The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
WASHINGTON IaFEaR.
From oaf Regular Correspondent.
" WASHINGTON, Dc,
IA nriLm 1882.

April, 10, 1882.
The veto ofthe Chinese bill and
lis probable effect upon the immedi-
ate future of political parties has
been the chief topicvfihtcrest among
the politicians for some days. The
were solid. for the BILL
and thare is amongthem entire una
nimity of opinion as to the result.
There is hardly a doubt that it will
give them;a clean sweepo of the Paei-
tic States, with possibly Colorado
thrown in. The people of those
States are thoroughly in earnestabout
this matter, and all the Represents
tives from that section agree with
Gen. Rosecrans that it will scarcely
be worth while for the Republicans
to organize for a campaign in that
section, after defeating the measured
Adyices from other sections indicate
that workingmen are heartily in sym7
patty withsthe people on the Pacific
slope and are preparing to stand by
them ineheir efforts to keep ont the
Chinese. From a source in the Adj
ministration ranks which your cor
respondent has generally found cor
rectly informed it is learned that the
members of the Cabinet were divided
upon the propriety OF a veto. Attor
ney General Brewster earnestly adl
yisingf that the bill be. permitted 60
become a law by the lapse of ten days
after its passage without the ExecuH
tive approval; others advisingrthat a.
message be sent with the approved
bill, protesting against it's features.
after. the manner of several Presf-
dents during the past twenty years.
| What with the veto. and reports Of
success in-the spring elections, the
Democrats are veryzmuch elated. 1t
IS now considered about two to n
That they will control the next Con-
gress. - ~ %
Tt is probable that the Democrats
in Congress will oppose by, every
means in their power the passage OF
the, Tariff Compassion bill and the
bill for the admission of Dakota as O
Statea 1t is their intention to com,
pei the Republicans to be shown up
before the country as afraid TO trust
the question of revising the tariff to
the representatives of the people, and
this will be made an issue. in the APP
preaching campaign A number of
leading Democrats have pledged
themselves to stick together in this
matter, and, if necessary to carry
their point, flibustering will be re.
sorted to on every occasion. The OPP
1position to the admission of Dakota
is very determined and nothing will
be left undone, in the line of sparlia-
mentary manenvre, to prevent it,
The whole purpose of the proposed
: admission at this time is politica'
advantage.,.In view of these facts
it is probable,.that beyond passing
the regular appropriation bills moi
much other business will be done
and that we shall have some lively
times before the end Of the session
The Senate recently passed a res
olution to pay Mr.. ingalls, $8,l95 fol
alleged expenses incurred by him il
refuting the charges of bribery @
members of the Kansas Legislature
to secure his election to the Senate
sEThisHis following the ineXcusablt
-precGent recently set by theESenatt
in allowing the alleged expenses o
Mr.. Butler, of South Carolina, anc
! Mr.. kellogg, of Louisiana, in defend
ing their right to the seats occupied
| by them. The Senate of the United
States has long been known as thu
most expensive legislative body il
= the world, and many of its items o
expenditure are gross and outrageou'
frauds upon the public Treasury. 1
Z has in its employ three times as man,
! clerks as are necessary for the prop
err dispatch of public business s, an(
!. the principal occupation OF many o
l its members seems to be the devils
: ing of means and methods to increas'
a their own comfort and convenience,
and add to their own emoluments a
the expense of the people. Useless
! committees are constantly created
for the ayowed purpose of giyin!
some Senator a room for his privat
use, and q clerk to transact his pri
vate business, and to be paid out O
i the Treasury. There is not a Sen
# ator and there is not a clerk of tn
Senate who does not know perfect,
well that the expenses of that bod,
are twice or three times as much a
they ought to be, and yet expense
s are piled up year by year with a cool
# ness and an Indifference to publ
g opinion which is refreshing. For tie
years the House of Representative;
u whose expenses are ever so much les
a in proportion, has undertaken in til
appropriation bills to cut down tn
inordinate and excessive expenses {
y, the Senate, but in vain. This ne
Il raid is about the most ~inexcusabl
IS of all, and nobody can tell where
n. will end, for as Senators are simpl
d no more andtno less than averag
politicians $S,000in a lump is enoug
to tempt many of them TO put up jot
TO have their seats contested. Their
are few with any knowledge of IL
is case who do not believe to this do
it that John j. ingalls, did buy his4ai
70 election, and it is not a very prett
piece of business to pay him bac
le from the Treasury a part of the mol
ey expended.
i There is a difference between SON
n civil service reformers. An ament
! 1nent to Mr.. Pendleton's civil servit
reform bill provides that appoin
s. ments shall be distributed anon
A. the States on the basis of their Gel
sus population. This is substantial
what Gen. Washington once su!
gested or the subject. Mr.. Dude,
u Commissioner of Pensions, howev,
S, who is asking for several hundre
Of additional clerks, has just formula
ed a statement in which he holC
that the distribution should be base
~ on tho Dorrl1a ~