The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13

as a member OF the house OF repre-
sentatives. and if the treasury ottlclals
refuse to pay him-and they Wlli-he
will enter suit for it in the court OF
claims and appeal it from there; II
decided against him, to the supreme
court. And if the Republicans show
any disposition to delay the case IN
either court he will sue out man
damus to stop the treasury officials
from paying the salary OF the man
who has been illegally given the seat
belonging to him. It's well that this
question is to be legally decided, and
the sooner the decision can be gotten
the better.
How circumstances alter cases was
never made palmer than by the &C
tons of the election committees OF
the two houses of congress. In the
house where the Republicans need
every vote they can get there has
been an indecent haste in reporting
contested election cases, while in the
senate where no votes are needed
there is dignified leisure in the way
contests are treated. On February 10
the evidence was all taken and the
arguments heard in the Montana sem
atorial contest Saturday, March 1.-the
committee met and appointed a sub
committee to cOllate the facts to be
reported at the next meeting, which
will be next Saturday.
Governor Thompson, the Democratic
civil service commissioner, is the only
one of the trio that has not been be-
smirched by the investigation now in
progress. Lyman has been convicted
of favoritism of the worst kind in hav-
ing promoted his brother.in-law after
he had acknowledged that he had
stolen examination papers from the
office for party who was seeking pro-
motion, and now Roosevelt, the high
priest of the II am better than you"
element in politics, is convicted of
having deceived the Secretary of War
in order to transfer an incompetent
clerk from his own Office to the War
department, and of having deceived
the Postmaster General and the SUI
perintendent of the census in order to
obtain place in the census bureau
for a man who had perjured himself
in order to help Roosevelt make re.
port against the postmaster at Mil
waukee.
The Urgency Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill-$23, $780, 0O-has been
passed by the house; $21, 100000 OF
it is to pay pensions of the war OF
1912, and of the Mexican war.
The Worlds Fair bill is now in the
hands of the house committee await
ing the decision OF the representatives
of Chicago as to what changes they
desire made in it. AS soon as this is
determined upon, the bill will be re-
ported to the house, and there is little
or no doubt of its being promptly
passed by the house. The doubtful
part of the business will be reached in
the senate.
A New York syndicate, of which
D. 0. Mills, the father-in law OF White
law Reid, editor of the Tribune, and
ex-senator Tom Platt, the Republican
boss, are leading members, has been
awarded, by Secretary Window, the
exclusive right to catch seals in Alaskan
waters for twenty years from the 1st
of next May. This is q combination
of politics and business that is quite
characteristic Of the Republican party.
Mr.. Blaine has become so disguised
with the administration that he re-
fuses to see any applicants for Office,
even in his own department, he turns
them over to one of the assistant sec
retaries of state.
Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son is telling his friends that he can
not possibly remain in office longer
than May and that he may resign
earlier, but he does not tell them that
he has received very pointed hint
from the president intimating in the
most unmistakable manner that his
resignation would be acceptable.
The question of railroad to South
America has been talked about since
the pan-American congress adopted
resolutions recommending the ap-
pointment of commission to 90 ever
the proposed route and report as to
its feasibility, etc. A joint resolution
has been introduced in the house BY
Mr.. Buckalew authorizing the presi.
dent to appoint suitable parties to ex-
anime and report on the advisability
of railroad to South America.