The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-07-18
South. Kentuckian
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington b. e., July IA, 1887

Washing,on,. d. e., July IA, 1887
just now, while the Senate is in~
king il so leisurely and members OF
the House are SO anxious 10 adjourn,
attention has been called To- the time
wasted by the members OF both bu,i-
les during The srst halt of the sesSr
sion. And il has been said that the
continuance of the session cauHot
bear so very hard upon men who 80
frequently exercise thu liberty OF
going home 10 "look alter their fem
ce-," and who never think OF COM
plying with the statute which re.
quires them to forfeit their salary as
members during the period they are
absent. Congressman appear to-
have forgotten all about this law, elsc !
they regard themselves aboye the
law. In but one instance, 80 far as
can remember, has there been airy
suggestion OF enforcing il, and that
was in the case OF Senator Jones, OF
Nevada. who, for two years, scarcely
made his appearance here. Ii there
was a statute violated SO openly and
constantly by other officers Of the
government, how long would il be
before some virtuous member OF
Congress would propose committee
OF investigation, and lave the Offend.
ers duly punisled2 II the nioiety
system to informers is still in force
and applicable to this cases there is q
splendid field of operations open
here. some few members of the re.
cent Congresses would have TO dis
gorge all, and many of them large
portion of, the salaries Illegally
drawn by them from the Treasury
The achievement of Mr.. Kelly and
his Ways and Means Committee in
concocting aud getting through tho
House bill TO reduce the revenue
several millions, without renewing
any Of the burdens of taxation, Is q
ieai that will not be equaled and can
never be excelled. The bill has tho
unique merit that not one cent cut of
the millions OF taxes which il prop0.
ses TO abolish can ever get into tho
pockets Of the working classes.
Banks and drawers OF checks will get
few millions, venders OF proprieta-
ry medicines will get considerable
profit, and retailers or foreign manu-.
faetufers of matches will get a bonus.
But Of the taxes which make food,
clothing, and other articles In daily
use BY the masses dear not dollar ia
reduced. But then we haye grown
20 accustomed TO system Of govern
ment whose whole energy is devoted
TO moking the rich richer and the
poor poorer, that this extraordinary
measure hardly attracts pnblic atten-
ton. The bill has not got through
tho Senate yet, and there Is some
hope IL may come to grief there, or
be amended so as to apply TO somo
body besides bankers and patent
medicine venders.
The controversies engendered by
the fatal deed of Guieau seem to be-
never ending. While that over Tho
pay of Garfeld's PLY sicisns is raging
IN Congress, and charges of fnalprac-
tice are being newly made, the doc
Tors who conducted the autopsy upon
Guiieau have broken ont in quarrel
still more unseemly because it is
wholly among themselves, What q
harmonious lot these doctors are any
how! The Rev. DR.. Hicks, who was
spiritual adviser to the assassin,
also created sensation OH Sunday
after the hanging, not being satisfied
with the one he had stirred up tho
Sunday previous, by referring 10 the
people who demanded Guiteau's ex-
ecution as q nation of murderers.
DR.. Hicks is political pai'son, hav-
ing been formerly Florida politi-
clan, and one of the famous stalwart
306 at Chicago. Last Sabbath hc
based his sermon upon the events of
the past week. lie took the ground
that the yilest sinner nigh be saved
through the instrumeniality of d.
vine power. He discussed the prob
ability of a murderer who repented
at the last moment entering the King
dom Of Heayen, and then proceeded
to say how cruel and uncharitable it
was 10 put fellow man TO death
simply because public opinion de-
manded II. During the remarks he
said he believed that If Jesus Christ
was upon earth now there were peo-
pie living who would cruelty him
within week. This statement
caused mnch unfayorable comment
among the congregation. At times
he was decidedly bitter in his denun-
citation of the people of the present
day, whom he said were III some in.
stances barbarous and heathenish,
He stalked up and down the platform
ina veryexcitcd manner. Several Of
the audience left the church before
The services concluded, and expressed
themselves disgusted with the dis
courte.
The report which got started few
/ days ago to the effect that the Presi-
dent was about to discourage Mr.. Jay
Hubbell's Political Assessment Com
mittee by notifying employees of The
government that they uight do as
they pleased, is considered pretty
good juke. II is we'll understood
here that the Administration is not
opposed to the assessments, but on
the contrary quite the reverse. A
, member OF the Cabinet said recently
, that the civil service reformers Of the
Curtis type were quacks and frauds /;
!. that there was no way TO raise Inon-
ey unless It was contributed by the
office holders that It bad always been
the custom TO call upon them, and al
ways would be. Those who had bat
toned up their pockets on the appear
ancc Of the George William Curtis
|. circular will therefore get ready to
open them. PnoSo.
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