Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-07
PASSED A A RIDER RIDER.
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The CLERK Of the House Talks.
The clerk Of the House throws more
light on the matter than anyone. He is
VERY much worried over the matter and
spoke freely when asked for an inter-
view this evening.
ibid you receive the bin from Clerk
Hearn before It was journallzed back to
the Housef" asked your correspondent.
YES and gave him a receipt for 1t
and eight Others
What was your purpose in so doingf"
Il got 1t for the purpose of having It
enrolled with others between the time OF
adjournment aud the time Of meeting
again. Now you see we went to Gordon
Heights Friday, and knowing that they
had passed the Senate got the speaker
TO intereede and give me an opportunity
to have them enrolled by the time we as
ssmbled again
ITO whom did you give this bill to be
enrolledag
my son Tom has been doing the prin-
cipal part OF the enrolling until within
the last few days, when | secured the
services of ex-Postmaster John O.
Penne sill to remain in the clerk s room
ana carroll during the balance Of the
session in order to keep the work right
mp Thursday evening he same to me
and told me that William II Lee of VIII
mington had informed him that he was In
terestsd in some Of she bills and would
help him enroll them In the clerks room
that evening IL would get them back
from The Senate In time After / got
these back and WAS making mn nv
journal in the House Of Representatives
that evening. Mr. Lee came to me and
said that be was to help Mr. Pennewill
enroll IN the clerk s room that highland
II I Lad the bills back from the Senate
he would take them, and he and Mr..
Pcnnewill woulo 80 to work. took the
bundle Of bills out Of the pigeon hole ia
my desk and carelessly ran over them.
He told ne that he was interested
IN house bills Nos 344 and 35S and II
would give them to him he would go TO
woIk With Mr.. Pennewill and get them
done l gave him those two bills. The
balance OF the bills put In drawer In
the enrolling table in the clerks private
room, as was customary for me to do
when dr Pennewtll was not there In
person We both have keys TO the room
- 80 1850 >~e- EtNN@N ~ i"tAAAA 49,
went 20 the clerks room With these bills
aid not ind either Of them there As
DIR Pennewill usually gets here very
early N The morning did not
tnink anything OF his absence. On
FRIDAY morning went to Gordon Heights
and DID not think anything more about
i When came back on Friday night
Mr. Pennewili Informed me that Mr.. Lee
mao came down on the IL 20 train and
had hunted him mp and given him the
two bills, Nos. S44 and BOB. saying that
he nad gone on with thom IN his pocket,
without thinking about them, aud came
oack 70 return them. Mr.. Pennewiil
then took the bills and enrolled
snem 1T once felt suspicious,
and carefully examined the bills,
out Sould not detect anything
as hAd not read them before, as the
reading clerk does all that work also
asked fennewtli II IN enrolling them he
hao noticed any changes or alterations
anywhere he said be had not noticed
anything did not think anything
more about y until Harvey Whiteman
came and asked 20 see the original bill
4 Immediately asked him II there was
Anytniog wrong and what ne wanted with
ne SAID he wanted TO examine II 70
see y a couple Of words we're there a.
originally Intended gave u 70 him, he
"a tnrnsd II a. Tvnsm ana ssga
il 10 him. Mr.. Lyman said there
was something wrong They aid
not consult me any further. but in NV
absence procured the bill from my read
ing clerk. When | returned at noon.
before knew any investigation was in
progress, | consulted several members Of
the House. M. Smith among the mum
Der. ] stated the case To them and asked
them what Il was best to do They
agreed with me that 1t would be be it Co
settle the matter Al once. and wich that
end in view went ont In the corridor
saw Mr.. Whitemsn and requested him TO
notify Mr. LYMAN and be aad Mr. LYMAN
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