Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-22
Uncle Sam Provides Plenty Of
Pocket Money for His
Commissioners.
ALL PERSONAL EXPENSES PAlI
Expectation That the NegotIa-
ton of the Treaty of Paris
VIII Put the United
States to an Expense
OF a Quarter of a
Million of
Dollars.


With its retinus of stenographers,
secretaries. clerks ana interpreters, the |
Peace Comm ission sailed on Saturday |
ON the Cunarder Campania on its way |
to meet the representatives of Spain in
Paris. The commissioners wers accom-
psnisd by their wivas, And it looked as
though large part Of official Wash
ington were hound acroes the sea. The
representatives of the United States in
the matter of ending the war with
| Spain travelled in Htyla commensurate
with the importancs of their mission.
Some of the best suites of the steamer
were engaged for them; every piece OF
their baggage bore the seal OF the
| united States; and the British vessel
Cd which they sailed flewlthe Stars and
Stripes at mainmast and fora MS she
| left her pier.
Just before ths vessel sailed. Senator
Gray said that he had nut seen the
| President and had received no special
| instructions. lie remarked that he
| did rot intend to puzzle his brain on
the way over with any Of the questions
before the commissions but to utilize
ths voyage as means of gaining a
much needed rest. He gave q hint Of
his views on the subject of sGquiring
4 more territory. MOST of the Demo-
Gratis of the West,'' said his inter
viewer, are opposed to the idea OF terri
torial expansion. AS You are the only
democrat of the commission, it would
be interesting to knoF whether you
side with your party "Well, am
Democrat" said the Senator, and
then he wishsd to hp excused from
saying any more.
The comm missioners and their secre-
taries and attaches vii rot lauk for
ponkst money. Thsyf are to lack
J nothing to adequately 4maintain their
official position. and even the mes
sengors are to be given liberal allow
ancss for theIr psrsonal expenses.
Funds to the amount Of $3.50, 600, it is
understood, have been5depositsd to the
! credit of Judge Day in one of the
Paris banks, and ne has unlimited
t authority to draw moro il that is not
sufficient. 6
II Despite the fact that to some extent
] at least the commissioners will be the
) | guests, of .the French government, 1t ID
, expected that Ii will cost the United
> States a quarter of million OF dollars
| 10 negotiate the treaty OF peace with
} Spain. Tbs French government has
? placed the celebrated Salon des A mbas-
I sadeurs at the disposal of the commits
: sion MS a place in which to hold theil
, meetings. This courtesy has relieved
& the commission of one item OF expense.
8 Despite this, however, it is said thai
the expenses of the commissioners anc
. their staff will amount to somethinl
4 over 81, 600 day during thsir stay il
D Paris.
n From reliable source OF informa
n tion it 10 learned that daily allow
# ance has been made to the members o
d the commis ission as follows: To each o
J, the commissioners, $3.50 day; Il
d Secretary Moore. $50; to Aasissan
II Seoretary Macarthur, 500; to Dis
bursting ofiicsr Brannigan and Chic
!, Translator Rodriguez. S25; to each o
y ths nine Interpreters, attaches, steno
= Rraphers, &C., $40, and to the two meg
ia sangers. S5 per day, making total O
b Sl.025 per day, or for the 80 days tina
1t they are expected to be away, gram
total of S92, 250. This is for the per
le sonaI expense aions of ths members
l. and does not include any salaries.
y BECAUSE most of the members OF th
{, comm issi0n are already in the govern
In ment service, they will get no add
tional salaries for their work with th
Poace Commission. Thus, Commil
sioasrs Davis, Frye and Gray, who al
,a drawing salaries as Unitsd States Senf
tors, will not receive any additions
ia compensation beyond the payment {
d their daily expenses. The same is tru
~ of all the minor attaches, each OF whol
d. is employed in one of the dspartmsn
as in Washington, and whose reguli
i'd salaries are continued during thei
q abssnGs on this mission.
"a The only men attached to thiA con
ii. mission who will recsivu salaries I,
IL their services are Judge Day, the pres
ly dent of the commission, Whitelaw Rel
be- and MIR. Moore, who resigned his pla,
he as Assistant Secretary Of State to a
on company the commission as its seer
90 tary and counsellor.
It is expected that Commissions
10. Dsy and Reid will be given fee
no 1926, 900 each for their work on ths cor
&. mission, and that Secretary Moor
upon whom much of the work of pr
pairing the documents in the Amsricl
case haH fievolved, will receive fee
he $40, 600. Mr.. Corhin, son of AdJrtan
dis General Corhin, who accompanies Il
tie commit issioa as an attache. will prohab
,y, get 81, 500 as recompsnse for h
ud services.
AZ The American government ia psyii
ms the EXPENSE of the ladies who are met
in bers of the party, and it is calculat
ss, that the item of transportation alo
III for the So persons in the party by 8
j. and rail will amount to Mt least s25. 0C
Of, Tho special expenses of the commissi
S. in Paris for entertainments, &C., "
probably be not less than s15. 600
$40, 1000.
Taxing into consideration the salari
lea that will have to be paid to perso
me who take the places of the attorneys a
Of the commission during their nbsen
al, from Washington it will be seen, theI
in fore, that quarter Of million of dt
wn lars will scarcely foot the bill.
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