Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-03-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

been leaking out, and much to the
disgust Of Senators their private
affairs have reached the public eye
through the prying press. 10
stop this outrageous proceeding q
select committee wss appointed to
devise ways and means of effectual.
ly corking up every crack and
crevice of the Chamber through
which the voice of the executive
session might find its way. This
committee on Wednesday brought
in its report, and its recommends
tions were unanimously adopted.
They were that all the by ways
and back entrances to the floor
and gallery of theChamber should
be securely locked, barred and
guarded, and that the doorkeepers
who were wont to sit sleeping in
their chairs only four feet away
from the entrance to the Cham
Der should be moved back ten
lineal feet therefrom, which in
some instances compelled these
gentlemen to take seats IN the
Committee rooms on the other
side of the corridor. Thus Sc
cured the Senate will hereafter
discuss combinations and other
State secrets, only to find that one
or more of their own members are
giving the thing away.
But this is not the only vexa-
tious proceeding that has dis
turbed the equilibrium of the
Senate. A personal collo1uy be-
twcn Senators Chandler and Call
has filed much space in the Re-
cord since Tuesday last. The
difficulty arose out of the lnvesti-
cation started some time since by
MIR. Chandler as to the cause
which led to the murder of Deputy
Marshall Saunders, at Quincy,
Fla. In defending his own State
from charge of countenancing
the killing in cold blood of a
United Estates Officer, Senator
Call made a personal attack on
Senator Chandler, and it is alleged,
interpolated in the Record Ian
guage which the decorum of the
Senate would not suffer to be
spoken in debate. On Wednesday
Chandler introduced a resolution
calling attention to this, and asked
the Senate to adopt vote of CEN
sure. 1t was sought to quiet mat
ters by referring the resolution to
a committee, and after being a
third time discussed, the matter
was dropped, subject to be again
taken up when either of the plin-
ciples see fit to renew the attack.
Could proceedings such as these
be reserved for secret sessions
there would be more reason for
the Senate sitting with closed
doors than now exists.
Chicago Is proud of the dis
tlnction which she has won in
taking from New York and all
other competitors the Worlds
Fair of '92. She certainly de-
serves SO splendid a gift as re-
ward for her thoroughly organized
and earnest work, and it is hoped
that If the Senate finally confirms
the action of the House she will
not allow her pride to overcome
her generosity to the defeated, but
will treat them with a liberality
that will force them to unite with
her in making the affair one for
the whole Nation. If she does
less she will follow short sight
ed policy which will make the
affair a failure, though she spend
half her wealth to make it sue
cess.
Washington is unquestionably
the place for a National and Inter
National exhibition, but if we
cannot have it here our people are
liberal enough to grasp the hand
Chicago may extend to us to make
the fair success and let New
York do the same.
The Civil Service Committee of
the House, this week have un-
earthed enough in it's inyestiga-
ton of the Commission to cause
the most sanguine civil service re-
former to feel doubtful whether
the law is q blessing or a curse.
ishldy's confession is disclosure
which few had looked for. In his
st stement as to how he tortured
the records, and made false certifi-
cat IS to secure appointments re-
gar, liess of eligibility, he attempt
ed to shield himself behind his
supeliors, and it will be ilcum-
bent upon these gentlemen, in
MIR. Roosevelt, to explain
their relations to him later on. III
is bad enough to have such a man
In the public service as Shidy, but
If, as he states, he had the counte-
of the Commission itself, of |
course Harrison cannot do less
than clean out the whole business.
and start again, and let us hope
with better success. "R. M"
ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Washington is fast earning a
reputation a City of Conven-
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