New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-11-07
WASHINGTON, D. G. Nov. ID, 1883,


it is. A candid review of recent
elections however gives them the
showing of an advantage. This is
more than Offset the Republicans
say by the superior political situa.
ton Of their party and the adyan-
tage it will gain this winter in Con.
gress.
'What are these IN general
way?' [ said to a political prophet
whom [ was talking with.
We'll, speaking generally, he re-
piled, The Democrats are torn all to
pieces over their internal, or party
squabbles. They can keep these
things from the knowledge Of the
people as there is no convention or
congress, but when they once try to
organize they will split into fac.
tions which will quarrel so bitterly
and viciously that the public will be
Disguised with them. The Repub.
licaps meanwhile can sit still and
watch tho spectacular sacrifice.
The performance will begin with
fight over the speakership, and the
Offices of the House. Then the or
ganization of the committees will
ensue, and bring out the ambitious
and jealousies of the leaders. When
the session is fully under way the
responsibility Of the Democrats,
having a majority of sixty supreme.
They must proceed to legislate.
Now take it out outside of the ap-
preparation bills tn ere is nothingI
know Of upon which they agree
upon among themselves. The lead
ing issue is Of course the tariff ques.
ton. They are already committed
to some action on this for they as.
sumed tho responsibility Of the de.
feat Of the Republican measure last
winter. The Republicans wont let
them forget it, and there are enough
hot heads among them to insist on
some Legislation on this matter. If
they once touch it the party will be
rent assunder. There is no such
thing as harmonious understand.
ing or compact between the North,
and South upon trade questions.
Thus unused my Republican friend
and set down his opinions for what
they are worth. The Offices over
which both the houses will have a
lively fight, no doubt at the begin
ming of the session offer some very
desirable situations for cold weather.
The presiding afficer of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House are
each paid $4,000. per annum. The
Secretary Of the Senate holds the
next highest salaried position and is
set down for $6096, a year. The
clerk Of the House gets $500. and
the senators and members each
$4,000, annually for sacrificing
themselves to the public good. The
official reporters and stenographers,
seven of them, are put upon the
same financial footing at $4,000.
which is not bad pay for clerical
work for say five months of the
year. Next in monetary value is
placed the Sargent.at-arms at $4,000.
Chief Clerk at 5000, the Doorkeepers
at $4,000. Reading Clerks $500 Post.
masters at $4,000 and $225O respect
lively. There are five clerks in the
Senate at $2593 per year and twelve
in the House at $4,000 and over.
There is also a small army of assist.
ants, doorkeepers, messengers, pages,
watchmen, janitors and the like at
|'salaries running down to $500 and
up to $4,000. These places are none
of them subject to the Civil Service
examination laws and requirements,
but are open to political competi.
ton. It is said that owing to the
absence of Senator Cameron who is
in Europe, and Senator Edmunds
who will not be here it is thought,
the Republican senators even with
the aid of Riddleberger, and Mahon
cannot elect Republicans to the
places named in the Senate but will
have to be content with Democratic
employees. The House will tarn GU
a large number Of Republican office
holders and fill their places with
Democrats. Some people say that
this action does not comport very
we'll with the we'll known civil ser.
vice reform views Of Mr.. Pendleton
and his followers.
The marine hospital surgeon at
Brownsville, Texas, reports that the
yellow fever in Mexico is travelling
north.
On the LIST of August, last, Secre-
tary Lincoln issued a general order
reducing the means of transporta
ton at all the military posts of the
army, and ordered that all animals
whose services could be dispensed
with be sold. Under this cruel or.
der mule, a celebrated mule, as
appears below, would have been put
up at auction and sold the highest
bidder, but for the Inference Of the
officers at the post where the mule
is stationed.
The following letter from FRS
Lieutenant VIM. A. Kobbe, Breve
Major, commanding at Fort Yer.
non Barracks, Alabama, explains
the identity of this famous mule:
''There is white mule at this
post called :Mexique, ordered sold
on October 10, as surplus, ander re.
cent orders. He is 45 years old, and
has continuous and undoubted re.
cord in the United States service
from and including the Mexican
war. He was many years in Tampa,
and is we'll known To MANY ot4H;care