The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-09

fully exposed Congress adjourned on the
ION OF December for the holiday recess; The
legal pages on duty wore entitled To pay during
that. recess. Instead of paving them. Polk
doubled the roll and appropriated the money to
though no service could be rendered during the
recess. Let Polk speak for himself:
John W. Polk sworn and examined:
Nv MIR Cox . Did YOU employ the 10th Of
until the 3st OF December ncus,s. the twenty eight
smpo,sd' k"X, ~ iS,iSoC '''' '''''''' wv"
Q-fhcn. Tar A. the form Of the record Is con
ccrn,d, nat is dcati~' roN. "an@' Ale '''' i'p-
Some Of these pages. like number Of mos
scngcrs. lHhOrers. and other employees received
no pay. although SPECIAL provision was nndc
Tor cAlrqs totleomounl Of s3.siOupon list fur
nishcd 10y Polk. md alleged to rovcr every out
standing claim. That LET created Offices, wholly
unknown To the law or to any experience Of
the House for the benefit Of the Ring Of which
Polk WIS the ccutru figure. Among others n
superintendent Il passcs, at n salary Of 81 500
a year. for q. c. Wcddcnurn as Polk test frs
made Nv MIR. Franklin of Missouri. and Mr.
Casey Young Of Tennessee who managed his
canvass.
POLK Az GENERAL LOBBYIST.
Tho charge Of lobbying remains to be consid-
cred. and Polk is entitled To the benefit of his
own testimony. ~ an answer to his accuscrs.
Tho most important points are ny follows:
John w. Polk recalled and further examined:
BY NJ Morgag-' Over YOU. at ihe 4r., ,;s
silver IN nm, measures ncnd.ng before Congress- A
Mr. Hanna t'ok c"un-cI objected to the question Ms
and neyond the scope the inquiry which the
Mr. N"rsen. ne ch9rsc !. made ga, Col rok Is In
in s,uc measure connected with pn,ing company As
.nins 70 show whether that Is true or false, propose
ur,sld. aud tnnk that i proper ~ going To show
show hat he wa n,crs .cd at ths umc thai that mat
ter has never been cucd, hut sun open' that he has
that h, mn., Re imtcrc.'.sd I, day ,..,-..,....
lions Which be desired 70 r9t To- the wi'ncss A. follows
Di Nou receive uurin- tg last Congress any money rom
,o state from wh,m. how much, and What il was for
ronicr Tor any money - received or promi-rdi Have
you escr been pAd thosr clrmsf Have you ever dis
igcd ofWcmi wncr' are they now
Ine committee. by vote decided that Mr. Morgan
BY VI or.nn-Q We're YOU interested in any meas
ur- pvnlns before the fortytourih Congress A -To
in any moa urc PENDING before tie forty ourth Con.
grrs A-Not cNac'y as an ascn' sr ,....,. go,
thir inercs before Consrcss' In other words were
son employed q. lobhSi, Tor ANY paNns company a
| Never As lobbyist Twas employed As a counsel an
Q-You were cmplo, ed as counsel and adviser for a
la'ig compan,i A-i,> 'D. Jo The Noa,has' Re ~
9-rney had measures th,n rcn1ine in conercs', .
.nr ~, ,, ,'ro,,.1,i M ts nIl i,i,, lie
Committee Tor the District columbia aud get an appro-
piAu"n to pave fg"nN i."na a'enu:
o-were you employed to DO sol, An, s!r. | yas
| cmro,cd asa counsellor 10 advise them aut used TO
direct them as town = thought would be the proper
cuurse Tor them tu fur.nc.
Q-Are ,oua Liwi,rby profession A.-No, .D. MOI a
! asfccd to renter VA, ccinran, N-Wcll. ~ ga
Supposed know mat might %" able to- serve them
nv nv INDICTMENT aud influence o course tina, would be
. What lid they require vou IN dof A--w.u io HELM
th,n 10 X Al e. IN. hi o. course ne - l.,e 20 a,s MT
f.itf r~ n, aHa,al hat ra, ns,,sng 'ilsp It
/ fref I'd. Usts
q -Iufucuce over whom' A-Gcncraly any no
| one ia tnrucultr
y -Iufuencc over that committee over
! h, committee A-Nu sr. no. exactly that Wv Part
was TO ah an ~, nn,nt W. aver g" WY H,.d &. a'
nts afi had ,i,il a fn, i,ti p, r, ~, wst
70 "pm l1u maxi. an arrunr M h,iore The COMMITTEE
| tor she u street oi cDlumhinf Al never did
! pa NUu eco auN menter" Tie e., 1mN'o nhont ~
never lil Any il- V NJ W. , ~ '
w., ,1 i,.t,t t,"'ut,t,' tr'l, N,..,,ir,i ,i.n
Amid Mr. Maj "a ,ln1 " hn r,f ', -'f,tet lie \, ui.
cniai Comrln, to Judlc Rockucr think, aud request
ed at he mi lat hc lcrind o. go le tc The commit, 9
made ~ SANE irg9.,i a. iaN.' %, ',. N',rl ,o,o
SnMpas %. No, i,'n! @' nuN us %, Cr s,
| company YOU m, an
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