The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04
UNCLE SAM FOOTS
BILLS FOR COSTLY
JUNKETs
Carefully ltemized Report Tells How
Government Pays For Lemons,
Face Powder, Perfumes, etc,
For Senators.
Trips Frilled With Excessive Porters'
Fees, and $4,000 Is Spent For
Senatorial Mineral Water
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Jan An
Ueinized list OF the expense money
dragged down annually by United
States senators II contained in that
ed!fying volume published ANNUALLY,
entitled the Report OF the Secretary
oil the Senate, submitting tul and
complete statement OF the receipts
and expenditures of the senate from
July |, 1909, 10 June 50, 1910"
The report contains 1916 pages and
Is replete with human interest Its
chief literary quality is its suggestive
ness. What Louis d. Brandeis could
do with this report, applying his Sher
lock Holmes mind would certainly
be something 10 thrill the general
public.
Open the volume AT random we lind
on page %. tor example. an item like
this: Aug. (, Benefits Magazine
Agency: For the Century. outlook.
North American Review, Review Of
reviews. Harpers Monthly, McClnre's
Worlds Work. Delineator. Every.
hody's Harper's Weekly and Literary
Digest furnished Hon c. ID. Clark,
from July /. 1909, 10 June 80, 1910.
s2470.'
Now. there is thrifty senator
charging his intellectual pabulum up
to the senate contingent fund and his
conscience never has quaim.
The thrifty Simon GuggenheiIp,
however saves the pennies, charging
Up the Denver Post. his home paper,
10 the senate. Thereby he saves $3.50
in a year. This will help buy some
more smelling stock.
The senate used some paste. From
James ) Topham. between July II
end Jan. u. the secretary spent s29.25
Tor various barrels OF paste.
On page 1870 we come TO an inter
esting bit OF nepotism;
Il. II. Hepburn; for services as as
s,stant to the special joint commit
tee on the revision Of the laws Of the
United states, appointed under pubic
resolution No. So. etc. at Sal 6.66 per
month--$20S33." This item We find
repeated every two weeks through
the volume r. NJ. Hepburn is broth
er OF United States Senator Hepburn.
This is one OF the various Instances
where relatives and lame ducks are
carried on this roll.
OeIcat DIOn I SICCt TIiIH'
On the opposite page occurs the
first mention OF James \. Hemenway,
former United States senator from
Indiana. For services as special as
sistant to the committee on appropria'
lions. making al investigation, under
authority OF senate resolution NO. 80,
etc. at $500 per annum. This Is Just
the same as n regular senate SALARY,
80 Mr. MenenwaV suffered nothing uy
Iaing defeated in Indiana. Ills pals
m the senate saw that his salary
went on. the only difference being
that il came from the contingent fund
instead OF from some DINER place.
few pages further and<we come
IN the expense Of the so-called ST.
lect commit; acs." otherwise the jun
keting committees which trapse about
the country during the recess period.
One OF these was organized by Seha
tor Tom Carter with the nope mat IL
would help mis- reelection. and win
he official purpose To investigate the
various reclamation projects.
This junket cost the public qdite
literally. \ few items will show now
our senators travelled on this occa-
sion. ON page lao We find the item;
pullman car service. car Portland,
Chicago to Portland and return,
kS125O" Next Is this little item:
Congressman Thomas X. haiher'
Idaho. Boise to hurley, to Lewiston
To Nampa to St. Anthony. So0.lO.
Query: What Was hamer DONG
aboard and why did lie have his eN-
penses paid?
Next To the Hamer item II this:
mir. w. -. Davis the Anaconda Stan
dard-,ilendive 20 Billings, 10 Cody,
to Helena; Helena to Spokane, Via