The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-07
CORNER IN POSTOFFICES
SEEMS TO NAVE BEEN THE IDEA On
BROWN, OF MAINE.
Political RecriminatiOn in the Senate
The House Still Running the Bill
Min-wants to be Poet Laure-
ate-Capital Notes.

WAsHNToN CRY, Jan. THE chair laid
before the senate q letter from the post
master general relative to the appointment
OF postmasters in Maine through the alleged
influence of S. s. Brown, chairman of this
Democratic state committee of Maine Halo
said that ii was every day heeoming
telief of the peaple that the civil service OF
the government should not be the result OF
the party service Above all, the country
desired We should have pure civil service;
there should be no faint of bargain and sale
about it. The rallyins cry of the. Demo-
Gratis had come to be 'to turn the rascals
out" which could only mean that
as rascals were in office they should
be turned out In Maine there were but
thirty-seven presidential postofiices, but
several hundred fourth-class offices, the bus
mess Of which had been generally well con-
Quoted. Hale said he made no appeal for
the men who had been turned out. The
Republicans expected to 60 The prasi
dents course had been conservative and
though the president had refused to make
general sweep, persons had been appointed
in that state whom nobody wanted and no
body recommended The chairman of the
Democratic state committee, Mr.. s. s.
Brown, gave up his law practice, closed his
office and came to Washington Dem
ocratS and Republicans alike complained of
MIR. Browns course, and it appeared that
out OF leo appointments made in Maine, 81
were made Oh Mr. Browns endorsement
Several of these letters 10 Mr. Hale we're
read. One of Mr. Browns letters. handed
to MIR. Hale, was the basis of the resolution
OF inquiry. Hale acquitted thu postmaster
general of any endorsement of Brown The
postmaster general had turned appointment
matters over to his assistant, who relied on
Brown, but no explanation had been made
of the famous system on which the pro
ceedings complained of had been based
He read letter OF Mr.. Brown in
effect that the persons receiving appoint
ments should pay for expense, incurred, and
that he BROWN had secured large nnullr
Of appointments to postoificcs Haze -,
the Republicans had not always bee. ~
feet, but in twenty -four years he hs4 A~c-
heard that public offices had beer n-oszsrax
public sale. He believed he spi H., for q
honest conservative Democrats o. Maj
when he denounced the course of the Dem,
cratic committee of Maine and Mr. Brown
Vest characterized Hales position as mare
can't His colleague tCockrelb and himself
had found unmistakahle evidences of the use
If money under Republican administrations
IN the attainment of public offices and they
could convince the moral sense Of any mas
that money had been used
Voorhees, sympathized with the Repuh
lican postmasters who had been turned out
They would get used to it after awhile, d,
tie Democrats had got used to it
Debate was closed hy the reference CT
the communication to the committee on
civil service reform. Gray then called zap
Beck's resolution OF inquire regarding the
payment OF customs dutle, in coin and the
application OF that coin t. the purl loses ut
the sinking fund, 1t: He would vote foi
1t, but for Reasons very different from taos.
which actuated Beck am thos' who thought
with him.
Among the bills introduced was one by
doar to fix the time fog the meeting of con-
gress. III fixes the time Tor the meeting of
congress IN 1881 and every So ond year
thereafter on the first Monday in October
and in 1887 and every second vear there
after on the the second Monday ia AoVem-
perl Hoar, III introducing the bill said it
must De conceded that the business OF the
country Is increasing SO fast thai longer
sessions OF congress are necessary.
Among the more interesting measures in
roduced IN the senate Tuesday we're tae fol.
lowing; 10 Increase pensions for total
helpiessness. to establish II national univer
sity IN the District Of Columbia ny grant
OF IS On, 900, bearing s Dor cent interest; t,
provide for the allotment OF Ian Is to indians
in severalty.
There were 80 bills introduced in the