The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-30
LIVE HASHINGToN TOPICS.
ThinGS OF Interest In and Outside OF the
Halls OF Congress.

Things OF Interest In and Outside of the
Halls OF Congress.
WASHINGTON. May 29.--Postmaster eneral
Wanamaker has as yet made no answer to the
charge that he is knowingly and persistently
permitting Pension Claim Agent George Z.
Lemon to violate a plain statute OF the United
States. Copies OF the National Tribune. Mr.
Lemons paper, are still being mailed at the
Post Office in this city under verbal and writ
ten instructions from the Postmaster General
to admit them to the mails, Notwithstanding
the fact that the superintendent OF mails has
repeatedly rejected them as unavailable. and
the further fact that Judge Tyner the Assist
ant Attorney General for the Post Office De-
partment, has given a written opinion that the
law is being plainly violated by the mailing Of
says that the only printed matter allowed upon
newspaper wrapper must come within the
following description:
That mail OF the second class (Which includes
ne%spaperS shall contain no writing. print marx. or
sign thereon or therein IN addition to the orgina print
OF the person to whom tue matter shall be sent and
pfnroa he printed die The public the printed
AND AND w or Sn or ~ or Or
viii end uA'' 10
which Mr. Lemon is constantly mailing. con-
tain in print the following notice:
with" Ave days VIII hand sons
e t ,s or qths in matters growing
This notice is printed on the inside of the
wrapper. undoubtedly for the purpose OF mis-
leading the ocas o Of the E, mailing
necessary. however as these officials know
that Mr. Lemons illegal practices have been
less in the face of an explicit order from the
head Of the Post Ohlce Department TO accept
the papers for mailing: Judge Tyner's ,deci:
sion that the mailing of the uaDarS is n dirant
and plain violation Of the law was rendered
pearly three months ago; No, notice has
O1fice Department that the decision had been
nullihed by subsequent decision OF the De-
are matlable under the law. No evidence can
he found that such decision was ever made
The chief clerk Of the Department Of Justice
back and finds no decision on this point He
adds. thet Attorney General Miller assures
him that he has never given such an opinion,
either verbally or otherwise.
The action OF Posmaster-General Wanna
maker in this matter is all the more inex-
other papers have yainly endeavored to get
their publications into the malls accompanied
Mr. Lemon. and have Leen waiting with much
interest Tor decision upon the Lemon case.
equally so to them. These publishers are shut
out. however. with the statement that the case
Is still pending for DECISION. In the mean
eral contributor to the Republican campaign
fund. continue TO be mailed as usual.
Representative Funston OF Kansas. from the
Committee on Agriculture. to-day reported to
the House the Agricultural Appropriation bill.
1t carries total appropriation OF 81 ,l0J.400 for
the Agricultural department proper. and the
regular yearly appropriation Of sG45,O00 for
state agricultural experiment stations.
Thomas T. Laughlin Of Illinois and Michael
b. OCOnnor Of New York have been appointed
Post Office inspectors.
A plan arranged by Senator Call for making
the United states Senate sort Of sponsor for
him in the bitter warfare in which he is en-
gagged with a portion OF the people of Florida
was frustrated by one of the clerks in the Sec
very bitter personal controversy with ". y.
Chipley. the Chairman Of the Democratic State
Central Committee OF Florida. A few days ago
sIring ' an s exhaustive rsvieW Of Mr.. talfs
public record, which was not at all creditable
ae bter ptae sRd
caused Mr.. Call great indignation. On Tues
day he asked permission IN omen Senate
lions Which had been forwarded 10 |
tho punishment OF. railroad officials who are |
attempting 70 interfere in the Senatorial fight |
BY tho Tree distriSu,iop Of railroad transgorq,
document a letter Of his own on that and other |
81 biects addressed to the ',people.of Florida"
the Senate granted it. Mr.. Call thereupon ar
ranged for the printers mass oil manuscript |
about foot thick. 1t contained moro than so |
closely written pages and was OF such O char
acter that 1t would have been scandal upon
tho Senate to have 1t printed as one oits official
reference whateyor TO any subject before Con-
gross or in which the public at large is inter-
ested OF concerned. II was simply the Sena-
tors reply 10 Mr. Chipley's. pamphlet, and was
more personal and abusive in It's character
than that document was. The clerk who re-
ment, aud had not the, courage 10 send 1t
case 20 Vice President Morton. who called
to,ether some o. the Republican Senators for
consult alton. They were highly Indignant
at what. they called the trap Into which Mr.
on him that they W. uld oppose the printing OF
the manuscript. Democratic Senator was
called IN n a peacemaker. and he prevailed
upon Alr. Call 10 withhold his literary produc-
Il n, temporarily al least. Senator Call feels
ate documents should have reported the fact TO
Mr.. Morton. instead OF sending the manu-
script to the printer, and 1t Is said that he con-
templates rising TO q question Of privilege In
open session. II he docs he may get the worst
Of IT,
Tho Senate in executive session to-day con-
lrmed the following Eominations T. W. l..
smith. District Of Columbia. Consul General
RRnd secretary q Legation at Bogota; r. l.
Santiago Chill: b, ii. sullivan surveyor. Cen n.
oral of South Dakota: C. f. AuRu6tin. Keceiyer
Of Public Moneys at Menasha. Wis.
The second reunion Of memh ers OF the House
Of Representatives, Thirty-iourth ConRfess.
who voted for N. r. Banks tor Speaker. closed