The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
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WASHINGTON. Tune S-Down in one Of The
committee rooms At the Capitol the other day i
picked up an old report Of the senate which con
tanned the history OF q remarkable business
transaction between the Government OF the
United States and an honest though nliierate
Citizen 1t illustrates what q hard bargain Uncle
Sam drives. and how mercless he Il when be
gets a fellow in his clutches. a. well - the
amount of rcd tape which IL required 10 tie up .
small matter of executive business
During Mr.. ClcvelAnd's hrst term as President
Mr.. Villas. as Postmaster-GeneraL advertised
mails three times a week over route as.6So.
from Knob LEX. By way. of Uhe-tyyille, TO
Cofman. No. and back, thirty miles each round
trip When the bids were opeaei the highest Of
twenty-five proposals was $500 year; The
PsnderErass, Who s 9TH NE N eSntrses. On the Isl
sors, MessrS ,Presnerl and Black. as s~areties on
his bond. and commenced TO carTT the mail
Of the quarter, Moses had made ~seventyeieht
gether e'340 miles over country roads in al
kinds Of weather. delivering letters and news
Win great puPe9Rsii:y. nanisStiits. and eseert
fulness Hhe had travelled the same distance
in . stIiehi line he would have eo9e nearly
New YORK to LIVERPOOL, and bad he eose north
have reached the north pole
Moses PenderErass was Astounded vhen he
this service. the 81 being payment in fun under
the regular contract and The - cents being for
sIi-as at the same rn:e5 Moses weni TO TIE
The Postmaster was naturally -befu6dled and
wrote . letter to the department as follows:
IAird Asastaaf osfnaa1-Ge.ra uasAtseeN
sn: Moss F~enserusas Id On route - $40 vns
-. Z s+-! 49, e s sa.s e 49, u n .T e n. - 80.
AnT one know thai The anl c0Elt n1t be oH-rssd
Ie1. nss. ~ De seq 1aa sr saT 1r rssas4r = "a
300 wa his saA I0au srqly; 4 EsssI
The Third Assistant Postn,ste--Geoe-i re-
spectfully submitted the le:te- 70 tie Second
Assistant PoStnAserNGeoe-al TSe Second Az
It TO The superintendent o. the star route scr
rce- He respectfully reterre5 Il 20 the contract
thai clerk. upon examining The original 1Gpe-k
notified Ru56r that The amount q the rr1
posaI Of NJ. Moses Pen6e-r-ass for r51te es.-
CSC. On 5ie IN this otaoe- il very plainly written
ne ~onnt-Ac. and the bond bsA-lIE lis SIGNATURE
al Which MI. Peode-xrHss vas pAid for TIE guar
.r ended Sep. 30 e ihs noEt that CAL BE paid
wbe-eupon there w1s a good deal q writing
back and forth heT-es1 Washington and Knob
r4ass. a sot b 81 ah,e 10 Ses6 o. l NE N had 49,
POSTMASTER KndeE . make out ne PROPOSE fog
him At he rae Of 500 q ysa-; By soas stranEe
dollars" instead o. torr hundred 6oIlR-1- both
IN the proposal blank and aner~R-i n the con-
had faith on ms part but nevertheless by Es
tperp3chhle cR-elessnesk be made his friend.
Moses Pen3erErass. miserable for many yearA
honest and candid leT1er 70 The Pusrmhsts~[Jen
e-Al which Is fun Of pAthns and boDely dignity
take fur Postrnkste- Kindly admitted that his
tnsr-ur3uns ve-e pe-fscAT cisa-- - have rrz
mar ana hare . tkmEr 70 support nnr nov cHr
] do il on - q rear And ht-e \ TENN hses1aes CIR
.1E ET UEr time 10 The bustDessi II ypr on Do
HonsthtnE 70 ser me ou1 q Ats so-Lps Ii. tsvu'
mai for nine oantis and the government PRO
poses 10 pay me only So You know thai q II
10; night NOR homes. tur the Government % take
Advantage q. me mistake and compel 4 poe
rakn - Bcnept 80 sItlt muncT I'm 30 mnch BscS
vre. Al Ely rata ] am hornt 20 gun and
would Like 20 he paid Wiki - inst! 6nt me
anxious"
But the Government has = hK-t hea-1 IND -.
gtcts sve-y man K CART oTf his eonr-Act Tn
te- q Noses warning hin IhIi Z ht EhGndune5
the se-Tlce Il would hEye 10 be carried ON n hts
Moses mad He realized hat & yrhAr ufnul
vns a rublic trust Kn6 that he owed certain oh
psaT5e q Knob LOB fsaE and M%h - Nj A1 aho ae
PENDED upon IN tim En1 Ais mules I'M the
Sss y, q, 1ss,. ,srf e md. aeH Esn, q, 9Th 2:
Assistant General 80 he CUT
The S~ove-nnsni ssni q ssscsAl sesn1 . Knob
Lick al the cost n IS u- SlC0. who hi-eS sume-
hoay else 70 oa--y the mIl hars tnr e TN
whereas Moses hA6 -eceivei hui IL carItA -5p
Arter ttls sI.eciAl agent had uhds ms report
tEIki Z Stevenson then Acting pns1mRsss~
Genera and h-9s-vK-6 TioNP-eziieui q. Ihs
United States. issued q TroclEma-lur dsciR-inS
70 a. mankind thai Moses Penha-C-Rss was {
6efEGlTe- o. his contract The SIKH Eu6t1nr q
the TraEsu-y figured cut the damages n N.
Tinted States, snd suit was brought AEEinsr
Moses tD- The sum n SI.SSa-SS Ind cnz-E
Against which there was = r-e6ti n Ss--s I'm
making S12 Ik--Tr-mle rtpA There was nnIh
tnE tu- Moses 70 DO hui sfT nuw1 and SwaE-. YpI
car IMAGINE thai he Tuf his whnls SOU tnEp u
Senator CSck-el was appealed II Se Ennk Chi
matter Up SnE R-ter seven years AZ DecnLiktlul
succeeded Il Eet-+nc q repn-I run Lhf SrnEtI
Committee On Past Once and Pos HnadS n
favor % relieving Gnses trnn hk nhliE1anns Il
The Government Congress finally passed tn
hi and EUfhI-1zsd The oSCmRsrarSena-k =
seiTlt with HIN 4; the -Efe ~ &4Oo = veH-. Blu
Moses had learned q lesson he dnas mt wan
~ 90 Any more business with Cncit sam HI i
willing ~ Ear LiIDs n give erpa-T Fasrimur,
thai Government contracts L-t = hozusi1I-