Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-05
HOWELL COBB'S JOKE.
BUCHANAN OUTWlTTEO BY his SEC
RETARY OF The TREASURY

oOCHANNN w WI GU of no 0IN
RETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Trial Trip ot the harriet Lane "hi'h
Sor.Iy yexed the President An Item
mn, ,- ,,.,.,, .,,.,,r,-..-
the oid squire
Tho last democratic nresidrut lanes
buchanan had hl, own lirt as the tl,,.
of ,ur nuhIic vessel. and ., ,t,,rv.y., nII;,
nsh,.j m.nv wears ao,, nf how I'm. I,Ir.
r,st UnvaII t,,bb ms sr,r.r,ry nt rh,.
treasury a uIc,. lit,l..,uu II WAS AT tL,.
time nf the launrnIu, and rrr;L rr,f, Of a
revenue cutt.r wbIru had been made nm
dor Cnhh's d,r.rtirn and named after Bu-
rhanan's nice. .rh. Harriet Lane Cobb
concluded that ON thus trial tT.p of the.
na,v vessel IA. ,,,uId inyIt, The. ga birirr
tn. foreign LEGATIONS the president. and
others of his acuu,uutan.es to TAX. "A sail
with him down the Potomac. He made all
his ARRANGEMENTS without saving "A word
IN TN. prrsidrnt and the matter WAS
pretty well advanced before Buchanan
hearI of il When It first came 70 his ear,
~Old Buck" sent for his attorney general.
.I.re Black, and Black. when he came to
the White House, found Buchanan tlu, he'd
with anger As Black entered he said
Are you going on IhI> blanked frolicr
would like to know what YOU think of
Cobb's using our public property for his
private entertainments
Attorney General Black replied that he
was not going on the Harriet Lane trip,
and though he did not like Ia cTitlcise
Cobb, still he was not backward i'll say InG
that he did not approve of 1t But, con
tlnued he, MIR. President, Cobb has gone
on with this affair and ISSUED his invita-
tions and | don't see what you can do
about II
do "-'oIt i, SAID Buchan, in Il rage,
do about 1t. Why Of course will stop It.
Ii Is IA scandalUus affair and | will not be
held responsible for il. | certainly Will not
allow II To 90 ON.
WANTED AN !rENlZED BILL
Black then placed before buchanan the
probability that Cobb Thought he WAS do
ing nothing wrong wnen he was making
The arrangements, and the Tact that II he
stopped the affair now 1t would cause
great deal ol scandal Doth III thls country
and abroad, as the foreign ministers had
been invited
buchanan appreciated tins, and finally
sad that he tnouSnt that he would let
| CoOO 20 on IL ne wanted 1" ahu ne would
pay ali the expenses out oi his own pocket.
lhe excursion dId 80 On, but neither the
| president nor Attorney General bihCh
.'ere present At the hrst cabinet meeting
liter II BuchahH said l" SoDh: Mr. sec
retary, wdnt 70" 10 hrlhs me an item
"ed OLIl oil Inc exp Ses incurred IurhI
ne 'Iial IriPo ol 'he ''''r'e' Lane i want
Il ue'dIie' account Vi every '"'nE 'i' I""I
consumer, 'he s'Llr4 "i the VlIlCrI'' 'he
wages OIL 'he sea'h'-' "uu ''ie cost oIe'erS
OIL Oh s"ppAes USED on the "Trip
LOUD ulu h"' hho" ""d' 10 MAKE "l TINS
ueniah,' "u' ne IePt'eu fu'H4 Ne'
taihly' MI. fresideh'' l Will 20 50
ohuruS ai'er 'nis 'ie 'a",HG' IlGt'l'N
ehueu' anu ho"eii O"o" anu 'tTe DIh'
"aiAeN "Um ii"ili Iie ".'e iio.se ="
-e'"er. men 'heS h"N H"''eh opposite
where Ihe a''oI ne! general : oA'iSe = nov >
Cohh' VINO hau been silent up |" 'his Time,
o"'s' ioI'h' HAT III 'Au''uel u'e' '"t o'u
squire mean
piaCA iiiaue no reply anu |o"o went ""'
lou Aho" "hat he means an" h"""
you uo' ana no" l want you u 'e" NE
itaiiAH "h"' ne Is up 10
-
nuchahah' an" cohclu'e" win 'he s'h'e
"eht 'ha' buchanan h"" "SNeu '"' '"I
oiil IN oruer 'ha' he might pay o"' u
MS own PocAeI'
lio"eI4 Co"o a'"" "H'S'i1N ~
was sur anu ne "o" S"se i'uu'
'o.s 'o"'t iue" ""iS'le an" ''''u ti' T,t,I
"har 'he oiu sq"lle Is up 10 ls a. "eN'
VIII see "he'ner l can SUI prise "i'ii'
SURPRISE FOR THE PRESIDENT
IL this point the conversation dropped,
ana BLACK anu IOoO went on 10 the treas
ury. Every once ana awhile CoOO would
repeat his whistle, ana as b.acH Ieit hih'
he heard the whistle coming out oi the
treasury door aS Cooo entered he next
cabinet day came, and with II came Itoop'
who seemed 10 De the happlest man oI the
council The president looked glum,
but Cobb was cracking his Jokes at every =
body. The business ol the meeting was at
last concluded, ana the secretaries had
arisen to take their departure, when
Buchanan turned 10 Cono ana sald rather
sharply: MI. Secretary, where Is thaI
Olll:'
Cobb, assuming an innocent air,
answered: w hat OlA do you mean, MI.
President.
Il mean the bill OF expenses for the
trial trip Ot the Harriet Lane, answered
your