Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-04-27
SPIRIT OF THE AGE,
wednesday, April ~, 1891
Prom our regular eoTIssPondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wIsaBsros, u, g., April ~, 1851

70 cause tue 'et'ehe"' I" ''''"' ~"
sislaht ros'naetee"e'a' h'"''' a"'
10 make DINERS W "'V oo"''a"a WV"
Ion shake ~ lleif boop' lhe A'W
fout mall service has beeh P'o'"e
source OF agitation 'ol so'"e ','"''
When Mr. brady came before we 'as'
Congress with big deficiency p'' 'o'
this Service things looked very s"a'
Pieious, and something o' u sF wm
made. The House fos'ohoe 'o'h'
m'uee in"'u'ed Nv ih'es"gn"o' ANU w
Tor weeks the Poohe P''h's were 'un W
tho matter rsop'e eaPao'e y, putting
TWO and Two 'ose'her' lea'"ea e"o's"
~ tha' '''ne 10 sa'''iy 'hen' 'h"' '"','
was a large sized African W 'he "oou
f''e somewhere nut e"hS'esS 'o"N w
,"r.her "e''on 0" '"0 "'9e'' NV
LOBBY was vel creased w" " WINS a"'
United 'ha' bfaoy w" 'Ncee"c" u"
authority III ihn' erep''"S " a'S' We,
hc'eney' o"t 'h'y Sa'' 10 wrong W."
beep "ohe' on' re""'" VI 'nN """
treatment ~ ''e ha''us W .o"s''"
was 'la' many oo"s,eSS.,e', "'' WV"
so wen PROVIDED WIN ""'''''"' roN
'al 'ae'''''es III 'ne,r a'S'''''' "'' ''"''
wise concentrated '"a' Wv! "V'' wv
III a Pos'''o" 10 'e"ue' Judgment
"hen Tue new a''''"''''a'''" 'a"'e
IN M ih'es'isa''oh was se' o" ''''
which Is sa'd 10 nave de'e'ofe" some
ugly iaets' epec'hc 'n'o'',a''o" oe"'
'os on the sop)ecl N 'or '"e present
carefully withheld by the pOstotfiCc
officials. but il is admitted that the re
cords show tina, on the lst of January
1880, the nav for carving the mail on
100 out OF more than 900 star routes
had been increased from about $780,
900 at the time OF letting to $2,sOO,-
600 by orders for additional trips aud
for shortened time. A considerable
part OF this increased service, accord.
inc to IN. evidence accumulated, was
either not ne, formed at all or very
Numerically pertormed. the Irregular
ties being carefully planned, 1t is sup.
posed, tor the purpose Of transferring
money from the treasury 10 the peck
eta Of favored contractors ind their
confederates. The irregularities seem
TO have been confined chiefly to routes
west of the Mississippi river, and to
'nose III the territories Weary IN"
OF the SIX m''ho" appropriated 'oF Tue
star service was appropriated among
the IaVorlte contactorso OF 10 'o"teS'
leaving the other half Tor the other
o,90o routes. Under the arrangement
the ring divided about S2'ooo'ooo'
though the snare OF each 10 only
known to the parties OF the steal.
Brady owns a majority OF the Nation
al Republican recently reorganZed
with George Gorham as editor, and
Hallet kilbourn business manager.
1t has been stated that Buell., now
owner Of the Washington Capital, also
got his slice tor lobby services while
an officer of the Senate. 1t this is
true, it may account for his tendencies
toward the Republican party Of late.
It is reported that some cases will be
presented to the Grand Jury as soon
as the evidence is completed. Brady
left for New York Immediately after
his res,onation
The condition of affairs with refer.
ence I, the officers Of the Senate is
leading to some UNPLEASANT personal
relations. not only on the floor of the
Senate, hut outside of the chamber
Several times within the last month
have scenes occurred on the floor of
tb.t hodv v,b;cb hov. hoo, for from,
dippified or high. toned. Epthets and
aspersions have been banded abou,
and passed between senator. which
wonld scarcelv be cons;lered the tb;nu
even in harrooms The bitterness and
the animosities TINS Ypoeudered are