The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-17

F-om regular ecrs<spon1susl
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHsxeron. ID. e.. Jolly 9th, 1893.
Senator Faulkner, Who hes just return.
ed from his home III West Virginia. says
Cleveland and Thurman will carry that
State BY an increased majority.
Members Of the national democratic
are much pleased With the
ont look. They say the COMMITTEES j. 10
excellent trim for hard fighting, and they
express satisfaction that there hss bsen
no leak IN the committee. which speaks
volumes for the harmony existing among
a prominent Connecticut democrat
aid here today: The Mills bill does
not hurt any OF Connectieuts industries,
Il helms several OF them. C0nnecticut 10
sure 10 vote for Cleveland. Thurmsn.
and ssriG REFORM
The return or sJingo" Blaine seems
"a have had decided eject upo0 q
Ieasttvo Senstors Of hIs party - Riddle
berger AID Teller. Jingoism In its
woss, form was induIesd 10 By both Of
them II spesches against the 6sheries
.treaty. They fairly .wfped up the door"
of ths Senate chamber With the name o.
British lion q they owung thst animal
around BY the tail. This sort Of dem
arofiam is not likely 70 do the repobli-
can party any good with the, thinking
elrmeht Ofthe' country
Senstor Gibson inquired Of Senator
Shermsn whether the Senate tarih bi!
was likely to be brought In next weel
or the week after. The reply was: II
don't know. No ene can tell Mr.
sherman was candid. His answer
Furnished the real status Of the bill.
i Senator German returned from th'
\ meeting Of the national committee jus
] IN time 70 give that eminent railroad
attorney. George +. Edmunds, who sls'
represents the state Of Vermont In th'
Jrnited States Senate, . good dressinI
down. He reminded Mr.. Edmunds Q
, the fact that he had been the paid attor
] ney ol railroads upon whose Interest
{ he Was to vote ~ senator.
u The Interior department. befor
which the case OF the Northern Pacifi
RAILROAD against Gnilfcrd Miller,
. Ihomestead settler, has been pending 70
'ltvo years. hes made . decision agsini
. ithe railroad company. There are tw
y Thousand similar cases before the 0es
Ieral Land Once which have been bel
q up. waiting Tor this decision.
u Representative Richardson, cpesrma
~ slof lhe House c0mmittee on printla
a wae presented with IN immense 0cs
horse shoe and shield BY the employ
OF The Government printing once.
2, honor Of his re-nomination-
e Assistant Secretary Of the Tressu
q Thompson, who hiss been working ve
y hard this sum mer. has taken vscatio
J. Here are some facts In regard 10 pc
nt sion legislation. taken from Represent
N tive McKinney's speech IN the H0u
'nI Iast week. .During the last three yea
10 O.. Republican administration. the To-
u number Of pension claims iseued y
:, l91 .221. During three years Of dem
In cratic administration, these ciai'
Amounted to 359.454. The republic
'n administration in three years disburs
'n for pensions el33, ,3930 900. ln thI
1n yeare the democratic adminisfrati
at ,disbursed for the same purpose $3l7. .5s
-' AU6 4 fE-tuEnt outAt'8 tf&- -
N has signed l 264 private pension bills,
&c against 1864 signed BY sll the repu1
Of can presidents from Lincoln TO Artn'
These are facts taken from the ono
lt-l records which are open TO ell men"
w. The democrats OF the House Ways Q
~ Nesns committee have removed the
Be junction Of secrecy from the proce'
'se Jugs OF that committee during the {
is- nation OF the Mills bill. This Vas do
81 in order to show up the position Of
Nc republican members Of that commit
ne on the tariff
ed Chief Justice Fuller, who was here
~ week. has gone back 10 Chicago
~ straiehten out bis private affairs.
laI has leased . residence here, and
move into Il this fall. He will BE- sw'
to In at the October term Of the Court
nd, c. "A.