The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-07-01


which is convincing proof of the great ne
cessity Of referring all cases to tho courts
for judicial adjudication.
The House is making good progress with
the kiver and Habor bill, in which LOUISE
ana has large interest, and the enormous
pension appropriation bill is ready to be
called up when the first named is finished.
Then the .Sundry Civil Service bill will be
finished on Monday, with some new features
that are in the right direction. Tho River
and Harbor bill is likely to be swelled to
millions in the Senate-a sum
creator than tho annual expenditures of the
government in the days of Jackson and
VanBuren. but the growth, wealth and
of tho country have been in
proportion to the increase.
During the next four years $425 900 900
will be required to pay PENSIONS, with 200
clerks to adjust tho claims, And in 1886,
if the arrearages are all paid up, $5I ,0OO, 900
will he needed annually for pensions there
after. So it will thus be seen that the treas
ury surplus of $4,000, 0G0 stands good
chance OF growing rapidly small and beau
tifully less.
The discontinued and unhappy arc found
in every community and in every city, but
there is more OF it here to the square inch
than in any other portion Of the mundane
sphere, for here, to borrow the words of
John Sherman, office-holding and office
seeking are regarded as the proper pursuits
of mankind; and the suffering and disap-
pointments incidental thereto are beyond
the power of pen to describe. There are
certainly, without doubt. more disconso-
late, reckless, sonred and angry American
citizens in Washington than anywhere else
in this broad land. Just now. this class
disappointed of1lce-seekers-appear to be
hopelessly out of gear with the rest of the
world, for they have been here a whole sea-
son, with offices in view, and now SEQ Con-
gress approaching adjournment and the
hopes INDUCED in and the pro misses made
no nearer realization, in many cases, than
whom the new year was ushered in.
The movement in favor of tho pardon Of
Sergeant Mason, the soldier who fired at
assassin Guiteau, has boon revived during
the past few days by an attorney, who sub
nits to the Attorney General that the
crime can not be tried by court martial;
that troops had no authority to guard the
assassin Of the President, and that tho Sec
rotary Of War had no right to order soldiers
to guard Il civil prisoner. This new pre-
sentaton of the case has been submitted to
President Arthur, and there seems to be n
pretty general wish to SEQ Mason liberated,
as was clearly shown by tho petitions that
have been pouring in from all parts of the
country, rs we'll rs by tho generous sum
contributed toward the support of " Betty
and the baby -" but people should bear in
mind that this sort Of sympathy with crime
shows "a relaxation of the moral fibre -
that is not altogether pleasant to contem-
plato. To pardon soldier who attempts to
assassinate helpless prisoner, no matter
what the enormity Of the offense, is n long
stop toward licensing crimo, instead Of re-
pressing it, and there is no telling where
the end will DO, with the propagation of
such n dangerous moral atmosphere.
The cases Of tho Star Route bandits are
progressing here, and among tho batch
of new indictments brought in was one
against J. 3. Price and II. J. Brady, ON
route 3O,lS3, between Monroe and Shreve-
port. Whilc tho ruling Of Judge Wylie
has been generally of Il stern character in,
rs averred, that the trials may proceed with
vigorous energy till verdicts are pronounce
ed in each ono Of them, it is remarked that
some recent rulings, shutting out evidence
of conspiracy, indicate there will be no
conviction.
The absence of "Jumbo" Davis, Presi-
dent pro tcmpore of the Senate ono day last
week, when al adjournment was deemed
tho proper thing to do, has brought that
august body once moro to the necessity OF
considering tho question OF the prcSiden-
tial succession, and yesterday Mr.. 1Ioa1
introduced bin for this purpose. It vests
tho succession of the presidency in the
members of the Cabinet, in the ordor in
which they We're named in Westinghouse
Cabinet, beginning with tho Secretary Oh
State and concluding with the Secretary OF
the Interior, and excluding Cabinet officer
not previously confirmed by the Senate.
It has been remarked that " rotation in
otlice'' ought to be managed like rotation
in crops-make a change when it is ncces'
sary, but whom you do strike good officer
or II good field, hold on to them as long as
they will produce. AS Gen. King has OK
pressed i wish for denomination to Con-
gress, tho observation is worthy of consid-
Grafton. He has certainly produced we'll
for the people of his State and District, and
his resources for good are just beginning
to DO developed.
Tho papers have been publishing bnlle-
tins every day, OF late, concerning the
health of Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, the eminent
and universally beloved philanthropist,
and to-day an Improvement is chronicled
in his condition that brings joy TO many
hearts, for tho numerous benctactions aud
kindly good nature of Mr.. Corcoran have
endeared hin, to our people, and they have
road of his illness with feelings of real re-
gret. No man here has many friends,
and none deserve much public Sympa-
thy. But Mr.. Corcoran is we'll advanced
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