The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-02

4 6mirI<,raiior. the House Commister'~I
INV allegation 81 Pas- Electric STOCK end
another investigation 81 the Commits
s;cncr ~ Pensions liz regard % lhei
charges BE- brooxiso against be prede- I
c<s-or. Dudley. u would e<em that the 4
snirit o. Inquiry Wa raging here now.
On the contrary I'll ~ these a0Alrs nrf
dismal sasccs. No sensations have oeen
esolvei from the Telephone business
ana pnhIic inserc<s IL Il u rapidly sub
si3,nr. Hon ta~ey Young has r0ntrA.
djrted me i,apO,ai,ons against the A.
s.rney 4 eneral. and IN seeking letters
TO- mobilization ns testimony. out ~ 2l2.
Ave were nom Mr.. Garland. none o..
which bear on the snhjecs nnder inves''-
gation-
Gen. Black h well fortified with proof
az his allegations against ex-l,emms<-
sioner Dudiey's Republican Pension M
chine. lie has submitted c~sss Of gross
irrernlarity. showing that claims were
advanced and allowed ~ partisan re-
wards. and be has hundreds u adidAvits
il reserve
AZ 10 The Senate's fight for papers.
none bns the blindest Of partisans can
see any other outcome Of the Republican
situation than : surrender Thre i >
de.jre ~ the part Of most Of the SEN
ators Who have followed Mr.. Edmnnd<'
leal "a drop the contest ~ soon - pc 81
ble. ana 20 say as little as possible about
n The debate has involved so m ~
senators il contradictions and incon-
sIslepcies that il has clearly strengthened
~ President in his position. IL has
also served TO direct attention 10 the
evils or secret sessions 81 intently that
their very existence is strongly threat
enea.
The weakest point or the Republican
position \ that they have called for this
Information 10 be used in Star Chamber
sessions. Ii the Senate consider the
Presidents appointments in open session
there would be much more excuse for
these sstacks upon him for his secrecy
Senator Edmnnd< Il sore!y cut by the
revolt Of the Finance Committee Is<
resolye 10 report the nominations Of In
ternal Revenue Collectors referred 70 i
il sDile Of the caucus. was square back
Gown from the Republican position And
the present week Is likely 20 witness
similar action on the part If the IndiaD
Affairs Committee, and other Committees
which are weary 81 the useless eontest-
There vas never any genuineness or
cohesion in the movement, and i re-
onired little political keenness 10 see
what would certainly happen. The OBJ
struction was = political blnnder. and
there was 50 little interest in il that the
public did not even charge its mind
with the task Of keeping up with the de-
bate The indignation which Vas
pumred up Was false and lsbored, and
there has been no time when the Re
publican Senators in BODY have not re-
GREETED she course into which they were
drayooned by the rasping seldshness
from Vermont A. A experimental T.
sne Il he's been : dismal failure ana q %
only astonishing that the pretense was
kept 10 - long - Il was-
Much was expected By the majority
Senators from their colleague. NJ
Spooper. the new Senator from Wlscon-
sin. He occupied the door part o. to
davs. bnf failed utterly 70 cover himself
with glory. He started out quite brave.
", bat in winding up be got lost, CROPPED
around for about q hour pointies-ly. n
search Of suitable finale. repeated him
self half : dozen times, and closed Quite
Senator Colouift. OF Georgia. VA
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