The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-20


II die senators NJ Washington expect TO
dispose of he vast amount Of business
that is accumulatlng upon their hands
during the coming months, the contest which
the republican majority have been waging
with the President since the opening of the
session will have to he dropped. During
the past week but few nominations have
been confirmed, even Of those taking the
offices Of incumbents whose terms had ex-
pired and in but one or two instances have
combinations been reported in cases Of re-
moyals The whole of the week has been
consumed in speech making by Senators
Gu lon, Spooner and others in behalf Of the
senate and Senator'S Beck and Brown for the
administration. As yet, Senator Logan has
not taken part in the discussion, and it is
probable he will not
There is an obvious reason why Logan
should not object to confirmation Of nominees
sent 10 the senate in the stead Of suspended
officials His course in saving the rejection
of Il. s. Dement,, appointed by the President
Surveyor General OF Utah inphce Of Il c late
Incumbent, suspended, after Dement, had
been rejected by the senate on unanimous
adverse report by the committee on public
lands, indicates that he docs not feel himself
bound to fight very slrenuOusly for suspende !
officials Lognn'5 strong trait has always
been his loyalty to those who have ever rem
dered him party service and on this theory
il explained his active iltercst in Dement,
behalf
al, ,Th I.,y ln pr.
idcnl was un ortunato in every respect,
though of all the men who have yet applied
for office at Washington, he was the best en-
dor-ed, and upon these endorsements the
President was obliged 10 act The new Sur.
veyor General OF Utah Is either a knaye, n
fool, or an irresponsible. Charity would
lead US to one Of the two latter conclusions.
Possessed of an exaggerated idea of hi own
importance, he has commenced his career rs
an official by studied attempt at making II
"record His record thus far is that Of n
most uumitigaled annihiat0r Of the truth.
The following bills have been passed in
the senate during the week The bill intro
duccd by MIR. Frye to provide for commits
sion to investigate the alcoholic traffic its
relation to revenue and taxation, and its gem
eral economic, criminal, moral, and scientific
aspects in connection with pauperism, crime
and the public health; also, the bill to re
move The charge of deserlion from the rolls
and records in the Adjntant General Office
against certain soldiers; also, Mr.. Blars
bill to provide for the study Of the nature of
alcoholic drinks and narcotics and of their
effects upon the human system by the pupils
in the public schools of the territories and
the District of Columbia, and in the military
and naval academies.
Among the nominations of local interest
recently confirmed by the senate are those
of Eb Barber, postmaster at Marseilles, and
t. j. JaycOx, postmaster at Sandwich MIR.
Barber has for many years been the most
active democrat in his community, and his
nomination to his present position was emf
nenty proper. After the nomination of
Jaycox, number of democrats who had
been disappointed at not securing the Office
attempted to prevent his confirmation, but
the action of the senate in confirming the
nomination 1t will put an end to the contro
Versy, and Mr. JaycoX will take his office.
Hon. John II. Obcry, superintendent of
che Indian school service of the United
States, was on Tuesday nominated by the
President to be one Of the democratic mem.
bers of the civil service commission to sue.
coed William l.. Trenholm, Of South Carolina.
nominated 10 comptrollersbipo Of the currcn ~
made Vacant by the resignation Of Complrol.
Ter Cannon. who has accented the position off
Vice President ono of the lcaliu, hank. of
New York civ.
for the public GOOD Ia. found .thc slecp OIL
death in the house committee. to which it !