The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-27
Osr Washsar s4sn Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Juy u, 1913
Hoe Cryrtions ss.o,a,edA fs,c tae,s and Figures
Her.rtae,esIat Pcs for I've S,geart at Arms-S---rc,
CAarg.s for hs Slmc Jb, fc
Ia often very dishcur to ees at she er,ravagsr, ex
pehdnuses md cosrupors Q, govern
oficals, o. IN a'most all the ens carefully
mixed up with Others and ycrarsso from thor proper
connection Tho sce3un's frequertiy Woeen,od 81
different tines md unoer forms that ordiay
observer In fact w6sd be somstbias like she task Of
Penelope 10 unIsvei them. sometmss, however, yoaf
csrespeDaeLi get mixing and pash isvesi "a
ton 70 some result
In no cepsrtmtu, 81 government IL fhsrc, perhaps
81 thesc up ssravasspccs ard oorru rss
than II the CApao The constant riendy Intercourse II
not actual participation, with the members Of Coz
srsss aud te enploySs of Cougrosa, tsvoe tnsse
cxuavsgacts 10 "a exl,rt ptaci cabs "a O.oeE
oepar'nenp sn3 enc s,sorasis ground 81 suspic'cr
an, there may re somssnBs even worse eai Cxvsra
sssee crises from the ias-vf waicn an credibiy Ia.
orued--ihst member tp.ciss solicse1 = pritilt 90
the romutet % ,ccouun ~ ,ossinAry 10 acc5gvt
have bctn pasted Without lhe snoshdgc ~ otoef nC n
se,s o. the comm stee Several aso sred 30 soc
e1rresssa Their surprise N 70 the cub
tct Xotsy tie least talg looso Of passing sesfIst
ia Oh ls,se invo;vca, y .siy TepFassn-oe
fhs wore S"txuas' "cStra ti'O~soCts," which "a
t,oyts CT Congress have sacf fs:iitss 10 tettis s
trovfh, u,osr ne m,sirprs wording ~ an Snt ,ucgs
irsolutr vhch the employees 'relneoiy nrs~ no ,hen
v.r sasvnsd hse, o the s,ssi1u b. Of
chr r.rt pioes sbep ha'1y Sss ohe kno rs 90! 'aog
~hHb VI, p,ope aHd tee s,tser part VI tne tnern
t,rs ~ cQrners zoos notbing "
Among tose e.usvsgaEcrs ras he metNfne We FEES
Ct uo russsrt s,ATB6. bppsafs TIE St,s sn1 a. - ns
q h0se q ssfroasUa i'as receives an sou1S salary
o. 81 1so.
Ir ssai,iop 70 ,hi. te H-uss sloSs h o. for ever
tuu rsp, Vi icr .vsry crcta-se, acc travelling
tSesis.. ~ tbe Is,e o. 40 osIis Der hiie
Ia hlr uR5er tto above acp ALREADY presented
sad rowto ~ uS COMMITTEE 81 accounts, fot tho iss,
suikb 81 NJ, E3.outt 30 sit,se5 "a
Noe will ~ rtop'ectsd it,l the 10 ecsut et Arus
dres cot leave his rosf - pouse ne service per.
rintd ty netsebstf Ct TIE Horse, who or aresalAr
10 ussus I'D the accovn the So, geant at Arms charges
ten csL's tor ktaess sthough t0ers we're q
rtmsst tsieug ~ the sanae place, summoned I" tho
tan tine ~ b The sane msefetEers
A. r rsistee m re bve,ss, on OF the Fort smelling
n sitr tb.re ~sre zen or twelve witnesses snmmoped
iiee Nat place, Ard af'tso q ehMg,G Isyolnns *.
g. he rata cf hn ceuts nile the Ccmu1itec on
Asfcvr', sikweo Ho csr,s wie toy each sstess
tte bn deo'dtd TIA, The lcccuo'ing cicers have no
control tve' the allowances q the 0omo'Iuse @ ac'easw
The vgspt sccoonirg officers OF the rrs asury raised
artsticn ,he legality u thtse and o'hrs alo.srses,
but In rome instances they have been overrued Some
are aim rndtcid,a.
"a " ise seigesp' At Arms is not ye, cevsrp how
much ire ga 40 already claimed Tor ne last
stssdn, be ell yes cain, the scccup cosDe " from
tiue to tine ns quite roesbis y may yet smouu,
H. twenty o. twenty I've tEousaDc doilsys AZ much ne
Wosany N ee Fftatent " ita uBltn Stscs Ipf ope
session OF Tor sre-s nioe This ie no exasgers
ton % II Ne tbown that he baa 20 pay tut ls1e Gus
" lbs smorbi for travelling expenses.
Wien thtTe ca ~ The hovse tpe Sergeant At Arms
gta too cosrs Ter every noe 20 men befs nrd oue
DOLLAR for Their dscbagc SO that should there be on
call q TIRE House hpudr.d members sbteni, be acts
hfte tuncTed colsfs euc n tbk call should be three 81
fo-r TINS ouirf prVsrscsed stssca, ~ hss beeu the
etse sometimes, he ~culd mako sbous nine or twelve
/ bSrored dtiars IN a DAY
nr sei ,hs, the srIs allowances 10 clerks and other
eupye the tspioi lot session. so'rs beet for
is Congresses pss amounts 10 near one hundred thou
sepd dollars
Ia tire some Of those politicians In Congress who
nsse fuch bszi speeches for home oonsumpton about
tNtfsvsftEt expenditures Of government, looked into
he'r ovn acts 1cv ccrdemn the s5ministraticn Tor
exfsvsfMce vhss Trey hesP upos the Treasury burden
4 Ieaa haItly besg,