Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-24

Furnace keeper. Observation-Disclosures. 1854 |
One night Watchman Observation-Disclosures. 500
One night usher. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
Two day ushers at 81 200 each ......... 2,40O |
Two door-keepers at 81 200 each. $685.. 2,400
Again, the act making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses of the government
contained the following item:
For repairs of the Executive Mansion,
1eti1nishing the same, and fuel for the
same, and for care and necessary re-
pairs of the greenhouses ............ $17 900
Hayes went into Office by fraud on the
5th of March, or the beginning Of the last
quarter of the fiscal year, for which
it will be seen every provision was made
up to the Both of June, 1877, together
with large sum to refurnish the house.
When the extra session convened, one of the
first demands made upon the committee of
appropriations was for deficiency of nearly
thirteen thousand dollars by w. K. Rogers,
the poetic and private secretary, which COW
cred list of extraordinary items never be-
fore presented from any source. The COM
mittee informed Rogers that such an appi-
cation must be made by the head of de-
partment before it could receive attention.
John Sherman then addressed a letter to
the committee, in which he asked for 81 300
of deficiencies in salaries already appropri-
Contingent expenses:
Stationery and record books. So, 500
New books and binding Observation-Disclosures. $50
Carpet TOT ONCE .............. .......... 0OU
kilograms. Observation-Disclosures. 300
Office furniture. Observation-Disclosures. 900
Miscellaneous items. Observation-Disclosures. 700
Total .......... SIS, $50
Now, as provision was made for all these
| expenses in the bill above referred to, the
inference is inevitable that the money must
have been drawn and stolen before the new
concern got into the White House, if the ap-
pro priation was exhausted. That, however,
would hardly be practicable in regard to the
salaries for which Honest John Sherman
asked second appropriation. They could
not be drawn three months in advance. Con-
sequently, there is a mystery in regard to
this item, which the committee failed to I'M
ravel.
Finally, the House voted in the Deficiency
bill, under the head of Executive, as follows:
For contingent expenses of the executive
Office, namely: For purchase of new
| books for the library and reminding old
books, $500; for stationary, not to in
clude record books, $2 1000; for pur-
chase Of carpet for Office, $500; for ex-
pense of kilograms, 300 for Office fur
niture and repairs Of old furniture,
tingencies, $500; in all. .............$ 4, 500
This appropriation is ostensibly made s:for
DEFICIENCIES for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1873, and for prior years, and for other
purposes" Now, the salaries of the present
year are fixed by law, and differ but slightly
from those of 1877. There is no possible
deficiency there, and none in the contingent
expenses, which were limited to S., 800. Il
a larger sum was spent before half the fsca
year had expired, the fraudulent Presiden
should have been made accountable for it
The items Of furniture and carpets for the
, Office were fully covered in the bill for sun
, dry civil expenses for the current fiscal yea:
in these words:
For repairs of the Executive Mansion,
| 7etiunishi1ag the same, and fuel for
the same, and for care and necessary
expenses of the greenhouses, 500, 00
1t is thus made clear beyond any dispute
!. that the money for this furniture has bee1
+ granted three several times-frst in the bill
for 1877; secondly, in the bill for 1878; an,
thirdly, in the Deficiency bill of the 15t]
1 December last. Somebody has, therefore
! been benefited to that extent, and the Com
mittee on Appropriations were duped wit
: their eyes open.
: Encouraged by this success. the Fraudu
y
s out a new grab. Not content with pocketin
d fifty thousand dollars year of salary
) which he has no color of Just claim, an
q these extra allowances. he now demands thu
his personal and household expenses shall /
paid by the Treasury, in order that he ma
carry back to Ohio the whole salary. Homes
# John Sherman initiated this raid in his usu
= sneaking way, in his estimates for the Elk,
!. cutive Office, as follows:
. Contingent expenses, executive Office
:. stationer, record books, kilograms, per-
|, iodicals and books for library, miscell-
!. aneous items, and contingencies, quhich
>, aciN include care OF office, carriage,
horses and harness, ..................$7, on
A By comparing the estimate of the previo,
"a year with the foregoing, the difference
), items will be at once noticed:
Contingent expenses, executive office
stationery, record books, kilograms,
periodicals and books for library, mis-
cellaneous items and contingencies APP
IF proprlated s......... y, 3O
(; No former Secretary ever ventured to +
,r commend that the feeding and the care
At the carriage and horses of the Executi,
ct should be imposed upon the public. In
j. subsequent part of the estimates he submit
y the following items:
er Purchase of carriage for executive Office $9
~ Purchase Of one pair of horses -. ........ s.
~ One set of double harness. ...... .......
&c Forage for one pair of horses for one year Q
y Shooting one pair of horses for one year. /
Ordinary repairs Of carriage. ............
an Ordinary repairs of harness. ...........
a Salary of one messenger (driyer is meant)
he TOT one year
it, lo0 'l I. 81, Z