The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-09
Pros oss Regular rcosrsspes1sst
WASHINGTON LETTER.


lpron our Regular corsspes1snti
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. C., April I, 1895.
when the blind Chaplain or the House
Of representatives., IN HE morning pray.
o., asked for the recovery of the Secre.
lary OF the Treasury. he extended his In
vocation in : way that Wss quite unne.
cessary. He prayed that the President,
his Cabinet, and the two Houses OF Con-
greco might pro6i BY this example Of
oserWork, bearing 10 mind that the
body has its laws, the study snd the
practice OF which arc obligatory on ev-
cry man OF sense. So fer - this busy.
hard worked Administration u con-
cerned, DR.. Nilburn's petition seemed
well enough, but Il Was felt that there
was no need Of placing before either
branch Of Congress, ~ . Warnin8s the
results Of over Industry.
There is litlle danger that the Senate
will injure itself with hard work if IL
majority, In : time when hundreds OF
th0ussmds Of hungry men a.e wsnder-
Ing with despairing aimIsssness down
the highways and through the bywsys
OF the lsud, car find - ils only issue the
question - to the pspers In some petty
office. So long % the majority In the
highest legislative body Of the notion.
will continue for the length Of three
weeks, : privileged collective scAndsI
monger, becsuse the Executive does not
waive his prer0gstivs and give II access
to his private cOrrespondence, there Il
no need OF prayers in behalf Of over
tOiled Senators.
The Prssident continues to astonish
every one about Rim By the remarkable
amount OF labor be performs daily. No
man probably has ever befors eiven any
thing like % much intellectual strength
and stesdiness Of applicstIou 70 the du-
ties Of the Presidential Once. He stud
les closely even the minor Qseatlone that
come before him for olBcisl action and
every document that goes from HE
hands, IL IL b only letter 60 a ONCE.
holder, IL carefully prepared.
Mr.. Jordan, the United States Treas.
urer, under the new regime, Il another
practical worker aud thorough business
man. A short time ago Congressional
Committee asked hin to appear before
them ard impart bic views on lDancIaI
topics. He responded thst he Wa too
busy during the day, but would b
pleased 20 meet The committee q night
and 90 he did.
A short tine afer M. Jordan W. n.
|stAlled in biz new ONCE. he went to The
,Government Printing Once and asked
TO have = email job Of work done the
day. He Wss assured By come or the or
dcials there that II could not be finished
before the next morning. II must hsv,
that printing tonight, +" inalsted The TrcAI
urer. III u i0sp0ssible,v remonstratet
the others. Mr. Jordan threW 0lhis coat
\ went 70 . case, and began setting th,
type rapidly himselk. while tho clerk
looked on IN astonishmemt. He nniehed I
third Of the work IN 6fteeN minutes, end
turning % the officials, he said: "NOW
" hen eek 20 have . certain job OF print.
ing done By : certain time, please 70.
member that know what / am talking
about" Il IL useless to cay Tho work
was ready for him st the speci6ed time.
When hls resolutions finally eo'
Through the Senate By mere majority
Iof one. Senator Edmunds breathed : sigh
Iof relief. Even THE barren victory WaI
lbeltsr than be expected. He va nerv.
lously apprehensive that sullcient mum.
ber OF his Republican brethren would
vote against him TO cause his defeat. Mr.
Edmunds' sudden anxiety 70 force : vole
Iis easily explained. Had he allowed
the debate 70 continue until the new
,CaIifornia Senator. then en- route foI
aehington, reached here, his little game
would have failed for thd senate would
have been tied.
The political effect of the discussion
will not Be probable 10 the Republican
party, and the whole contest can have n0
practical result. No displaced ofIiclAI
will be restored. No personal papers
will be furnished, and no reason will be
given. IL ts we'll known here that TIE
|Republicans feel no citation or eatie(hc-
|tion In carrying through these resolU-
''iions BY this meagre majority Of strict
party vote.
Il was thought the distinguished Sen.
'ator from New York, Mr.. Evarta would
mot dare TO speak on the Edmunds reeo-
llution question, because his logic - On
attorney in behalf Of : Senate plaintiff
against . President defendant IN 1854
'conilicted 90 scriousy with his logic In
behalf of President defendant against
y Senate plaintiff IN 1853. He did speak.
however, aud this 10 the way he ex-
lpIained bis change OF baso: II might
say, that when council are urging and
pressing propositions IN view and In cid
Iof : defendant In charge, those ere
scarcely judicial opinions" HE expla-
nation would have been simpler, q least,
lif he had said: II Iwas retained 70 attack
The tenure OF ofice-law seventeen yearG
ago; l am retained 70 uphold Il soW."
G. =. 8.