Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-30
INVESTIGATIONS.
The Present Session of Congress
Has Been Full of Them.
A Number Were Sensational
in Character

incidents Occurring During Their Prog
ress-Among Them Were the Ballot
Box, the Clayton, the silcox anI Nu-
mcrous Other Investigations.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 30 = The session
IF congIess just closing has been pro-
life in investigations by the house. A
numbor Of these were sensational in
their characters by reason both of the
\ charges made and Of the exciting incl
! dents that occurred during their
progress. The prominence OF the per-
sons involved made some of the investi-
CATIONS unusually interesting and the
private and public affairs of mon Of
National repntations were frequently
brought to light through this medium.
The Ballot Box lorg erie,.
| The most interesting, as well as the
most sensational of the Investigations,
was that concerning the Ohio ballot
/ box fOrgeries. The names of prominent
congressman. both Republicans and
Democrats, hld been signel to a sub
scriptiol list FIR stock in patent ballot
box company, bill for the benefit of
which was before congress- Charges
We're eli culated that the e congressman
were endeavoring to han g PASSED bill
in which they were recuniarily inter
estod ard 81 openly We're the charges
made that Senator Sherman, Represent
Ht.vts Mex iHley, ButtgIwUr b and 9TH
ers d, mandel an investigation of the
matter.
Tie invcsii a. ion brought to the
Il face many il teres ting details con-
corning Ohio politics and proved con-
clus.vely that the names of the con-
gressmen who asked for the investiga-
tion had LeCn signed to the list by S.
| w. Wood, u li ,tinn0ti mechanic of
ONE skill in invention The prominent
parts taken b. Ex-Governor Foraker
and Governor Campbell in the inves i
gation ma&ei it OF gteat ihterest A
report will be made by the committee
ut the next session
The R,um Inves igation.
The ilve ii ylti m b. ago .he, com.
mittee of The house into charges made
| lty Repre- sentative Cooper of Indiana,
thai Gen. Green p. Raum. the present
commits icner of pensions. had favored
Il certain pension attorney, and had
promoted tleiks in the pension bureau
who purchased stock IN refrigerator
company of Which Ge'. Raum was
president, ms just beel concluded and
report will be made to the house at
the I.ext session.
The Murder of John NJ. Clnytnn.
The sensational murder Of Jchl M.
Clayton. jnst after he had served notice
of contest ol his opponeat for congre s
| in the S2copd district .of Arkansas.
brought about the appointment of IN
Investigating committee which went to
Ar! a1sas and made report to the
hou recommend lg the unseating of
Mr., Breckenridge. The report was adopt
ed by party vote, the Democrats fling
Il minority renolt voting against The
ecommerlda ions of the majority. The
report of the majo ity a;quiJtel Mr.
Breckenridge of any completely in the
assassination Of his opponent.
The LYMAN Investigation.
Charges that Civil Sery ice Commits
sioner Lyman had prom tel a rela i've
in his office afer the latter had been
guilty of alb trat ting eyMninati IN parers
| from the fl IS of the cmmissi ",
brought about an investigation of the
whole civil service system by the house
committee but the report hls not beea
adopted by The house. The committee
IS now engaged il an Investigation Of
the work. rs Of the civil service system
and will probably report ut the next
sc ion.
The SiIcptt af,cltion.
The defa'c ltion of Cashier Silcott,
| brought about an inve-tigation Of the
accounts OF the Sc gcant-at-a"ns of the
| house. and rs a re. ut the stt len money
appropriated to the salaries with mem
be1s ard u rule sd ted IN tking the
sergeant-at- the regularly author
ised disbursing officer Of tha house.
Corruption in the Co1't.
Charges made that corruptive prac-
| t 'Ges were in vogue IL mlny United
| States codrts resul ed il the appoint
ment of n sub-commi tee whi h visited
Atlarta. Ga Hu tsvillp. Montgomery.
and Molie and Postcn. IN investigate
the allegations This committee will
continue it inquiry during the reces' of
congress and will reporr at the reyt ses-
sion Sensational re ul;s are expected.
Enumeration Laws.
A itirt committee COMPOSED Of mem.
bars of the senate and house committees
on Immigration vfitei New York, Chi
Gag ). st. Lcri' Cincinnati and Detroit,
to obtain information on foreign inn
migration ard to investigate abuses Of
the immigration inspection system.
The committee will 20 the Pacific coast
early in Novemhe. t. investigate viola.
tions of the Chinese immigration laws.
The House Ppstmaster.
Last week the ho7fe orde;el an in
vesiig4tiou of charges affecting the in
| tegrity of the postmaster OF the house.
Mr. Wheat. and the iuruily has not
vet teen concluded. Several commit
! fees of the house have been authorized
to make i'm niry du ing the recess into
various subjects One will 60 to Utah.
New Mexico fn Ariz na to ascertain
whether these ieriitories are in condi-
ton To become states and another will
INQUIRE into the pre- gress of government
affi i COZ rected with the worlds fair
at Chicago.
Investigpti'nt MT Yet Reported.
Several important committees Of the
senate we, Q out last Summer investigat
ing fleets ON which they were to
make reports to congress, presumably
at this sessi N.
The select c mmittee on Pacific rail-
roads made an extended tour of the
wesf. and after much deliberation re-
ported TO the senate bill 20 fund the
debt of the Union and Central Pacific
roads. The bill is still on the senate
Gale dar
The Sc 1ate committee on Indian AZ
fairs made a trip 20 Alaska, ] Mt no re-
port OF the results uf the excursion has
vet e3n made
The select committee On Transports
tion of meat products took testimony
of an imp rtiut character IN several
large cities and made an elaborate re-
1,tsa. Ia.