The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-13
lvFoa our regular essrespos1sns.l
JOUR- WA6llIN0TON LETTER.
WAsHIN0roN. u. e., June 2, 1890.

| Ssnators Sherman and Allison are at|
logger heads over tho crazy quilt hodge,
lp0dge kn"Wm ~ tho Mckinley tariff bill
and Senator AIIisssn IL reported 70 bo,
preparing = speech ~ lla delivered
,xgRinst The hiii un the fl.sor ~ the sem
ate. should lsr fail. ~ MsW scrsns prsshs-
lille. to carry his point IL The F'inance
COsnssittes. Im the meantime the party
leaders soesm ~ have gotten the whip
hand III the kickers. certainly 80 fAs ~
the lsrpubiicsms ~ The committee ar~
.lcOncernrsi, and the usjnsity ~ the cON-
,mittee are working like b~svers 10 yet
Through with The bill, and up 10 date
lthey have msde NO changes Of Import
ance. Some Republicans cay the bill
will - reported IL . week. but Il 10 more
probable that 10 will take four weeks TO-
Iget through. allowing that harmony cOm-
ltinut- In tho cu,nmslttee, which il by nn
lncans certain.
il Speaker Ii-ed II getting = good deal
OF cheap nO'0riety hecause he issued n"
order prohibiting the ssie Of drinks 10
the IjnMsc restaur~mt. The only effect
. lof the order hss bcen 10 stop the sale 81
drinks over the bar. and 10 put the pro-
lpriciOr 10 the trouble Of serving liquor
Ito his gucsss SEATED instead Of standing,
liz the gmsl old fashioned way. Sitting
at table 10 take your whiskey 10 . Boston
Idea.
\ When Senator Stewart stated nm the
! floor Of the Hrnatc that Major Powell.
I director Of tho Geological survey, was
lat the head Of - lying-in hospital for
I lame ducks" he struck The nail square
/ lon tho head. The Geological Survey
Occupies large snd luxuriousiy 1iied up
quarters here, and no man has ever been
able 70 put HE hand upon anything
\ tangible performed BY that burean, and
elit has long heen standing Joke that the
Iomly work pcrf0ssucd BY Major Powell
. land his numerous asslsiants was III the
y nature Of lobbying 10 get fancy apprO-
b lpriatiOns through CUmgress Tor them.
. olselves. These fsllUWs call Themselves
/. Iacicntists, and perhaps they ara. Thry
|have certainly learned the science VI
4 t|liviug In style at the expense Of the
Z -lgOvernmemt. An investigation would
y IamCunt 10 nothing unless thu "pulln
(which Major Powell hes 20 long and
successfuliy had upon Congress should
. tail 10 work.
d Assistant Postmaster General Clark
csvn, Who hss Of late bceu p0sing % the
special champion Of The smsi-civil Ger.
lvico legion, has disgussei many Of thcu
!. lhy proving himself 10 be . great hum.
I. lbug - the civil service law. Nr. Clark
|son recently discovered that just - hil
/. IoGlciaI life We nearing its Gloss, ths
'..lpossal service m The Psci1c cOast was
|. '..Ineeding an official inspection BY him
land having previously made arrange
lneuts with an Obliging railroad Oflici il
lf0r the use OF private car. Mr.. ClarksoS
started un his farewell jumket. Al Des
Mcines his family will join this mode
y l"fIiciSl, who is doing his level best Il
sIrcslucc the Treasury surpIus. A. s0Os
'c|aa Mr.. CiarksOn gets tired Of trAvelin,
;" lover the Pacific slope he will return q
Washington aud Scsign.
N. Senator Carlisle IL the latest Demo
/, Icrstic statesmen 10 give the Farmers
:. .lAlliaucs sUmc good advice. In reply q
- II letter from gentleman 10 Alsbam'
q lssklng his views u the bill, which he
y ljuse been reported adversely by th'
!. Iliouse Committee on Ways aud Mean
s,lto provide Tor the establishment o
/. trcasuries for the storage Of agri
!. Icultural products, Mr. Carlisle says
= |.Tho farmers have been taxed % Ions
{. |tor the benefit Of Other classes aud hav'
n seen % much legislation for the aegrap
V d|disement 0f corporations and synd'cate
= THAT their patience % exhausted, ans
= binding Il impossible. for the time heinz
!, q least. 10 abolish the system which hal
= |oppressed and deapoiIcd the greatest In
Y dIdustrial interest Of the country, they ar'
oImoW demanding that tho very policy
(which they have heretofore denounced
Iss unjust and ruim0us shall be applied 4
dIihcns, or rather . part Of thom, for ~
haa yet been suggested that vii
Ioperate alike upon all farmcra- But ~
,clcvil can 10 corrected, no wrong can b
glrighted, BY increasing its magnitude ans
Extending the scope Of its operation
], There Il hut one efTectual remedy for th'
Irlevil which undoubtedly exists, and thu
l-lis TO reverse tho policy which psoduce'
Slit
. Postmaster General Wanamaksr i
!, learning the ill-will OF oil the smal
u Washington ponsIon agents, becsusc b
ellis allowing ono largo hrm, which pub
4 Iishcs papor, 70 violate tho postal law
'sI In sending out copies Of that paper
dII.iko Mr.. Wanamaker. tho head Of thi
u Favored concern was large contribute
}, Ito the Republican campaign fund, whicl
. many things.
nl Another pension attorney. Mr.. Lemon
went on Gen. Raum's note u bank herr
ethis week for 12ty yOO0, and then The Pen
}. sion Commissioner ordered The cases b
'twas prosecuting made special and for
ewarlcd, thus putting sbont 10000 clsiml
= -Tor him on the 0nIshed die. Even thl
bost Republicans, and Gen. Raum W.
= always considered 10 thes small class
4 seem to have succumbod % the ~yOg
Z iItickle me, and IN tickle you' policy, q
their Official deslIngs with The govern
4 Iment and the surp1us.
y Senator Quay d said % b much elased
the success Micheners Of Indiana
reports be q having In ssotting up" Shs
clfssmers alliance Tor pr0tecti0nlse mem
sIbers OF The next Indiana Lsgielalnres =
Quay hates Dan. VOORHEES, like Sass1
, docs holy watsr. =. =. ,.
I'll M language can expreso the looliugl