The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
I.an,lcrs at Washington.

Tho WAYS of memhcrs OF Congress are
sometimes Devious and far from being COM
mcndahlc. The hunger for patronage. how
over small. ie Unsuitable. as has been shown
in the investigation of the Donrl,'cperuf the
House OF Representatives. one example Is
furnished 10y the testimony in that ease.
which serves 90 illustrate the methods en-
pluycd 10y ihc-c honorable members in pro-
Viding tor thcir hcnchn"n. IL understand
the application. il should hc known that
fourtccndi-ahcd Union soldiers are employ
rd a. messengers 10 the House. with snl-
airy OF Sl.2on each PER nnnun The pay OF u
fireman l., $500 n year and 81 a lahorrr S7.u.
or AT that rate when on the Temporary roll
Mr.. LANDERs Of Connecticut. Democrat.
appeared us a witness and testified as fol-
lows.
The Hon GroRcv VI L,SnrRs made the following
statement under och
In IN, hr-i laco. tho Sew England delegation agreed
that whatever appointment. We st We would divide
Mr roiN handed usa PRINTED U.s.. ON wIich Pee n-.
Signed 80 place the stcr. rol innu~ fiirn
and lahnrcrs place NJ. rR.orr had ienr rfr, au.'f
the roll nl'irAn. amt Understood hui the en-
ruccr would insist having man There some we
r.ncc and he the al's pio c,t g,as n, sah.,f
,R MIR JosSsaud Mr. Pnilrs and ys,if ,ais the mat.
tcrovcr Nc ioee "a Nj ftrscorr rh" soldier wish
r'icrnco to this ami told him hat Dee should have ic
appointment tnr,il. ,g 1 fi1 i- iffi n, 'hs'
he sgrccd that each month Dee wuaa r7v McOo,.
Nttt eighteen dollars and sruc ccnt ud Nr Hon - 1913.
ihuA Al al events tho amounts wfir rnnu-h 600 mnkt
tic lay of an ihsr,,qu irrN nr is. Harcr =,
90, in.t,nc, Of NJ io,' .lu VS. ruft,s Thr ''.
lowing i.ihe agreement .sn,d b, r-corr rci,rfed t.
IN li. testimony. amt THAI of Nr L.,aT.,
...y. lleg. %, oy e. +, T'',';,,rr'Try,,.,
III having heon mutual, asf,,i b, and hetN'cn the
three employee. in rie nnofA,clfr. department n"n
- So IN AMI Co make lIH dlf .lNu 90 their ~nr
uthltrarh should receive tho .ul'. unN. ihrirurr.
the undersigned. t oi,r tnctrf, Gut our ftuin-
ao h'rcl' Asier thit wi on' mnntn So long a, nli
u' position ~ 81 - rrr nunu. a-rto tueunuuuc 90 rv
duties ~ nf'mnn. ami ra, too NDnoNsFtL 81 80
and tow u liolr tiS' 'a,h mouth. amt n such mti
nif f-'ff nHt rrc't d'un- rr i'ro..m 'on-ro-- o.
l.I.- Ufhf-'td tlut ir ,nih How D.. Co. finlm N
Nur', on oi' h,og nut io ,oniin" on ,c r'h o. nr.
imam 'Nuti,u o. lhl scorr "
lts pretended that this agreement which
is in direct violation Of the law. was yolur-
tary. though MIR. LASDLKs testilic- havin.
told PRESCOTT he would bc put on the sol
dirr-' roll "proNidcd he was willing To di-
vid" M with the others, which, in fact. meant
that MCDONNrLL, the person whom Mr..
LAspEI,s appointed as his own share Of the
patronage should receive an increase Of
- 10 u year at the expense Of the soldier :
salary.
some curious papers have hitherto come
to light unexpectedly hciore investigating,
committees, but this agreement iormu.
Iatnd by Il member Of the House. binding "A
soldier To- surrender on,-iuurih Of his ray
to increase that of two pnrtlsan~. one OF
whom was proved before the committee I,
! be a bogus soldier. Is entitled to carry un
the palm, and to give Mr.. lNNDll,s pre-.
cnincnce a. "A pure and patriotic legislator