Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-23
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District OF Columbia, now happily .1-
tinct. neglected to place among the Of
ticiai: acts Of the closing hours of ia
existence an appropriation bill Of suf-
iic!cnt amount to cover certain coat L.
gent e&penses ana THIS omission 10
tie caHos, of tie recent suit 81 law
against Speaker C4mpbeii, n which
Certain cErioIs details of legis:It v<.
work are exposed for the Information
OF the public The suit wa brought
by Mr. Godfrey, keeper OF rest.,u
rant, whose claim Upon the patronage
Of cue, good = pub leans os the MEM
s'ers Of . Boss y Shepherds L"gl-i.-
ture Is iou4d ia the fact that be made
. no .3i=tiGctior nn account OF ct:iur
IL serving Customers. 50 great WIS
the favor il with lie vas held durirg
the flush and palnv days Of the Ship
herd Administration ttat tie Ltgisle-
tive Cham Der seems t. have been Only
? p-iyat. dining bail attached to h.
esthb irhme4t The documents pro
dlcy,l III Court TO support ms cla;a.
have " '1i<c,ous sng9estIyeness. Ihe~
are brief and t. the poiGt, -
Godfrey : Pleas send M n
Stag. writes tue Speaker un
on 0ceaSio: the at.brevjat,d e1
preston des: guatirga brand If ~htsky
hat seems t. have been the specially
OF The l.. leiatTr2. For, again speAh-
ing, C,np',,-ii - found ordering ",...!r
flied chickens, etc, six bottles vine,
On9 box cigars, two bpttlee Stag" ana
again, Please send over one brttie
Stag ara one OF brandy" The Spe4L-
er Rs ju igment III the matter OF bever-
ages appears tn have been usually
trustee by his fellow legislators, 81, e.
the orders signed by him relate sttict
" to liquors ana cigars, the latter
designated ''aaIne as before :" while
tue Chief Clerks astronomical tas,e
vas consulted when full lunch YVES re-
quired. send one dozen sandwiches, "
ar. Donoho writes; ard again, L am
DIRE cted hy the Speaker to request
you TO furnish a lunch for the mem
ners Of tie House (twenty-two mem
bcrs 3"
The Chairman of the Committee on
appropriations displayed similar
cornwall disposition. An order by
this & Htlomau on behalf Of his com
NIT" FL ''0lIe bottle eff whisky aud
enc box Of cigars" is followed closely
by second brief communication
roadjIg: GOCdfrey: Another bottle uf
9hlsky and another box of cigars.
But 10 Tie Con:oittee on Disiufec aD s
IL dut the palE for al appreciation of
the lunch t'bie Send Immediately,
writes the Chairman Of this C1 mmittee
Il Mr.. Godfrey, a lunch for seven, %
consist Of fried chicken, four porter
i.vuec ~tafs. boiled and fried potatoes,
milk toast, os.o bottle o. brandy, two
bottles Stag whisky, four bottles K,ug
|5ne and necessary fxiugs; also o!l.
's"x cigars The cruelty Of refusing
payment for such provision is prin- |
ally apparent when it is observed taat |
ne Committed on Disiufnctants SUI
lack WJrd 10 Mr.. Godfrey that ON. OF !
lie seven bottles broke before being |
pened," aud that he must make |
I; good. The Supreme Court of the /
District OF Columbia c.u,d not DENY.
~ &1ch evidence, til" claim Of the II S. |
,"urant keeper for Tie amount of his |
BIZ, $3.50; aud the picture of !cgisla- |
t!7e JOYS which this suit las produced |
= sufficiently vivid to enable the gel
2rai puzzle TO understand how the !
shepherd Administration could run so |
.moothiy III ali its departments. The |
Board OF Works took care CT all the
business, the contracts ard the Jobs.
lnd the members Of the Legislature
met as a "a club dinner, in the full |
boom # easy good fellowship, with
the Speaker at the head Of the table TO
oder up tie wire and the Stag" and
4 comp te',t eplcure in the chair of
very cpnAttee 10 make up the bill of |
are with proper regard for the
claim OF the ruling delicacies Of the
season. Tie Shepherd Legislature
was doubtless unique in it's way, no
)ther Administration possessing the
'esources for the development of such
5astronomic talent and even in its
'emise, when the members walked out
rom the final adjournment carrying
ckstands and feather busters, ard
ven desks and water coolers, in their
Irlns, it was consistent with s charac-
CT.