The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-04-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
washington, D. G, April Is, 1882.


chief topic Of interest among the pol,
iiicians for some days. The Demo,
Gratis were solid for the bill. and ther,
is among them entire unanimily o
opinion as to the result. There i,
hardly q doubt that it will give them
a clean sweep Of the Pacific States
with possibly { Colorado thrown III
The people Of those States ar.
thoroughly in earnest about this mat
ter, and all the representatives frou
that section agree with Gen. Rosecrant
that il viii scarcely he worth while
for the Republicans to organize Tor q
campaign in that section, after defeat
ing the measure. i.dvices from other
sections indicate tha; workingmen are
heartily sympathy with the people on
the Pacific slope and are preparing to
stand by them in their efforts to Ike y
ont the Chinese. Front a source in
the Administration ranks which your
correspondent has generally found cor
rcctly informed 1t Is learned that the
members oi the VabInet were divided
npon the proprlety OF a veto. Attor-
ney General Brewster earnestly ahvls-
ing that the hill be permitted to be
come law by the lapse oi ten DAYS
alter It's passage without the Execn-
tive approval; others advising that q
message he sent with the approved
bill,proteStlng against lts features, at
ter the manner oi several Presidents
during the pasttwcnty years What
with the veto and reports OF success III
the spring elections, the Democrats
arc very much elated. II Is now con-
sidered about two to one that they
Will control the next Congress.
II is probable that tho Democrats
in Congress will oppose by every
means in their power the passage o
the Tariff COMMISSION bill AMI th'
bill for the admission of OAK tias I
State. 1t is their Intention to compel
tho Republicans to be shown up be-
fore the county as AFRAID TO trust the
question Of revising the tarilf to the
representatives et the people, and thi'
|will he made an issne in the approach
ing campaign. a number Of leading
Democrats have pledge themselves q
stick together IN this matter, and, !
necessary to carry their point, filibus
terins will be resorted TO on every oc
caslon. The opposition to the al
mission Of Dokota is very determines
and nothing will be let undone ~ th'
hue OF parliamentary manoeuvre. t'
prevent i. The Whole purpose oil The
proposed admission at TN. TIME
is political advantage. IN view O.
those facts It Is probable that beyond
passing the regular appropriation blll'
not much other business Will be done
and that we shall have some lively
times before the enh oi the session.
The Senate recently passed q reso'
lntion to pay Mr. lnIal $oIvo io
alleged expenses incurred ny MN III
relutIng the charges OF oflnery 0
members OF the Aansas Legislature
to secure MS election TO the ochate
This Is following the ifexcusabie pre-
cedent recently set ny tile senate IN
blowing the alleged expenses OF Mr.
Butler, OF South Carolina, ami sir
helloygrot Louisiana, IN ue'ending
taelr right to Tie seats occupied 'nem
lhe oenate oil the United otates ma
long been known as the most exl'en'
slve legislative body 10 the world' an'
many oi Ms items OF expenditure are
gross and outrageous frauds upon th'
public treasury. IT mas III It's enplo,
three times AZ many CLERKS as are nee
cesary tor the proper despatch OF puoi''
business, and the principal occupation
Of many Tits members seems to b'
the devising OF means and methods t'
I NH Il.
Increase their own comfort AMI con
venience and add to Their own emolu
ments at the expense or the people
Useless committees ore constantly
created tor the ayowed purpose o. CIV
ing some Senator a room lor MS Pri
vate use, and a clerk to transact III
piivate business, and to be pant out o
tho Treasury. There Is not q oena
tar and there IS not a clerk oi IN
Senate who does not know perfectly
well that tho expenses OF ihat poul
are twiceor three umes as much as
ought to be, and yet EXPENSES are PIT
Ell up year by year with coolnes'
and an indifference to pnblic opinion
which Is refreshing. for ten year
the House OF Representatives., who's
expenses are ever SO much less IN pIo
PORTION, has undertaken IN the appro
priation bills to cnt down the inor'!i
nate and excessive expenses oil TN
Senate, but in vain. This new RAJ.
is about the most inexcusable OF all