The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-24
South Kentuckian.
FFICE: bridge 81, bet. Main aud kicer
lIOPKINSVlLLE Ky.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
washington, d. q, Jan. 81, 1882.


ton of the Committees will be
change In the system of their selec
ton. Ii Is not improbable. from tn
present temper OF the House, that Mr.
Kicfcr is the last Speaker who viii
have the exercise OF SO much power
or the opportunity to abuse 1t, and
that in future the Committees will be
made in much the same manner they
nre /, tho Senate. Ii Is even limited
Oh It the Committees for this Congress
inty yet be reorgaulzed; but this i
think unlikely, though there Ia so
mich feeling on both stiles Of the
House that the movement could be
carried il properly inauauratcd. Mr.
Ortb, who gave the Speaker such a
cutting rebuke in open session, Is not
the only Republican who feels out
rye or who recognizes The motives
and the moving spirit OF the whole
scheme. Mr.. Waite, OF Connecticut
is another old aud prominent lsepub-
lican Member who has taken decided
exceptions to the course OF the Speak
or and written letter declining To
s1va under the circumstances
There are curses loud aud deep all
along the line. The arrangement oil
Committee Is a matter entirely with
In control of the House. aud II is only
by usage and courtesy that the
Speak 81 has been heretofore given
that authority. When even major.
ity OF the Members 50 determine, II Is
In this province OF that OF tho House
10 undo his work and take the matter
into their own hands. Ii such action
were TO be taken now Mr.. kieicr
could not complain lie has abused
his privilege TO such an unwarran:a-
bic and unprecedented extent that
tieg vance IS not II slight one. IL
ris,, because of its gr0ssness above
all mere personal considerations, and
10 fair person would regret TO see
tn, wings oil its perpetrators inglor.
., .iy clipped.
Tho Mormon question thrpsts 1t.
self upon Congress in very posi-
iifs manner, and like Banquo's ghost
~ WIZ NO. uo""' Hoou'coo "n
J)rlty are against the infamous insti'
int Oh u polygamy and willing TO
80 its Political power destroyed, yet
so n ,low there is u disposition 10
han llo. the subject rather giDgerly.
onail MT be surprised u The presen'
htion ends III smoke ana inaclion, as
al previous attempts nave dor II
lakes something like aii earihq aake
10 inspire congress 70 no lis uu'y
IN dealing with amy great evils which
pos"erS power and influence. The
plal proposed oy Delegate Maginnis.
OF Montana, appears to be tho least
violent anu eHccuve OF any suggested
80 far. Ills proposition Is to let Con
gress divide the Territory OF Utah,
incorporating the western part with
the State Of Nevada, the southeastern
part with the state OF Colorado, and
the small northern part with Idaho
and Wyoming. Congress has abun-
deht power 10 40 TINS, and It is evi-
dent that when II Is done the Nor
mon power VIII be broken. A part
OF the Mormon population VIII then
ne citizens oil Nevada, ana VIII be
fhere only minority OF the whole
stale, ana part VIII become ci'izcils
OF Colorado IN minority there.
Inc small REMAINDER wiil form part
oil wyoming or lualio. Ihc main
portion OF the Mormon population
would thus become citizens Of States
whlcn nave Already established con-
stitutions ami laws, to which the
Mormons wouic 0e amenable. 1t u
held that such q division ef Utah and
distribution OF its parts would not
only De perfectly legal and proper,
but would have the advantage that
the new boundaries would be nalur.
o. instead OF artificial. The Watch
Range, which now runs through the
centre OF Utah, wouidFthen form the
boundary limo between The State of
Colorado and Nevada. Is there any
reason why Utah should not thus be
dotted out OF the map.
Ii John Sherman has not been
cornered this time people would like
TO know whatit Is that makes him
s9uirm 80, Eyer since tho inyestiga-
ZION INTO the contingent iund expen-
ditnres OF the treasury Department
was instituted John had beeu wrig
giiig ana twisting, ana The inquiry
nad oeen EN- oarrasseu at every turn
Dy obstacles interposcd In his inter
est. His hrst step, 1t VIII be remem-
bered, was to secure 9 suppression OF
the evidence accompanying the re-
port OF Secretary WINDOWS little
committee OF clerks last summer.
Enough OF that evidence has leaked
out, however, IN one way or another.
10 snow that the late Secretary and
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant had good reason
lor wishing 10 keep II dark. The
Senaie Committee conducting this
sits with closed doors,
30 that very little is really known OF
what iranspires within; but some
Things come out through the key
mole, or somewhere else, which indi.
cate that paying dirt" as they say in
lhe mines, has been struck. The Re-
publican members of The Committee,
who ore u majority, asserted with
great vehemenee at the start that
nothing should be done In the dark
'hat the pu0lic should know just
what was going on-yet, just asa