Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-08
NUMBER 30.
For TIE OXFORD DEMOCRAT.
WdshinDtOn Correspondence.
WASHINGTON ID. C., I
July 2ith. 1916.

Ou Tue zttn vi June cOhtlnued up 10 last
Saturday, with scarcely any abatement.
For twenty-nine days the thermometer
run above SO degrees, and on one or two
occasions it went as high as 102 This,
most of your readers will think, not so
terrific. but one thing to be remembered
about the heat here is that it continues
nearly all night, the thermom tor last
Wednesday night did not tan below %
until long past midnight ,oa oac ccClsion
Ohe 9th inst.)it was 1O3 in the N'oI.s on
Pa. Avenue at $50, p. NJ Many deaths
have occurred. The street railroad Cos.
have lost many horses. Alucl sickness
prevails, particularly among children.
The city is full OF strangers. our hotels
are taxed to their utmost capacity to
accommodate them. We meet them at
nearly every turn. making desperate
efforts to keep cool, bent on sightseeing,
doing their utmost TO see al they can
in the shortest time possible. The
churches are nearly as we'll filled as dur
ing cold weather, some OF them being
crowded to the great discomfort OF all
present.
Congress is still dragging It's weary
way along, accomplishing nothing. The
dead lock on the appropriation bills, still
continues. OF the twelve regular ones
only seven have become laws; there yet
remains five very important ones to DO
acted on, viz: The Legislative & Exec
utive, Military Academy, River IL Har-
Dor, Consular & Diplomatic and Indian
bills. During the past week they COM
peted the Sundry Civil appropriation
bill. the House recedng from its position
on the repeal of The enforcement act,
allowing NJ. S. Marshall to appoint iu-
spectors Of election, in cases OF election
OF members Of Congress and President.
and it remains law. The Senate, be-
lieving that it is in the right, are unwill-
ing to accede to the House all they
claim, these bills As they reached the
Senate were loaded down with objection
able legislation, it is to be hoped that
they will come to an understanding on
these bills, and depart for their homes,
as the extreme heat istelling on many OF
the Members.
The House committee are reporting
the results OF their Investigations, not
willing to lose the fruits of their labors,
are furnishing some curious specimens
of party work. They set out to beat
Hon. c. Hays, of Alabama, for re-elec-
ton by investigating the reports OF his
having sold Naval Cadetship, and
| finally report that no evidence has been
produced before them to prove that he
had sold any, but that sufficient had
been brought out to cause suspicion.
The case of Sec. Robson is another
specimen of their party work. They pre-
pose to present articles of impeachment
against him, to have them lay over
during the campaign, well knowing that
they can never convict him, but in this,
the Senate may teach them a lesson,
should they have the temerity to presen
these articles, they will be called upon
at once TO proceed to trial.
The trial of Beknap has scarcely at
tracted any attention, and will close in
three or four days. bare majority OF the
Senate believing they have any urisdic-
ton. There is no probability Of convic-
ton, as that requires a two thirds vote.
The letter of the President to Ex-Sec.
Bristow, was master stroke on the
part of its author. Conscious of his own
integrity, he fears nothing that may be
told. either by Bristow, or any other
member of his Cabinet. 1t was believed
by many here, that The whiskey prose
cutions were intended for Grant. Else,
why were all the dlstillers and dealers
let off by simply promising to give evil
dence that they had no occasion to
use, and the prosecution confined TO a
few men who were supposed to be on
intimate terms at the White House. The
animus OF these prosecutions is best put
by Dist Atty Dyer. Among the papers
filed in the case of the application OF Nc
Kee for pardon, is proof that when Dyer
was questioned as to whether Mckee
was guilty, he replied, Guilty as h-H,
but, guilty or not, we will convict him"
Another fact. it might be well to state
that Bristow before going into the Treas
ury Department, was Atty of the Whls-
key Men, in their efforts to get rid of the
tax. A great effort has been put forth
to make something out of the removal
of YaIyan, but as one fact after another
comes to light, it is very generally con-
ceded that the dismissal was only too
long delayed 1t is now known that
long before the Whiskey frauds were
made public, Yaryan was sent to St.
Louis to investigate them. He went as
far as Richmond, Ind, where stopped off.
and telegraphed to Mcdonald, that he
would be in st. Louis in two or three
days, and charged the cost of the tele-
gram in his expense account.
Something of ripple was attempted
over the forcing of Jewell out OF the
Cabinet. The appointment of success
or. is one that does much credit TO the