The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
WASHINGTON T
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. G.,
Inlv- 10 1889.


Just now, while the Senate is tax
ing it so leisurely and members OF
the House are so impatient to adj
iourn, attention has been called to
the time wasted by members of both
bodies during the first half of the
session. And it has been said that
the continuance of the session can
not bear SO very hard upon men who
so frequently exercise the liberty OF
going home to 'look after their
fences" 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,
else they regard themselves above
the law. In but n instance, so far
as 1 remember, has there been any
suggestion of enforcing it, and that
was in the ease of Senator Jones, of
Nevada, who for two years scarcely
made his appearance here. If there
was a statute violated so openly and
constantly by other officers ct the
Government how long would it be
before some virtuous member of Con-
gress would propose a committee OF
investigation and have the offenders
duly punished? If the moiety sys-
tenn to informers is still in force and
applicable to this case therd is a
splendid field of operations open
here. Some few members of the pre-
sent and recent Congresses would
have to disgorge all, and many of
them a large portion of, the salaries
illegally drawn by them from the
Treasury.
The achievement of Mr.. Kelley and
his Ways and Means Committee in
connecting and getting through the
House a bill to reduce the eyenue
several millions, without removing
any of the burdens of taxation, is a
feat that will not be equalled and can
never be excelled. This bill has the
unique merit that not one cent out
of the millions of taxes which it pro-
poses to abolish can ever get into the
pockets of the working classes
Banks and drawers of checks will get
a few millions, vendors ofproprietary
medicines will get considerable pro-
fit, and retailers or foreign manufac-
turers 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 a dollar
is reduced. But then we have grown
so accustomed to a system of Gov
eminent whose whole energy is de
voted to making the rich richer and
the poor poorer that this extraordi-
nary measure hardly attracts public
attention. The bill has not got
through the Senate yet and there is
some hope that it may come to grief
there, OF be amended so as to apply
to somebody besides bankers and
patent medicine vendors.
The CONT OVERSEES engendered by
the fatal deed of Guiteau seem to
be n~everending. While that over the
pay of Garield's physicians is rag
ing in Congress, and charges of NAL
practice are being newly made, the
doctors who conducted the autopsy
upon Guiteau have broken out in a
quarrel still more un3eemly because
it is wholly among themselves. What
a harmonious lot these doctors Ere
anyhow! The Rev. DR.. Hicks, who
was spiritual adviser to the assassin,
also created a sensation on Sunday
after the hanging, not being satisfied
with the one he had stirred up the
Sunday previous, by referring TO the
people who demanded Guiteau's ex-
ecution as a "nation Of murderers.'
DR.. Hicks is a political parson, hay
ing been formerly a Florida politi-
clan, and one of the famous stalwart
306 at Chicago. Last Sabbath he
based his sermon upon the events Of
the past week. He took the ground
that the vilest sinner might be saw
ed through the instrumentality Of
|, divine power. He discussed the pro
liability of q murderer who repented
at the last moment entering the
Kingdom of Heaven, and then pro.
ceeded to say how cruel and unchar
liable it was to put a fellow.man tc
death simply because popular opin.
> ion demanded it. During his re
marks he said he believed that il
"Jesus Christ was upon earth now
) there were people living who would
cruelty Him within a week" This
statement caused much unfavorablt
comment among the congregation
At times he was decidedly bitter il
l his denunciations of the people O
the present day, whom he said were
in some instances barbarous ant
-, heathenish. He staiked up ant
down the platform in a very excitet
, manner. Several Of the audience lief
the church before the services con
! Guided, and expressed themselves
. disguised with the discourse.
| The report which got started !,
few days ago to the effect that tn
President was about to discourag,
Mr.. Jay Hubbell's Political Assess
] ment Committee by notifying EN-
:, ployes of the Government that they
might do as they pleased, is consid
! cred a pretty good joke. 1t is vel
understood here that the Admins
, t%ration is not opposed to the assess
> ment, "but on the contrary, quit,
: the reverse" A member of the Cab
met said recently that the civil ser
vice reformers of the Curtis typ,
were quacks and frauds; that ther,
was no way to raise money unless i
4 was contributed by the office hold
ers; that it had always been the Gus
tom to call upon them, and Away
l would be. Those who had b~uttone(
D up their pockets on the appearance,
e of the George William Curtis circu
:. lar will therefore get ready to opel
!. them. Promo.
a Exit Of EzUsaaBrag.
From the Utica Observer.