Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-06

BY WIRE TODAY.
Discussion in the Senate over
the Alleged Sale Of Maine
Postoffices.
An Ohio Legislative Cam
mittee Examining Gre
dentials from HIM
ilton County.
Furious Floods in the Kennebec
River, in Maine, Carry Away
Railroad Bridge.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


general complying with the
1all OF the recent senate resolution IN
to tie appointment of postmas-
ters in Maine, alleged to have been pro-
cured through the influence of s. s..
chairman of the democratic
of that state The communi-
having been read, Mr.. Hale said
that before it went to the country he
desired to say a few words with
regard TO il. It was every
day becoming the belief
of the people, he said, that the civil ser
vice of the government should not be
the result of party services; above all the
country desired hat we should have 3
pure civil service; there should be no
talnt of bargain and sale about it. All
parties had recognized this and The
party rallying cries had been based on
this. The rslIying cry of the democrats
was, "rurn out the rascals," which could
only mean, that is, the rasoals that were
in Office they should be
turned out. a singular state of affairs,
had arisen in Maine within the last six
months; there were but thirty, seven
presidential postoffices, bnt several hun,
dred fourth class ones. No department
of the government came so near the peo-
pile as the postot1ice department; no de-
portporf unc mara ntarp,ival in p,re
administration. When President Cleve-
land came into Office the business was
generally well conducted. He, Hale, made
no appeal for men that had been turned
out the republicans had expected to go
out; the clamor of the democrats for of
fee had been so great that they expect
ed to go, and the administration had
taken SO conservative a course, ana the
president though pressed to make a
general sweep of postmasters in Maine,
had declined. But the people OF many
places had walked up one morning IL
Maine and found that persons had bee
appointed whom nobody wanted and
hooooy icSouLiSbueu LII one
case it was found that the
chairman of the democratic
committee, s. S. Prown. had given up
his law practice, closed up his Office and
had come to Washington to superintend
the distribution of the patronage under
the civil service system, n it wa.
found that this n man Brown was the
source of removals. Hale received lot
tiers from democrats and rep ublicans
alike, complaining of the new state O
affairs. Hale read several letters, on,
saying that the people had sent tn,
postmaster general o petition signed b,
eightypersons, praying for the appoint
ment of a person, who, however, was no
appointed.
When Hale came to Washington ont
of Browns letters was handed to hin
(Hale), the letter which became the basis
of the present inquiry; he lad made in
quiry for the purpose OF putting befor,
the senate full information on the sub
iICSts oub bIS uulClCu VI buG lHIRS.
postof1ices in Maine it now seemed tina
Brown had recommended e~ighty-sever
of the new appointments. Hale acquit
ted the postmaster general of an.
endorsement of Brown. Brown
had come to Washington endorsed
by the democratic party or its commit
tee, and the postmaster general hat
turned these matters of appointments
over to his assistants who relied OF
Brown. But the postmaster genera
had not made a complete answer to the
resolution of the senate. He had no
stated whether Ihe wishes of the people
had been respected in the new appoint
ments. No explanation had been made
of the Infamous system on which the
proceedings had been based. Hale reac
what he termed the "most ex%traordinar,
exculpatory letter ever heard of: 4
letter of Brown to the Portland Argus
stating among other thing,
that the democratic committee
of Maine, and Brown had arranged
that persons who received appointments
should pay something for the expense
Incurred in their behalf, and also stating
that he Brown had secured q larg'
number of appointments to the post
Office. Hale referred to the severe de
nunciation which on aformer occasion
had been expressed by Beck in thu
senate, of a circular issued b.
the republican committee chairman
calling merely for voluntary contribu-
lions. What was the issuance of sucl
a circular compared to the condition o
affairs shown by the facts in thii
case. One may have muddled thu
water, the other poisoned the fountain
The republican party had not Away
been perfect. but in "a Years Hale hat
never heard that public offices had be
come a matter of public sale.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 6-Ihe speaker lait
before the house the senate joint resolu
ton rendering the thanks of congress tt
the governor and people of the state o
Ohio. for the statue of James A. Gar
field and accepting the anne
On motion OF MIR. Taylor Of Ohio, the
resolution was laid on the table for thu
present.
A cali of states for the introduction
of bills and resolatiops was resumed.