The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-07-06
The Corruptions and Rascalities in
Congress and the Executive De-
Partment. 1rsUfHz


Southern carpet-baggersd do not relish
the idea that Mr.. Whitemore is to be
the scape-goat of the corruptions of
the Congressional and Executive de-
partments. They can not see why he,
for so small a matter as the sale of
West Point cadetships, should be ex-
PEELED from his seat, while corruption.
lists of a hundred-fold more important
character should be allowed to,fourish
in high positions. They have held
a meeting in Washington and adopted
soon be offered in the House. They
demand investigation whether the
President of the United States has not
appointed TO Cabinet and ,othersre-
sponsible places men who made him
valuable presents in money or IFS equi-
valent before they received their ap-
pointments They make other points,
which we, will allow them TO state in
their own language:
"6 Whether any members of Con.
gress are supplied with gas at their re,
sidences in Washington City by the
Gas Company of said city free OF
charge, and if so, who, and how many,
and the names of said members oil
Congress t17i} -di i"a-
~. Whether any members of eth
or branch of Congress are stockhold-
ers, directly or indirectly, through
other persons as trustees or agents, in
any Pacific or other railroad to which
the Government of the United States
has granted subsidies of public lands,
and whose bonds have been indorsed,
or either /; and if so, the names of such
members, the amount of stock owned
by him or for him by others, or the
proportion of land held by him or for
him in the name of others, or the ag-
gregate value of Endorsed bonds, or
subsidy bonds held by him or by 9TH
ers for him, and 70 report the sam e to
this House.
SO. Whether there is any members
of the family ofthe Secretary of State
engaged by any foreign Government
as attorney or counsel, toswhom is paid
a consideration, and what considera-
ton, if any, for services, and what
kind of services
t'9. Whether any member of the
Cabinet has a partner, oriate partner,
who has abandoned the position>of as
sistant in his Office to become al at
torney in prosecuting claims before
his department
80 Whether any member of Con-
gress has had employed as clerk in
any of the departments any female
whose relations to him have ceased to
be matter of doubt, and who is paid
her fees as mistress by the salary of
her position. q h7i s@
al. Whether the Mayor of, Wash
ingron, Sayles J. Bowen, did or did
not purchase. in bona tide sale the
house of the President now occupied
by General Sherman, for the sum of
$40. 900, preparing the President ST.
0U0 to bind the sale /; and the said sale
was subsequently set aside by the Presi-
dent, and the same property sold to A.
T. Stewart and others for S65,000, to
be presented to General Sherman,
Whether said sale and receipt of S25,
600 profit by the President was or
was not protested by Silas j Bowen.
and whether said Rowen did or did
not secure for the quiet settling said
sale and allowing the President I'm
stead of himselD to make 5000,
some political consideration ip the way
OF Government patronage, district and
po~st-oflce appointments, &c. -
find Resotred, That, in order to in
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