The sun., 1891-03-20
SLICES FOR CARpET-BAGGERs
Thousands OF Dollars Tor Back Pay Fro.
vlded by the Recent Congress-.

viaed BY the Recent Congress-.
WARRINGTON. March ia little clause in
the big Deficiency Appropriation bill Of ths
recent liberal Congress roads rs follows: ITO
pay ex-senator F. A. Sawyer. under Senate
resolution OF Feb. 81. 1891. S6.54s.3s; to pay
ex-senator George Z. Spencer. under Senate
resolution OF Feb. %. 1891. S6.543.3s." Con.
Eressmen read the clause with some interest.
because IL was an explanation OF the presence
Of these two old-time carpet bagRers In wash
ington. The object OF their return to publicity
has been something Of mystery. Mr.. Saw.
yer was Senator OF the United States
eighteen years ago. Mr.. Spencer went into
retirement twelve years ago. For years. how
ever. the robust. red.iacsd. curly haired ex.
carpet-bagger has been In Washington great
many times. He rarely found Il coneenial or
necessary to visit the Senate chamber. but
many Of his colleagues knew that lie was ap
active man OF affairs. They did not kAow.
however. that Mr.. Sawyer was 10 the land Of
the living, and his sudden popping into pub.
licty and an appropriation was like vision
from the dend. 1t recalled tho good old
Republican days Just after the war. and
brought again into public notice . man
who long ago passed on the stage.
As Mr.. Sawyer sat on a sofa In the Senate
chamber during the last few days Of the Sos.
entiro body recognized him. In fact It was
generally supposed that he was Senator.elsct
ClaRgett OF Idaho. and many An entertaining
PARAGRAPH was printed about the auiet,, white.
beaded OLD gentle mum from the new Western
acs %nG on Tasses. Is not M
bald heads !; md 40 h4s NO whisker.. and he is
SsssIfH as mSfh Gn!s Mr.. Edmundss double as hs
ME- Sawvel $ l,,ls vindfsll OF moro than
sgo"9 having Ssonsst him for e. %Smsnt ~, ; int
Hs swn sSis sss sse
s44 and een Mea ysars Ss was p,oisssor
IN some Of the smaller SCHOOLS and colleges Of
@ sssr. xas sssy sssd at sa
head of, the State Normal School. Hs Was an
i9'enssly INT y, loyal man a9h With many Other peo,
Eo 60 North on the breaking out OF hostilitIes IN
ss When hs a s mot
Reonie. and in lsS, 10 re!arned to Charleston.
n '9s ai
,Ias s' Q, nA'S: E:Dublissn1s% biSas' % sd sSst
Sim.eIi en is bosom snd iloait.d d into ihs
United States Senate. He was not n brilliant
esrnst bas @ a and the reeerds 81 G,n
q many y ths aeSa'ss @ sns @ assuisi.a II i Simssi
is7s.whsn The South came into It's rights again.
lie was mnde Assistant secretary OF the Treas.
for yoar. been smiling upon MIN. at last began to
iroyn, and the turn Of the political wheel soon
Raci tI.. Ns sqd psss not
lin, IN tShs he North. His Political iFisnds had
clipped away and lie was a. without fortune or
vent from 6ad. g worse until liz was gIad 10
a. s bsa a. S.ss ~ n:
CHIEF. He was @ assigned M 70 . desk in tho Coast
Survey Bureau. and ali the men with
After . few years q work rs . department
clerk ME. SAWYER slirpeL ont Si Mashlngton.
ment and auietude In small eastern village.
Some time ago hts name was again brought to |
poIltica o novel wriitsn VII bs lis dauastes. Ia the
enx A Ssp .1sp his 81 cas.s. es
pd' poppei Sp % IL tho f senat. ckamb.r M . bens.
ilciary Of one one Of tbe sprropriation bills Six
tor now. aud. having secured It. be will no
donht pess again into obscurity shining ex-
ampls Of The possibility 9t an ', AmsrcSn a ci,
for political life.
The SUCCESS Sd ot the : sx;ssnato,.s M MessrS
own but. 70 the Inspiration Of an impscnnions
ths dsa a e monsS
due to thes" old carpet BAG
a3d rewrIdpE himself with fat ies
hat many Of the Senators who came to Wash.
Ington in tho reconstruction days, were not
paid their aalnries for tho limo that iniervened
between the date when they presented their
o. sdentials and the date when their contested
seafs were finally passed upon and they were |
sworn in. Last session this ingenious limb OF
The law. whose relative had been one oil the |
onR suffering but nally victorious Southern
senators, took his relatives claim on con
Able action on It. This estahlishsi pre-.
'edent. and. as everybody knows. there is no
ever In existence SO powerful for moving
most any LEGISLATION concsivab!s can b en-
tls Dreoedsnt The Washi9Eton
awyer made IL very easy sailing Tor all tho
I'D -time Senators who were 30 unfortunate as
o be kept waiting several mouths In tho ante.
'Oom Of the senate chamber beiore being ad.
nilted to membership. Several OF these ex-
,tatesmen besides Messrs. spencer and eAw.
10. have collected their back pay and more
.re to bo henrd from. One thug seems to
rave been omitted when these appropriations
we're agreed to. No provision was made for
be payment of interest on the money during
III the years IL has been Kent out Of the pockets
Il the ex-Senstors. and this omission will
probably be made the basis for other claims
n . future Congress.
Divided Over the Judson BiiI.
HARTYosD. March 19.-The Senate met this