Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-13

tee which had charge of these arrange
ments have reported to the Legislature a
bill of S2,ll5 as the expense occasioned
by the reception and entertainment. The
State is called upon to foot this bill. The
items are thus stated without going into
minute particulars;
Refreshments at Continental Hotel" 81 so
Bill $40 90
Legislative Committee, zoo %
lotal .2,llo oO
The carriages used on this occasion were
to escort Mr.. Lincoln and suite from the
cars to the hotel, and 10 the cars again
next morning How it is possible to figure
up sl7S for this service is only known to
tho initiated who seem to have an arit hme-
tic of their own. Allowing ten carriages,
at five dollars each-a very liberal allow
ance-thc cost would amount to $50 and
private parties could have procured the
same service for half that sum.
Refreshments at the Continental Hotel !
who for? Doubtless the committee who
proceeded to Philadelphia to escort Nj.
Lincoln to tho capital, for his expenses
were betrayed by the city, whose guest he
was.
Bill at Coverly's Hotel, sGi0; and very
moderate at that, as the Senate was as.
sured by the chairman of the committee
This charge was originally Sl,l90, but as
the State was to pay, Mr.. Covcrly very
generously abatod a portion of his demand
and consented to throw off $3.50. Let Il,
see. Surprising that Mr.. Linco!u's s"ia
consisted of twenty persons, who dined
suppcd, and remained over night at the
ZONES House, we have an allowance O
more than thirty dollars for each individ
ual. What fearful amount of eatable
and drinkablcs they must have consumed
at this rate
Then the committee very modc'tly charg,
one hundred dollars apiece for their distn
guished services, in travelling to Pittsbur:
to invite the President to visit Harrisbur!
and afterwards going to Philadelphia t,
meet him. AS they all travelled free OIL
the railroad, and as they charge s97 fo
expenses at the Continental Hotel, in Phil
adclphia, this allowance is all clear gain
, In order to make the aggregate come on
square, this committee must have consistc,
of twslvc persons, whose united service
in passing over the railroad, first TO Pitts
burg, and afterwards to Philadelphia, an
faring sumptuously at the Continental l[o
tel, at cost of about one hundred dollari
is valued at twelve hundred dollars. Du
ring their absence their pay as member
of the Legislature was, of course, goin
on. This is the most shameful part of thi
extortiouate demand upon the Treasur,
h Members of the Legislature have indeed
low estimate of themselves when they cal
.. not proceed to invite President of til
United States to visit the capital withol
being paid for it.
G This nice little bill, be it remembered
does not include the expenses of the parad
and display on the 22d of February
That is a separate matter. Before Il
close ef the session another account Of tn
r or three thousand dollars may be expectc
on this score. Why has it been withheI
: until this late day? One instalment fi
this performance, amounting to 800, fc
# the flag and rigging, has already been pai
!, but this is only part of the expenses il
Cured. Another bill for carriages, al
II committees, and dinners, &C., &C., is y
to be rendered