Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-03-01
SENATORIAL NICK-NACKS

One Of the most interesting and enter
tanning of the gift ANIMALS published
by Congress, is that just issued in paper,
and without covers, by the Hon. Ct. C.
Gorham, who, having been defeated as
a Republican candidate for Governor of
California, on account of his completely
in various lobby and " ring transac-
tons in the State Legislature, was taken
up by the Republicans of the United
States Senate, and made secretary there
of. Mr.. Gorham is member of the
Grant Republican National Committee
He endeared himself to that party last
year by writing letter on civil service
reform, ridiculing the whole thing and
denouncing the system which President
Grant seemed to be in favor of as an
impracticable and mischievous humbuy.
For which the President, strangely
enough, seemed to like him all the bet
ter.
Mr.. Gorham's new book is entitled
Receipts and Expenditures of the
Senate" and is in the form of a letter to
the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, President of
the Senate-the gentleman who loaned
Cakes Ames $500 to build the Union
Pacific Railroad, and never asked for it
back. 1t is quite statistical and tabu.
lar.
1t narrates how Gorham bought a
Webster's Dictionary for the Hon. w.
e. Brownlow, of Tennessee, piquing
the curiosity of the reader as to what
use that gentleman made of it; how he
bought rose-tinted paper, eau de Nile
envelopes, mucilage and maps; how he
hung "shades" on committee rooms;
how he stained bookcases, and picked
locks, and drilled holes in the wall, and
put castors on chairs, and plugged the
wall, and hung towel-racks, and stuffed
cushions with the best curled hair; and
sharpened scissors, and put long ash
handle into brush, and dovetailed a
box for the committee on outrages, got
new tongue for book-truck, and
everything OF that sort, and how much
it all cost. It's mighty interesting
reading. 1t shows how Mr.. Gorham
disbursed S495,854 Al during the
year.
Among other acts of absorbing inter-
est we gather that between December
and May, Gorham bought eight lemon
squeezers, four cocoanut dippers, much
sugar and lemons, spoons and ladies'.
and other such new materials for laws
Also that on the Doth of December be
bought the United States three pounds
OF mercury, and on the 3lst of the
same month, half gallon of castor oil.
BY the way, who took the half gallon of
castor oil? 1t is we'll enough to know
that the Senate has been for several
years powerful body, but it is not an
well established that it takes half GAL
Ion OF caster oil at dose. For That
matter-three pounds of mercurv
good gracious? The Senate is sweet
scented body. Mr.. Gorham's narrative
tells how he bought gallons of cologne
gallons OF bay rum, and much essential
OILS, besides cosmetic and Lubin's pow
der by the dozen, and rappee snuff bv
packages OF bottles. Then there ara
hair brushes, toilet soap, chamois skins
towels, nail brushes, and Oolono Ton ~
the most gorgeous profusion.
Its good book, an interesting book
a book ter everybody; it's more inter.
esting than Mr.. Gorham's letter On
ClVu Service Reform, fuller of informa-
ton than Oakes Ames on the witness
stand, and as exact in it's statements no
the Hon. Henry Wilson Oh Credit M.
bilier Investments.
1t seemsa pity this work cannot have
a larger circulation.