New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
noRsHEIMER's CONSTRUCTIVE MILEAGE"
THE CLARK INVESTIGATION. 90
rvpoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE1
WASHINGTON, July Cit was characteristic
niece of business the part OF this great reform Ao
ministration appoint man like Dorshemer 10 re-
sponsibe place IN the public service. IL was equaiiy
OF the hypocrisy which distinguishes the
ntterauces OF the Mugwump press to hear the leading
OF that class declare OF Mr. Cevelands bographer
that during long and conspicuous public career ne
has conducted himself like gentleman and an hohest
man." There record to-day papers In the treasury
Department which IN the minds OF most people, except
perhaps "reformers," would demonstrate conciu-
svev the fact that Mr. DOrshemer Is
not q proper person to be intrusted with the de-
fence the interests Of this Government III is courts
Did not Mr.. Dorsheimer while holding an omce-'ha.
of United States Attorney for the Northern Dstrct OF
New.York-smilar to the one to which he mas just
been appointed, do many things to feather his
ovn nest at the Governments expense His extraor'
dinary charges forI mileage brought him constantly
into conflict with the auditing officers OF the treasury
Department. His accounts were continually ochg
thrown out and his charges for this that and the other
thing disallowed. He trifed in an amazing
fashion with the ordinary limitations OF time and space
He would charge the Government with mileage
for journeys never travelled lie woua
make per diem charges for attending 'he
United States courts on Sundays when such
courts never sat day His accounts for March,
Apr May and June, 1867. contained charges Tor mile
age for Journeys said have been made by one OF his
assistants, George W. Miller. between Buffalo ana
Rochester when it shown that this assistant was
permanently settled and had an office IN the latter
town. He charged for attending court on June ~
1867, at Canondaigua, while the same account which
contained the charge also proved that OH 'hat oa! "i
Dersheimer al Rochester. En
Not content with duplicating his charges he actually
sometimes trebed them as is shown by his charges LOT
attendance on October 6, November II ana December
IL To all these charges he made the Usual oaha az sT
have travelled some six hundred miles pc
@ tSesn in Troy saly an@ hoe two cities @ are not
than six miles apart. To accomplish these wonderful
ieats N ,he ike wai ihis G He attended court in places
saw A. b. G. ID, and +, travelling from TO H. from
his travelling was done by from and COINS to
b. returning thence to and proceeding from 10 %
heing ON the way G., his steps again 10 A
start once from to 90 to D. returning to a, e'G
etc, making always his starnslom M ,n in .na' f f
mileage of mis- predecessors Ia Once ever nau
done before o esm aa to ID do He far
Oregon IN the days before the faeinc Karnau
when journey Washington had TO be made around
Cape Horn the mileage amounted to small M Mc Tor
tune. whs the call OF an extra session !" carad
some 81 900 for his little walk
The Clark investigation called, though 1t mghJust
ly termed proceeding TO satisfy tne sp'e o, pro
to-day after dragging its weary length for two months
and 1t purported TO- nave been mn maze M On
the new Capitol had been done In reaiy IT was
nP,hns Sn cSee I of the cto Mr Clark who
that work should be done by contract gwen !" he
offended the Stone Union: Their leaders at The
enarses against Mr. Clark for nconpetecy The
charges contained twelve specifications seven oi "cn
The others were supported by testimony coming from
far inca teucV
causes The Union depended largely upon the testimony
Mnrch ana MI strong Tno o Ts ,hs
Capitol wings some twenty-five years ago Mnrch
the lsboring man by trade He showed his friendship
for the latter by starting liquor shop ~ % ae
0uestisnabIe way one OF the principal witnesses In
the notorious March-fiill investigation; ,,.,
Strong the who was dsnissei from MS posi- as
foreman by President Fillmore for deirauding hr Gov
ernmen and compelling the worsmen 10 sna
by him He wrote letter to the President the o..
newspapers. which he tried to create the impcs lion
that his motives in tesyng were 81 " amt St
the - reform " fever, bat evidently had thought
that Ii: Of rssyys iSs age S
such men placed that Of Mr. Carks predecessor III
Snperneadsn, OF the Capitol Colonel Davis assistant
engineer charge Of the Washington monument; H. Is.
Law Omstead, the wel-known landscape architect; j.
A. Partridge Government engineer IN charge 2, 'ne eo
intendsnr Of the WASHINGTON monument and others;
hell
the work the superior quality OF the material ana tne
compliance on the part OF the contractors VITA the
ter of the contract under which they we're construct
ing the terraces. The injustice OF the whole pocec-
ing lies In the that Secretary Lamar II he really
had wished to get idea as TO the quality OF the
work done, could have appointed commission oI
experts examine the work. Their opinion would nave
been OF some value. But instead OF doug TINS no de-
cided TO hear testimony OF discharged and dsar
pointed aborng simply to justify their hatred OF
faithful empoye Of the Government, and possibly 10
rather for the Democratic party elsewhere
Inc whole proceedings farce from beginning 10
end Mr. Lamar's decision cannot be otherwise tneh
yndcaton OF Mr. Clarks conduct OF his ofce-csrtsnY
eo II hs is swayod by partisan prejnaces anu MS
Judgment yields to tie opportunities OF ONCE
seekers.
Two officaseekers were overheard at Willard's 'he
other night their respective claims 10 re-
cognition by the present Administration Said
one u have the backing OF my Senators ana the
entire delegation for that matter put IL
seems to NJ not making any headway;
Well you see," replied the other, you haven't peen
in the service veteran wounded too. ana isei
very confident that | shall get what want, thongh
have only the Congressman from my district WORKING
for me-" 1T. A.,
The speaker was an cxCOnfederate and his i" In the
service meant that he had fought the Union Tor more
than four years.
IMMORAL TRAFFIC IN ENGLAND.
THE BEGINNING OF SERIES OF SENSATIONAL