Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-06-06


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al-o Of the quantity and value of
that used in the Clerks office: aud
that. hereafter, in annual reports
now required 10y law 10 be made bv
the Clerk, showing the amount of
expenditure from the contingent
fund of the House, he bc required Ia
state accurately and directly the
quantity and cost of stationery used
by the House and Clerks office sep.
arately." All this is stated in very
brief communication on the first
page of Mr.. McPhcrson's novel,
and the remaining 230 pages are
filled with figures which will convey
to the taxpayers of the country a
startling view of what radicalism con-
slider " Stationery" 1t would take
a good accountant a week to add up
this bill, and whether it amounts to
millions, or only hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars, the items that fill
one-half, and probably two-thirds of
these charges arc downright swindles
on the Treasury and pockets of the
people. Radicalism and robbery are
synonymous terms.
The present bill of the House for
the mere item of" Stationery" is only
for single year. 1t does not in-
cludc any ofthe larges legitimate ox-
penscs of the Ilouse-the pay of
members, printing of public docu-
muemts, and SO on. But the mere
carriage of documents, mostly radical
clcctioneering pamphlets printed at
the expense of the people, amounts
to 81, ,562 so Il year, this carriage COW
cring II, 151 loads of trash, the bulk
of which goes to wrap up bundles in
grocers' shops and to baser uses.
Thomas II. Benton, andJ. B. Clark,
"trooly loil" of course, have the cart
ing of these "loads." IT the articles
of what may properly be called sta
tioncry are really furnished to the
members of the House, it is probable
that nearly every member intends to
set us stationery shop at the clos
of his term us a Representative. In a
single session 4,741,973 envelopes,
81, ,46S 73, were furnished. The en-
velopc businesss includes fancy note
paper and envelopes to match, visit
ing cards, monograms, and paper
collars and cuffs, not only for the
members, but for their families for
presents use and tor several years to
to come. 1t should be remembered
that every member is presumed to
purchase all the stationery ho needs
with money which he draws for the
express purpose. There are now
1914 members and delegates from Ter
ritories in the House. In a single
year, according to McPherson's ro-
nance these members used 726 gold
pens, costing s2,627 81, 1.O36 ink
stands; 2,726 pcnknives, costing
$3.50; and 527 portmonnaics. cost
ing Sl,O44 30. Among other items
of stationery are hair-brushes. nail
brushes. toilet soap. Martinique snuff
by the dozen bottles. corkcrews and
kid gloves The kid glove busi ness
is one Of the sablime~t OF all the
sxindies- For instance. -oa ar-
eoant Of the death and buriai- oi a
Representatives. there are charged
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