Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Gossip From the Political Mecea---
The Pension Bureau Running Wide
Open and Its Enormous Fund Al.

The Pension Bureau Running Wide
Open and Its Enormous Fund Al
ready Expended.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.-Cor-
poral Tanner is getting along swimmingly
in his avowed purpose of turning the
ex-soldiers of tie country. So well is he
progressing that the pension appropria-
ton for the fiscal year ending June 80.
is already exhausted, Notwithstanding its
immense amount-SS1, 750.000 The
payments made by the treasury depart
ment for pensions for one week ending
last Saturday, amounted to the enormous
sum of 81, 3SO,OO0. Where this will
end no man can say, but unless l am
very much mistaken this pension ques-
ton will raise big rumpus in this coun
try before long; it may be started in the
house at the next session of congress, or
it NAV be postponed for 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 is overburdened with
consideration for senatorial courtesy"
He came here last week for the special
purpose of protesting against the appoint
ment of l.. III. Hine, a democrat of this
city as one of the commissioners of the
District of Columbia and the day after
his arrival Mr.. Harrison appointed Mr..
Hine in the face of the senator's protest.
So it can be set down for a certainty that
there is at least one democratic senator
ready to join the combine" of republi-
can senators if they should conclude to
make war on Mr.. Harrison as many peo-
pie think they are certain to do next
winter.
The colored brother is feeling very
much cheered. Mr.. Harrison has APP
pointed another one of them to good
position. The lucky brother" is ex>
Congressman Lynch, of Mississippi. who
is to succeed that genial Alabamian.
General Shelly. as fifth auditor of the
treasury. | should like to hear Shelly
describe his feelings on turning his office
over to coloIed man. There were sew
eral Alabama epubblicans-white men
after this appointment.
John Jarrett, the labor aeitator, has
got his reward for selling ont the work
ing men during the last campaign. He
has been appointed U. s. consul at Bir-
mingham, England.
Jimmy Blaine has captured one of the
best paying terths under the governme mt
for his private secretarv, Thomas H
Sherman. 1t is the U. s. consulship at
Liverpool. 1t is said to be worth S15,.
600 year.
The Ohio men who have not gone
home in disgust are beginning to talk ou,
loud about the administration, and their
language is such that MIR. Harrison
would hardly enjoy it should he happen
within hearing.
Ex-Secretsry Bsyard, 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
orthodox minister. The fortunate lady
is Miss May Climer. daughter of a
naval officer residing in this city. The
engagement has been formally an.
nounced but not the date of the mar
riage, but the friends of the lady say il
will take place very soon.
The administration has taken action in
the matter of the alleged frauds by the
United States marshsls and their depu-
ties in Oklahoma There were two mar
sbals there. one a democratic hold over
and the other q newly appointed repub-
licsn. The democrat has been removed
and the republican exonerated. How's
that for psrtizsnship?
Justice Miller. of the United States
supreme court is going to resign this
| winter If he can persuade Mr.. Harrison
to appoint as his successor his friend
George McCreary, of Iowa.
The clerks in the office of the first as
sistant postmaster general have been re.
| quired since the 4th of March to work
three hours extra every day in order tC
hurry up the changes in the fourth-class
postoffices. They have made such pro-
gress that an order was issued Saturday
lessening the over time to one hour daily
The preachers of Cincinnati dom
| seem to have much influence with MIR
Harrison. They sent delegation here
to oppose the appointment of ex-mayo
Amor Smith, of that city, surveyor of tn,
port, on the ground that while mayor hi
had been controlled by the saloon keep
ers and the law breaking element of tn,
community. Friday Mr.. Harrison ap.
pointed Smith.
Mr.. Harrison deserves the thanks of al
decent people for refusing to appoint W
E. Haskell. editor of the Minneapolis
Tribune, minister to Denmark. Haskell
is the only man ever known to have sait
a word derogstory of Mrs. Cleveland
He printed in his paper an editorial tina
earned him the contempt Of everybod,
that knew him. G. Z. Carr. of Illinois
got the appointment Haskell asked for
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