St. Paul daily globe., 1888-09-04
LOYAL TO THEIR FRIENDS.
Republican Senators Postpone
Action on the Chinese Bill and
Discuss Politics,


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-An animated
political discussion between Senators
Vest and Plumb and the debate without
action on the bill passed by the house
to-day, absolutely restricting Chinese
immigration, were the events in
the senate to-day. Mr.. Vest offered
a resolution instructing the select
committee on civil service reform
to inquire whether an empl0ve of the
senate has been engaged in prepar-
ing campaign partisan literature; and
whether the publication of the matter
so prepared has been made by this en-
ploye with his official character printed
thereon: and what legislation is neces-
saTy TO prevent and punish such con-
duct. Mr.. Vest showed book entitled
Protection Echoes From the Capitol"
edited by Thomas ii. Mckee, assistant
librarian of the United States. Mr..
Vest said that this gentleman had no
right to issue such book, unfair. un-
just. malignant, partisan in its character,
and TO place on its cover (aS letter of
credit his official character. During tho
discussion he sent to the clerks desk and
HAD read a letter from Postmaster Judd.
at Chicago, defending himself against
the charge of allowing the employees of
the Chicago pOStotfice to be taxed for
the Democratic campaign fund. Mr..
JUd said that it had been
DONE WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE
or consent; that he had no control over
Mr.. Esher's movements. Mr.. Vest
stated that if Mr.. Judd had violated the
law, no senator more cheerfulIy than
himself would indorSe his removal and
Ir (fnIlnnn CafH ], at
it was no part of the senate's busi-
ness what Mr.. Mckee did in his
odd hours in the way of pre-
pairing a book. Mr.. Plumb referred to
Mr.. Cleveland's $4,000 subscription to
the campaign fund. He (Mr. Plumb
did not object to it, even if it were
coupled with the insinuatiOn from au-
thOritative sources that the example
should be followed by all officials under
Mr.. Cleveland. But he did object to
the snivelling and canting hypocrisy
that accompanied the whole perform
ance. The senator from Missouri (Mr.
| Vest thanked the Lord the other day
that he was not mugwump; that
meant his belief that to the victor be-
long the spOilS, yet he arraigned Mr..
| Mckee for issuing his book. The cOun-
| try knew that the administration, while
| PROCESSING OiiC tillilS, lidu UOlfc duUlucI.
! While pretending not to do it, it
had been cleaning out of the
service every Republican it could lay
| its hand on. Mr.. Vest denied this, stat
ing that the treasury department, S24S,-
600 was paid in salaries to Republicans,
as against S206,000 to Democrats. When
he called on Democratic head of a
bureau he was compelled to talk in
whispers lest the Republican clerks
should hear what he had to say in re-
gard to his party and its interests. Mr.
Plumb: "What business has the SEN
ator to be talking about the Democratic
party to the head of the bureau during
office hours? [Laughter.l 1t discounts
Mr.. Mckee very considerably Mr.. Vest,
continuing the discussion, said that
when he considered how many Repub-
licans who were praying for Republican
success were retained i'll Office, he felt
like quoting
LORD CLIvE'S EXCLAMATION:
"By God, gentlemen, wonder at my
own moderation"
Referring to the Chicago postoffice
matter, he said he had never cen able
to tell Republican from Democratic
paper in that city. He had seen il
quoted that the Times was independent
Mr.. Plumb: ut is supporting Mr.
| Cleveland" Mr.. Vest: Yes, and so is
George w. Curtis. but Mr.. Curtis would
consider it personal insult to be called
a Democrat" The discussion continued
at length, Mr.. Plumb ending it by stat
ing that the Democratic administration
had treated the public service, not as a
public trust. but as a private snap
| Mr.. Vests resolution went over,
Mr.. Hoar had read letter received by
him from Charles Arpin, of Quebec,
suggesting that if certain hay claims
held by Canadians against the United
States were paid at this time, the Re.
publican party could be assured of sup
port from Canada, the claimants being
willing to make good allowance. Mr..
Hoar said that the man who had writ
ten this letter had been candidate fol
the Canadian parliament. The letter
should be put on the files of the senate
SO that when the claims it referred to
were presented, they might be attended
with the history of this at
tempt at corruption. 1t was sc
ordered, Mr.. Riddleberger remarkine
(by way of comment on the article from
the English papers that Canada had
British ironclads behind herr that 1--WE
have men behind our guns and moi
slaves" Among the bills passed were
house bills for the establishment 0l
lighthouses, fog signals, etc., at Sandy
Hook, New York; at Tangier island
Chesapeake bay; at the mouth OF Ottel
creek, Lake Champlain; between Bar
J. ueoet and NaveSink lights in New ,Jer