The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-24
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Congress II addressing ilself " a,
preparation biiis. eoniesied Gle,
y Iion cl'e' and the subject N II
iefsiais 1mmefce The senate |
|, discussing The fisheries q%uestlo,
md heating plea. Ef open sI.eu
i've sessions Congressman Or,
presiding and experimenting o
mceiinss held In N. Interest O
l'lor Commissioner Black 1,
quietly unearthing pension frauds
and proving that bi- predecessor
Dudley, really did pay soldier.
who mover vent 10 war; the Con.
grrs'ional Pan Electric inye,tiea.
ton Is winding up IL eycntless
career arrangements are steadily
progressing with a view towards
Undertaking. the proposed fxpo.
sutton here IN 1850, and lastly, the
gos'ips say the President Is to be-
married ~ June.
In regard 10 the outcome Of the
Senatorial debate IN the abolish.
ment ID Star Chamber procecdiuqs.
the opinions Of two Senators may
he taken for what they are worth.
Senator morrill,, Of Vermont. said
To Senator Beck, Of kentucky, II
am beginning to be afraid that
this open executive session resolu.
ton will he carried "You may
set your mind at res, ON That
point replied Mr.. Beck, mot
even a respectable vote will be
taken IN ITS favor"
Senator Platt started the ball in
favor Of public Senatorial proceed.
ings' he said there ARE two words
which the people of the country
wanted to see expunged ircm their
political vocabulary. Those words
are privileges and -preroga.
tives.' Ii it were not for being
alllterative he would have added
two other words, patronage and
"pcrqnisitcS," which the peoplr
wanted to have go. He insisted
mat INC a'hat" was no place 10
i.'eft prcfUgatiye, that senators
ihad better trust tho people il they
wanted the people to trust them.
Of the 1900 newspapers in this
fully 10000 had declared
OMEN dnors, and he said IL WAS
me country newspapers that rrI,>
resented the real sentiment Of the
country.
The Republican Senators ney.
pr expect TO be called together
'gain III caucus On the question MS
10 what policy they shall pursue
regard to the Presidents
nominations. Nj. Edmund.. they
say. must have been convinced
when the caucus last adjourned.
hat no amount ofcaucusing would
enable him aud his few followers
dictate the policy Of his party
colleagues.
He continues IN scoll tL.rm
whenever they vote to confirm the
successor of II suspended oihce,l,ol.
Ter, but they are so used to his
'buse that IL makes but little i'm.
preston upon them.
Cnder the present Administra.
ion there has been Il reduction Of
in the classified s~eryiccof
he Treasury Department whose
'ervices were not needed at all, and
whose places will not be filed.
The result Is an annual saving 10
The Government of s232, 600. And
u the statements Of certain officials
N the various departments are
rue, the persons who have been
APPOINTED To Office during the past
year accomplish nearly twice as
much work as was performed BY
heir immediate Successors.
Not many months nso Higgins
VAS the terror Of the Treasury
Department Now il Is Chief,
Clerk Yc"mans. lie paraly.cd che
employees by issuing the
nine o'clock order, requiring them
be at their desks at that hour.
"Ah, times are not MS they used
bo," said a Department clerk.
In the good old DAYS Of the Grant
administration ne clerks nouri.hed
like the green bay trees. II wa,
the days Of economy, and
here were more clerks than work.
10 no one was rushed. Our hours
'or duty were easy. and we came
aud went pretty much ~ we pleas.
Well, how Is l. now9 Have
ihings changedY Yes, everything
run by cloek-work; the clerk
must be exactly on time or no l.
reported for ccnsurc like a school
boy. II he wants to leave his
,ffice during business hours, he
must lold nm hts hand mud AL