, 1876-08-26


EeTr Ta, a%'s"sFl9i s1'e House wa.
nor FORTUNATE IN TIE CHARACTER or IT'S Ar. |
poiSrEEs
has been well known, but ur!ef summary Of
few INSTANCES ts worth attention. Thu Clerk,
Mr.. Adatns, has been under Investigation, nnl
Of the clIasEes 81 c1rsuptin Inns l'ecn sa.laIttcI,
before il resolution Of inqairy Whether X.la'"s
has not labored to oppasn Tie Legislation Of the
I[ousa relative to the reduction Of his own sal
ary. THIS he adults, In uwny, hut the Gun-
such action. Dta fault consisted chiefly III try
Ing to secure assisancc IN this aitair from tllr
Republican side of the House. While Adams
himself cacapcs any condemnation. the ap-
puntcts under hin Lave been less fortunate.
Tie veteran Journal Clerk, John n. Barclay,
who lad held the pusiton inr thirty years, a,d
was still most valuable officer, was forced to
resign, and Ills assIstant, !; W. CLAYTON, was
shire, was appointed to ,puceecd slr. Barclay,
and proved to bc not only Incapable hut tlfs-
honest. Ilc was caught using Ills position to
secure business us ca!'n agent tu anticipation
bouutics, mil llc WIS NO doubt rouMilng upt'n
niIing tile passage Of the bin by using tI,r III.
iiuenGe Ut lila oilice. IIG w;ls investigated,
ttreatcned with dismissal, ah1 resigurtl In dis
The successor Of Clinton Lloyd as cldef
Clerk In tile oirc Of The Clerk of i!lc House Is
Green Adams, the uncle Of the Clerk Adalus-
4 CASk QE EEpOTi4M REF FEKeEDs
Green Albums was formerly Auditor uf tile
Treasury for the Post-OtIlee Department.
Willie III that position the Cllef Clerlt, shnr-
rcsts, sold waste paper to thc value II ST. '3t1d,
f2,5i7.5a, Neither sharrctts nor A.latns ever
accounted Tor the money till both were out ot
office. When the facts Hcre partially discovered
through the man wllo bought tho paper, slsar-
Green Adams receipts for the reminder to the
amount stated above. AlalDs lna kcs n long
statement, which Is In effect tlat lie was In
formed by shasrctts that this money
because se 1sSa src ras ksp no @% @% o ts 1ia xnt'ft t
could he received in the Treasury Department,
and Sllarretts said, "lf you pay It to my per-
sou, pay It to ynur successor " otllec." But
paid over ecxcpt by ono Auditor. Adams lad
intended to puy thc nluI'ey over to Ills h1lG-
cessor, but went home tjcfore his successor WIS
appointed. These facts appear In the p,lblis
fs either mt q very ilonest nun or not very
competent ol'lccr. Adnns IL also an cx-mc1n-
Der Ut tho House.
The engineer, Ellison, is
UNDER INVESTIGATION on VARIOUS CHARGES,
and no report has Eccn made. 1t would require
more space to set forth the nature OF the ctarges
affecting Ills character Than Is warranted by the
Importance of Ills position. Tic GREATEST trouble
originally recommended Ellison, Withdrew hls
Recommendation Oil discovering by Inquiries ol
Ills own that Ellison did not know there wns a,lv
difference between a l,ic1..nressuru aud low
urrssurc cnuine, and could not explain what he
would 10 ii lie found the water In the boiler had
beruInc too low, lie was attrrwar.l nut through
n competitive examination, MIL ch'nc out at the
heal, and WIS appointed. 1t is commonly Sup
poscJ that he was .cran,ncd :" for the upr;.-
stuu, aul knew what questions to cxpert That
he was tnco1ppctcut was shown hy tile condition
Of tllcalr In tic lIolse, Which nrve- VIE 80 bud
before, though the machinery remains u,-
changed. The result OF the Investigation is ull-
ktm,wn
n,. A., yn,tl =, a.. 11,,..
T.: y. f!Att, tllc 4.!b'as1Ah u LIE tioHse, u
writer h1Mi sclIDIAr ul hDille re!ebrts, was SUI
cceled by john D. Young, Il Democratic ex-
member tIf Congress,
lain II. Clark. jr,. 4 Union soldier, supcrtu-
teulIput If fr ,ltntrc,lt .ru,,1t, WIS s,rutr,let
i,v kfHrr,., H",.,ns ~, vfnnfc,irrufc u,uI nnn,
~ 1917 w ."'. ~ t ..n" 10 ~ ~ fI. u @' ~ ~
oerate t3-Hltslhc1 ~ NunGsehs. .,,,
Inc Committees EaFe y la[Ier A!aat o1 clefNs
than ever Werr employed aefurt illcS are SLIP
posed to b. made necessary by the NUMEROUS
Investigations, Many clerks to committees are
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