New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-15
GRESHAM IN A NEW ROLE.
THIS TIME HE APPEARS AS A FRAMER
AND PROMOTER OF SPECIAL LAWS.
AN APPROPRIATION OF $4,000 EACH FOR MEssRs.
PHELPS AND CARTER sMUGGLED THROUGH
THE SENATE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION
BY THE HOUsE-OTHER BEHRING
SEA COUNSEL IGNORED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBryE.1

SEA COUNSEL IGNORED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBryE.l
Washington. Nov l4-On page 42i Of the
Statutes at Large OF the LIIId Congress is a
paragraph which seems to have been slipped
into the Deficiency Appropriation bill the last
night Of the session unknown to all except those
who were directly Interested in it. II reads as
follows:
To enable the Secretary Of State to pay L. j.
sci before the Behring Sea Tribunal of AIbitra-
ton the sum Of $1,000 each. $4,000
There were five eminent lawyers engaged
counsel for the United States before the Behrng
Sea tribunal. besides several active and ener-
getic young practitioners Of lesser magnitude The
case was In charge of John w. Foster. who
succeeded Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of state. He
was assisted by Frederic r. Coudort and James
G. Carter. Of New-York; Edward j. Phelps Of
Vermont and ex-Judgc Henry w. Blodgett of
Illinois The heavy work fell upon Mr.. Foster
Judge Ilodgett. who sat upon the district bench
Of the United States for more than thirty years
was employed because Of his great knowledge Of
maritime law and Of tho authorities and pre-
cedents bearing upon the questions involved
and he perhaps did more hard work and study
than any others Of the party except Mr.. Foster
Mr. Carter. Mr.. Coudert and Mr. Phelps made
arguments before the tribunal which were based
upon material furnished by their associates and
the younger assistants In other words. they
were the talking partners
Each member Of this combination, by contract
with the Department of state. under the direc-
ton of President Harrison. received Zee or
10000 and an allowance Of $50 a day for eX-
penses They We're all employed for about sev-
enty days which brought them about $1,000 adj
ditlonal or "A total Of sl3.50o each. The depart
mcnt clerks who accompanied the counsel 10
Paris to 90 their writing received smaller sums
generally 81 day and s. a day to cover expenses,
and Major Halford. private secretary Of Presi-
dent Harrison. who went over as dlsDufSih6
officer. received an allowance Of Si2 day which
was to cover all his expenses. and the rent of an
,i,ice for the use Il the United States Commits
sion.
The Controller Of the Treasury. Mr.. Bowler
has refused t. allow this per diem 50 far as
Major Iialford and the department clerks are
.,nccrnoI and has cal'oI upon them for an
ucmzcd account ~ their expenditures an"
vouchers for every itrm. which they cannot
furnish because they were instructed that SUN
returns would not %" required MAJ 'T l!d''T'
ali lNluro has also boon N'h'd "n t"r E'''''''
'htf D. was entitled o. nothing hui MS I'NuMal M
rt. AS au army uili .er. with the customary -
d month given t. officers az MS iiNN llT pt'i'
t.rs. h.s necessary iroi ana forage i~r t"'
h,t,v.o, fhos. items ami Sl2 a day. and refund
~. balance o. the Treasurer ~ thu United
-,tfae IIc IL also asked % refund io IN" 'i"N-
rrnment the amounts he paid the Young men
attached - IN" tribunal Tor ih'l ,sI''"S'S; -"
the ground that the Secretary OBJ. Hlale n'u iI'
NEnt - ElN' iheil h'i''' o.
.urr ''''" I'm % M ,.,..t.d hy m. Controller
InlS dr'i-''u ""9 - ~ "'i't ..-.,.,r,.
after repeated fNhtultaN'H@ "''' - 80
Gresham. II was ~ inc sumo ,'n' ',' '''. ,
ihr fui. applied - MAJOR lAH .Id anu '.r
subordinate. ~ the commission should not he
..l ,...f,.f Iu1ff.a Harlan ami senator
q, ~ ~ mi .,. - fn. frihfIrai and TN"
Morgan 'N' 'l' ''' 10 49, 3D., ..,,r.,l nf
r'niu NJ f'H'i'i"." Z" WI. ' .li o.. sub
thf l Nii'l state i"'f " ' ' ...,,h
mit YOU. hers ana iirulzri Il, counts; "'e'1"H"
fhnv had allowances ~ 81 ana $50 a Gay Tor 'A-
.,t.s instead u s. and g
I'm th" l"nr'"nry NpP' 'l,' i''' u ',, "a, -.
provision ioi an aliIu,i%l 49, ''' 49,
Mr Cluicrt or JUG hl''E. t'.r ' =, '' % ~ ,,
able tnhi IN" ''S' 81. t .,, ,,l.,..,,.s h,,a
mission are aNhi" t"t' 49, ,,u e. ana 49,, D.,
received IN" cniiiNlI'"' "'""''' 40 t..
Foster Is tho only one oI '"' '"""r.' -, .'
and h" insisted upon seeing an ''''''"' ''''.' ~
he law before n" wuuIl h'llrNr II 10 'r ""''
when the statute was shown T. MIN NJ I'-
marked that H. supposed Congress hlH = ,'d ''d,
sons for making tne appI 'pild''"' ""' "'0''''''
tp say anything more. -
An Investigate ~ at IN" Capl,'i 81 W. '"'t ' ~,
item WAS inserted IN the peh'l,h'H "'Il VIM -
WAS pending In IN" Seihi' Il i'N ''''"''''' -,
fore the end of the session D"' II wa W. il"s
cuss.d and IL escaped thr notice "i "'l ''' &c
tors who are now ia inc CITY II VIZ H' '",,
siderci by the House oi X K'irrs' 'n'a'N's "1 an
In the confusion attending IN" clns4HE H""iS "l
Congress some skilful hand slllp'd IL III anu "
,y.nf through unnotlccd There Is. however a
i,,.r nn nl. I'm the room of the Committee on
Appropriations which explains now |nt % W.. ' &