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

ect their members to vote against Il We'll said he
at nai % ,s gst, ps s"t' s" " "ng s|g,s
' s no. no." s,,; Both he and pSes ,
icN o'bi r' a'.hny ''"yh toaqe~ and I-1tiuo'y tom
Tho Payne named Ivy Dufry Is n special friend
az senators Gordon and Lamar and when he
was called uron 10 tc-ify As 10 this corrupt bar
answer until tho chairman exposed his tortu-
Gus efforts go protect Polk. Finally he was cor
ncrcd. ana sworc thus.
j. G.. PAYNE tcsiliicd
r GP Ss S s %oT " SC cul nSye r' VIZ r0
. l'n YOU know That NJ Bacon had paid back some
AM lAi y q the .ame tune to-cihcr.
money that was to 20 Mr. Dunyi A-wen. presumed
what riaht had YOU to suppose that he was paying
nniN any MGR ii1n Any other man N-R.cau,c II
s slJ''' "F"' p"n' was !" n'''"poy at salary Of
The other victim was less rcticcni. though
cautious. about treading on Polks toes. He
dis Tossed Ia others in these words
Ii. \. Bacon sworn and cXamined
ny Mr coN-o We wish yog to state tic act; with re-
we H. T bn IA s i,m to M paa ns ,SS ns
to ro ehaie. 10 Mr. puny fernaS. ouaht to state i
IN my own way and make nm cNliuauon was occupy
IN the pcsiilen ol ASSISTANT experimentation rom Tie
Mat position ! believe 1T The commencement OF Nus
sS Si he Ns s had as S' All " s"r SSa "nSs
PIN made some sars'ac'ory arrangement understood
Ga5 ldG hat should be- allowed to ra,a mI m""
POSITION tink. ,qnsi /" siG" Year. but ina, he
would have To maxi lp s2oo that = So about
C"l rolV " We're tov, 6er oa p'' sss iR@I Nr
bav WA. ma was ~s 81 10 m.cad "s q m lad
supposed ldd not know that this amount Was TO be-
paid hN Mr. ftNnc Tut learned 1t aitcrward, before
paid tile money
when an investigation was threatened Polk
repaid this money and PAYNE and Bacon were
to and praise Of the Doorkcepcr. Another case
not dissimilar il Illustrated in the testimony.
with many ana nasty details of trickcry, Ice
tween the parties concerned and three members
from New England. W. II Pros oft was apply
ing for place on the soldiers roll. and John
b. McDonn,l II and William Holt both OF Hart
ford. were seeking the best berths they could
get. Finally. Prescott, was put where he de-
sired az 800 month. Holt wis made a fireman
NJ as. and Mcdonnell a laborer AZ $50. But the
condition was that the pay should Toe pooled.
ana they should take share aud share alike. or
the soldier could not be appointed. During.
part uf the tim" Holt appeared ON the soldiers
roll. though he had never served in the war aud
had no claim OF any Kind to that honorable dis
tnctiUn.
ARusE OF THE SOLDIERS ROLL.
soldiers disabled by, wounds and loss Of
limbs belong TO a limited class ~ fourteen who
are employed us messengers in the House ut
81 200 year. How this roll was treated 10y
Polk will be srrn by a few extracts from the
testimony, a. follows:
la Favotte Fltzhugh sworn and cxamined
, ~e a., POSITION hays you ,gc9 e%g,ysd d9ns
at-i -, and also tsi.,'"a year
ma %es, ' a S Pg G.n A saSS %HSi rd i
n,'e I'm, You were pai, ON ,hs ne,.snscr-
10 TIE 81 80 roll and during a.. month January you
y --na,. you been soldier IN Tie Union armyi Al
What is your age A-rventy.on
IL, the charmsn-Q when were you pu, on the sol
dirrs RON / went -iln ihe ron the last
9-laG .n ''' Is i'ad y"gr nanc t,Te y"a did no,
know nfor, ulai YOU mad been piac there $50 sI
IN D A. 10 N. lsI 7 .H. lNltN .lIIl i
uiuA t e.ii, sic',, ryi,n 1e,,"1ri. ''''''
Q-And you signed ~ January AZ ne,.cnger' Ayes.
o-Bat when the ar., OF Januer, came yeu s..,' pa,
what ia ,oa,isc,' A-Ieotsioo
,SS A A! iyaia ida .y% ,s u i saS s f' 81
WI. Holt sworn and examined:
o;-yoq went in on the ii,h soldier' A-Yes sir;
n " INNS ses@s .ss, The mater hs, sssn re-
scr,ee in ne Union arm, darin me war o. Ne rebel
~ Nr Noriap-o That COMPANY. was never mq.
ea3,i u n, Srih ,ihtb,
Herman J. srhulties sworn and examined.
psoIt,ensr q n, liys:e q d95as n
Q-on what roll were you borne A-on the soldiers,
Sph y9a serve n ne unI2n army during the late
! Were YOU in any way crpi bed or di-a6ed by
wounds received in the army A-Not BY wounds re
Es,s the war you ays %n have AZ :sS sG
since particulariy from asthma
| Q-what business have YOU followed ancel A i
| have been IN the General Land Once.
William $. Dulin sworn ana examined.
rins the war VI the r,belhvn' ANot actually IN the
army; have served IN the navy I'VE years ana Two
What year did you enter the navvi A-h iseo
rins .he from i-'ii 10 is-i5' AAo. ~. 't' nt
tS tsc OF Repressati,es during the extra Session ui
tie present session oi this toisTess Al Lave a.
Q-On what roll have you been bornei 40, he u.
GLOW long have you been that ROLL Al was
sworn the 1T pi Aprii last aud have been on tie
. Have You been on It during whole the extra
session and the portion Of the present session that has
by Mr. Norssn-Q.-whM State are you from' A.
. What district AM ciaNs
William VI. Patton sworn and examined:
BY NJ Cox On What hat, r9ll have You ., been
S Oh An the "'' place '''HA was ~ u" ''''''
o-were You In the service Of tie United States army
| b, Mr.. Morgan-Q You say You we're not Cmon sol'
der were you solder at ai Al 1d', ~, ~ ne CON-
. How long' f'so. IL ne ~'riee a,Od nso yo',' ld
| i UniJ y,u ,,T,e under Lee, A-y ar Irp ~ N,
sDaliis ,sf pat v IUgtniA usl,f L,inydHd SsHAhs
wA.nlSsTos, Feb 10 1873
James G. Knight sworn and examined:
| ByMr Cox y On what roll have YOU heen
horneY - appointed in the extra session on the
mo roll and received pay on that roll Tor the time
| served during November The pay that received LOT
perember received the soldiers roll. ana the pay
| received Tor January I received the same roll
| . Have YOU been on service continuously Ayes
ar. since the goth of November
O-staie what your service IN the Union army Of
the niod states during the Of the rebellion !
went into Third Wisconsin Regiment one oi the nrs
of the three year relinlent> that were organized
y Were YOU crippled ur dl.Hhlcd by wounds durii
tho war, A.-A@ ~ ronh- l was injured however III
| my .g- . 4,
cradle extent but 80 that by slH Is am lame.
q How dad II happen A-By turnins an ankle II
drlius.
coLoRED SUBSTITUTES FOR WHITE sINEcuREs.
The law allows twenty three laborcrs ioi
cleaning and for other work about the House
at $50 a month. There are also ten additional
in the cloak rooms who act rs BARRIERS and at
tondants upon members. who are struggled in
and paid by special resolution from the contin'
gent fund These laborers are nominally SUI
perintended 10y Rufus X. Polk. relative Of The
Doorkeeper, who is called lantor, but the duties
are really performed by one Of the laborers
who is dignihed with tho title Of assistant Jani'