, 1881-01-02


counteree the cook. There wus distraction IN
her aspect She knew from her employers
fses @ something ha eGns S ass 1ha xh xbas1 haf af
Denmar:s King. who died OF juice Of cursed
hcbenon in n phial, tho master looked more II
You think gln.cocktail u proper sauce for En-
gltsh plum pudding?'
THE NATIONAL BOUQUET FACTORY.
squander1ng Congressmen-The Nose.
gay Department..
Washington Republican. Dec. 30
The L. Feyre Committee pursued It's In
quiry into the workings OF the Botanical
Garden to-day, and succeeded in extracting
quite lot of very valuable Information.
much of which will be in the nature of news
+ to the majority of Congressman and the
country at large. The salient point brought
gu: yesterday was the almost absolute power
placed in the hands Of the sagacious Superln-
tende.it by his sapient supervisors, the menl-
bers of the Joint Library Committee of Con-
gress. The anomaly of vesting the control
of a aower-garden in the hands Of conf
mittee Of Congress was discussed by the
chief witness, Mr.. Ainsworth W. Spotford,
Librarian of Congress, who, In this as in
other matters pertaining to the bouquet fac
tory, was decidedlyclear and pointed in his
observations. Mr.. Spof0rl stated that he
was the recorder of the accounts of the gar
den, which came to him for record after they
bad been submitted by Smith any approved
Except ila the case of fuel, to which there
| was usually attached q certificate Of weight.
there was nothing in n, the nature OF
certifate E!{s 2, he yDuehef etoc raneSs
| ETC., but the simple statement OF the Super
| intendent. The Botanical Garden was not
| created by any specific act OF Congress, but
had from very small beginning grown ~
! ali Government institutions Of like character,
it had developed desire for expansion, and
| the result was a constant demand for lil-
creased appropriations Since his connec-
tions for labor had, for instance, increased
from $4,000 to 5000. The extensions and
/ Improvements, purchases ana exchanges, are
Nude at the direction OF Mr.. Smith, who had,
| two trips to Europe for the purpose Of max
ing exchanges, etc. It came out IN the ex-
animation that the big fountain in, the
| grounds had been purchased ut Smiths So
lictation, and placed where 1t stanus az nus
| ity from anybudy,-the only law on the sup,
4 ject being the item III the Approprlatlon 6n
| inserted at the instance Of Senator Mofrlll,
then Chairman Of the Library Colnm,tS{ee, 3,f{.as,,
| g. ii, - ,,,,k];9 ,-rc,,rflc y fhn Enfat-
nlsllea for the puDilc gioulus Dy tho t+ o hn1
yet to eas earn that hat vas tie ebset i the
stitution TO furnish plants 1or lne puo.lc
grous Ihe esn ,e eGefn y fspnsh m to-
aniosfSe ~ and NJ permantent plans
nlempets a,1n aiI;as oa '1'o poA
TO 5aelr anaet iast1esi Sir snoford went over the
items faqeSs IN e Various M Bills presented BY The
Superintendent for the fiscal year ending
paas parsons a. and and deaetons @ s We?s made by the
members. Mr Smith, u WiIt pe relilel!.peleu' nt.'
wen On tne sfha a. f msa Of s 1 cart and
ed With hi,se f " the te s;yer gSH a. svho Was down
hoiSeeSc'asre u, ans at * ;.en;s e mer dayM
on ne reguMrp lug p * ner av az . ald fpt @ so'e
tee ia LaS oi b. press @ Of work to
CONTRACT Win oul!tit LUZ ue ao r'o " ,iiis ,,ra
sept sente M 5y SfSe M spcrd s. @ % showsd that
Of work for the past year nsa utiaem m,
Smith into c41sraeI VIII ,sa e af t,vd Lorses and
Tor e t1ttuas t,3a a,,t;ra vear a An., Air. Snoford
carts foE Lhe @ smtrS sf fnt +,va hnrses on,} two
auned lllat tlese plils ~, " I.ri,s ovar since