Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-16
THE SECRET IS SAFE.
There Will be No Investigation as to
Chambers Nomination,
PAYNE'S CASE is A PRECEDENT.
Senator Sawyer Very Busy Looking After
His Friends Interest.
THE PUBLIC PRINTERS PATRONAGE
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D,sPArcH.,

,eprcrAI TEL EGRAM TO TIE DlsPATcHA
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Whether or
not William E. Chandler used money to Sc
cure his nomination for United States Sena-
tor in the caucus of the Republicans of the
New Hampshire Legislature, 1t is very GER
tain that any charges that may be made as
TO the action of the caucus will not be in
vestigated by the Senate. The precedent
has already been established, and there is
no prospect that the Senate will override it
until the complexion of that body shall be
radically changed. 1t will be remembered
that Murat Halstead was recently rejected
by the Senate to which he had been nomi-
mated Minister to Germany, chiefly for the
reason that he had criticised the methods
by which a United States Senator was
alleged to have been chosen by the Ohio
Legislature.
1t is remembered also that the reason as
signed why the Senate did not investigate
the charges of bribery in the election OF
Senator Payne, although strongly urged to
do so by prominent Republicans, was that
allegation as made affected only the Demo-
cratic caucus held by the so members of that
party in the Legislature prior to Payne's
election on joint ballot The theory of the
Senate seems to have been thst if the seat
was purchased the votes secured were in the
caucus and not in the Legislature, and that
the Senate has no power to 60 behind the
returns to inquire about the action Of
caucus.
CAUCUS BRIBERY ALL RIGHT.
1t was decided to be beyond the power, if
It was not beneath the dignity, of the Sen
ate to inquire into the proceedings of eau
This is mi fha DrinpIDlp which
the Louisiana resolution, so called, of Mr..
Chandler himself is based. the resolution
assumes that the Senate has almost unre-
stricted right to inquire into allegations of
bribery in connection with the election OF
Senators. The Senate, however has estab-
lished a very different theory as to States
rights, and is not likely to change it now.
The supporters of Mr.. Gallinger were
very confident that their favorite would be
successful. One of the points upon which
they seemed to rely was that Gallinger was
the assumed favorite Of the administration.
He was an original Harrison man; was sue
cessful in holding his delegation to Harri-
son in the Chicago Convention, and was one
of the few members of the Lower House who
received personal invitation to visit the
Presldent-elect at Indianapolis. His name
was even mentioned as possible member of
Harrison's Cabinet
AN ACTIVE SENATOR.
Senator Sawyer's globular presence has
been seen in the departments almost daily
of late. Old politicians from the Badger
State, who have kept notched sticks, say
the old man has got more places for Wiscon-
sin men than all the other Senators and
members of the State ever have secured. A
story he told the other night in party of
friends shows what he thinks of his occupa-
tion.
when 1 was boy IL years old bought
my time. For 500 my father let me off
from working for him four years longer and
1 set out for a place in York State where /
knew could get work. You may know
Khere were no railroads in those days, and L |
gas glad to get a ride part of the way on a |
steamboat on Lake Champlain. One night |
i got into Ticonderogs and had to wait until
2 o'clock in the morning for the down boat |
for White Hall. decided to go to bed, and |
asked the landlord to call me for the boat. To |
call the boat he had to get up and dress and |
hang lantern out on the pier, otherwise it |
would go on by without stopping.
Wall, young man. he replied to my |
question, 4 wouldn't git up and hustle on |
my clothes an go out on thet pier at 2 |
O'Clock in the night for So"
81 began to quake in my boots, and think |
of walking 20 miles on my own account
WHAT HE WOULD DO.
"'No, sir, he went on, 4 wouldn't do it |
for $50 for nobody, but allus hev bin doin |
it for 3 shillIns, and 1 CESS I'll hev to see |
yer
"That is the way feel about life in Con- |
gress. / would not do one-tenth part of /
what go through for love or money. A
big, round 100000 year would be no OBJ
ject at all for me at my age to go trudging
around getting Tom, Dick and Harry their
Jobs, but, after all l am doing it for Sc, 900
year, which little more than pays my
house rent"
Public Printer Palmer has $50 places at
his disposal, but is making haste slowly in
the matter of appointments. Few of the
old hands have resigned, and no more
than the average number have been
discharged. There are $50 removals
from Office every year by reason of death,
voluntary designations or discharges for
cause. When Mr.. Rounds, the last Repub-
Hcan incumbent, retired, he said in an off
cial communication that he was carrying |
over 500 employees more than the actual force
of the Office demanded. Mr.. Benedict re-
ducod the total force from 2, ,420 to 2,1OO.
This was done by refusing to appoint new
men when vacancies occurred in the regular
way by death or resignation.
Ex-Public Printer Benedict is enjoying a
well-earned rest. He owns pleasant resi-
dence on Capital Hill, close under the sun
set shadow of the big dome, and he will re-
main in Washington until hot weather
comes. In the fall Mr.. Benedict will re-
turn to New York and engage in his old
occupation OF printing, this time, it is said,
TO put in operation several new and vaIu-
al hla iuvenfions IN ranid fine DressunrL