The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-07
Whole No. 100
Washington Letter.
Washington, March 20, 1884.

washington, mSrcn 20, A0OeF'
Editor of the Chronicle.
When the blind Chaplain of the House
of Representatives, in his morning pray
er, asked for the recovery of the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, he extended his inyo"
cation in way that was quite unneces-
sary. He prayed that the president, his
cabinet, and the two houses of congress
might profit by this example Of over
work, bearing in mind that the boGy
has its laws, the study and the practice
of which are obligatory on every man pf
sense. So far as this busy, hard worked
administration is concerned, DR.. Mil
burns petition seemed well enough, bat
it was felt that there was no need Df
placing before either branch of congress,
as warning, the results of over industry.
There is little danger that the senate
will injure itself with hard work if its
majority, in time when hundreds of
thousands of hungry men are wandering
with despairing aimlessness down the
highways and through the bYways of
the land, can find as Its only issue the
question as to the papers in some petty
office. So long as the majority in the
highest legislative body of the nation,
will continue. for the length of three
weeks, a privileged collective scandal
monger, because the executive does not
waive his prerogative and give it access
to his private correspondence, there is
no need of prayers in behalf Of over
toiled senators.
The president continues to astonish
everyone about-him by the remarkable
amount of labor he performs daily. NO
man probably has ever before given any
thing like as much intellectual strength
and steadiness of application to the du-
ties of the presidential Office, He studies
closely even the minoi questions that
come l,efore him for official action, and
every document that goes from his hands
if it be only letter to an officeh older, is
carefully prepared.
Mr. Jordan, the United States treasu-
rer, under the new regime, is another
practical worker and thorough business
man. A short time ago congressional
committee asked him to appear before
them and impart his views on financial
topics. He responded that he was too
busy during the day, but would be pleased
to meet the committee at night, and 80
he did.
A short time after Mr. Jordan was in
stalled in his new office, he went to the
government printing Office and asked to
have a small job of work done that day.
He was assured by some of the officials
there that it could not be finished before
next morning II must have that print
ing tonight" insisted the treasurer. 1T
is impossible" demonstrated the others
Mr. Jordan threw off his coat. went 10 a
desk. and began setting theltype rapidly
himself, while the clerks looked on in as
constituent. He finished third OF the
work in fifteen minutes, and turning to
the officials, he said; Now when l ask
to have a certain job of printing done by
a certain time, please remember that l
know what am talking about" It is use
less to say the work was ready for him
at the specified time.
When his resolutions finally got
througl the Senate by more majority OF
one, Senator Edmunds hreathed a sigh
of relief. Even this barren victory was
better that he expected He was nerv.
ously apprehensiYe that sufficient mum
Der ofhis Republicans brethren would
vote against him to cause his defea9 Mr.
. Edmunds sudden anxiety to force 4 vott
is easily explained, Had he allowed
the debate TO continue until the new Cal
ifornia Ser ator, then en- route for Wash
ington, reached here, his little gam,
would have failed for the Senate would
have been tied.
The political effect of the discussion
will not be profitable to the Republican
party, and the whole contest can have M
practical result. No displaced official viii
be restored. No personal papers will b.
furnished and no reasons viii be given
1t is we'll known here that the Repub
, licans feel no elation or satisfaction il
CARRYING through these resolutions b.
| this meagre majority Of a strict party
] vote.
r 1t was thought the distinguishes Sen
, ators from New York, Mr.. Evarts, woulC
: not dare to speak on the Edmundf resolu
: tions question because his logic as an al
torney in behalf of Senate hIainti
, against President defendant i'm 1888
, canfficted 81 seriously with his logic i
| behalf ofa President defendant against
: however and ms Is fne way ne xFJIarr
| ed his change of base: II might say ths
E when counsel are urging and pressin
! prop ssitions in view andin aid9f a d.
: fendant in charge, those are scarcel
| judicial opinions His explanation woul
E have been simpler, at least, it he ha
). said: II was retained to attack the tenul
!. of Office law seventeen years ago: | AZ
retained to uphold it now.
BUD BAKRR.
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