The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03

/ committee, reported a bill authorizing the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury to pay csrtain omcers o.
the Internal Revenue service TIE .mosI,ts due
Mr.. Foster. Of Ohio. from the gommi.tee On
70 osrrs n s s c or H.,
compIetion OF the Washington monument. 10
apply ss6 600 Of the. money heretofore appro-
ening the foundation.
on he table. Rejected.
| The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Harrison, OF Illinois. moved to take up
eMorn in Esa9n T. pok the
District Of Columbia. and Mr.. seales. Of North
The Indian Bureau to the War Department,
After discus ion as To the order OF business
Mr.. Cox. q Ohio moved as = question Of PRIV
port in relation to Mr.. Polk. and the notion
was agreed 70 by n vote Of l4s yeas to rs nays.
Mr.. Lu,trell inquired what time was to be
would allow four urs' debate. and whether he
be determined 10y the temper of the House.
The report was then read. End also the reso-
luton declaring the offie.. Of Doot keeper abol-
ishpd. nd yesting he duties OF the office for the
time being 10 the Sergeant. at Arms.
I Mr.. Harrison. of Illinois. "pened the discus.
sion. aad said that the committee regretted
case. OF the .leven members Of the committee
seven were Democrats. He was present at
VERY meeting Of the .o eommitte nding the
the minority could arriy., at their combustion
differing from the majority. H. wanted to say
for the Republican members # tn. mmittee,
that II. during the whole inv, stieation. they hal
evidenced any parti- anshiD he Was too blind to
Mr. Harrison then proceeded to review the
| testimony la the case and argue that MIR. Polk
had cooiy. dispassionately and dHliberael
violated the lazy. increasing the numb-r ON hls
! roll. ETC. Mr. HHrrisOn tatI thai he had entered
in mia favor orr Of NJ PIX Hs leaned t"wards him
on party grounds. He had voted for Polk. ut
! only on this floor, but in caucus. but when Mr..
Polk disrsgarded the law and became law
hmss the Ws t Pedhg ess
ooly2 Would the House apply the VIII tewash
because man belong. to the dominant party !?
Here referring to Mr.. Folks testimony that
he had put some boys on a. pages ~ the beg
! gng and solicitation OF the individuals moth
er err, and at the pleading Of the orphan asylum
mendabe. but he denied the right OF Mr.. Polk
to violate The law.
Mr. Ellsworth inquired J., whether Mr.; Harrl.
Mr.. Harris n said he had. but he did not
'i Mr. u tlsH FhDd not Polk discharge
Mr.. H ,rrison-No you have found mares
i u05t HhV6n your tLbuHileTI Lou tuhu ut'btoI
20 on the other side Of the chamber; you don't
grow we'll on tots side. ILaughter.]
M. Harrison W mt ON to say that he ~ ked Tor
Mr.. Whalen's appointment. and Mr.. Polk told
him that the app intmept would depend upon
an Increase of force; He welt to the Commit,
be no increase Of force and the matter vas
dropped.
Mr. Harrison then went on to argue further
/ that Mr. Polk had vic ated the law when he put
on mpn in excess of what were allowed.
Mr.. Ellsworth inquired VIII. ther any one but
! Mr.. Polk himaelf was able for the pay Of men
who had been put on the roll In exces4.
Mr.. Harrison argued that when a man was PM
| in office with the power Of making an appoint
men. and he made appointments in excess, and
the appointees did heir work they were in
equity entitled TO Payment by the government.
/ Mr.. Harrison continued ut some length. AID
af the conclusion OF his remarks. and pending
| further discussion. tho subject went over.
Mr.. Cummings. Of Iowa. introduced n bill for
| the payment OF arrears OF nens ions, md max
! ing them commence from the date OF death or
discharge.
The HJuse then. at 4:45 o. m, adjourned.