The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-04

"Anns>"foS, ~ - Nov -. I685
The week has probably heen ne mos
quiet one ~ The White Hnn.e since N,
fourth oi March. The President ~
oren hu-iiy - work on his message. IN.
/, has had few Interruptions lie krs s>.,
cabinet officers. kesds Of Burean. IN,
|uivIsions. for whom he sem from rim,
20 tine. IN order 70 cnhsu'f them vii,
regard 10 subjects treated In HE mr<~~r,
lie a.so ssu Mr. Cprepr>n IL reieren~.
20 some iocsi cLsnges Presidents h.x.
long been in the habit os con.ult.
Ing this venerable cifiz<n and milan.
ihropist on questions relating 10 shs
District Of Columbia Then she Pre.i
dent received General Sheridan. and n.
several hours they talked over again ths
lndisn question.
/ President Cleveland does : great desl
more writing himself than any Pr~-i.
dent Of recent times. lie ssss he can
think what he wxnss 70 <sv ON snv Inn.
lporisnt question better with his pen IA
me hand than In snr other wsY. The
message WAS originally wholly in M.
lCieve'and's own hand > rifing-
What will RE President recommend
|'n HE messsges i the inquiry OF every
thDngh'fOi person who srudies sfe s;rn-
Of the times, here and throughout rhe
The message i completed. aud shc
manuscript j. In the hands OF the public
printer The latter cuts the copv mn IN
takes" snf ss each part Is flashed.
the copy and the type are returned "a
him. and the type i dumped upon . gal
ley on NE desk. A fast >. : galley i
inii. proof y taken. and the proof and
type are locked MP in . safe 10 which
printer Rounds alone has the ccnbin~-
'ion- Mr.. Rounds does al OF fhe proof
reading himself. and there Is no prohs-
biiity Of the message being stolen and
published before it< time. - wss one OF
The messages Of each OF the three prcrl-
one Presidents, Arthur. Grant and
Hsyes.
President Cleveland's message. IL i.|
'~id. uiiI he snort and serse, unlike the
annual Presidential communication OIL
be past.
Republican Sens'ors hare received
N invitation from the President which
csicula'ed 20 disarm those Who have
,een talking War on his nominations I
1e has asked those who intend 70 on n
lose the confirmation OF snv one Who I
'ss besu appointed 20 cf<ire during the 4
ecess of The senate. 70 cali q the white.
House and explain their reasons 70 hin.
'efore be sends nominafors 10 the sem
~.
Those who refuse 70 meet ~. C,~vs~l
and in this wsy. viii have NO excuse
or making fsctinus Opposition 70 hi
appointments. lie SAYS his only desire
: - serve the bret interests os the cnur-i'
ry- Ifsny of his apro'n'ees ere unfsr
e wants % know II. snd IL objections
re- cell founded he viii not send their
sm~s 20 The Senate He will moi rec
enize political snisgonisns. hut will in 4
estigste charges. and vi III withhold the
smes Of any who are proved 20 Be in
cmpe;eni or morally discn<Iifef.
Since Speaker Carlisle h.s returned 70 is
he city. threre u . marked increase inl..
he arrivals ~ Members or Congress la
hey have come s0 talk with him sbonf
ieir places on the committees. Er y
sriisie has already begnn 20 make rr y
'e committees. which ~ hss right a. .c
Q. his reelection - Speaker being a|e
'regone conclusion He will devote
i leisure until The meeting cf Congress
this. and time will be <svei bv cor,-
istees being rr.dy 10 work o. the be-
nning of the session. Y
Then i Il 10 b. hoped that the shrrels.'
eeks 81 the session prior 70 the Christ y
- vacation will be devoted q revising =
9 House rnies 20 . 10 facilitate iexi-- @
'ion- There is : disposition among e
embers cf The House 0f Representa- =
re- % iibersse that body from the fef-i
= that hsve bound il tor The past dcx- n
years. These restrictive eondisionsi'n n
tend 90 fer thst the last Congress wssl.s.
" able % acs in two wsys. -bv unani- q
'us consent and by consent OF the Com
ttee on appropriations. ~
IN reforming the House rules an ~
'endment much needed l. this- that W
'tion 70 adjourn out Of respect 10 the cs
'mory Of . decessed member. or 20 sp- W
int day for the delivery Of obituaries ~
him, shaIl never be in order ~
C. A. g. 81