Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-23
FORIT-FoURTH CONE. sEss.
uosfng Proceedings Yester. tas.

HOUSE--After our report closet
me report OF the Committee on Rules O.
cHARGEs AGAINST DooRKErPEH PITY
HUGH
Wss read The committee say that as the
Wpoie matter was referred 20 them thew
LOOK up the questions affecting general
character. The committee perTntt:et tha
accused 70 produce all the evidence and pa.
i. AS 10 the charge OF blackmailins a fed
eral officer In Texas, that was Cfisproyen
and the party who made the charge was not
worthy OF credeDce. Governor Davis, who
is opposed TO Mr.. FitZbugh In politics, testi-
nts TO his unimpeachable character while In
?. AS to the charge of larceny and arson in
Kentucky, the committee took the state
mept OF Judge Durham. who was counsel
for Fitzhugh on his trial, and Judge Dur
ham says II he had been on the Jury he
would have been compelled 10 scouiI- The
committee had no evidence 10 show that the
verdict was not right.
3. AS TO the letter written in December
last 10 friend in Texas, the committee In
CURED whether the letter showed that Fitz-
hugh was man OF such discretion and sense
as TO be intrusted with the responsible
duties devolving upon him as doorkeeper
As TO the manner In which the letter was
made public the committee had nothing 10
do. They give him the fun benefit OF the
fact that he would not appoint 10 Office the
man who held the letter over him in terror
Toe committee then show the responsibility
II The Doorkeeper's position, aud say that
balanced mind as 10 properly execute his
grave responsibilities. The letter is foolish
and gives evidence of an unevenly- bal sncad
MIND, while the appointment OF his son IN a
high position shows q violation OF the rules
OF the civil service There is enough IN the
letter 10 show him unit for his office, and
the COMMITTEES recommend the adoption OF
two resolutions:
First. That the Office OF Doorkeeper be VA
Gated by the present Incumbent.
second. That the duties OF Doorkeeper be
rQrtl x- q.
Arms.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion OF MI; Blount, the House went
Into Committee OF the Whole ON
THE NAVAL AUTHORIZATION BILL
Mr.. Clymer in the chair.
Mr.. Whitthorne offered as an amendment
the Dill heretofore reported from the Com
miitee on Naval fairs reducing the pay OF
naval officers and shutting out promotion.
Messrs, Hale (Me.), Mills (Tex.), Randall
Mr.. Banning said all the tax payers of the
country, including the people OF Maine de-
manded the reductions.
Mr.. Hale, referring to Mr.. Bannings re-
marks that the taxpayers of the country all
demanded reductions, said the gentleman
had certainly not read the resolutions adopt
ed at the late democratic convention In Gin
clnnatl. he found that resolution in the
majority report thanked the democratic ma
jority in the House for their efforts at econo.
my. The minority report did not allude 10
the matter at all, and the minority report
was adopted, so that the convention not only
did not commend this insane run after econ
omy, but by indirection snubbed the action
of the democratic majority.
Mr.. Banning-Whichr report would Won in
dorse-the minority or the ma jorIty?
MIR. Hale.-I have never yet seen either a
majority or a minority report of a demo-
cIatlc convention that would indorse. Ap-
plause on the republican side
After further discussion, Mr.. Whitthorne's
amendment was modified, and then the
whole amendment was rejected, so that the
pay remains as at present liked by law.
when the clause In relation TO navy yards
was reached,
Mr.. Lewis (Ala.) offered as an amendment
the bill lately reported from the Naval Com
mittee retaining the yards at Brooklyn, Kit
terry, Charlestown and Norfolk for general
purposes; retaining Mare Island aud Peusa-
cola as naval rendezvous; the yard at WASH
lngton for manufacturing purposes, and au
thorizing the recession of League Island ana
New London.
Mr.. Kelley (Pa) made the point OF order
that this was not In order, as IL changed ex-
listing laws and was not in the direction of
economy and retrenchment. Instead or econ
omy IL would be gross extravaganza TO sell
League Island.
Mr.. Lewis (Ala-) argued that II was in the
direction OF economy, as 1t saved the ex-
peDditure OF millions of dollars.
The Chair decided the point OF order not
well taken.
Pending consideration the committee rose,
and the House, at p. m, adjourned.