The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-23

/. The Repuolicans tn Congress aro nv.
ling very hard 10 make political capitaI
agatnst the PresIdeut on account Of hi1
penston vetoes. But the votoes ere too
veil supported By facts ana common
sense TO furnish material Tor partisan
lappesIe. Jt vas 10 BE- expected how.
ever. that The private rension gift Sen.
store and Representatives would grow
wrsthy = the kind Of work they were
lengsged in was brought to light The
failure Of their little schemes. together
With their exp0sure. incited them 10 Z
IreckIees pitch Of determination % secure
the adoption OF these bills anyhow,
tnouRh there y little prospect OF their
isuccess.
The report OF the Senate Pension
Committee upon the vetoed bilIs. wss
little more than long and ill-concea led
howl Of bafIled rage. Il even sccused
tne President Of casting : slur upon the
Icnssssty o. woman and Of sneering q
wounds received in the service OF the
country. But 20 many Of those private
measures ere obviously without merit
and mere attempts to beslow gratuities
upon favored persons Who have no real
claim upon the bounty Of the Govern
|ment, that the Presideni's action will Be
more appIauded the more attention Il
called 70 The grounds upon which Il Il
based.
The Republicans OF the House or Rem
reseDtatives made speeches. upon this T.
soe that were intended to Be very severe
upon the President, but they were more
plainly bills for political support than
evidence Of patriotism. They proceeded
upon the assumption that the vetoes or
private pension bills ere unpopular and
will not Be sustained BY public senti-
ment- One answer made By Reprcsen.
tative Nsts0u 10 some Of their COM
plants Was Interesting. He called st-
tentiou TO the fact that many OF The cases
rejected BY Mr.. Cleveland had alreadv '.
been vetoed BY . Republican Commis-
sioner Of Pensions-
The rejection By the Senate or
Mr.. Goode to be Solicitor Gem
sral was the subject or much discus
ZION q the Capitol On Saturday. The
nnsnimous verdict was that the opposi-I
'ion al centered IN Malone, and TIE vote
q the Republican Senators was their
wsy Of helping the thwarled, scheming
title politician 70 assert himself in vir-
ginie- A. NO Debocrst opposed the
nomination, many Congressmen think I
he proper thing Tor the President 70 do
you'd Be 70 renominase Mr. Go0de. Hel
night have done this IL she senate had
merely neglected 20 confirm. but since|
ne senate has rejected, be will not bel
ikely 20 renominate.
The Senators were determined 20 have 1
6r. Goodies case I'll 70 ehemseives. forI
vhen it came up they held : strictIy,
mar Chamber Session, lasting six hours. \
ne Sergeant - Arms visited the noorl'
q which the galleries, the documcut|I
nd large number OF COMMITTEES roomsIl
re located, and ordered the emplovesI,
nd visit0rs 20 vacate. Theso roomsl
'ere locked and then the cores
0ndenta. telegraph operaiors, and
representatives. Of the Associated Pressll
Iere driven out Of their portionI I
the building. Deep and Loudly
DmpIainis were heard % Ill sidcs stIs
cing 90 summariIy ordered svav fromlu
osts Of duty, and much inconv venie:ceip
- experienced By The sudden eiect-ls .
lent, but Ill had to 90. Seusinels werelt
laced q tie slairwsys and doors lesd-l
3 70 the galleries, which had % Be leftI
- <s - RaCyVUt I08 0e01lOf0Iv =
ON sudocaiing.
The new broom OF this Administration q
sweeping clean rywhers. The ex-
'nditnres Of the Government Depart II
ents here have been found % Be o2l.-
900 less during the fiscal year jussI
'ssed than In the one preceding Il. and
tier resuIts may b expected Tor The 2
csl year which hsa begun. I
by the persissency 0f several Demo-lg
ass - the House Of Representatives Z
9 latest attempted salary g-ab has iust p
en averted. l aIlude 70 the gratnity e.
house and Seuste employees who are !.
"a liberal salaries for easy work oul =
= than half time. Il had been agreed 81
give them : months extra nav b. p
nee they would like to have Il, but| .
representatives. Reagan, OF Texas. Price. d'
wisconsin, Hemphill. OF South Car Y
na, AcAdoc, Of New Jersey, Holman. q
Indiana, and others, emphssixed their leT
approval Of the then in such ! man y
: . 20 defeat Il. The scheme would =
ve extorted q least o2o0, 600 from the ~
Zpsyers 70 b given - : Rrstujtv toll
y Who were already receiving high !,
aries. ch
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