Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-19
GREAT COMPLAINT.
THE INACCURACIES OF THE HOUSE
TALLY AND JOURNAL CLERKS.
A Lively spat Over the Journai--"sh ants
His Pay-News Notes aud
Briefs.
From our Regular corre.pondent.l

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January is.-There is gem
eral complaint among Demo cratic members
of the House about the inaccuracies OF 'ne
new tally and journal clerks who have un,
der the new regime been put IN TO succeeu
their learned and experienced Democratic
nredecessors. And there is something more
than a suspicion that some of those mis-
takes are not entirely due TO carelessness
and inconvenience. For instance, the vote
whom the House a short time ago had
fight over the question Of the rules involving
an appeal from an outrageous decision MADE
hv Speaker Reed against the rights OF the
minority was announced and recorded as
having in the Affirmative one Democrat and
q number Of Republicans who were not
there. That Democrat. Judge slcCarty. OF
New York, made IL point OF having the
Record changed. After a vote IS taken IN
the House on any important question the
clerks of record hold confabulation
which has good deal OF the appearance OF
a process OF doctoring the returns. II TINS
state Of things Il not remedied the Demo-
Gratis will see TO il that something drops,
and drops pretty heavily too.
YEw EXTRACTS.
I append few extracts from the Con
oyessi0n1i Record OF to-day that are IN point
r. T.
correct the Record. The Record is wrong. l
did not hear how il was in the Journal, but
the Rooord states that | moved 20 recon-
sider the vote by which the resolution was
agreed to-" Disagreed to" Is what L
said.
The Speaker: The Record is in error, and
the correction will be made.
Mr. band: Mr. Speaker, desire TO cor
rect tho Record The motion ] made was
-. - oil
motion of the gentleman from limos
Mr.. Springer) upon the table.
The Speaker: The Journal which was
improved on yesterday OF the proceedings
of the last session Of the House has seem
ed TO be incorrect in come particulars,
ard the Chair will cause IT to 10 read.
The corrected Journal was read ut length.
Mr.. Grosvenor: The day before yester-
dav, upon the vote on the passage OIL the
bill known as the Silcott rounding bill. !
voted on the first call of the roll IN the AZ
frmatiye for the bill. | had watched the
result and discovered that the b. II was DC
feated ] changed my vote from yea 20
nav for the purpose OF moving reconsdc-
ration, not knowing at the tlme that inc
gentleman from Kansas, Judge Peters. had
done the same thing. Thercupon judge
Peters was recognized 10 move the recon-
alteration, and u lot my name on tie
wrong side. That is all I desire 10 say.
NJ. Grain: AIR. Speaker, discover from
an inspection of the Record that | am re-
corded as voting upon the last proposition
voted upon yesterday by yeas and NAYS,
whereas / was paired with the gentleman
from Louisiana Mr.. BOatnor) and dld not
vote. understand the same error occurs
in the Journal. ask that the correction
be made
The Speaker: The correction shall be
made
In the face of such official complaints as
those given comment would be entirely SUI
perluous.
WANTS HIS PAY.
Representative Payntcr, of Kentucky. is
one of the many members OF the House
who think that the Government owes nm
his salary for last November with when
Silcott silently stole away. And holding
such an opinion he Is going g. make
an effort TO get his money. He to-
day employed ex-Representatye PM.
Thompson, also from Kentucky, A. his
attorney in the matter and directed
him TO institute suit in the Court Oh Claims
against the Government for the amount
due him Mr.. Paynter voted against the
bill making an appropriation Tor the pay-
ment to members OF the House OF ths
sums which through no fault Of their own
they lost by the dedication III the ONCE OF
the Sergaant-at-Arms, but did so only be-
conse that IN such a method Of recoup-
ment he thought the House might put
itself III a position to be censurcd.
But ne is Of the opinion that
the obtainneut OF his money through
the vehicle Of the Court OF Claims would
Zoe in every way most proper tning 10 90
"U. he said TO-DAY IN n conversation with
the DisDdfct correspondent. Tho Court OF
Claims should decide that my suit - not
upon a subject within its jurisdiction /
would favor bill making It So"
QUAY-A0AIN.
Senator Quay. OF Pennsylvania, is again
putting his hand into the affairs OF the
House. II was by Quay's advice that so
many Of the elections OF members az inc
House from the South are being contested.
Quay pledged himself 10 the Repuoican
contestants that he would see TO 1t mat
they were promptly given their seats where
that end could be attained by any poss be
means. Now Mr.. Quay Is irving 10 iuihl
those pledges, and incidentally see
to it that the Republican majority IN
( the House Is increased. lie IL prodding
tho Republican leaders Of the House to
hurry ND the contested election cases ana
not to waste so much time over the WoTlds
Fair business. which he holds TO be OF not
very much importance. As quiet ana
unostentatious boss Quay Is large anu
y-deyeloped success.
/ Representative Anderson, OF West VIZ
rin,a. * a pretty sick man. having eccu-
mulated a robust case Of tho prevailing
maladv. Senator Kenna, of the same
State. is also somewhat under the weather
with a similar attack.
That man Wood who furnished the Re
publ cans out in Ohio with the forged pa
Der that attempted to implicate. Governor
Campbell in hallot-b0x Doodle scheme
to-day unblnshinCly admitted before Ihe
committee investigating tho matter that
the paper was forgery He proved HIM
self 10 be but clumsy offender HIS
weakness has deprived him OF even that
lnodicum OF consideration that might have
otherwise been given 10 him at the hands