HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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The Journal having been read


Mr.. MI rCIIE.LL asked the indulgence OF the
House To read the letter alluded To on Yesterday in
his statement, COPY Of whi, h he had received:


"WasuNaroS, Dec is, 1899


"DEAR GENERAL: As we shall. in few days. elect
printer the House for the 26th Congress- it has
occurred to and other Of my political friends that
such arrangement could be made with you wonld
Justify the entire Wing party in supporting you for that
Office. We neither expect nor ask you TO sacrifice a
single principle which you profess, do any
UNSUITABLE 10 your conscience and the world


.' am satisfied that Gales & Sealon cannot be elect
ed, and that, If the contest has to strife
tween them and Blair, the latter, in my opinion, will
succeed


:. Now what had passed through my mind was sin-
ply this that you should (n the Of your elcc-
ton) offer g. * S to share equally with them respec
lively the profits Of the office after allowing them fair
compensation out Of their personal services they to
do all the work their Office aud you TO be elected to
the station.


The profits cannot be less for the whole Congress
than $4,000 this would give you $4,000, you hav-
ing no responsibility or trouble ia the matter Now
suggest this my own responsibility but, neyerthe-
less hazard nothing in the conjecture that il you
here and put IN, the Thing can be managed adroitly
enough to ensure success. have strong desire TO
defeat Blair, aud would be glad TO do In a way to
oblge you personally Wn,o receipt OF this,
and # you can be this city at the earliest possible
moment direct this to Baltimore, aud sso dupli-
cate to Cumberland.


"Truly, III haste your obedient servant and friend
"CH. r. MITCHELL
"Gcn GREFN. Bal,imote"


The House would Judge how far the charge of
bribery, contained in the Globe, was made good-
Here the letter, aud II spoke for itself n was
simple proposition TO Duff Green 10 become can
didate Tor The Office OF public printer Il alluded not
in the remoest degree TO any person other than him.
self Instead of the inducement OF The whole oi he
profits to become n candidate | suggested only one.
tion to the Office by The profier Of the whole
( Ii il would be bribery in Duii Green's beng can
didae under such circumstances, would it not be
equally for Blair to be- with The prospect Of get
ting the entire profits OF the job