The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-10
THE SILVER BILL.

dais OF this Reform Adtninis'r~'
ti0n.n
THE SILVER BILL
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 7th. 1873
Slowly the silver bill approaches final
vote In the senate. Il will 20 back to the
house. amended, In less than week, and
probably be speedily acted on by that
body. There is no good reason why II
sho I'D not 20 to Mr.. Hayes for his sigma
ture sometime during the next ten days.
IL ought to be disposed OF soon. for until
that Is done there Is disposition not TO
90 on with ether important BUSINESS.
EVERY APPROPRIATION
to be recommended by the appropriation
committee OF the house will be less than
the sum expended tor the same object
last year. 1.-THE Democratic house VIII
support the Democrats committee there
viii be great and needed reductions 10
the expenses OF government, but | AIN
sorry TO say the Indications OF sucn sup
port are not many.
One ofthe early scandals VI
THIS REFORM ADMINISTRATION
was the evident purpose 10 put appoint
ments 10 office where they would do the
most good. Sometimes at effort WAS
made by such distribution to heal a breach
In the Radical party, sometimes To spite
. Radical congressman, sometimes to
please q Radical congressman, and so,nc-
times--very often, In Tactic provide
positions for the personal friends oil Mr..
Hayes. The small motive was always
apparent, and | don't know OF "a single
instance In which the adminl. tra.ion,
always preaching reform, has given
high Office 10 ! person because OF bis EN-.
inent fitness Tor IL. There Is no such
case. The Federal officers 10 Baltimore
were the subject for months o,
DISGUSTING DECKER
among the Maryland politicians, and
delegations Of them crowded the White
House until they became a nuisance and
an obstruction to the public business.
The places were finally given to the 20.
litical hacks, who, M they themselves
claimed. coaM "electrily the state' with
Republican Victory. Apparently this
sQuabble Ii 10 DO repeated arar- thu -Rea-
ton custom house, now managed by
Simmons. The two hassachusetts SEN
atoss are opposed TO bis disappointment
when his time expires. which will be
soon, and there Is also a strong party
favorable 10 him.
"prLEGArioNs" ARE COMING
here. Why cannot Mr.. Hayes ascertain
whether or not Simmons has done Ills
whole duty as collector. and, governing
himself by rule Ne himself laid down,
reappoint or refuse to reappolnt the man
solely on that ground? Ii reform Is
meant that is what he ought to do.
THE HOUSE MEANT WELL
In It's late vote that ex.members should
not be allowed to come upon its floor
until they had certified that they were
mot interesed In pending legislation"
but it accomplished little. Most "lobby.
Ing" 10 not done on the floor Of the house
or senate, but In COMMITTEES rooms, on
the streets. In hotels, at private houses
on railroad trains--in short, wherever
the chairman Of committee or other
influential congressman can be found OF
can be induced TO 90. tits said the mos,
accomplished Of lobbyists was In the
habit Of losing large sums of
MONEY IN GAMBLING
with former chairman Of the house
ways and means committee. He did moi
dare 10 offer bride directly, and b,
gave the chairman this way Of pocketine
the money Of the individuals and cor
porstions TO be benefited by legislation
when either party has large undisputet
majority In house or sepate--as the Re
publicsns had from 1861 to ls73-th,
committee presents legislation and tn,
two houses adopt II. The chairman pre-
pAres II for the committee unl3ss Their
10 something proposed which Is too clearl.
extrassgant Or plainly out Of the line o
previous Legislation, there IL hardly eve
any dissent on the part Of the lay mem
bsrs. Most likely II he 10 disposed to b
rebellious, something Tor the benefit o
his constituents or friends 1. thrust int,
the obnoxious measure, and his assen
lsecured. This
CONTROL OF THE COMMITTEES
lis'a nessssity, II congress is to lesislste
- n alwsys has done. not only upol
lsubjscts Of sectional party and persona
ntsrest Tor there 10 no time to conside
~ oo6n jhonss . thouaandth part OF III,
nsAsures proposed. But 1t gives ire
Deadnons powvr TO the committee an,
~ ehaifmAnland reduces really scIentin
)ehbyiag - :, comparatively quiet an,
hooo(6n)nfious AFFAIR. AL said befor
~ ~ soee o. the house does not toucl
= ln6sgh ne gullsless gentleman VII,
I1kodneed the rssolution and the nev
nbsw NJ vossd Il through no doub
11sD4 nat ~ err of Legislative purit,