The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-02-16

WAsHISoTox, d. c., Feb. 8. 1883.
The Senate made such progress with
the tariff bill last week That those who
have been least hopeful Of its passage BY
this Congress have taken heart again.
On The Democratic side OF the chamber
the impression seems 10 prevail that the
Senate may pnfe tho bill by the last OF
next week. probably not until the very
last day Of the week. The stubborn con-
tests that have marked the committee IL
the whole on certain provisions will br
renewed IN the Senate When the bill
shall have been reported back. The
amendment placing lumber on the free
list will, perhaps, be opposed with even
more vigor than It was in committee.
The iron schedule and the sundries also
contain provisions which viii lead 10 re-
|newed debate, and upon the whole, II
the bill gets through the Senate this
week, no doubt its friends will be satis-
fed.
The tariff debate in Congress shows
conclusively that local interests, after all,
exercise powerful influence upon The
minds and votes OF Congreesmen. The
tariff reformcr who in general way de-
clares hjmsclf IN favor Of reduction, halts
when some production OF his own state
IL reached, and when II comes to VOTE
he Il found on theside Of protection, az
far AZ that prodsction or industry III
which his constituents are interested Il
concerned.
The ten or fifteen Thousand Govern
ment clerks arc having hard time Of n
t;Iis wjuter. First came the civil service
bill which propoees an examination "a
weed out the most illiteratc OF them i:
next Secretary Folger's rules which rc-
ouired them TO DO at their desks by Mint
o'clock. or TO forfeit part Of their pay :
ana l4st and worst bill hss heen formu-
lated I'D Congress which enects that ihcs
q, 1sf get 10 work by 8 $50 =. m. and work
until ! 30 b. m. You may be sure there
is wailing and objurgation IL the hearts
and On The lips Of Thousands Of saIaried
employees, but no designations have yes
occurred. No designations will occnr
The government work Il far behind-nand
st Thousands OF desks and II Is much bot
Ter % have Il expe lifted By impceing sd-
|di::onal hours on these overpaid. pam
|perod Idle clerks than by employing -
|sfsi.;onai force - hao been the custom
~ ~ r;n,rl,iicsn nertv From .3L !
!, M u ~ .s1 l a would not Ia consldcred
- enerors Ssvs work 81 several mill.
ors - = = crs c'osrnetent but not q We'll paid
s,.,rs ~ q ~ conntrv. Business Il dis.
rrscrfniiv m - cIected especIaI!y Is tbe q
|S p..ant Ge;ce This of1ico Il moi on,,
|snrno'@sd ~ ~ ~ fees psid bv inventor,
~ p,fsrts hnf Il Yields 4 large vea,l,
,n,r,rs NJ ~ ~ II. 81 Tressurv. va II i.
M n, r,.r ,,,.ccm,aon = % ~. ~ invenfor "a have
a ~ wsss from two 10 III months before
III ;rvent;on csn be examined and pass
" "A mon = 0ver one hundred Examiner.
~ srno,oted for tbis work ana bv prop.
|sr ;r,Irs,rv anl Attention IL the dutiss
-. --h;ch tlcv 49, na;a with ihe inyen.
,ors M r,on.v , ,bev could easilv keep ~
srert 49, ~ ~ d.ie That ihis 4 far from
;mnoss,h,s ~ \ ~ y nroven ~ soms few 81 Tx
II, ~ ,s r,;nsrs rrb ~ AZ Il. Ana have time 4
i.nsra n hnt ~ majority. knowing wei;
,h., XXI t;ev ho,d ,hc;r nlsces bv politica
Sare. @ -. - ! mia. ;dlc ana neaicctfu,
,nsna;rr ,hc timc daring ofIice hours II
10 5;r~ rews nancrs 9oesjpp;ng. anc
ts;rsn1 nolitics Tbc number 81 appli