The Columbus journal., 1889-08-21


Secretary Window has returned from
his trip to Boston and will remain here
for few days before taking a short va
cation. He has worked very hard since
the 4th OF March, as in fact have all the
cabinet officers. Few people outside of
Washington have any idea of the hours
these officials have been obliged to put
in at their desks. The opening of new
administration always means unlimited
hard work for the men who have to map
out and put into operation it's policy,
and this being such q radical change
from the democratic administration has
made the amount of work to be done
much greater than usual. 1t is no ex-
aggeration to say that the members of
the present cabinet have worked harder
during the last five months than they
ever did before in their lives and several
Of them have been for years at the head
Of large and successful private business
concerns. They have all earned a rest.
Sunset" Cox, the ''funny" democratic
congressman from New York never for
gets to be humorous. He has just re-
turned to Washington from q trip
through the four new states and he
coolly claims credit for the passage Of
the bill making them states by the last
congress. This is carrying joke almost
too far. II I remember Alright, and I
think I do, the credit for the passage Of
that bill belongs to the republicans,w who
informed their obstinate democratic col
leagues that unless the bill was allowed
to go through the house, the president
would call an extra session Immediately
after his Inauguration for the express
purpose of passing it. Mr.. Cox is enti-
tied to the credit of having had sufficient
political sense to make q virtue of neces-
sity, and for having persuaded some Of
his moro near sighted democratic col
leagues to vote for the bill Let Mr..
Cox be as funny as he wants to, but
don't let the record on this subject be
muddled or confused.
One pensioner Of the government has
just had a piece Of good luck. His name
is Richard Whiting, and in 1883, he was
granted q pension Of $24 month, which
was subsequently increased to, $50 q
month. Afterwards through q mistake
made by q surgeon the pension was re-
duoed to $8 q month. The pensioner
applied for reopening Of his case, and
assistant secretary Bussey has just de-
cided that he is entitled to pension of
$72 q month and arrears since his dis
charge which will amount to $4,000.
Ex-postmaster general Frank Hatton's
latest charge against the civil service
commissioner 10 that lists Of the ques-
tions to be asked at examinations have
been sold to applicants. He has not yet
stated who sold the papers OF when the
o6ense was committed.
It is said that ex-attorney general Gar |
land has been employed to represent the
Northern Pacific railroad in this city at |
a salary Of $4,000 q year. It is to be |
hoped that his experience with this cor
poration will be pleasanter and more
profitable than what he had with the
Telephone Company not |
many years ago.
Before leaving the city for short rest |
Noble received the preliminary |
report Of the commission which has been
investigating the re-rating Of pensions.
He has instructed the commission to |
proceed with the Investigation. He
wants the proceedings for twelve months.
He declined to make public the prelimi-
nary report but said the full report
should be given to the public just as
Doon q it 10 finished. I understand that
the secretary 10 satis6ed from the report
hat there has been no serious wrong
1oing but he deemed it GOOD nolicy to