Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
NASHVILLE, TENN TUESDAY, APRIL IA, 1874.

Office Committee making certain charges,
and was requested by the committee to sub
nit his charges in writing and to sum
theiii up. He had come at different times,
and afterwards when there was no quorum
present, and kilograms were sent TO Gala
fornia stating that LutterelI was endeavor-
ing to get up this investigation but could
not get it, a statement which was wholly
false.
Mr.. Lutterell-No, sir, it was true. My
colleague is very sensitive. Istated to him
and stated to that committee that serious
charges had been preferred in regard to
certain POstoffice transactions; that was
not disposed to irfplieate the Postmaster
General, but there had been post0ffice
ring formed Which was defrauding the gov
ernment and had defrauded it to the
amount of
l afterwards went before the committee as
agreed to, but my colleague did not appear,
and there was no quorum. make these
charges on the authority Of the very best
men in my State, Republicans who would
be ashamed of the action Of their repEesen-
tatives here to-day. / do not come here
with Leland Stanford's collar around my
neck, labelled "a tool Of monopoly" come
as representative of the working men.
Here there were loud calls for the ques-
tion and the regular order, while Messrs.
Page and Lutterell were gesticulating at
the same time and each endeayoring to
make himself heard. There was hardly a
member in the House occupying seat.
All were standing up in the aisle fronting
the speakers chair, and the
Eelse and Confusion
prevented any thing being said or done in
order. At length the speaker managed to
have order restored by requiring all mem
bers to resume their seats.
Mr.. Tyner. a member OF the PostOffee
Committee in the last and the present
Congress, explained that all the charges
contained in S,one's preamble had been be-
fore the committee OF the last Congress
and had been fully investigated, and while
the result showed that the department hal
been
vIetiu1ized
By a system known as straw bids, no Off
cal connected with the department had
been at all implicated.
Mr.. Randall, also a member of the Post
Office Committee in the last and present
Congress differed somewhat from Tyner'S
conclusions as TO the result Of the inyesti-
CATION of the last Congress.
Mr.. Page returned 10 the charge and Tread
a dispatch published in the Sacramento
Union, which be said was iEstigated by his
colleague (Mr. Lutterell), and which made
statements that were not true His col
league had been required by the committee
to submit bis charges in writing and to
sign them, and he had refused to sign
them.
An Open Confession.
Mr.. Lutterell to Mr.. Page-Are you not
a contractor yourself?
Mr.. Page-Yes, sir, / am, and have a
right to be. (Sneers and laughter on the
Democratic side.) Whenever my collegue
wants TO discuss my right to be a contrac-
tor, viii Go it with him before the House.
Mr.. Lutterell-Not at all, nor do / want
to discuss the course which my colleague
pursues either. Il is perfectly natural.
After further eOlloquy and manifestation
of very excited feeling on both sides Of the
House, it was understood that the resolu-
tiOn was referred TO the Postoffice Commit
tee, and the House adjourned.