The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-14
From our regular essrsspendsn,l
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WAsnTNoToN, ID. e., March 9th, 1890.


WASHINGTON, ID. q, March 9th, 1890.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States 10 TO be given IN opportunity 70
decide whether Speaker Reeds now
method Of counting . quorum y Consti'
tutional or Q The democratic leaders
have mapped out : programme with that
end specially In view. Mr.. J. q. Pend
Teton OF the first district Of w. Va, who
wa unseated last week BY the votes OF
less than : majority o. the House. which
isa constitutional quorum. proposes 70
claim biz salary asa member Of the
House Of Representatives, and II the
Treasury officials refuse TO pay him-and
they wiIi-he will enter suit for 1t In the
court Of claims and appeal II from there,
" decided against him. to the Supreme
Court And ifthe republicans show any
disposition 10 delay the case IN either
court he will sue ont q mandlmus to stop
The Treasury officials from paying the
salary OF the man who has been illegally
given the seat belonging to him II j.
well that thia question Is to be legal,
decided, aud the sooner the decision can
be gotten the better.
row circumstance alter cases was
never made plsiner than by the actions
~ the election committees OF the two
Houses or Congress. In the House
where the republicans need evcrv vote
they can get there has been an indecent
haste in reporting contested election
cases. while In the Senate, where mol
votes are needed, there is a dignifedI
leisure in the wsy contests are treated.
On the 10. Of February the evidence was
all taken and the arguments heard in the
Montana Senatorial contest; Saturday
March J., the committee met and sppoin-
ted Q subcommittee 10 collate the facts
10 be reported ct the next meeting, which
will he next Saturday.
Governor Thompson, the democratic
civil service commissioner, is the only
one Of the trio that has not been smirched
nv the investigation now in progress.
LYMAN has been convicted Of favOritism
of the worst kind IN having promoted
his brother.iu law. after he had acknow-
lodged that he had stolen examination
papers from the Office for Q party who
was seeking promotion. and now Roose-
welt. the high priest Of the II am better |
you element in politics, is convic- !
ted Of having deceived the Secretary OIL
War In order to transfer an incompetent
clerk from his own Office to the War de-
partment, and Of having deceived the =
General and the Superin- \
OF the Census In order to obtain J
! place in the census bureau for Q man I
Who had perinred himself In order to
'elp Roosevelt make . report against the II
at Milwaukee.
A New York syndicate, Of which d.
,. Mile, the fsther-in-lsw Of Whitelaw
leid, editor Of the Tribune, and ex. :
Tom Plat, the republican boss. Z
ro leading members. has been awarded.
y Secretary Window, the exclusivel
light to catch seals In Alaskan waters forl
wenty years from the first Of next Nav.
his IL . combination OF politics and n
usiness that IL quite characteristic of the =
republican party. 4
Mr.. Blaine has become 20 disQnsted =
nth the administration that be refuses
} go shy applicants for Office even in
IL own department; he turns them
var' TO one Of the assistant Secretaries 20
Z State.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarksonl
telling bis friends that be cannot pos.
bly, remain In Office longer than the
ret Of May, and that be may resign
Arlier. 80
The question Of . railroad to South ~
america has been talked shout since the
an-American Congress adopted reso.
ltions recommending the appointment :
{ . commission 10 go over the proposed r
outc and report IS to its feasibility. etc.
! joint resolution has been Introduced
J the House. BY Mr.. Buckalew, author
ing the President TO appoint suitablel (.
arties TO examine and report on the ad.
stability ola railroad to South America q
The excitement Of the week here was -
shooting BY kincaid. q newspaper
'rrespondont, on the Capitol steps. oil
k-Congressman Taulbee. Both are
ON Kentucky. and Tauibee's life Is IA
espaired Of, and Kincaid IL ia Jail. The -
was caused BY a scandal pub o.
o by the correspondent, for which .
aulbee pulled his ears. 80
Senators, who give away the business Itl
generally. are making asses
themselves because news reporters
ublish what is done IL executive ses-
want . committee 10 investi. 81
ate the matter, with power to punish an
reporters for listening 10 their voju- sn,,
le tongues. Better watch the tongues. for
Inc Treasury bought two millions oil \
onds to-day. leaving only S25 100000 NJ
nrpIus, aud the Sec'y is now consider. N
whether to suspend purchase OIL
untl moro surplus accumuIatcs.l
rom present outlooks the surplus will
9 al disslpated by the appropriations
q al manner Of things by the present
louise. Tanners motto, "God helm the
nrplus," seems to be popular when anv
ina o. 90 appropriation IL asked for. I'll n
% reimburse the blocks OF fverltA1!
oubIlOuboro, you Know. lFAs
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