Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-11

WAsHINaroN, October /, 1855

shall know II. We will carry the state
easy. 1t will be much more agreeable
and pleasant II we can have a union
candidate for mayor Of New York City.
We can save about 5000, 900 by it, and
that money can go into Indiana or
somewhere else. think we shall unite
on tue mayor, but don't know who it
will be.n
The Republicans are certainly hard
up for campaign material when they
attempt, as they are doing, to make the
public believe that Gen. Benet, Chief
Of Ordanee u. 8. Army, has been
violating the eivil-service law by issu-
ing q political circular. The circular in
question was sent 10 the c0mmandants
of arsenals and armories in 1885, and
was strictly In the line of civil service
reform, as II instructed the various
commanders to so regulate employing
and discharging Of employees as to di-
vide them about equally between the
two parties, In other words, Gen. Benet
wanted the employees of the War De-
partment to be non-partizan.
The army officer in charge of the
Washington aqueduct, which has been
~ Aau0uACubiy bulibt 10 uOtu-ONef
from the Arthur administration. Mr..
Cleveland had nothing to do with his
assignment to the duty which he has so
shamefully neglected.
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, ably
defended his State from the aspersions
east by the resolution of Little Billy"
Chandler proposing an investigation
into the late State election. Mr.. Glib
son called attention to the fact that no
citizen of Louisiana had ever petitioned
to have this investigation made. He
also alluded to the fact, which has be-
come notorious, of these Investigations
always being proposed just before an
important Congressional or Presidential
election is to be held. In the last al
lusion the Senator struck at the heart
of the. bloody shirt business. It is al
ways brought to the front just before
election time in the hope that it will
help to arouse sectional feeling i'm the
North and make votes for the Republi-
can party.
The House Judiciary Committee is
considering the subject of trusts with
view Of taking all the various bills
which have been introduced on the
subject and perfecting therefrom one
bill SO framed as to avoid Constitutional
and other objections. 1t is a big task,
but the members of the committee
hope to be able to accomplish it.
The House has had no quorum for a
week, and it is extremely doubtful if it
has one again before election. No
business can be done without unani-
NOUS consent.
Senator Sherman's Canadian resolu-
tion has been reported to the Senate
and placed on the calander, and state
ment made that 1t would not be pushed
to vote at the present session. This
statement by Sherman will be made an
excuse for choking off the House
Canadian Retaliation bill.
Representative Stahlneeker, of New
York, was honorably acquitted of the
charges preferred against him by Re-,
preventative Kelley in connection with
the new Congressional Library Build
ing. The vote of the committee was
unanimous.
Senate will investigate the frauds in
the building of the Washington aque-
duct.
Few people have any idea of the
enormous growth Of the Railway Mail
Service. Here are q few figures used by
Representative Blount, of Georgia, in q
speech last week on bill to Increase
the salary of the Superintendent and
providing for an assistant-superin-
tendent. In 1879 mails were carried
over 10000 miles of railroad; in 1887
they were carried over l07, 600 miles. In
1879 the number of pieces of mail mat
ter handled by postal clerks was 2,659,-
900; in 1887 it had increased to 5,S51 900.
The majority report of the Utah COM
mission is against the admission of that
Territory, until the Mormons shall give
evidence by their acts that they have
in good faith abandoned polygamy, and
not then until an amendment shall
have been added to the Constitution of
the United States prohibiting the prac-
tice of polygamy.
Owing to the continued illness of
Senator Beck, there has been some lit
tie delay in the preparation of the
minority report which is to accompany
the Republican tariff bill when 1t Is re-
ported to the Senate. The report is
being made up by Senators Harris and
Vance, and they hope to have 1t COM
pleted by the middle of the week.
Chief Justice Fuller and family have
arrived here and have taken possession
of the house he has leased for year
The new Chief Justice will be sworn in
next Monday and will take part in the
opening Of the fall session of the Su-
preme Court on that day.
1t took the clerk of fha Sepata Finanoa