New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-03

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also find that the Of many persons have been
put that roll who had no claims on the Government
for services rendered under my authority 20 which
testifed before the committee. disposed call
into question the judgment Of the committee, It's
acts when rights OF individuals are invaded but 10
this roll do enter my protest Aside from the injustice
done me, there have been made unjust determinations
against several persons: for instance. Harry A. Chester
"a on the roll FOR S57S 55, Michael sullivan for SOP So
is awarded SIS 10 All OF the above sworn in as
messengers for the extra session all were removed bJ
me the Both November. aud after that time
tanned by the committees 10 which they had been
signed, for which wasn 10 way responsible All ddpre-
csey the work, under the same circumstances and
IoI d iy bs services from he Stb 10 The 30tb SovT
ber-say $40 and the he not paid for that
time on my roll was that ne had been assigned 10 the
District Commit at the written rcqnest OF the speaker
who stated the District had no messenger and desired
Mr.. sullivan assigned 10 that position. Mr. Reed Is
Governor Tbrockmortons friend and appontce. Mr..
Fellows il Colonel Hatchef's relative and appOintce
Messrs Fuller and Chester the Speakers friends and
appointecs Besides the above there other dscrm.
nations as the cases OF Bradford Whitley and W =
Hancock pages II either is entitled to pay they have
the same rights Yet Bradford Whitley IL allowed SIIJ
Every member who was present will remember that
made no claim on the committee. On the contrary /
had submitted, through General Cook written state
meut which contained the list of those employees
whom had paid FUN salaries out OF my own pocket and
also list Of those persons 10 whom bound for bal
due them. subsequently, IN person, stated 90 the
committee, In your presence, that had requests 10
make, but merely wished 10 know what action was pro-
posed that II was my intention to bring my matters
before the House by resolution II the committee aid not
proper 10 act in the premises. even told the
mittee ] made no claim for my son, a minor ! am
aware you are not "A member OF the subcommittee
and have probably given these claims 10
are member of the whole committee and
were conspicuous IN prosecuting me aud having
owed from Office for maKlngalppontmens not
thonZed by law dcnOunclug me bitterly on the floor OF
the House In support Of your report and resolutions and
now your committee Of which you are the most promi
nent member sanctions approves In other officers
what you condemned In me- aud, through your chair
man, certesto claims just winch have legal fOuu-
datOn and pays them against my protest thereby seek
lug Justify your course towards by nCapug
shoulders the responsibility. On the day when Mr..
James introduced resolution that all claims for ser
vices under should be referred TO the Committee on
Reform in the Civil Service, the following debate
Mr. Eder" The best way 10 prevent It Will be to turn
out IRON office everybody who is not legally In It,"
Mr.. HanisOn-"We have done that, and will do It
This wassthe pledge made the House by your chair
man, speaking Tor his committee. Now l want 10 IN
qure Why was II necessary to provide In the Su.dry
Civil bill for the pay Of the following extra employees
not authorized by resolution from the time OF my re-
mOya up 70 the day OF the adjournment OF the passed
session 20 wit: Michael sullivan, Harry A. Chester
Isaac X. Hill, NJ NJ. Herr, Frank Augegcr, Charles W.
FOuntane. None Of the above ever employed by
me after the LIST Of December, and only Sullivan and
Chester before. You can make bot reply and that
Is that other officers OF the House had the right to do
what WAS condemned and removed for dong. sucE il
the Civil Service Reform Of the House OF Representa-
IprOtest against the iniquity Of the roll submitted to
the Clerk 10 pay 1t is unjust illegal and partial
According to every principle Of justice aud decency
should have been called upon TO testify the Justice
OF any one OF the claims allowed 10 these pretended
pOyes under me. 1 was examined only 10 a few of
the Claims and the committee have in those cases dis-
regarded my testimony and made up roll not In con
fOrmity TO the act / quote from your speech In The
Congressional Record OF April 4: 1.-THE Jaw provides
that men shall be properly employed. 1t fixes their
number. IL provides that he who makes q
false roll sball DO regarded guilty OF en-
beZzlement and punished by imprisonment We have
in Section 543S OF the Revised Statutes the provision
that Every person who makes, 10 be made or
presents causes 70 be presented for payment or APP
prevail, any claim upon or against the Government
knowing such claim 10 be false, fictitious fraudulent
shall be held guilty Of fraud upon the Government and
shall be imprisoned at hard labor, etc." Now sir
never made fictitious roll, any roll that was nor
approved by the Committee on Accounts, or other
proper auhorityi but your COMMITTEE, fortunate In
bavng no restraints to their will, have made unfair
aud unjust roll for the payment OF persons who per-
formed no service. Your committee have allowed per-
sons pay who had been previously paid for their
vices Your committee have allowed TO dollars and
TO others cents for the Same time and service
and your committee have allowed claims upon
insufficient testimony and against the records and my
protest. and as members OF Congress have violated the
law you quoted in your speech against me, which law
OF any other, was not violated by me.
In that same speech you remarked: 90 find in
the Testimony that any member asked TO have an unaw-
1ul appointment made. That Is probably true. L aid
not Consider necessary TO establish the fact then
inow assert t1at was urged by the whole Democratic
delegation Qi Pennsyvana 10 make four appoint
nents for that State, with the understanding that the
House would increase the DOoTkeepers force 10 cover
them. Let the gentlemen deny II II they eau.
Moreover, one OF your committee, who sat In
Judgment on me, Mr. Carkson N. Potter, opposed