The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

| the Secretary, otherwise they cannot be ac-
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The House.
WAsH1neTor, Feb. Mr.; Phillips. Of Kansas.
savings in popular loan, and for Or funding tho
Mr. Baker. of Indiana. rose to what he claim
| cd question OF privilege, and said that q few
former officer of this House brought, to him
sertain written papers, which. II true, involved
o Ills H.use ds hs asksd
them to the attention Of the House. but declined
to do 30. because he did not think 1t right that
| Of bringing charges again.t an officer OF the
House. unless the statements were verified
under oath.
The gentleman went away and he supposed
| th o question was dropped, but he returned af-
ter few days with certain sworn statements
the attention of the House He ' again M refused
| to do 30 until he had aseertained that the per-
| sons making the allegations were men who
| fact, he felt that h. would be false to his ideas
ot duty II he declined to present the charges.
After having these aili layits read he woud tol.
Of the House. Mr.. Polk. ~ " w
ton should be read first and then let a commit-
tee. Investigate Ex parfe staements should
not go to the country. for their tendency was to
create an impression In advance.
Mr.. Baker, OF Indiana. said he had reluctantly
brought tha & subject here AND Justice to himself
that the country might understand that he had
not made charges without just and proper
cause; II Mr.: POLK can prove the charges IN;
true. his yindieation Will DO the more clear and
The Speaker suggested that the gentleman
hrs offer his resolution.
that it was alleged that John W. Polk. Door.
keeper Of the House. had on the rolls sixty.
by law that men who were employed were not
on the roll. and that Mr.. Polk compelled certain
| employees to pay portion Of their salaries to
other employees Us bonus for their retention !;
that the said Polk had an interest in aim and
bills now pending and to be introduced in Con
on Rn'es TO inquire. and report at any time, If
said Doorkeeper had been guilty of the charges
as alleged, and also to inquire whether the Office
of Doorkeeper should not be abolished.
| Mr. Baker tben sent up certain affidavits.
The first affidavit, signed by Ingrabam Car
Peace. charges that Mr.. Polk told him tCaryelD
that, II he would resign the office he held under
.he nhke he 81 should n hay
Legislation in the matter Of the Pennsylyania
Avenue contract; and, that the aifiant told Mr.;
that he was not DISPOSED to give up his PLACE.
Mr. Polk explained that he could put at1lant
on as lab9rer IL and t that t. he ,o could employ
~
Affiant says that after further conference he
could not see how he could get $1,000 year out
orpe4 h@ when hs Polk ad he Woad Ts re
| quire two other employees to pay him $500 u year
each put Of their salaries. Afflant suggested!
he would compel them to pay monthly in ad-
vance, Mr.. Polk added further that he would
99hle np which he explained o BE- putting 4
indorse the action. Mr. POLK replied he had 2 :
come up to his wants. He and Mr.. Donovan
from the Committee on Accounts.
further discussion the resolution was referred
to the Committee on CIVIL Service Reform.
M wSio Of mgea Be tn tes
from the record. He did this in the interest OF
fair play, because he did not think any one
shpnad ba ; be pr;e,ndieed by such @ pnoucatiion M
clared the motion carried.
Mr.. Baker, who had been into the cloak-roOm,
done. protested against it. He denied the right
of the House to apply the gag. or to suppress.
or to expunge any language which was not OBJ;
Mr.. Sparks. OF Illinois, inquired whether the
documents read were the gentleman's senti-
Of his speech.
Mr.. Sparks said: do you indorse them ?"
Mr.. Baker said he was not obliged to answer
that question. He had incorporated the affi-
davits in his remarks. and whether he indors ed
them or not was irrelevant. The majority could
not mutilate the record or expunge his speech.
He was responsible to his constituents and to
his God. and he wanted his speech to go as he
made it.
The Speaker said he doubted whether the gen.
tleman's speech could be minated without his
consent. but as the motion to eliminate me
from his side of The House and no objection was
made he supposed that consent was granted.
Mr.. Baker explained that he had left his seat
for q moment.
Mr.. Garfield. Mr.. Stephens and others concur
red In the view that the remarks could not be
eliminated.
Mr.. Cox. of New York. said the gentlemen
need not fear the aflidavits would not be rad,
for the gentlemen In the reporters gallery had
already sent them over the country.
The House then, under the Speakers ruling
considered Its action.
On motion Of Mr.. Bright. Of Tennessee, the
House went into committee Of the whole on the
y Mr.. y Yeates. Of North Carolina, in the chair.
The following bills we're passed upon favora-
bly, and ordered to be reported to the House:
!, bill granting pensions to Dwight A. Barrett
Crawford, Bridget T. Hopper, BENZ. G Webster.
Elizabeth y. Stone and Reuben ]. thenning:
q SO. for the relief of William s. Snyder. OF
liliRots, and James j. Warfng. OF Savannah.
executors OF the estate of John s. d. Her: alse
for the relief OF the Old Dominion Steamship
Company; $50. n bill authorizing the issue Ut
land patents to the Brothertown Indians OF
Wisconsin.
The committee then rose and the bills were
reported the House: but the latter, without
conflr ing the action of the committee, at 4.30
d. ~. adjourned until Monday.