Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16

Senator voorhees, IS pre- Darng, It Is an
nounrcd. TO adj MS protest TO that OF Senator
Brown, against the enactment OF a civil service
law. sir. Voorhees, has in "a published interview
expressed the opinon that the civil service agita-
ton is trap. devised by the republicans who des-
pair OF e.ectlng SUI cceSS0r to President Arthur
to catch the anwary democrats: that it's a scheme
TO maintain Republicans In on e, under an eX-
pected democratic administration. This interview
perhaps fOrcSh aiOws the speech of Senator Voor-
bees. He VIII, ike Sir. Brown, perhaps. appeal to
democrats to vote against legislation for the regu-
iatiOn or the civil service on party grounds But
II l. safe ~ predict III shrewd politician as
Senator Voorhees, VIII base his opposition to
this legislation also upon other grounds
than the mere advantage that may
be attained from a party standpoint 1t VIII
be interesting to discover where he viii find rea-
sons OF a character calculated to convince the
thinking of the country that such legislation
as that proposed Is not necessary. The experience
OF the past has clearly demonstrated that, unless
restrained by law, no party resist the tempta-
ton 10 employ the offices for advantage.
The only way to prevent this Is to forbid 1t by
lava law that will command the respect and
obedience OF any and ali partie5,-a law that Will
really take the influence, and often the corruptng
influence, OF public patronage, out of politics
Senator Hawley put the matter tersely the other
day when he slii he lnted law that would re-
leye persons In the g0yernme mt service from the
necessity o; running around every time change
WAS male in the head of a department or bureau,
TO seek inference to keep them in off e.
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triple execution took place in Dublin yester-
day, the three men convicted Of participation In
the massacre Of the Joyce family bein. hum upon
the same gallOwS One of the doomed men went
TO the ga!l0w5 protesting his innocence. Such
protestati0ns are very often heard from the seat
fold, and ordinarily they carry but little weight
with them; but In this case the declaration OF in
hocence Is entitled II some consideration, because
there Is room 70 believe that the condemned man
may have been guiltleSS. The English courts In
Dublin invariably regard the Irish prisoner as
guilty, even before he IS tried and this prejudice
OFTEN goes a long way towards conviction. 1t
only needs the testimony OF an tnformer to fasten
the moose around the neck OF the accused. The
very fact that an Impartial trial has been given
10 the condemned men no doubt accounts for the
manifestations OF sympathy on the part of the
irish people, very Often for victims OF the gallows
There Is considerable room for reform in the Ju
dicial system OF Irelan1.
In a communication to Representative Cannon
OF the post Office committee Second Assistant
Postmaster General Elmer shows that at the be-
ginning OF the current fiscal year a reduction OF
sIs26s was made in the cost Of the star route SER
VICE; THAT up ITO November 30th further net reduc-
Ton OF 81 500 was made, making total saving e.
fected In this service since the beginning OF the fiscal
year OF nearly $4,000 In his opening address to the
jury In the star route Case Mr. Bliss made US. OF a
comparison OF expenditures for the star service
under the Brady administration and under the
existing administration Counsel for the defense
interposed objection to the presentation Of these
figures They objected To having the extravaganza
OF their clients administration forcibly laid be-
fore the jury While the contrast cahnot Well take
the shape OF evidence. 1t has very convincing
eject upon the mind of a common sense man
Under the control and direction of Gen Elmer the
star service has been carried on more efficiently
and satisfactorily than under Brady, and at vastly
less cost to the people
The War department estimates that $500 900 viii,
De needed to carry on the work Of improving the
Potomac and filling the fats for the next fiscal
year, The popular condemnation visited upon the
last river and harbor bill, together with the fact
snat considerable unexpendei money remains on
nand Tor the river and harbor works in progress
may and probably VIII. influence Congress to omit
any river and harbor bin at this session. But
whether this shall be done not, Will not affect
the interest Of the Potomac river Improvement
The select committee having IL in charge have de-
terriined not TO let IT hang upon the fate OF riy-
er AMI aarbor bill. The necessary appropriation
or the work Will probably be brought forward as
separate bill, unless the pressure o. business
Shall IN IKE 1t ex2edlent to connect 1t with the Mis-
sissippi river Improvement bin.
Inc prompt seating OF Hr. McLane, OF Missouri,
as The lepre5e ntatiye from OF the St Louis dis
srictS by The House yesterday, was not only an act
D. justice, out 1t defeated very mean effort to de-
prive legally elected member OF Congress or his
seat Since the election OF the late Representa-
tive Allen, whom Mr.. McLane WIS chosen to sue
ceed, the state Of MISSOURI his been rcIistricted
in the now arrangement the bound aries ana the
number OF the district Mr.. Allen represented vera
changed The Secretary OF State refused Mr. M
Lane certificate on the ninsy prctcxt that his
dlstrict had been le5!Sl tted out o. existence Tho
same ground would deny every member from MIS-
souri, In the present House their seats, as they all
represent the districts that nave been leytsIate1
out of existence.