The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
Ex-DooBKEEPER BEowNLow.

He Carries His wife and Brother-in-Law
on the Pay-RoIIs, Etc.
Special TO the Sentinel:
WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-There have been
sensational rumors about town to-day con-
cerning the administration OF the late Door
keeper Of the House. w. z. Brownlow, of
Tennessee. 1t is said that he is guilty of the
most base type of nepotism. and that he has
carried on the pay-rolls fictitious names for
which he drew salaries and pocketed them;
that he kept on the payrolls the name Of
his partner in a paper-miil in Tennessee,
and that his partner not. only never per-
formed any service as an e,lploye of the
House, but was never in Washingt ton
Brownlow is a representative Southern IRE
publican, and was elected Door,eerer OF the
Fcrty-seventh Congress under the erroneous
impression that he was sor CT the late Par
son Byownlow. To learn the facts Of tle
alleged crookedness l TO day called at Door
keeper Wintersmith's office and asked his
elelk about the matter II suppose" said
Mr. Fay, who is Wintersmith's clerk. "that
you have reference to the charge that ex-
the rolls as clerk 10 the Door
Keeper Yes is it true" Z replied.
Here IS IL book; you see there Is o. A.
Brownlow." "Yes." "Well, that il his
wife's name; she received 500 per month as
his clerk during the vacation; when Con-
greSs wa in session, and 51lything had to be
done, he would drop her aud put on a man
who is nov a clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment; he did not, however, drop her from
the roll when Congress met this time; You
will observe il is here Tor December, this
month" dow about his carrying bis boy
on the roll at 81. 200 per annumY That IS
true also sec" pointing 20 the name of
N of mt d
that is his boy; be is about eleven years
OLD. understand, and le did some work as
a page and did SON work folding speeches
i'm the folding ROOM hs dropped him from
the 81, DOC roll for this month and put him
on the $500 roll" us that ALP inquired.
NO, sir; lie Ia his brother-in-law on roll
AT $500, but l understand that he did good
and faithful duty" us that alll" "No;
here IS the worst yet; SEQ this name.
Laura Mitchell. well, she Is his sster.in-law.
She Is credited wi;h Washing lifty-two TO wells,
for which. es you can SEQ D. the books, she
was paid $50. pretty good bill tor wash
ing towels, Is 10 notP
The usual price paid for washing them, rs
shown by the books OF his predecessors, is
about fifty cents per dozen, or 1928.
"When does hls wile's name, G.. \ Brown
low, appear OIL the roll" February, 1885,"
Did she keep the booksr mo. SIR books
we're kept by Mr. Il D. Fitch All this IS his
hhhuMiltluE iVht you see ~ tnls pook' 10 nc
says" did she perform any duty nc allW
n am informed MT" Does Mr.. Fitch say
that Q. a. Brownlow Is Mrs. Brownlow. the
vie Of w. 7. Brownlow, the ex Door
Keeper "YGa, SIR" And Henry
q. broWnlow his son2' Yes, sir"
"ls there any truth ia the report that he
carried u colored man on the roll at 81 200
per annum, and only paid him S720p 81
do not know how much he paid him, but the
books show that "A colored man bv the name
OF Rory Davis was carried from January 10,
1882 20 October 1883, at 81 200 aud that In
October 1888. he was pnt down 30 $780,
Rory Davis toid member )f Congress that
lie only received SEQ per month during the
time he vas on 81 ,20O Ioll.