Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-17
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April By q strict party
vote the house committee on privileges and
elections decided to report In favor Of Weaver
the sitting members, In the Campbell Weaver
contested election case from the Sixth lows
district.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 5.-Since the
adoption of the constitution but one suit has
been commenced by one state against another
for debt. The second case will be instituted
in the United States Supreme Court this week.
in an action by the state OF Illinois against the
state Of Georgia TO recover $100,0e G. Of the re-
pudiated bonds OF that commonwealth; as O
preliminary step also the state Of Illinois has
filed a claim In the Court OF Claims against
the United States for recovery on certain
bonds, known as the ''German" issue, on the
ground that, as the Southern states during the
reconstruction period were directly governed
by the general government the United States
are liable for the debts contracted by them.
Argument upon this important question will
be made before a special session OF the Court
Of Claims to-day. The state OF Illinois Is re-
presented by the law firm of Isbam & Lincoln,
of which Hon. Robert r. Lincoln is q member.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Mr. E1munds feels
considerably disappointed over the little
weight given TO his resolutions, about which
80 much discussion took place in the senate.
After all 1t develops that q majority OF the Re-
publican senators contend that they are not to
be held to any strict action by the resolutions;
that their adoption was a mere expression Of
sentiment, and that no set rule can determine
individual nominations, as each individual
must stand Upon his own feet, his own merits.
Since the determination Of many Republicans
not to be held TO reject nominations upon the
grounds laid down In the resolutions, there
will not be much haste IN making rules for the
guidance Of the majority Of the senate in mat
ters affecting nominations.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury Fairchild has been Informed by
the collector at San Francisco that the Chi.
nese embassy upon It's arrival at that port was
shown every courtesy when they landed by
the directions Of the collector. They made
no complaint and the envoy before leaving the
ship expressed hanks for the courtesy show
him. He invited the surveyor to call on him.
The comments Of the eastern papers, says the
surveyor, are not warranted by facts.
WASHINGTON, April cit Is beiug found
rapidly than was supposed. Ia fact, II seems
that at the present rate Of making changes,
there will be very few Republicans left 70 tell
the tale by this time next year. 81 have been
looking up the matter for some time.'' said an
officer Of one Of the departments to your cor
respondent, and think It will only take about
another year to pretty we'll clean the Republi-
cans out. They are goipg a good deal faster
tnan most people suppose. Take the pnstof-
fce department, for instance. There has been,
IS you already know, over 10000 changes
there, which, added to the number Of Demo
Gratis who were IN small Off ces when the ad-
ministration came In, makes the mum
Der Of democrats In Office prob.
ably thirty thousand in the postofice
department alone. Then take the treasury
department. The changes there are much
greater than the public generally suppose.
You see people generally only hear of changes
in the smaller offices, but, In fact, these
changes are only the weeds SOW months ago,
which IRE beginning to spring up fruit In the
way Of changes In the smaller offices. An in
ternal revenue officer, Of whose appointment
you hear casually, may be the occasion Of the
removal Of a hundred guagers and storekeep-
ers Of which you hear nothing at all. so 1t is
all around. Civil service rules only apply to
about $4,000 Of the employees Of the govern
ment, and, as a result, the other 100, 900 ofices
are being filed just as rapidly as possible, aud
people are going to wake up a. the end Of the
second year of Cleveland's administration and
fnd q hundred thCu sand Democrats In cfice.