The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-02

New Yorks claims one hairs breadth from tne
inc Of duty. you state that which you Know !"
Mr. Conger~i thought the gentleman ought TO
move In the same direction In regard 70 other
public buildings; that would BIO In the line OF
Mr.. Randail-when they come UP for action Y
will oc time enough to Judge. have reported
uelphia; but have doubt that throughout
the whole land there has been an utter disreRard
OF law in connection with the expenditure OF
the public money, and the evidence given has
struck even in high Dlaces.
Mr.. Pratt (fep., Iowa., member OF the Com
mitteo on Public Buildings, which had investi-
gated the New York Post ONCE, explained how
the deficiency had arisen, and eIcupated Mr.
Potter, the Supervising Architect OF the Treas
ury. from blame, saying 1t was the fault OF the
system which no had Inherited from his predo-
MIR. Randall-And this gentleman. whom you
(Mr. Pratt) 50 highly commend (Mr. Potter, has
Incidence that his predecessor Is to be called to
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Neil doubt whether the
gentemsn from Pennsylvania Is borne out In
that statement.
MIR, Randall see It so stated this morning In
the Republican newspapers.
Mr.. ilaie-NOw and then there are Items OF
news In Republican newspapers that are not cor
Mr.. Raudall-Perhaps the gentleman will tell
us what the fact IL. Has Mr.. Potter been invited
to resign. or has he resigned, or is he going to
MIR. iIale-It is not for me to say. I only say
that | doubt whether tho gentleman's statement
MIR. Rardali,f did not mean to say exactly
| that this was because MIR. Potter had done his
duty In this respect, but when the gentleman
| from Iowa (Mr. Pr.tt) was commencing MIN, II
occurred to my mind that he ought to DO re-
| tanned In his posltion and that the man whose
errors he was correcting ought not to be rein
stated.
Sir. Hale-I suppose that he has resigned Of
! his own notion and that there is nothing In
volving censuro IN his going out Of once.
Sir. Handall-l understand how people get out
| OF ONCE. How Dristow got out. ana wilson got
| out, and Y.ryan aud Dyer, aud Henderson.
got out.
Mr.. Hsle-Now and then men actually 10 re-
| sgn OF their own motion.
Mr.. ksndall-lhere Is proverb that few
| oficeh olders die and none resign"
After this discussion the bill was passed.
Mr.. Buckner Dem, MOI, Chairman OF the
| Committee Oh the District Of Columbia, reported
"a resolution instructing the Clerk OF the House
| to certify to the Attorney General and to tho
| Grand Jury ofthe District of Columbia the tes-
| ttmony taken before that committee, with a
| view to having civil and criminal proceedings
| taken against persons shown to have violated
the law. or to have obtained money Illegally.
| Adopted.
Tue House then. at $3.50. went into Committee
Of the Whole (Mr. Cymer In the chair to take
up the bill reported by the Committee on In
vslid Pensions for the paymeu Of arrearsses Of
| pehslous. King them date from tho time of
tue pensioners ceath or disability. IL was ne
cessary, however, under the rules to have each
| OF the bills standing before II laid aside by a
| party vote, and ss MIR. U'Brien dem, NOD and
| Others sought to interpose all parliamentary ob-
| stscies TO the consideration of the bill, which
| WOULD take many millions out OF the Treasury,
the process Of getting at IL proved TO DO loo te-
dious. and had finally to be abandoned.
| Inc Committee rose. after which obituary
speeches ON the recent death of Ar. Parsons OF
| keDtucky were delivered by Messrs. Jones and
Boone OF Kentucky. and Mr.. lawrence Of Ohio
| and the House then adjourned.