Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-12
SENATOR GRIMES SHARING THE
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1--WE have before US letter OF the
Clerk Of the House OF Representatives
in answer to resolution OF the I1ouS'
on the 9 h nit. transmitting an account
of the expe nses OF the select committee
appopted BY the House. The account
show. the protit made by IN moers o.
Congress (who are pad also oy -. ~.
year. as every one kno"s) when .oey
serve IN select comm tees. The items
are mostly small but the a@greea''
makes thousands Of dollars. Inc itcn'e
are chiefly mileage at ten cents Nue.
and "cx oenses" three dollars d"y
Perhaps these charges are reasonable
and proper, bu, in 10 king down the &C
count we are startled at two items
which are inexpIicable, according TO
our views OF the duties OF Senato's'and
the object of the government III pay Ing
them an annual salary.
Among the expenses OF the spec'al
committee 10 investigate the destruc
ton Of the Norfolk Navy Yard are the
following items:
j. " Grimes, services as member of the senate
COMM TO in cstigate the surrender 3" ~. .7.r
folk navy y.rd, DC from Nov. 8 b TO - 90
1861 inc usive, % days at IS per day. SUI ~
kec wed paymen,' s
Janu,ry 18th. 1862
Approve, John + Hale.
John T. n ,le ser iee- member OF senate cy'p
mit,ee TO inv stig tie the SUR nier OF y" 49,, 49,
folk navy ,ar4, a. from Nov q h 10 NOV me-
1851 inclusive, ls day. a, - per day. 80 w. ~,
Mileage, 32s miles ~ 10 cents. W. e'
1888 %
W. ID not know ~hat Is the custom
il :. "a } to pavlr. >"hat"'sso per Gay
set,i.es AS members ct committee
of irve.aga,ion, tut II is CERTAINLY pr"
per to spega-t Tie enquiry, and That 10
the ED if such a cnst'm * u. u NAV
II once he drcontrned. The smal ieak-
mas, he stopped if the hip IS to he
saved. Thcre are terrible stories toid
Of hospit.l frauds, in tae way OF lei,
amour iup in oss TO very large SUM,
and those IN The CITY OF W ash'ng'o"
Tore a,c accounts Of robberies Of
army : ores, charges Of corruption u
the purchase If supplies OF every Nind,
and there IS An universal con letloh
that ia,oe percentage OF the & eat OK
ne,,sa of the war goes into the peck
~ robbers. Bll if cabiuet officers ard
pantras ,et the example, AID Senators
md Represent .tves pocket small sums
Which tall in Their way, ~ha. can he e&
pcc'cd.'
The above we extract from the New
Yolk Jourhdt of Commerce, OF The III
inst.
We desire to call the attention o.
the tax peyers Of Iowa to the tact tn al
J. " Grimes, one Of our Senators IL
Cong,css, requires II ore pay than The
annual salary allowed him by law. Ilis
patriotism ls so attenua'ed that he re
qnires extra pay tor services which cone
protctly within the scope OF his duty
as Senator. He draws from the treas
urv OF the United States $1,000 for ;
duty which he is bound 10y law t. per
form without additional pay. lie has
taken laet so much from the money con
trihutyd by the people for the suppor
of the government.
The pan, Hale aud Grimes, are pre-
ciou3 couple. Both Oh The same con
mt.ea. Had, approves Grimes h'ii, ar
thouri unfortunately The record is s
len Gpou shis, it IS far to presume thal
Crime, returns the com rlment and ap
proves lIsie,' I'LL, lolh belng ille1at
l. is "a, OIL story, you ti,k' ne ane
III u4k3e you' A the Journul re
marks, we must stop the small ieak>.
al il Senator's If the United States
sc the example Of illegally u prop,a al
i -! tic tdn,i, ,ntant tor tie defense q
ibA ccVrtiv, how can We hope tat H. I,
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