The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
DISMISSAL REC0MM EN- NDED.
TIE DOORKEEPER OF TIE house
UNDER OFFICTiL FIRE.
The Foolish Letter Fiizbuah Wrote to n
Tcxns Friend, and the Trouble IL has
brought The Pay OF Postmnsters.

Tcxns Friend, and the Trouble Il has
Brought The Pay OF Postmn-ters.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-In the House. on
motion Of Mr. Knott Dem. KyJ the Judiciary
Committee was discharged ton account OF tho
press Of business) from the further considera-
ton Of the charges OF one Albert Grant against
Judge Wylie Of the District of Columbia.
MIR. Luttrell Dem, Cal) introduced a Joint
resolution authorizing the appointment Of com
missioners to ascertain upon what terms a mu-
tually beneficial treaty Of commerce with Mexi-
co Gun be arranged.
MIR. Durham (Dem Ky.) rising to a personal
explanation, sent to the Clerks desk and had
read IN extract from un article In the Louisville
Cou'ferJourndl In reference 20 the charges
against Mr.. Fitzhueh, the Doorkceper Of the
House. rejecting on MIR. Durham for not having
called ihe attention ofthe Houee to FitzhuRhs
character Stating that he was cognizant Of the
truth of the accusation against Fizhugb). lie
said that MIR FtzhuTh had hcen indicted for The
offences charged, and had been tried and ac-
quilted OF each OF them. lie had not reached
Washington until after the caucus at which Mr.
Fl zhuch had teen nominated otherwise he
would have communicated to those who were
pressing his nomination the fact that he knew
about bin, he having acted as one OF Fl zhugh's
counsel In Kentucky.
MIR. White Rep., Ky) then, as a question OF
privilege. sent to the Clerks desk the paper con-
tanning the full history OF the charges made
against Fitzhurh, showing him to have been in
dicted and tried In Kentucky for arson con-
spiracy. larceny and perjury. Various efforts
were made g. have stop put to tbs reading %
the article. when was very long. but Mr.. White
insisl ed ON his night to have 1t read, and the
speaker iro tenn. (Mr. Cox maintained that
right.
READING THE FAMOUS LITTER.
Hc also had read letter from Fi,zhueh to a
friend IN Texss, giving a ludicrous account OF
his experience Ia Doorkecper uf she pressure
on him for appointments, and Of some Of the
adyantiges and deiisnts OF Office.
Snine Of the exptcssiors IN the letter. pariiru-
larry those descriotve OF his popularity with
member. and Of his Intended exc rsion to
Texis with party he 4ded ~ 5. 5. Cox, were re-
crived with r"ars Of laughter.
MIR. white. therefore. offered a resolution in
struc'ng the Conn ittec on Rules to inquire
into the charges against Fitzhueh, and also a.
to the proir.ety Of bolishing the cflce Of Door
kee9er and imposing its duties ON tie Ser-cant-
at. Arms
MIR. Reagan Dem, TexaN said that - a resolu-
iion had been offered to dismiss Htznurh for
his foolish and imiudeDt letter, that would have
Teen the mos, upntupritte manner Of disppsinc
Of the question, bat thar unaer the criminal
Ue implied admission OF their Truth which he
denied. he charges were very grave. lfthcy
were true, II was unfortunate for the House,
but II not true. tie was entitled to yinuicatiOn.
lie had known Fitzhu-h more or less fora great
many ye' rs-nOt tntimately--and he never tad
heerd OF these charges till within the last few
weehs. Il he had known Of them, however
mltu ne might nave DcliCfeJ IN t4tHhu- u 8 IN
nocence, nerher he nor his colleagues would
have consented to hls nomination or election.
As tDo matter stood while .e de.ired FitzhnRL
vas offensive to the Gisnty Of the House, 10
trusted there would bc athorouch investigation
OF Tho charges.
PROPOSING TO DISMISS HIN.
MIR. Glover Dem., MOI said he had n resolu-
tion nreuared some DAYS ago. which lie desired
to offer as substitute for Mr.. Whites:
Resoiped That It 10 the sense OF the House that L. H.
d 1nsSs p9 sr9psr 1 70 noa tae hSeorso
Repre- e,enil,ves aid tna the I'D fitzi,sh IS Door
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~ white accept that as n substitute.
Mr.. Hour remarked that the resolution should
expressly So forth tne reason for II, and be sue;
the fooli letter wntten by litZhugh. and witn-
out reference TO otner charges made against nim
formed.
Mr. Glover accepted the SUGGESTION. and modi-
fed his resolution &C oTd.ugy. lie said he had
no doutt INDEPENDENTLY of the chhTges) tnat
FItZhuGh WAS unlt 1or the position. lie did not
want the committees Of the Hou.e 20 be sSend
Ing their time IN Investigations If the chtrActer
Of men WHO Iad Imposed themselves on the
House
and the resolution was referred 10 tue COmnit-
tee ON Rules.
The House then. at g o'clock p NJ. went into
CommIttee Of tho Whole Chr, SPRINGER Of IL
nos IA the cnaii) ON the Post ONCE Appropria-
tion bill.
Inc section as to the compensation OF Post
masters having been reached. Nj. Cnittenden
Qrd.. N. " moved TO amend the section oy
leaving the salary OF the POstm lster AT New
York at $500, as 1t Is at present, instead oil
duciug II 60 $500.
Ar. O'Neill liiep., PaJ ofTered an smendn ent
Gxing the salar, Of tue Postmaster at Pnil.-
deiphia a, s1,cU, Instead OF $1,000 as proposed
NJ Clark Dem. MOI moved 20 strike out the
pToviso Ixing the maximum salaries OF ali post-
masters, other than al New York Al S4,UO.
Inese ainenu uinents gavo rise TO long discus
sion, during the course Of which Mr. HOLMAN
Dem, lno.) inveighed against the policy Of pay
ing laIge CnicIa shlarie-, nj contrnsted the
salsries of uostmasters with those OF judicial
otiicers In the state Of Indiana.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr. Hale Rep.. Me.) took the other side OF the
qucs'ion, ana declared that official salaries AT
tho beginning OF this century VI cod Office
h luers ia comparison win the general business
q tue country, Ia an Infinitely higuer position
than they ate u day.
He was sustained in his views by Mr.. Hoar
Q,ep., Mass.) who gave some Illustratious Il tne
small prOiss ssiOnal 4 rnlngs oI eminent lawyers
Of EJstOn in the early pift Of this century. In
view of the facts ST itcd by MIN, he dii not
tuiuk. when compared with the earnings uf law
yeis la the great con mefclh ciuei -uay, that
there nad been any degradation Of public virtue
by an undue i"crea-e Of oilicia salaries.
MIR. Hewitt OF New lOIh declared tnat n salary
Of $500 for the Postmaster nt New ! 1Ik WAS
small Tor an oiice requiring such ability. hdonty,
character, and general capacity, ana tnat u
would he u blunder OF the grussest Kind To do
unysnlng th-t would cause the resignation OF
the present lncumben OF tnat ONCE.
In "A uIalosue between Me,sis. Randall and
O'Neill touching the trcyOus taxation OF the
people Of Pennsyly y.nit, Mr.. Rinuhll asserted
that II the State Treasury was Investigated many
tnr officials OF the state would he in the peni-
| tentiary, To which Ar. ONeil retorted that the
State lie sury had been investigated. and th Z
the Republican party hed reduced the debt i'm
| trntiOn from Si0,UOJ,OUO to $2JOUl,00
There beinR no quorum resent when the vote
was reached the comulittee arose, and the House
adjourned.