£13 for a Party's Whisky Cocktails: Feasting and Dancing The New York correspondent of the "Daily, Mail" telegraphed on Detember 20:—The debate in. the House of Representatives yesterday developed into the bitterest and most devastating attack -yet made on the methods of upholders of probition.
With' grim hamer De. James Gallivan, Democrat, of Boston, read fom the records of the Treasu Department tell diary of 0 pr Fad sent in a ment for £200 expenses incurred obtaining evidence.
The agent sisted at Washingsive hotel og a whom he us; ed of violating the liquor laws. diary shows that "dry" agents are paid by the Government to enjoy their life in a gorgeously Gilbertian spirit, T'sey alone can with impunity drink the finest liquors and lavishly dispense forbidden drinks at Governmental expense, The Diary The diary reads in pai June 1.—Hanging around hotel and getting acquainted with friends of the management.
June 2—Covers for supper-dance for two, self and lady. Twelve shillings' for soft drinks' for self, and lady 10s. Tips 4s. 6d.
June 6.—In morning out to golf club. Slowly working up confideness with management. Looks promising.
June 9—Nothing happened day. T'm merely marking time. gaining ground and being treated royally, and T believe they take me for what I pretend to be.
Tune 10.—In morning played golf, and afternoon took lady to tea in hotel to keep up appearances.
June 13—Had lady for dance guest during evening; keeping up appearances.
June 16.—Had supper-dance with Indy to keep me in their mind as real sport.
Dinner for 13
These entries prefaced an account of a dinner for 13 which cost the Government £60, of which £13 was for whisky cocktails.
Simultaneously Mr." Gallivan analysed the expenses bill of another agent who posed as Mr. Theodore Burton, one of America's most venerable statesmen, while Mr. Burton was in Europe seeking the settlement of war debts owed to this country.
In this character he spent more than £200. When Mr. Burton returned to Washington he was amazed to find awaiting him letters from distant friends bewailing the fact that they could not attend the luxurious feast he wax supposed to have given.
The net result of the activities of the two was a charge of violating the liquor laws against two waiters, who were acquitted.
Mr, Gallivan opposed a Vote of 5,000,000 for obtaining evidence against violators of the commandment "Thou shalt not drink." He declared that the "dry" leaders had threatened if he did not abstain from opposition to place five Democrats in the field against hi at the next election, and thus ensure the return of a Republican. He predicted, however, that he would be re-lected.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.