The Evening critic., 1883-03-22
HOW KER CATCHES ON
AND HOLDS ON GOOD THING.

when You've Got u GOOD rhing,
Save II, Save IT. And when You
Catch u Black Cat, shave IL. shave
II, "shave IL by the Tatt.''
Expenses" appear to be a favorite way
ior Messrs. Ker and Bliss to get money from
the Government An analysis Of Bliss
expense account was published on Tuesday,
To-day we shall briefly go over Mr.. Kers
expenses as given in Senate Ex. Doc. No.
81, being the report of the First Comp
tioller OF the Treasury in answer to Sena-
Tor Ven Wyck's resolution of February 81.
The first of these bills is for board and
extras at Willard's Hotel, $1s1, between
the dates January 81 aud April 20. OF
this amount 75 cents is for express and
is disallowed by the Auditor. Fire" costs
81, while extra meals" foot up So. Who
ate those extra meals? Ker? If not, who
who did? If Ker invited friends to dine
with him, what business has the United
States to foot the bill
During the period mentioned above Mr..
Ker tried the Ebbitt House for two days at
H day. He boards there now right
along.
From April 81 to May IS he had fur.
nished room in the same house A. NJ. Glib
son roomed in, at an expense of S25.
Query: Was he there rs q spy on Gibson
around at "the Riggs House and other
restaurants" at an average cost of S2.25
day.
From May 20 to June he boarded some
where, his bill says, "as per voucher"
which voucher does not appear in the re-
port of the First Comptroller, as it should
under the Van Wyck resolution, at cost
of $49.75.
This same bill recounts the fact that
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made sixteen trips between Washington
and Philadelphia at cost of 81 the trip.
Now, why should the United States pay
him an enormous fee and then pay such
expenses as this? He was not travelling on
public business. He was not compelled to 60
TO Philadelphia for any public reason. His 60
Ing and coming on these trips was purely
private matter and should have been
borne by his private purse. To saddle It on
the people is an outrage on them.
December IA Mr.. Ker rendered another bill
of expenses amounting to s3i3.12. or this
the Ebbitt House got $267 % for board.
On November Mr.. Ker had an extra din
ner, 81 so, and a carriage another $1.50, both
OF which were charged up to the Government
and paid. This is another case OF those extra
meals. Who eats them? They are as myste.
Who rode in 1t and where did he or she or
both OF them go? Is the Government to be
charged up with the private carriage rides OF
Its fancy.price lawyers
Again, in a bill dated December IA, he has
the Treasury pay him for an extra supper,
S1.25, and two carriage rides at $1.5O each,
$500.
During the period October 10 to November
8 he charges for three trips from Philadelphia
to this city on the limited express at s5.35 the
trip, and one trip st 81. Why, IL these charges
are fair and Just does he not charge for the trips
from this city to Philadelphia Does not this
omission, like a similar omission 10 Mr.. Bliss
accounts, show that they are conscious of the
gouge they are innicting on our Uncle Sam
uels pocket? 1t certainly does, unless they
ON September 10 Mr.. william Dickson made
his sworn charges against Henry A. Bowen.
Mr.. Ker promptly denied that such man was
n m s employ Tt ot Snse and
on September 10 he telegraphed to the Attor-
ney.General about It at cost OF 1924. Where
the Attorney. General was does not appear; nor
why he was absent from his post of duty. on
the came day telegram was sent TO San
Francisco at a cost OF $500. This dispatch
evidently was TO warn that trio OF consplrlng
scoundrels, Brewster Cameron, W. W. Hoover
and Henry A. Bowen, that their efforts at
bribery OF the Star-Route jury had been eX-
posed and that If they would escape the peni-
lentiary they must concoct story that would
implicate Dickson, that being the only way
they could save their own bacon.
On September 81 Mr.. Ker telegraphed to
some unknown person at Harrisburg at cost
OF 81 cents.
on September %, the Attorney General be-
ing still absent ('malaria?''), Mr.. Ker tele-
grapbed to him at Philadelphia at cost OF
$1.96. And on September % he telegraphed
oU. s. Attorney warner tat Philadelphta?
about fixing up Bowens storyO at cost OF
1882.
Finally, "Brewster, Attorney General" be.
ing still absent from his duty (more malarla?),
Mr.. Ker telegraphed to him at an expense OF
81 cents.
ON November % Mr.. Ker went to New York
Ito help Walsh fix up an "interview?"l taking
| sleeper and feeling the porter, the whole
costing 1878. He stayed until the 25th, when
| he returned as far as Philadelphia at q cost OF
$3.50, travelling on the limited express.
While in New York he stopped at the Astor
| House part OF the time, for which no puts in
| voucher, as follows:
AsToR HOUSE,
BROADWAY AND VEsEY STREET,
NEW YORK, November "a, 1882.
NJ. ". W. her, to Alien Dc Dam, Dr.:
| 152 room, l day 12...................... S1.50
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