The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-06-21
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wAsu,SGros, June Is, 1881.

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The invesiigationfeverlis Booming
epidemic ut the seat of Government,
an,t predictfohss are made llIat Tho
present summer will be onesof the.
liyeliest Washington has experienced
since tlie War. lmhdditiohg 10 tho
Post o OfIice and Treasury Department,
investigations both. or WHOM, aro
being pushed 10 what promise to DO
uncomfortable results tor sonfe peo-
lple, il is rumored that inquiries inIo
Fine management ofsomul Other, De-
partmemsare to be instituted, d, That +
there ais plenty Of material TOR other
| investigations, aud red hot ones fon.
those best posted have little doubt.
Fftthe corruption and fraflf' Which it
| is hlIegei lhls PefIieatedaithe fsmifi-
cations rot iillIat timmelrsei establish
mehlaithc Imtefior Department,
should ever be ,uprooted il would
create tfsemsation Before which any :
develolpmcnt that have occuredsince
the war would par. Tilis -at Feast is
The opihionof ofsoipo shrewd and we'll
Informed observers, OF, public aaairs.
This Department embraces tonlrol
'of the public lands, tile sfiidiahsi anil
the I'eiision Bureau, throaglrall of &
which Uncle Sam has probably sui !
fcrcd not little. e.-s,a's-a.sssss.
Tile arearslol pensions acf; which
was originally framed as a piece of
buifcombc, and with the idea That
under no circumstances could the
total am6untUalled for byitie&cce'l
$50, 100000, bids dairto be the most
expensive legislation ever enacted by
Congress. ltshas been, an ch0rnious'
drain OH the Treasury from the day
il was PIT on The statute books,'an,t
It Il estimated that the dcieilthis
iyehrbwilll rcauh 1860, ,0D0,000. !, There
are men walking around Wishing
ton every dav attending 20 business
without the least incoliveniente anil
with ptfcepdble injufy,wAo9llaye
Received hundreds and th6lisGnds Of
dollars under~this act-irhe we'll
iknown habilue Of public. places here,,
who served in some Imaginary ca
'paeity during ihc war, Received uear-
~ 500 because oneofhfs fingers was
Il little stiff, or Supposed 10 lie so,lapd
spent the eIwhole amobht, IN d dinner
at q fashionable restaurant toa few
of his boon companions. What Ia
seen here in the lavish iifid grossly
fraudulent distfibntion or the public
money tRsier the, provisions Of this; 4;
net is only a, sample of what is taking
place all oyer tho c0untsy. Yet
after all there isl'littIe heai-cause To
regret the llegislaii<m'-If ourrev-i
enne raise all this :loDQy without di :,
rect taxation, sad are still sufficient
to reduce re pubic tcbt qesuch Il
rapid and salisfactoryo rafei How cail
it better be dispenser ? THO money
comes ffoiif sources, thar Emllaifoull
TO pay t.nnd goes,4ut among tho
peopie, who need il aud who put j. IN
circulation. If there has been sciffa
fraud aiitl ifiomc OF the lbenciiciarips
are iunworiAy, ,Iheifhctd still pchiaiils
tliatgood Inns bcch done in the main
aud that hunArels -pf thpgsandss,p.::
men and families. who iliade great
sacrifices in The war, have been re-
llieyed ofwant and misery! 81 si,iaes !
n Aprupos ofihc unpleasanihess be,
tween. Senator ,Conkling, which is
the foiiowinc iiicideiit' il becnlini.ly
amus;nS A. fewadaysa aro SENATOR,
Congerisof Michigan, called ,nt lhc
house of Mr.. Blame after business
Mr i,,aiSsl fh6weyef1 md been de-.
tainedl 4, lle Sln,e department Mr.
Couyer lremsested that TIE, telephone
be nsed tos osascertail, when lie Secrc.
tary wouid yet home. Tbe servant