Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-07-17
WASHINGTON.
REPUBLICAN IRRITATION OVER THE
PRESIDENTS vEToEs.
The Rejection Of Solicitor coode-cleve-
lands Economy.

tai against the President on account OF
his pension yetoes. But the vetoes are
too we'll supported by facts and COM
mon sense to furnish material for parti-
san appeals. 1t was to be expected
however, that the private pension
gift Senators and Representatives would
grow wrathy as the kind of work they
were engaged in was brought to light.
The failure OF their little schemes to-
gether with their exposure melted them
to reckless pitch OF determination to
secure the adoption Of these bills any
how, though there is little prospect Of
their success.
The Democratic leaders are resolved
to stay here all summer, as one Of them
said, before abandoning their position
in the matter. But the Republicans
have proposed compromise which
will probably be accepted. Under its
terms two hours will be allowed for de-
bate upon such Of the vetoed bills as
may be selected, and at the expiration
OF the time an aye and nay vote will be
taken the result OF which is to be re-
garded final as to the other vetoes.
The report OF the Senate Pension
Committee upon the vetoed bills, was
little more than long and ill-concealed
howl of baffled rage. 1t even accused
the President OF casting slur upon the
chastity of a woman and sneering at
wounds received in the service OF the
country. But SO many of these private
measures are obviously without merit,
and mere attempts to bestow gratuities
upon favored persons who have no real
claim upon the bounty of the govern
ment, that the Presidents action will
be more applauded the more attention
is called to the grounds upon which it
is based.
The Republicans of the House OF
Representatives made speeches upon
this issue that were intended to be very
severe upon the President, but they
were more plainly bids for political sup
port than evidence OF patriotism. They
proceeded upon the assumption that
the vetoes OF private pension bills are
unpopular and not sustained by pub
lie sentiment. One answer made by
Representative Matson to some Of their
complaints was interesting. He called
attention to the fact that many of the
cases rejected by Mr.. CleYeland had al
ready been vetoed by Republican
Commissioner OF Pensions. The rejec-
ton by the Senate of Mr.. Goode to be
Solicitor-General was the subject OF
much discussion at the Capitol on Sat
urday. The unanimous verdict was
that the opposition all centered in Sen
ator Malone, and the vote of the Re-
publican Senators was their way OF
helping the thwarted, scheming little
politician to assert himself in Virginia.
AS no Democrat opposed the nomina-
ton, many Congressman think the
proper thing for the President to dc
would be to re-nominate Mr.. Goode.
He might have done this if the Senate
had merely rejected to confirm, but
s nee the Senate had rejected, he will
not be likely to renominate.
The Senators were determined to
have Mr.. Goodies case all to themselves,
for when it came up they held a strictly
Star Chamber session lasting six hours.
The Sergeant-at-Arms visited the floor
on which the galleries, the document
and large number OF committee rooms
are located, and ordered the employees
and visitors to vacate. These rooms
were locked and then the correspond
ents, telegraph operators, and represen-
tatives of the Associated Press were
driven out of their portion of the
building. Deep and loud complaints
we're heard on all sides at being so sum-
marily ordered away from posts OF duty,
and much inconvenience was exper-
fence by the sudden ejectment, but all
had to go. Sentinels were placed at Il e
stairways and doors leading to the gal
leries which had to be left open in order
to prevent the Senators from suflocating
The new broom of this administra.
ton is sweeping clean everywhere.
The expenditures of the government
departments here have been found to
be 500, SOC, 900 less during the fiscal year
just past than in the one preceding it,
and better results may be expected fol
the fiscal year which has begun.
BY the persistency OF several Demo.
Gratis in the House OF Representatives
the latest attempted salary grab has just
been averted. / allude to the gratuity
to House and Senate employees who are
paid liberal salaries for easy work on
less than half time. 1t had been agreed
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