The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16
PETIT LARCENY.
HOW GARFIELD PLAYS WATCH
Dog OVER THE TREASURY.
He Thinks Man i'm Office IiettEI
Than Private Citizen, and Too
Good to Walk or Ride i'm StrSet
Car.

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The Attorney General has a sa' a'ary Of
$4,000 year. During the incun bency
of Attorney General Williams the plat
tice was inaugurated of furnishing this
officer with horses and carriages.
On April 25, 1874, Mr.. Garfield re
ported clause in the Appropriation hilj
to continue and legalize this practice
! (See Congressional Record, No, l0.)
Mr.. Garheld.-It has been found nee
essary to move to amend the paragraph
Just read by inserting before the words
"five copyists" the words zone clerk
who shall be telegraph OPERATOR ST.
00O."
The amendment was agreed to-
The Clerk read the following:
For contingent expenses of the de-
partment, namely; "For furniture an
repairs, ST, 800; for care of and subsist
ence OF horses, 81 400; repairs to car
riages and harness. $780,"
Mr. Nesmith-I move to amend the
paragraph just read by striking out the
words "for care of and subsistence of
horses 81 400; repairs to carriages and
harness, $780," l believe that this eBti.
mate is an innovation. I believe thrre
has been no definite estimate of that
kind offered heretofore fol this depart,
ment
l do not know if my amendment is
adopted that it will be a saving to the
Treasury. l see that heretofore, when
no appropriation of that kind was made,
the contingent fund has been used for
similar purpose. holI in my hand
copies Of vouchers for moneys paid out
of that fund, They are as follows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 1875
United States Department of Justice ia
Andrew j. Joyce & Co., DR..
To one landaulet, No. 81, $1,000. lie
ceived payment.
ANDREW ]. JOYCE & Co.
BALTIMORE, July 20, 1873.
United States Department of Justice,
Bought of Coblens & KAUFMAN one pair
Of bay horses, $3.50. Received payment.
CoBLBNs q KAUFMAN.
WASHINGTON, July, 1872.
United States Department Of Justice, TO
Andrew j. Joyce & Co., DR..
One pair stitched pole straps and gold
slip buckle, SS; new silk lining ON
landaulet, $3575 painting and varl,iSlt
ing landaulet, $3.50; various Other
items, same nature, $l24.SS. Teal,
S211.l2.
Then in November last there was IN.
other bill for repairs of landaulet, ami
again in December, making in al over
$780, The landaulet seems to have berl
repaired from June, 1872, to DeceI ,her
last to the amount of 81, 100. IL mlst
have been that it was not good Ian iau
let when it was purchased, though cost,
ing 81, 900, to require that amount OF re-
pairs.
The occupant of the office, the At
torney General, has the honor to tie "
constituent of mine; ana desire to see
all my constituents treated equally we'll.
l do not believe in giving $4,000 for pri-
vate purposes to man who is already
drawing q salary of $4,000, while you
refuse to compensate widows and orpll-
ans for property destroyed by the lii
dians through your own neglect"
| do not believe that it is under any
circumstances legitimate to appropriate
money to the heads Of these departments
for the purpose Of transporting them
about this city. Why not make sjmi-
lar allowance to members of Congress?
Why not make an appropriation OF the
same kind for the benefit of the Judges
of the Supreme Court? Why not make
the system equal and uniform every
where2 This constituent of mine is the
only one who indulges in this gorSJous
oriental splendor of riding in a sixteen
hundred dollar landaulet. Why, sir,
lawyers of my State Of 1iS calibei ride
upon the outside of fifty dollar mul !,
and think they are doing well at that.
But, sir, there is a Spanish proyerh, |
believe, "Put a beggar on horseback
and he will ride to the devil" Now
have no objection
Mr.. Negley--I object to the ren,a' rs
OF the gentleman in reference to Cali
net Minister
Mr.. Nesmith--Well, sir without mal-
ing any direct reference to any bo'y, |
say it is a Spanish proverb, "Put 4 teg-
gar on horseback and he will ride tN tie
devil" l have no objection to ths TER
mination of this journey in that db &c
ton, but do not want the people to pMy
for the transportation.
Mr.. Durham 4 desire to ask tlIe
Chairman OF the Committee on Apluo
priations one question in regard tc ihis
item, / desire to ask the Chairman Of
the Committee on Appropriations INw
many horses are provided for il X is
appropriation "for care and subsisten ice
of horses2"
Mr.. Garfeld-We limit it only y tie
amount appropriated tCe have nothing to
do wih the number.
Mr. Durham-That is not answering
my question. How many horses are
provided for in this item?
Mr. Garfield answer the gentleluin
that we say nothing about the number.
There will be, i presume, so many as
can be provided for Including the car
riage) with the amount Of money.