The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

OUR WASuINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. e., May 3O'h. 1859
Postmaster General Wanamaker, or as
the irreverent persist In calling him
"Chesp John" u deserving OF leather
medal % the Champion hair-spliiter OF
the aye. saturday afternoon be tender
| oil the use OF his newly purchased steam
Yacht. "Restlcss" 10 Harrison and party
OF friends. all men this time, 10 go on .
| Sunday excursion down TO Chesapeake
Bay, but asked 10 be excused from ac-
companying the party on the ground
that he could not BE- away from his
Philadelphia Sunday School on Sunday.
| lie probably thought 10 ease his con-
science Tor lending his yacht 10 the Sun
day excursionists by siAy ing away and
attending to bis Sunday School class,
hut what would the members OF that
class have thought ~ they took their In
lstrucsions from Mr.. wsnamsker Sun
day, could they have seen nj that very
time the gay party aboard ofthe REST
less" which was being needlessly run on
: Sunday under the orders of, and at the
Expense OF their teacher. What q pic
sure Of man Is he processes to be and
,, man as be actually IL, would that have
presented before those Phiisdelphia
/. young people. Harrison and the other
|. Ijunketers returned 10 Washington Mon
dAy.
: This 10 quite family sort Of an adj
: ministrsti0n. The lsiest appointment 10
!, that Of X. G. Spooper, OF Wisconsin.
Y brother Of Senator Spooncr. 10 be y. 8.
consul 1t Prague. Any other Senators
Or Representatives Of influence: having
}. brothers or sons TO be provided for, will
!. lido well do address J. g. Blaine. Depart
: ment OF State, q once.
q u. 5. Treasurer Huston, who 10 Incl
I. ldentally chairman OF the republican state
copmiiiee OF Indiana, hae gone home in
= = terrible pet because Corporal Tanner
:. OF the Pensions Office, and the Postmaster
lGeneraI would not allow him 10 name
!. lot OF appointments IN their Offices. But
: he v i'll return, be will not resign his Of
- fee. as some OF his friends hint. lie
= knows when he has SNAP and 10 not
I'd likely 10 give II up because he cant get
~ few places for his strike
MI Corporal Tanner has already announce
r.. ed that there will be deficiency Of at
sc least o15,OOO.OOO on account Of pensions
during the fiscal year beginning July !.
o.s and be Is trying To make II appear that
ut the late Commits ioner Gen. Black ia
70 Irresponsible for il. To anyone familiar
with the rulings Of Tanner and Of AS
NJ lsistant Secretary Of the Interior Bussey
in VINO hears appeals. there is no difficulty
rs IL placing the responsibility for this ne
% ficiency. I shall he greatly surprised II
- il isn't nearer SIS. 100000 than $l5.OOO,'
900, and besides an satisfied that there
il q large deficiency for the current fis-
cal year, ending June DC, about which
Tanner hiss yet said nothing. With INC
way pensions are being allowed now
any one Who served month and car
show that he siubbed his zoe on march
can get pension IL he applies but how
about the grra, number who didn't stus
their toes! Ever yone conversaDt viii
The old veterans knows that many D
them, Who have moi applied for pen
sions, are really more in need, and bet
tier deserving, Of Government aid, thar
I, many probably the majority, VIII
!. are now on the pension rolls. The onI
!. way TO do Justice 10 them, and the tx
2 PAYERS. too. is TO equaiize al pensions
4 hen give a service pension 10 every sol
J. der, and levy al income tax on III
Y wealthy beneficiaries Of a Rspuhlica
q tariff 10 meet all the expense. Thes
. measures should go together.
!: Decoration ceremonies are extensivel
. observed here to-day. and thousands ~
. viriting Arlington. The President ha
v gone 10 Brooklyn 10 review . militar
: parade there.
" Senator Quay's buster has had iis e
tect. Harrison has surrendered, and N
Pennsy lvanian boss gets Ill he wants !
spite 81 the opposition Of Postmaster
General Wsnsmaker. Boss Nc Nance AZ
D. Representative Bingham. Quay has ha
she follow Ing Penney lvanians sppoinie
BY Harrison; Il. u. GiIkerson 10 be sec
lOnd Comptroller OF the Treasury; ;.
Holiday 70 be Commissioner OF Custom
and David Martin TO be collector Of u
Y |ternal revenue for the Philadelphia di
trict.
Harrison u going slower instead {
faster In the matter Of making appOin
ms. lments, and the dissatisfaction among =
publicans il daily spreading and q
growls growing louder, o. the csnse e
- =. = lall the trouble, Harrison's weakness. b
" comes more apparent 10 The disappoiu
ed men Who nominated and elected hir
Gen. Twiggs'- tamOus sworda Win
~ hsve been on exhibition IN the Bure'
Of Engraving and Printing, in this CT
ever since their capture during the u
&C war, have, In accordance with the rece
decision Of the court Of claims. be
! turned over 10 A. Z. Myers. executor
the estate Of the late General Dav
Twiggs.
'nov The standing Of parties who pass
- the civil service examinations will
- made public hereafter. This is svicto
. for the people, and will TO great exte
- prevent favorisism, in that great hu
bug off Reform bureau. ca. ,