The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-10
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From Washington.
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When the blind Chaplain of the House
If Representatives, in his morning prayer
asked for the recovery of the Secretary ID
the Treasury, he extended his Invocation
in way that was quite unnecessary h'
prayed that the President, his Cabinet ano
the two Houses of Congress might prom
hv this example of over" ork bearing IL
mind that the body has its laws, the STUDY
and the practice of which are obligatory %
every man of sense. So far as this busy
hard worked Administration is concerned
DIR. Milburn's petition seemed well
enough, but II was felt that there was nc
need of placing before either branch OF
Congress, as a warning, the results OF over
industry.
There is little danger that the Senate
will injure itself with hard work II its ma
iority. In a time when hundreds OF thous'
ands of hungry men are wandering win
despairinr aimlessness down the highways
aud through the byways OF the land, can
find rs its only issue the question as to the
papers Ia some petty Office. So long as the
majority in the highest legislative body OF
the nation will continue, for the length OF
three weeks, privileged collective scan
dal monger, because the Executive does
not waive his prerogative and give II ac'
cess 10 his private correspondence, there Is
no need Of prayers in behalf of oVer.toiled
Senators.
The President continues to astonish ev-
cry one about him by the remarkable
amount OF labor lie performs daily, No
man probably has ever before given any
thing like as much intellectual strength
and s.eadiness of application TO the duties
Il the Presidential office lie studies
closely even the minor questions thatcome
before him for official action, an: every
document that goes from his hands, If il be
only letter TO an Office holder, is carefully
prepared.
Mr. Jordan, the United States Treasurer,
under the new regime, is another practical
worker and thorough business man. A
short time ago congressional committee
asked him 10 appear before them and i'm
part his views on financial topics. He re
sponded that he was too busy during the
day, but would be pleased TO meet the
G mmittee at night, and so he did
A short time after Mr. Jordan was IN.
stalled In his new office, lie went 10 the
government printing Office and asked to
have small job of work done that day.
lie was assured by some of the officials
there that it could not be finished before
the next morning. Il must have that
printing tonight" insisted the Treasurer
1t Is impossible demonstrated the others,
Mr.. Jordan threw off his coat, went TO
desk, and began setting the type rapidly
himself, while the clerks looked on in
establishment He finished third of the
work in fifteen minutes, and turning 10 the
officials, he said Now, when l ask to-
have certain job Of printing done by a
certain time, please remember that know
what am talking about" II is useless To-
say the work Was ready for him at the spe
Gifted time.
When his resolutions finally got through
the Senate 10y mere majority of one, Sen
ator Edmunds breathed sigh Of relief
Even this barren victory was better than he
expected. He was nervously apprehensiye
that sufficient number Of his Republican
brethren would vote against him TO cause
his defeat Mr.. Edmunds' sudden anxiety
to force vote is easily explained. Had he
allowed the debate to continue until the
new California Senator, then en- route forI
Washington reached here, his little game
would have failed for the Senate would
lave been tied.
The political effect Of the discussion viii |
not be profitable to the Republican party !
aud the whole contest can have no practical
result No displaced official will be re
stored. No personal papers viii be fur /,
nished and no reasons will be given. II is !
we'll known here that the Republicans feel
no citation or satisfaction in carrying
through these resolutions by this meagre
majority of strict party vote.
II WAS thought the distinguished Sena.
tor from New York, Mr., Eyarts, would not
dare to speak on the Edmuuds resolution
question because his logic as IN attorney
in behalf of Senate plaintiff against a
President defendant in 1886 conhictcl So
seriously with his logic in behalf of a
President defendant against Senate plain
tiff 10 1869. He did speak, however and
this is the way he explained his change OF
base 81 might say that when counsel are
urging and pressing propositions In view
and in aid of a defendant In charge, those
are scarcely judicial opinions" His eypla
nation would have been simpler al least,
If he had said II was retained 70 attack
the tenure Of Office law seventeen wears
ago; am retained to uphold il now"
Bucklin's Arnicu SaIvc.
The beat salye In the world FOR cuts, bruises,