Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-01
HIS VOICE IS STILL FOR WAR.
Hatton Reiterates His Charges and
Offers to Prove Them.
PROPHETIC OF FlLIsUsTERlNG,
The Significant Utterances OF Con-
gresham Oates, Of Aiabama-Thc
knights Tempiar-The Pen.
SION Commissionership.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE, !

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 30
Ex-Postmaster General Frank Hatton, in
a double loaded Post editorial to-day con-
tinues his warfare upon the civil service as
conducted by the present commission.
The fight Is extremely warm Mr.. Hatton
intends, If possible, to bring about reorgan-
ization of the commission.
HIS especial grievance Is against Commits
sioner Lyman, who it is alleged is not a re-
publican, never was an active one and cares
more for his personal position and fixing
places for his family than he does for the
public good.
In his editorial to-day Mr.. Hattou reiter-
ates his charges that the commissioners in
making appointments and promotions "have
persstently violated the law which they
were sworn to enforce" and that he ''can
prove the charges to any congressional IN
vestigating committee" MIR. Hatton de-
mands an investigation and says
that if one is not made by di-
rection of tho commissioners, an
inquiry will be instituted by \ congressional
committee. He goes into the details ofhs
charges and specifically points out what he
alleges to be violations of the law.
Whatever Mr.. Hattou's object may be in
making these charges, he has put them in
form which will demand some kind of action
at the hands of either the civil service COM
mission or those responsible for 1T.
FILBUsTERING OUTLOOK.
Congressman Oates of Alabama, the ex-
confederate who led the tilibusters IN the
last congress against the direct tax BILL and
who is one of the ablest men OF hs side of
the house., was recently .,- in wash Wash
expressions. He bitterly opposes the propo-
sition to have democratic leader wuo will
hold the reins and crack the whip over the
democratic members of the Fitty-hrst con-
gress. He regards Mr. Randall as being on
the other side of the fence from the majority
of his party, while with Sunset Cox dead the
Breckinridges cannot control the body of
democrats located in the north. He does not
believe that Mr.. Carlisle will be able to lead
the democrats en- masse.
1.-The democrats,n ~ says Mr.. Oates, will
never follow leader like the republicans.
The repu blicans like a flock of sheep will
jump the fence and follow the bell-wether-
buck wherever he goes. Our people kick
up behind, because there are issues
within the ranks such as the customs duties,
the internal revenue aud the southern ques-
ton, on which we divide. | think that there
should he u steering committee appointed
from the most conspicuous democrats in the
house, whose business it will be to suggest
lines of policy, and to submit them from time
to tme to the caucus, We will know Just
what we are DONG then, and II we have any
differences we can settle them in caucus, in
stead of on the floor of the house in open ses-
sion.'
The fact is, the democrats IN the Fifty first
congress are so split up on the issues that
they can never come together, and there is
something far seeing in what aMr. oates
says. A steering committee" can be
composed of a member of each wing of the
party. For instance, tariff protection, Ran
DALI free trade, Carlisle; anti-negro, Oates;
solid south, the Brecklnridges, and others
representing an unfair count, un-reconstruc-
tion and bulldozing can compose the COM
mittec. II nothing else is done it can agree
that every effort shall he bent toward keep
ing the republicans from legislating. Colonel
Oates is very outspoken in what he has to
say, almost rebelllous, and if what he has
indicated is to be put with the recent utter
ance of Representative Bynum, of Indian
apolis, the democrats are laying the pipes to
spend six or eight months in flIbustering and
fighting against legislation pledged by the
republican party.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
To-day pamphlet of sixteen pages was
issued, giving the directions for the great
parade during the knights Templar parade
next week.
Nebraska will take prominent part. The
grand commentaries of Minnesota. Kansas,
Maryland, Nebraska, Arkansas, West VIr-
ginia, Colorado and North Carolina will be
in the eleventh division in addition to the
following subordinate bodies:
Nebraska Mount Calvary. of Omaha;
Plattsmouth Mount Hermon. of Beatrice;
Mount Tabor, of Fremont; Mount Horrib,
of Tecumseh; Mount Nebo of Hastings;
Cyrene. of Red Cloud; Joppa, of York.
Wheeling; Palestine, of Martinsburg; Cal
vary. OF Parkersburg; Kanawaha, of
Charleston; Potomac, of Charlestown.
ipnesota-Damascus, Of ST. Paul: Zion,
of Minneapolis; Darius. of Minneapolis, and
Constantipg of Crookston.
Kausas-Mount Olivet, of Wichita; Gar
field, of Mcpherson; Abilene, of Abilene,
and Mount JOY, of Pittsburg.
Maryland Baltimore Monumental Cru
sade and Beusant of Baltimore; jacques
Demolay, of Frederick; Antioch, of Cum
berland, and Palestine, of Annapolis.
THE PENSION CoMMIssIoNERsHP.
The pension commissonership is still un-
settled, but the impression seems to be that
Mr.. Campbell of Kansas will oe the man.
for he has the earnest support of MIR. Noble,
The friends of General Brown of Ohio al o
making an earnest fight in his behalf and
Senator Sherman ana Congressman Butter
worth were at the white house and the
| interior department urging his appointment
to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The carpets are not down IN the private
portion of the white house, the mating Oeing
overaid with rugs in front of the wood fires
| which burn on the open hearths to drive
away the chill, and Mrs. Harrlsonthas no in
tention OF having the permanent covering
upon the floors until colder weather comes
| The linen covers also protect the upholstered
| furniture throughout the house.
Mrs. Lord is slowly convalescng from her
| recent attack of fever at Stamford, Conn.
| Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Dinmock, her daugh-
| ters the latter having been called home from
| Dresden TO her mothers bedside, are with
| her. Mrs. Lord and her daughters will take
| a house here for the season.
Lieutenant Parker, who is back from "a
| three years cruise and is now entitled To a
| period of shore duty, will probably be as
| signed position at the capital,
Senator and Mrs. Sherman and Miss
| Mary Sherman left the city to-day for Mans
held o. They will return mere for the
| Thanksgiving day feast
Treasurer Huston has returned TO Wash
| ington from "a visit to Indiana, and was at
| the treasury department to-day.
DIR. IL. l.. Humphreys was to-day appointed
| member of the pension board at Kearney
| Neb., and DR. James q. Boise member of
| the board at Washington, la.
| The secretary of the treasury has made
| the following appointments Charles B.
| Coon, gauger, Nebraska; John w. Crum,
| storokeeper, Fifth Illinois
! Secretary Blaine was in his office to-day
| for the first time since June last, and looks
! very we'll although his face is pale and he
| has lost considerable flesh. He had his
| hands full of business, for there are some
| very important matters pending in the de-
partment, and declined TO see any visitors.
He viii! remain at the motel with bis family