The New York herald., 1870-01-04
WASHINGTON.
The New York Post once,
Investigate
Disappointed Lobbyists Engineering the
Committee.
Appropriation Bills Ready for
Reporting.
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The Cherokee Neutral Land
Fraud.
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new PHASE OF THE PhRkGUhYAN WAR,
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Lopez Calling Upon President Grant for
an Explanation.
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The New Orleans Custom House
N6uddle.
NEW PHASE OF THE PkRAGUAYAN WAR.
Lopez Calling Upon President Grant for
an Explanation.
The New Orleans Custom House
Muddle.


WASHINGTON. Jan. g. 1870.
The Lobbyists and the New York and Boston
Post Ofiiees--Why the Investigating Conn
mittec Were Ser TO Work.
am more convinced than ever that the Commit
tee Post Offices and Post Roads were started upon
their present expensive "trip to New York and Bos-
ton by story invented by those notorious Washing
ton lobby men, U. H. Painter and one Shaw, news
obber Painter Is correspondent OF the Chicago
Republican,, the New York sun and the Philadelphia
Inquirer. lie made clerk OF the Committee on
Post 0fnces aud Post Roads OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives by John B. Alley, ex-Representative from
Massachusetts, when the latter was chairman OF that
committee several years ago. Painter, whose ONCE
s sinecure, took advantage OF Alleys ignorance Of
all legislation and knowledge or postal business.
Shaw was Painters runner dong his smelling and
spying about Washington when Painter could not do
II himself While Painter manipulated the CON-
Miitee Snaw figured among the outside members
generally and did Painters newspaper work. both
beng partners in the lobby. Shaw, by certain
amount OF putting OF Alley and Others obtained en-
poyment as Washngton correspondent OF the Boston
Transcript, over the signature OF "ksppa." Painter,
through the Post ONCE Committee managed to get
shaw made Postmaster or, Towanda, Pa. Ine
secret or this appointment, Shaw having been a
secessionst during the war, was mystery alike to
Mr. Johnson who sent the nomination to the Senate
end 10 tnat poiy wlieh confirmed 1t. How it was
snugglel through is an interesting story too long
for detail here. Suttice 1t to say that Shaw
ran the Office through subordinate, pock-
cied the profits and remained here in
Washington, pursuing his partnership business as
Painters spy and news collector about the depart
ments, buttonholing every new conner and attempt
ing TO get an interest in every measure about 10 be
brought before Congress. The story goes that
Painter ana Shaw nave pufIcd the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads IN their several papers
TO such an extent that the members-espec,aly the
republcans-are almost wholly under tleir control.
Parties having business before the committee nave
to consult Painter If they don't .come down. nbe-
rally they are approached by Shaw and gently
minded that they had better do and inlorued
also that they can ago through easy enough they
'ix paintern The result generally is that Palnter
Is nxed. how far the members OF the committee
aware OF tic extent TO which they are thus ma
nipuiated in their pubic duties will not pretend to
say now. Let that pe subject for future treatment
also.
There is little doubt that these two WORTHLESS
tPaiDier and Shaw have been very much ex-
ercised during the last year about the two great
post ohiee buildings now In SeaEsa q Syss,Guctioh
u the CUES QfNew York ana Boston. They tooS 1t
TO- granted that 1t was impossible for any such
works to proceed IN this country guJer the govern
men. without having q corruption fund attached,
In which the strikers OF the Washington lobby as
q matter OF course, were TO be party. The com
mittec or which Painter IL clerk, for reasons wen
known to MIN, endorsed the plans OF the Ave New
York architects Mulett the government architect,
showed that they were deficient. The commission
Of a une sue.
tanned Mr.. Muett. This was a blow at the
.'sirikersn aforesaid. They became indignant aud
swore vengeance against Mullett. Painter had an
old grudgc against General Hurlburd, the
efficient superintendent or the works, who as
chairman OF the House Investigating Committee of
she fortictn Congress, refused to screen Painter.
who was charged with attempting to blackuail the
late Robert j. Walker and his associate counsel In
the Alaska purchase. Mr. +. r. Stanton. Mr. Walker
denounced Painter I unmeasured terms. General
Hurlburd would not permit himself to be used All
instrument 10 hide Painter and Shaw's acts. Ever
since that time they have abused the General. They
looked upon him and Muett being in their way.
They determined them; so they coucoc,ed
scare. They organized arunor. BE 1t known that
well organized rumor in Washington often better
than great fact. The latter explains Itself and
requires no investigation; the former does. The
rumor was that MulletU and Hurlburd were corrup.
toniss; that they had been iniuenced' to locate the
Post Oicc where il Isl that they were using the
already appropriated Tor bad purposes. They got
the committee by the ears, the menpers OF which
did not want much urging 20 go TO New York apd
Boston and spend the holidays, and be feasted and
pe:tcd and butonhoied at the expense of the gov
crnmcnt No sooner said tnan DONE They nave
been to bo:ll cities and Urah Heap Panter OF West
chester Pe7fnsylvanan by birth, Washington
pondent OF several papers by reputation, paid clerk oil
the above Damed committee ny election, and striker
general OF the Washington lobby by profession, ac-
companies them. seaw reniaas here to 40 Paint
ers newspaper work. Before This time The commit
tee have discovered cnat they we're sent upon lid
goose chase. The report That the new Boston Post
Office was located upon MIX, Devonshire ana Water
streets, In consequence q @ large sum OF money
having been raised by the real estate owners IN the
vicinity VI the site Tor the benehl oi certain OH.
cials, Mulett included vno procuret that result.
viii probably be exploited as the New York Post q f.
nce lobby rumor has already been. The committee
carry with them Deputy sergeant.at-Arms lie
Barnes and Mr. Hayes, all expert photographer
formerly OF the HERALD and Gjobe These officers
woniu be Sufficient ir the committee really had I'M
portant business to execute, but you WIN Gnd that
tho strlker had to go along to watch for the lobby
manipulate the members, look after his papers 10
the exclusion Of every other journal IN the country
ana TO have good time generally at the expense Of
the government getting his mileage, OF course.
Sergeant-at- Arms Ordway has also gone on to join
the committee. He win get bis mileage extra by
90 doing. This il republican economy The Honse
OF Representatives should look 10 IT,
a Great Land swindle in Kansas-Laud
Sharks Dispossessinx settiors-Congrcs-
stonal Investigation t0 he Instituted.
Mr.. G. II. Laughlin reached this city to-day, and
will urge upon Congress an Investigation into the
Kansas neutral land question II appears a party o
land monopoists have been making extraordinary
efforts to dispossess about families OF their titles
70 these lands. The Indian title was cxtinguished
by treaty, in August, 1895 and ceded to the United
States. The vutures, by roundabout way, got the
lanos INTO the hands OF shrewd MchiGander.