The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-15

New York sTimes" and the st.
Louis "Republic" which charged
Mr.. Harrison and his Cabinet with
having entered into conspiracy
to break down the system of civil
service reform, were inspired by
two of the Civil Service Commits
sioners. The two Commissioners
deny the charge. OF course that
was to be expected; it was either
to deny or hand in their resigna-
tions. But Hatton viii not let the
thing stop here, If he can convince
Mr.. Harrison of the truthfulness of
his charge, somebody will hear
something sdtrop before long.
The Democratic members of the
House are fretting no little be-
cause they lqst q seat in the House
last week that mi ght just well
have been kept. The trouble is,
that certain Democratic members
of the House, refuse to sacrifice
either their pleasure or their pri-
vate business to occupy their seats
and attend to the ,luties they were
elected to perform. There are
several of these men who have not
voted in the House three times
this entire session. 1t this particu-
lar case several Republicans, dis
gusted with che report .oflthe ma
jority of the Elections Committee
intimated dt6'Democrats that while
they would not vote against the
contestant they, would make it a
point to absent themsclves,without
pairing when the time came to
take the finalgyote' so as Ito make
it certain that the Democrats
could defeat the contestant. These
gentlemen, kept their words, and
yet the contestant was seated by a.
beggarly majority of two votes, all
because the Chronic absentees, of
the Democratic side were not on
hand to vote. 81 a,sD . 49,
A minority report was SUBMIT
ed by Mr.. Oates who twill be re-
membered engineered the long
deadlock hin the last Congress
against the same bill No dead
lock can preVentit from becoming
law this time. ',. =. .''
The Hohse' Com mittee on Pen
sions seemsito have gone. daft. "A
majority ofathat committee has
practically agreed to report bills
that would, ii they became laws,
require nearly $7O0, 100000 to pay
the pensions. These reports are
only bunkmm,no sane man has
any idea that more than one of the
bills-the derartment-Awilf be
passed, and thatit Is by no means
certain, as the rapidity lessening
Treasury surplus &Shas already
caused the.l republican leaders to
notify the chaigmgan ilglmg of committees
to curtail their appropriations if
they expected the bills to get
through.
The House, viii, probably take up
the bills admitting Wyoming and
Idaho this week, The Democrats
will antagonize the bills with an
omnibus bill prepared by Mr..
Springer providing for the admi-
ton of Wyoming, Idaho, New Mex
leo and Arizona.
1t was supposed that in view Of
the facts and the law, and also of
the fact that the votes were not
specially .nedeed that the Senate
Committee of Elections could -af- |
ford to be fair in making ~ decision
in the Montana Senatorial Contest,
but by a strict party vote it has
decided to report in favor OF the
republicans. A more outrageous
and unfair decision wass never
made by any committee.
1t impossiBle to get Republi-
can member of the House, Ways
and MeaHg Committee 'to shy a
word abnntth new tariff bill and
hen it will be reported, if it ever
is, nobody seems even willing to
guess ,o5izgg, ~ s's.
Out of the four contested election
cases decided by the House only
one Democrat has been allowed to
retain his seat
When the Senate Committee that
has been struggling so hard to dis
cover how. the proceedings of sec
ret sessions leaked out began to ex-
anime the Senators the scales fell
from it's eyes, Now the Committee
knows what everybody else has
known all the time. - I
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