Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-12
SPEAKERS ROOM,
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. S.,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. S.,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6, 1899.
Hon. B.. A. Enloe,
House of Representatives.
My Dear Mr.. Enloe:-
have read The article published in the
Pars-Post Intelligencer of April 29th, 1892,
which you brought to my attention. quote
the following extract from it for the purpose
Of making statement OF facts in justice to you:
when men stay in office long time they
get careless and do not watch the peoples in
terest as they should. Now when Gus was
first elected he would not have let a vote
passed upon the silver bill without having a
say in it, yet we find the silver bill killed
when he could have saved it, and the OPPOSE
ton calling in their forces from every direc-
ton, and not republican absent, he in the
capitol, in calling distance, to wait until it is
too late. We think it shows an Indifference
we cannot account for, and we must admit in
looking over the list, and not seeing Enloe,
we were disappointed. So We do not know
where to place him, whether with the Repub-
lcans and Democrats controlled by Boss
Reed, or the Democracy under Speaker Crisp,
who is fighting for Democratic principles"
You introduced the first resolution at the
present session of Congress to investigate the
Pension Bureau, and when the investigation
was ordered by the House you followed the
suggestion Of your Democratic colleagues,
and appeared before the Committee to con-
duct the investigation in the capacity of a
prosecutor.
On page 1894 Of the Congressional Record
an entry appears showing that the Committee
to investigate the Pension Office was by
unanimous consent granted leave to sit dur
ing the Session of the House. On page 1896
of the Congressional Record appears the fol-
lowing entry made under Leave of Absence.
"ro Mr.. Enloe during the sessions Of the
House whenever it may be necessary in con-
nection with the investigation OF the Pension
Office"
The voting on the Silver Bill took place on
the a+th day of March 1892, ten different yea
and nay votes being taken, which votes APP
pear of record in the Congressional Record,
among the proceedings Of that day. The
records Of the Committee inve .tigating the
Pension Office show that it was in session
that day taking testimony. recall the fact
that you came in during the first vote on a
motion to lay the bill on the table and
asked 10 have your vote recorded, but as
you was not in the Hall when your name
was called. could not permit it 10 be rec
orded, under the: rules. You then stated a
fact known to your colleagues that you had
just come in from attendance on the Commit
tee investigating the Pension Office. Your
vote would not have changed the result, and
the failure to record it could not have defeat
ed the bill, il it had depended on your vote,
because molten to reconsider would have
followed if the pending motion had prevailed.
On the other nine roll calls the Record shows
that you voted every time in favor Of the bill.
If the correspondent who assals you, knew
the character Of your services in Congress,
and the honorable record you have made
here, he certainly would not express any
doubts about how to class you.
| take pleasure in saying that since have
been a Member of Congress, have not
known harder working man in Congress or
one more watchful and devoted to the inter-
esls Of his constituents than you have been.
Your services to the Democratic party have
been Of especial value in the conduct of the
Pension Office investigation, and the charac-
ter of your work, is the subject of favorable
comment among your Democratic colleagues
in the House. You are at liberty TO make
such use Of this communication as you may see
proper. Very respectfully,
CHARLES +. CRISP,
Speaker, House of Representatives.