The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-15
SHORT on MORALITY,
II Pleasant Picture Of Life
at Washington.
SCOT WENT At 4 RAPID PACE.
s r.s esvt@in Members ~ coawre.s :
xv,<sts xetss DIseeantea Prem Pab-
- raDds Insiae History.

wawrxerDy. Dec. I4.--TEas EssBtng !Sar
- - l0sIoEing Developments Is the casB
z = shortage o. the seggeant-at-arsss. of
:. gassse While they do not q dfahor-
- $50 snybody but ssle0ts. there wxs
80 IN The financial Transaction
@-shsut. M~snbefs Of the House Grid.
q, sseaosn for taEs ard for tae alleged
= al be discounted members notes out
I.nssx mercy. and among the things that
- essdesnn him Tor Is that. a. they say /.
:. sses sn h0nenf. bnt be MAS perfectly
s..rs q The bad habits of Eiscoff, and yet
..s.ss.l hsra ID the face Of this knowleige.
f..,s6sn aud Esic0tt ueFe both fond of as.
49, he races and betting. There
4, lss6ena knew tia habits Of the cashier.
- i i alleged, that be knsw that Siic0tt
- lssaing fast Iife in other respects.
- rs kn0an. 81 course. 10 q number OF
..xr,l sgs also. and the habits Of discount
= nsess appears 70 have grown cat u the
.ssla naec which certain members OF con-
sssss .srs going. 70 some extent II is
s.aurzf In company with siIeott The
rsssl atmosphere within certain circles IA
Nssmxts association with the sergeant~at-
ezs oiE.es. does not appear 70 be clear.
wtsGs shfYty-fre notes referred % IN the
kr sons days $50 are alleged 20 have
ksa iorgefies, there are g lot Of notes in
a. eenafe which are genuine. and this
k1s discount business appears to hare
sesn reing on for years.
he committee il under the impression,
! iniscssei By members In discussing this
ss.iek that the notes made were dIa-
ns.ssa from pusSse funds, and II Leedorn
- a. aware al this fact IL was because
4 knex nothing ahosst the state Of his own
= sse public finances in tie hands Of Sill
ost
90 this snhject Leedom stated that dis
spusiing during the sessions OF congress
xss done with his own private money. de-
fsxsed With hlus, not out OF public fRnds.
- xhen congress was not in session. dis
nmsss nsre negotiated with banks. When
y sas notified By the paying teller that be
lad ovsrdFawn he simply got money out
i BIS own fund, in the siirotf part OF the
nia, sad made the necessary deposit. II
spears grem the hooks OF tise sergeAntat-
nnas that Adams. who is chairman Of the
hsesEsgass0n committee. has overdfaHn
81 &rs&1Ak 10 bHt Et4ip1ht ~ ftHt Aa@b SA@
kssaksr Carlisle hiss oxerdrawn hes account
b he si3cant Of tllf. that Reed has over
dawn his account % the amount of 81 .s3a
Otter 1sendrafts were also shown. The re-
pFteE made so investigation OF the case Of
EseaksF Reed and discovered that Il was in
BIT net IN ovsfdrAfi. Reed placed a GER
facsie Eith the seEgsant-at-arms Dcccnn-
kaF 4 when money was due for additional
nissy a. speaker. and authorized the pre-
tsFmens Of the draft for the amount spn
Asw York. lie got the draft. lis certsa-
cate should have been taken 70 the treas
srr. shs money drawn and draft secured.
u spears. hessveg. the money was not
dawn from the treasury and the proper
snm was paid Reed, thus giving it the ap-
yzssance 81 an oyegdFaft
Adams tlllinulsl chairman Of the silectt
Investigation COMMITTEES. said bis account
With the sesgesnt-atarms vas oysrdrawn
10 sts ameant ei so through a misundsr-
standing