The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-06-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Nice Scheme to Ceger Up That
Little Deficit. |


Special Correspondence Ca Le2aBIA'HE4sAI Id
WASHINGTON, JUNE MIR. Harrison
has at last, it is said, braeed up his
back bone sufficiently TO inform Conn
missioner of Pensions Raun that he
must hand in his resignation as soon as
another man can be found Win some
political pull who is willing to take the
place. Raum did the grand kick act,
and has not yet consented to resign,
saying that he prefers being dismissed;
hut he'll change his mini. Iney all 90
that WaV. When Tanner was asked Tor
h s. RESIGNATION he swore that he would
never write it, but he did all the same
It's easy to talk about being kicked,
but when the big hob-nailed boot Is
raised they all get out OF the way II pos
s b Z.
Just as might have been expected, the
alleged attempt to begin criminal pro
,.eedings againt young Rauh anu MS
partners in office selling has already
practically petered out, anu Tie DIS
trict attorney, republican OF course,
mas begun TO hint about the difficulty
of securing the necessary PROOF TO con-
VIct Raum or any of his pals, anu the
uselesSEe SS OF III. sfng the case DeIore
the Grand Jury. 1t is always difficult
to do that which we 90 not WISH 10 20
BY the way, speaking OF PENSION VI
fee matters, there was quite a farce
played there this week. A man was
tried for borrowing money anu CoH-
missioner Raum, the man who ac-
knowIedgec under oath that he had
borrowed $4,000 from the king of the
pension sharks, was one of the judges.
We gods think of that. 1t was certainly
the acme of absurdity. OF curse the
borrower was acquittedj nut Ylcun
had to be found, So the leliqW VINO got
the loan for him from a Washington
ten per center was found to be too loose
in his ideas OF the amount OF interest
that ought to be changed for acconmo-
datIon loaQs, and was accordingly Qis-
missed in disgrace tFnnt the Govern
| 'nent service. There are pltes ana piles
If croukedness all over the Pension
bureau awaiting the argus eye or a
democratic Congressional tnvestigat-
ingcOmmItteet
Secretary Proctor having given the
War Department several consecutive
DAYS of his valuable time has now gone
back to Vermont to put in about ten
days in looking after his private busl-
ness.
If it be true, as is generally believed
| lere, that the instructions photographed
| the revenue cutters Rush ana Bear as
| 20 the part they should take i'll the
| present sealing season in Behring Sea
| are practically the same as those issued
| to them l4st seasop-CQ pretenu te
| yatcn, but al the same tll1e "a pc very
..arefuI never to see any illegal sealing
Mr., Blaine must feel very thankful tina
ne was not here when they were Issued
The Attorney General has gane To the
| rescue of the Secretary OF the treasury
to limited extent, by deciding tlaI the
last named official has authority 10 Is
sue silver certificates against the 94,uQl,
| OU seIynIoraSe .I4at has been aceumula
ced by the coinage of bullion M
| Foster has also, it Is said, arrived at the
conclusion that he Gan issua silver GER
| .iticates against the S-u, ulI,ptu IN lrRc
| ional silver that he has been unsuc
.,s>iul Il Try ir.s IN put into circulation
| " srVvr,l " e. kS past. These are th'
| Methods 10y which the administrator
| hopes to slave oil that much dreaded
| ieficit.
Mr.. Harrison must have been re
| minded of the Conkling-Gartieldt trouble
his week when ex-senator Platt anC
| Miller, OF New Yoak, each supported by
dozen or more fFiendS, iny4Ged the
| White House TO engage IN HgAt eye
he appraisership of the port of New
| York. Mr.. Harrison finally succeeded
i'll making Secretary Foster temporary
reference ~ the cuntest, and he got rio
Of the gang by PROMISING % came DYE
| To New York and look into things ne
| fore making any decision. When tina
| IeciSiOn is made, the side that gets lei
| will Jump on Mr.. Harrison for satISlac
| ion, and he Will " sh. - many another
'reNid 'st l!aA, liza! i!!u!s we're no Fed
| al offices ia = ~ ufk.
| Representative i. j, Campbell, o
| New York, who is now here, is authori
Y for statement that will have very
important bearing upon the Speaker
| ,hip contest if he is not mistaken. H'
Says that it has been decided that TIN
.wentv-three democratic votes which
| New York will have In the next House
will be cast 81 Enit in the vote TO
| speaker. The calaiqaie who is to re
;eive twenty-threB votes has not beer
decided upon, and will not 10 until
conference il held; but Mr.. Campbell i:
certain that the delegation will selec
| the winner.
Hon. Jerry Simpson is going to max,
free trade speeches in Ohio in npposi
ton to McKinlsy's high tariff talks.