The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12

precedents In the Forty Fourth Congress, part
~ because he found the regular force made.
his department. and purity on account Of the
lmportnnities of Democratic REPRESENTATIVES.
l1.aa He admitted that the Committee on Accounts
notified him that after the close Of the executive
session ne must not make any appointments in
excess of law: He said the men doing work In
tlln i, members cloak rooms are not upon any
are, under his orders. How they are sworn In
and paid. nr by whom, or on what roll. he could
not I, say. They are there at the mercy OF the
With reference to the experiment Of f'ty-six
pages during The first half If December who
eight being put on the roll for the first. and
twenty eight for the second half Of the month,
Co: Polk said that although the law provided
actually employed, he had been advised by the
Clerk 2f the House that he, was entitled to the
stsd a" rd ths hhurng any e sad b be also
He. admitted the ,irreeularity Of the procee5-
ng n oi oh"fss ns to sg a M s San on the
aee = Ths ss mees o oo Pos 0" viii e
continued tomorrow.
The Mobile Postmastersl,ip.
.WAsHrNaTen. Feb. 11.-At the executive aes-
sion OF the Senate to-day the case Of Wicker
haa tee g. w I'm
Imittee and. will he probably be confirmed. but
Spencer and others will oppose the eon1rma-
ton vigorously
The charges against Wickersham are II at he
was engaged Ia disrepu'able b. ansae ion, in
connection with the sale of some wharf proper
ty to the city of Mobile. He Is warmly Endorsed
by ex-P1stmaster General Jewell Tor whom
Wiokersffam voted at the CINCINNATI !Conven-
tion, and Jewell has been writing TO Senators
asking shem to vote for his confirmation.
The Venezuela Awasd Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House sub Com
mittes on Foreign Affairs heard to-day i,avid
N. Falmage American member Of the Mixed
Commission on the Venezuelan award. His
testimony was chiefly devoted to q general de
nial Of the allegations heretofore advanced
lmpmt1ng dishonesty and corruption to him
Mr. Talmage denied having received any hribe
Tor his course as q, member Of the Mixed Com
mission. He also den cd hnving had u previous
| aeaua aintauce with Maehedo. the umpire as he
| stated when examined on the same subject In
1876.
He declared that his evidence upon that o eea-
stances, and many things asserted by him. he
| had. upon reflection, found TO be erroneous
pand he desired the committee to afford him the
opportunity to correct those statements before
| he concluded his evidence, to which request the
| committees assented
| Before the termination OF the sitting Hon
w. N. Pile counsel for Venezuela introduced
several letters written by Talmaga to Machedo
the umpire. and Vlllafane, the Venezuelan com.
| missioQer. In order to show that the three were
Mr.. Tamage in his letters to Maehedo, dated
| In the summer Of 1871, exhibits great Joy at tbs
payment Of d 7 per cent dividend by the Depart
merit OF State despite the protest Of the Vene-
zuelan government, tenders. his eopgratula-
tions to Machedo aud Vilafane, and desires
them all to come to The United States and have
a good talk and joliflcation. Mr.. Talmage Is
| to be cross examined. ~.