The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-25
Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.
Washington, May 90, 1889.

Corporal Ianner Is getting along
swimmingly in his avowed purpose
of turning the Treasury surplus in
to the pockets of all the ex-soldier'
in the country. So well is he pro
crossing that the pension appro
priation for fiscial year ending
June 80, is al ready exhausted, not
withstanding its immense amount
Ss1, 100000.
The payments ending last Satur'
day, amounted to the enormous
sum of $11,3sO,0OO. Where this
thing will end no man can say, bu,
unless i am very much mistaken
this pension question will raise u
big rumpus in this country before
long; it may be started in the
House at the next session of Con.
gress, or it my be postponed for q
while longer, but its got to come
eventually. The taxpayers are
bound to draw the line somewhere
Senator Harris of Tennessee
does not think Mr.. Harrison over
burdened with consideration for
Senatorial Courtesy" He came
here last week for the special pur-
pose Of protesting against the ap-
p0intment of l.. G. Hine, Demo-
crat of this city as one of the
Commissioners, of the District of
Columbia and the day after his ar
rival Mr.. Harrison appointed Mr..
Hine in the face of the Senator's
protest. So it can be set down for
certainty that there is Mt least
one Democratic Senator ready to
join the "combine" OF Republican
Senators if they should conclude to
make war on Mr.. Harrison as
many people think they are GER
tain to do next winter.
The colored brother is feeling
very much cheered. Mr.. Harrison
has appointed another one of them
to good position. The lucky
"brother" is ex-congressman Lynch
of Mississippi, who is to succeed
that genial Albanian, General
Shelly, as Fifth Auditor Of the
Treasury. / should like to hear
Shelly describe his feelings on
turning his Office over to a colorcd
man. There were several Alabama
Republicans-white men-after
this appointment.
John Janett, the labor agitator
has got his reward for selling out
the workingmcn during the last
campaign. He has been appointed
U. s. Consul to Birmingham, Eng
land.
Jimmy Blaine has captured one
of the best paying berths under
the Government for his private
secretary, Thomas III. Sherman. 1t
is the U. s. Consulship at Liver
pool, it is said to be worth $4,000
year.
The Ohio men who have not
gone home In disgust are begin
ming to talk out loud about the ad-
ministration, and their language is
such that Mr.. Harrison would
hardly enjoy it should he happen
within hearing.
Ex-Secretary Bayard, whom
rumor has married so many times
during the last two or three years
is at last really going to have the
ceremony performed by an Ortho-
dox minister. The fortunate lady
is Miss May Climer, daughter of a
naval officer, residing in this city.
The engagement has been formal
ly announced, but not the date of
the marriage, but the friends of
the lady say it will take place very
soon.
The administration has taken
action in the matter of the alleged
frauds by the u. s. Marshals and
their deputies in Oklahoma. There
were two Marshals there, one
Democratic holdover and the other
a new appointed Republican. The
Democrat has been removed and
the Republican exonerated. How's
that for partizanship.
Justice Miller of the U. S. Su-
preme Court is going to retire this
winter If he can persuade Mr.. Har-
rison to appoint as his successor
his friend George w. NcCleary of
Iowa.
The clerks in the Office of the
First Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al have been required since the 4,
March to work three hours extra
every day in order to hurry up
the changes in the fourth-class
Postoffices. They have made such
progress that an order was issued
Saturday lessening the over time
to one hour daily.