The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-07-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, July 8, 1sS6.-The
nresidept has vetoed twenty more boz
ous nension bills-making ninety eight
in ali. This was what he was doing on
Monday evening when he declined to
look at the fire works in honor OF the
fourth. The president is enhancing his
reputation for business and honesty ev-
erv time he vetoes one OF these bills to
nrouote mendicancy, and every honest
soldier will approve his course and
think better of him. Veterans do not
relish Senator Sawyer's way OF classify
ing them with imposters and frauds
This senator from wisconsin, practi-
cally has charge of the pension business
in the senate and he is remarkable
from the fact that OF all the private
pension schemes that have been rushed
through his hands, during the present
session, he has never reported adverse
" ubon a single one. In his boundless
sympathy (shall | calfit?) with the old
soldiers, their sisters and their cousins
and their aunts, he has been eager 10
undertake all the pension elairis that
came in his way. And 1t IS In the fol-
lowing manner that pension bills are
passed in the senate.
That body refers them to the commit
tee on pensions, the committee refers
them to Mr.. Sawyer, and Mr.. Sawyer
distributes them among certain assi5-
tants whom he pays out OF his own
pocket to investigate and report Mr..
SAWYER is especially proud of one of his
assistants. He relates that this highly
qualified substitute used to be medi-
cal gentleman of promise out west and
come into prominence as an expert IN
the case of Guiteau
But you may ask s'HSw do so many
pension schemes get through the house
of representatives ?n Well it is in this
wise. A night session will be set aside
for the consideration of such measures,
and it will be attended by not over
twenty or thirty members. No man
attends these meetings unless he has
in charge a cart load of bills of this
kind. 1t Is regular log-rolling pro-
cess, each man voting for the other
mems bills in order to have the favor
returned, and the measure pass through
combination of twenty-five or thirty
members.
The bill recently introduced by SEN
ator Edmunds extending the power of
the president in the matter of appoint
ments, so that many of his appoint
ments would not be subject to contir-
nation by the senate, naturally caused
some surprise at the first thought. But
while freeing the president from sena-
torial checks in the appointment of a
large body of public servants, it takes
the power of removal or suspen-
sion. The appointees would stay in Of
flee four years, or until imEeached foI
misconduct before judicial tribunal
tribunal. In other words, while throw
ing a sop to the president, Mr.. Edmund:
would at the same time curtail his pre-
negatives. His proposed legislation
legislation will not fail to receive close
scrutiny, however, and be treated &C.
cording to lite merits. The democrats
have ample reason to look with suspi-
cion upon any measure from the Yer
mont Senator, no matter how plausi-
bic its face may seem to be.
The president continues his tri-week-
ly hand-shsking, and Mrs. Cleveland
holds bi-weekly card receptions. Any
one presenting a card, however, is re-
ceiVed. The latter are the only social
events events going on now in the city
The new lady is Fery gracious and afTa.
BILE and her beauty and natural girlish
ways call forth many pleasant com.
rments. AS the heat and lateness of the
season would absOlve her from holding
these receptions, 1 remark ed to her it i;
very amiable to submit to tho ordeal Sc
patiently and asked if the handshaking
was not becoming monotonous. She
replied with much earnes tness thai
there was no submission about it; there
was not the least monOtonY in the
handshaking and considering that thu
weather was so warm and that it was {
midday reception to which the peopl,
turned out, she thought the obligation
was all on her part.