The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-21
A DELIGHTFUL DIVERSION
How the lSpare Time Of the Senate Is
Whilcd Away.
VANWYCK GVES A WAR WHOoP
Concerning Some 0nleial Who Tapg the
Treasury Eilla Trlne,
AND THE WHOLE GANG HOWL
The south American Commission or"Iwo
Men and "a Boy" Killed His senate.
rial Liver Yesterday and
Fins Fuu Followed.
GENERAL wAsHlNeroNREPoRrs


Senate Proceedings
WASHINGTON, March 0.-rhe resolu.
tion for the appointment of au Alaskan
committee was aid before the senate,
and
Mr.. MANDERSON moved ts
reference to the committee ON terri-
tories.
A debate ensued, during which
MIR. VAN WECK attacked the S3utb
American commission in yigorou,
style. He said the first thing 10 did wa.
to go to San Francisco, then to New
NJ NJ MMeA4co, then 70 see the
New Orleans exposition. Each
member was provided with
9bouO Tor his expenses. The commia.
sion consisted OF two men and a bov.
us chairman remained in Albany.
Iho .lrst thing those two men and the
boy dld was 10 hire palace ear al s3j
di2V, for which the total payment was
4lt' DelOro thoy got 10 New Orleans.
Ihen they furnished themselves with
supplies, The Utah commission readily
chnrgcs tor lager heer and wine.
RMS commission charged only for sun
plies, which doubtless include liuu,ds
and salads. He would ask his frionds
ON the Republican side of the charpber
II IL was not time to stop this2 The sen.
ate was all the party had left. The Dom
Ocrats had possession OF the other end
OF tie capitol, and Of the administration.
NolN. Jmumy l., the commission got
ready TO start from Now ORLEANS.
From tho lst Of October TN the ist M
5uuN@ty their expenses wore So ODO
Men who had rObnod saios were COM
pardtivoly honorable to this. The mon
eN was taken from the taxpayers, whl
We're hardly able to pay ~ per night ior
louSing. on Pullman cars when thcy
Travelled. In addition 70 this expense
lhey paid for their supplies and their
cook and were allowed $500 each be-
sides.
The chairman Of tho commission. WIN
never left Now York, resigned on the
10Th OF January, and drew out of tbe
treasury $3.50. 1t cost the government
about $4,000 Tor this commission before
the two men and the boy got ready To
leave New Orleans. This reckless waste
OF money was = great wrong upon the
people who paid taxes.
what made II worse, tho outrageous
hllls OF that commission had been an.
proved and paid. He denounced this as
worse than highway robbery. He said
the man who enters house at uiphl
ahd ruhs is honorable In Comps-isou
with those who rubbsd tho treasgiN by
hueh expenditures as he had deSc.l lnad
u was worse, ho said than stealir. Dub.
lit lands, and here be referred ,O the
Blackstone patents rs the robbery OF
GuOOOJ acres 40 one time.
Mr. MANDERSON referred % the
resolution ui br. Van Wyck proyidiup
for % committee 20 prepare q detailed
statement of the expenses for improve
cut on ,A3 Mississippi river under
which, Nj. Maudorsou said, his cllIpu-
que might be able to make uukstings
from the head waters 10 tn6 mouth 0i
the river
Mr. HARRISON charged Mr.. Van
Nyck with having oilersd the resolution
merely Tor the purpose of obtaining
the recess and with vie,y
TO saying the government the 81, 500 or
1880 salary OF the clork ho (larrisnnl
offered a resolution that MIR. Van
NAtNs resolution be rocOusidered, ana
asked tlHt 10 be retorred To the commit
'.. "u Improvement Of the Mississippi
IIN.r. Dsid oVUr
ar VEST said IL was not his
purpose To become party 20 the
interesting discussion on tho Ro.
publican side Of the chamber.
but Mr.. Van Wyck was like tbe h v
who participated in tho murder of hi.
own tathor-ho saw the old man Waa
about 10 be beaten TO death and. as hp
could not help IL, thought ho would give
him a lick TO help him out OF his mis-
cry. For 70 years he (YesD had been
an intimate personal friend OF one Il
the members OF the South American
commission, and his record, public and
private, WAS az stainless and without
IolI9"cu as any m public man
charged in his (VespO prpsenfe TINT
Thomas G. RoynOld had ever, by ex-
travagance or otherwise, wrnnrfuIly
takon one cent Of the peoples ninuny,
made q statom0nt which ha (VesD con,
tradlcted absolutely and unuu,iueJlv.
He was now I'm Costa Rica aud WIS pr
forming his function In a muruoI SD
satisfactory that tho new secretary o.
state had said he regarded him as'una
of the best officers In the service of The
government, "rwo mon and a roy."
tho senator from Nebraska had said.
The "boy" was nearly 90 years old; had
been the editor of one or the
loading papers In Chicago aud hsd rem
dered valuable services. Gen. Re ianid4
would be compelled soon To reuru d.
this country 10y reason OF the illrpvg of
= near relative, and he (VesD chal.
lenged lhe senator from Nebraska TO 20
into these ymesllens after his futUru.
sonm reflections, He had made his
remarks with respect TO the commis.
sion aud not respecting ils momuers.
He interpreted Mr.. Vests challenge as
a throat, aud said, substantially, ho
would he ready to repeat hls state
meuts.
Mr. HAWLEY inquired whether Inc
senator IVAN WNCk) knew enough a.uut
lhc details of these transactions To us-
uly him in attacking the honor of gen.
tlumou who had always stool as Liuh
MS lNenWYck) could over hopn To stRud9
Mr. NANWNCk replied by roiteratiug
his previous statement,
The Alaska resolution was rpfprtou to
the committee Ou territories.
Mr. GORMAN onord a resnlu ion
lfcvung tho secretary of the iu-
ierinr 20 furnish the senate with copies
vi tho contract entered into hetnuc.
tnc Union Pacific Railroad COMPANY
and Other railroad uonip auip. Affected
by th act approved July /, 1862. aud hu
Western Union telegraph company, tn
guther with all statements now on file
In tho interior department touching the
same. Adopted.
Mr. sherman offered the following;
Resolved, That so much of the several
resolutions o. the senate passed since
the lst of March rs provides for "A
clerk for any standing committee of the
senate during the recess of congress be
resoinded.
Laid over till tomorrow.
The executive session OF tho senate
than gdiOurueN