. S. steam-frigate Sus-
qnehanna, who were left sick of yellow fever
at Kingston. Twenty-Five had died at the hos
pltal In Jamaica, as follows j. J Lyme pur-
sers clerk; Ed. Bolles, Peter Simpson, James
Buckley, Austin Sewell, James Stinman Alex
Lamb, Thomas c. Howe, d. McCarty, j. W.
Jones, Patrick Burke, F. Gonzales, and Fran
els Cam, seamen; VIM. Galena, cooper: C.
Balestieri, band master; Jacob Booth, marine
Robert Hodges and Mathew Henry, firemen
James Flynn and Antonio Larcetta boys J.
W HapOn, master 6 mate; and Freeman Luce,
quartcrmaster.
The following are the names Of the officers of
the Susquehanna that arrived in The Saladin
Lieut.. j. c. Howell, Second Assistant Engineer
Alexander Henderson, Third Assistant Engi-
neers Glindy King, John Grier, and NJ. Cush-
man.
The IMPuTATION ON THE Hon. HENRY NJ
RIcE.-The abOrtive attempt of Senator Har-
Ian, on the day before yesterday, to cast
shadow over the fair fame of Senator Rice. of
Minnesota, is rendered moro mendacieus than
we at first supposed it to be, by the fact that
he had actually laying on his desk at the time,
in print the official reply to his resolution of in
quiry concerning the facts he sought to distort so
as to make them plausible foundation for his
CHARGE" which said answer sets forth all the
transactions of Mr.. Rice as the Governments
agent for the sale of the Fort Crawford reser-
walton, in detail, and shows conclusiyely that
he obeyed the instructions under which he
acted, to the letter, and returned to the Gov
eminent every penny of the money which even
Mr.. Harlan alleged he had received
This Mr.. Harlan processes to be q man of
God tat hOmc)-a preacher of the word of life.
Here, as all will comprehend, his business-for
he has brains for nothing above it's, it seems,
to do the dirty things with which the gentlemen
OF the Republican party in Congress will not
soil their fingers of course. His professions of
preacherism arc a convenient cloak, we pre-
sumo, under which he may without risking
the loss OF his ears, essay such baseless and
unJustihable assaults as that on which we are
commenting, upon the personal reputation of
mis- fellow Senators. The way in which the
Senate of the United States kicked it-with
every manifestation Of their contempt for and
Indignation at its poltroonery-out of their
chamber, would have been sufficient punish
ment to any man capable of comprehension:
when he has been guilty of an act such as
would justify gentlemen of seIf-respect in shun-
ming his society as though it were lcprous
Mr.. ROBERT ". LATHAA-This gentleman
reached Washington this morning three days
b'fOre the time when he notified the Willetts
Point investigating committee, through their
chairman, that he would return. He iInmc-
diately reported to the Speaker his presence
| and his readiness to answer any accusation of
contumacy that might be alleged against him
His first knowledge of tho fact that the House
had authorised his arrest by warrant, in the
hands of an assistant sergeant alarms, who
went out West after him, was ut the Relay
House, on his way to Washington. Thus one
Of the very last mares nests is exploded
The WzATHkR.-The following report of tho
| weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about O'Clock a. m !:
| MAY II, 1883.
| New York, N. cloudy
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