The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-07-30
washington
rre~ our regular sors.pona.u..,
WAsurSorox, July OH, 1886.


nInsty-elght In all. This shows
what he was doing on Monday even
Ing when he declined 10 remalo on
the South portlco OF the White House
and look at the Are works In honor
OF the Fourth. The President Is en-.
hancing his reputation for business
and honesty every time no vetoes
one OF these bills to promote medI-
cancy, and every honest soldier vii
approve his course and think better
OF him. Veterans do not relish Sem
alor Sawyer's was OF classifying them
with imposters and frauds.
This Senator from wis. practically
has charge OF the pension business In
the Senate, and he Is remarkable
from the fact that Of all tho private
pension schemes that have been
rushed through his hands. during the
present session, he has never reported
adversely upon single one. In bis
boundless sympathy? (shall / call II p
with the old soldiers, their sisters
aud their cousins and their aun,s, he
has been eager TO undertake all the
pension claims that came Ia his way.
And il Is In the following manner
that pension bills are passed In the
Senate.
That body refers them TO the Conn.,
mite on pensions, the committee re-
fers them To DIR. Sawyer, and Mr..
Sawyer distributes them among cer-
tain assistants whom he pays out of
his own pocket TO investigate and re-
port. Mr. Sawyer Is especially proud
Of one of his assistants. He relates
that this highly qualified substitute
used to he a medical gentleman Of
promise out West and came into
prominence as an expert In the case
Of Gulteau.
This is how pension bills are scrut-
iDlzed iu the Senate. In the msjorI
ty Of cases they are not Investigated
by ewes one Senator. On the ndiu.
dicatlon ofthis Guiteau expert, they
are favorsbly reported 10 the Senate,
and then rushed through without de-
bste, at the rate Of from three 10 five
pee minute, as for instance, when near.
ly 500 we're passed In two or three
hours on April 2lst. And this Is the
Pension Machine at Washington Of
which you often read.
But you may ask "IIow do 50 many
pension schemes get through the
House OF Representatives ?" Well
IL Is Ia this wise. A night session
will be set aside for the confederation
Of such measures, and II will he at
tended by not over twenty or thirty
members. No man attends these
meetings unless he has 10 charge
cart load OF bills OF this kind. II Is
regular log-rolling process, each man
voting for the other meas bills in
order 10 have the favor returned, and
the measures pass through a combi.
nation Of twenty-five or thirty mem.
bsrs.
The bill recently introduced 10y
Senator Edmnnds extending The
power OF the President In the matter
ofappeintmenis, so that many Of his
appointments would not be subject to
confirmation by the Senate, naturally
caused some surprise at the first
thought. But while freeing the
President from Senatorial checks Ia
the appointment OF large body Of
public servants, 1t takes from him
the power OF removal or suspension.
The appointees would stsy In Office
four years, or until impeached for
misconduct before & judicial tribunal.
In other words, while throwing sop
to the President, Mr.. Edmunds would
at the same time curtall his preroga
tlves. His proposed legislation will
not fail 10 receive close scrutiny, how
ever, and bc treated according to It's
merits. The Democrats hare ample
reason 10 look with suspicion upon
any measure from the Vermont Sem
ator, no matter how plausible Its face
may secm TO be.
President CIsveIand's matrimonial
relations nave In NJ wy lcssened his
iDdu-try. IIe continues to work un-
Ill midnight unless something unusu-
al prevents. The only changes n0tic-
cd in his habits since The wedding
are that he starts to drive an hour
earlier in the afternoon than formerly,
that Mrs. Cleveland II his companion
instead OF his faithful Secretary, and
that he goes in the direction Of his
country home simost Invariably.
The President continues his trI-
weekly hand -shakings, and Mrs.
Cleveland holds bi-weekIy card re-
ceptions. Any one presenting card,
however, il received. The latter are
the only social events going on now
In the city. The new lady Is very
gracious and afabIe, and her beauty
and natural girlIsh ways call forth
many nik.asant comments. As The