Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-30
A SUMMER EXCURSION.

A SUMNER EXCURSION.
The close Of the Senatorial career of
the Hon. John J. Patterson, late ol
South Carolina, appears to have been
in perfect harmony with its brilliant
beginning. As Chairman CT the Sen
ate Committee on Territories the Hon.
Senator undertook last year to investi.
gate certain alleged Irregularities in
the management of Indian affairs. His
honest soul was grieved that such
scandals should exist and he resolved
To put stop TO them. The official re.
port of the late Secretary of the Senate,
Mr.. Geo. G. Gorham, relates in fnan.
cial detail the successful manner in
which he performed his task. Patter-
son was not only Chairman but for the
matter Of this investigation he was the
committee ITSELF oil the rest of the
members for reasons best known TO
themselves having declined to share 10
this service. The expense OF this in.
vestigation, exclusive Of the printing
Of the report and the testimony, which
make pretty volume of over thou
sand pages, amounted 10 the snug sum
of s17,O39. In these expenses is in.
cluded the cost of a summer excursion
to the beautiful Indian Territory
The COMMITTEE" and his retinue Of
seven persons cost the Government
s2,660 for travelling expenses between
Washington and st. Louis and return.
From st. Louis to Denison, Texas, and
back, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad Company charged the com
mittee for transportation and "subsist-
ence" for seventeen days, s3,06l, on
average of $3.50 day, or more than
s25 day for each person. This makes
q total of s5, ,72l for tho summer excur.
sion to the Indian Territory. An i'm
perial progress could hardly rival this
jaunt of a Republican Senator for lavish
expenditure. In addition to this the
COMMITTEE" approved his own account
amounting TO $500 for travelling ex
penses on the same excursion.
There are some other interesting de
tails in the expenses of this remarka
BILE investigation. The clerk, who wal
q son of the COMMITTEE" received the
sum of 1900 as compensation for hii
arduous services. II. II. W. Seabrooh
was paid s512.50 and A. G. Scott s52s
? for copying and arranging laws, trea
ties, testimony and arguments" for tb'
committee at the rate Of s75 each pei
month. As all these laws and treaties
are already in print it is nothing t.
the purpose that the two charming
young ladies who received thes'
amounts never performed days worl
of this kind for the committee. Wha
other service may have been reudere'
by them is open to conjecture. vi X
M'Kee for arranging and revising tes
timony and making On index of iv,
pages received $3.50. George II. Rey
, nolds drew sl75 as deputy Sergeant
alarms of the committee and s12'
. IS witness himself. Reynolds is
lobby agent in Washington Of tn
Missouri, Kansas and Pacific railroad
Geo. H. Bardwell, our George, bring
, up the rear as witness TO the amour
Of Sl5S.S0, though his name does no
appear IN the report. But George
appears had other uses. He was a
, active supporter Of the committee,
I and repeatedly approached represents
tives Of the Indian tribes, both y
Washington and in the Territories
. with an intimation that for o valuabl
consideration he would secure a favor
!. able report. Such service was poorl
rewarded with witness fec of sl5S.
As the committee" was instructe
}. to find out whether the Missour
Kansas and Texas Railroad Compan
had issued any bonds based on its Ian
grants in the Indian Territory th
J. propriety oil the selecting On agent {
= the road as deputy Sergeant-at.Arms t
Q summon witnesses is apparent. III
, knew exactly whom to summon. A
the same time, Judge Sears, the attol
ney Of the railroad, accompanied th
COMMITTEE" and relieved him of th
irksome task of examining witnesses
The report of the committee will n
: doubt prove an extremely valuabl
+ document on that account, and wi
d afford the Senate much assistance i
a the further investigation of the affair
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texa
Railroad. 1t was in entire harmon
with the fitness Of things that the Hor
r John j. Patterson should enter int
n the active employment of tho Missouri
}. Kansas, and Texas Railroad Compan
a after making the report and retirin
!. from the Senate of the United Statei
}, He will be useful should another inveI
b tigation be made by the committee o
territories as to the transactions Of th
company.-Harrisburg Patriot.
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Q HEAVY ON HAYES = Among th
r many beautiful things that Joe BLACK
burn said in his speech on the arm
bill, none was more powerfully sal