The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-05-27

"iO siOuiu ldNC lOuS d-p pteu us
missed from Office for the manner in
which he dealt with the wrecked Phil.
adelphia national bank, has gone to
Chicago to organize the national bank
of which he is to be president; but he
did not resign before leaving Washing
ton. No, he. He will devote as
much time as may be necessary to his
private business, but he is too good n
republican to forego drawing salary
from the government up 10 the last
minute. He will not resign until the
first of July
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. who
has reported favorably from the Sen
ate committee on Civil Service and
retrenchment a joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton making the Presidential term six
years and making President ineligi-
bic for reelection, would doubtless
like to have this amendment 60 into
effec, March 4, 1898. instead of March
4, 1897, as provided in the resolution.
But he can console himself with the
knowledge that a higher authority than
the Constitution-the people will
prevent Mr.. Harrison getting second
term.
The members of the joint Immigra.
tion committees which have been en-
gagged in investigating the subject of
immigration have not fully decided
whether they will report in favor of
abollshing the Office Of Commissioner
of immigration, in which ex-Congress-
man Owen has proven such a misfit.
but they have practically agreed upon
some amendments to the present laws.
intended to put an end to the evasions
by which immigrants of the prohibited
classes get into the United States.
These amendments will be incorpora-
ted in bill that will shortly be intro
duced in both House and Senate.
The Attorney General pleads ignor-
ance, further than the newspaper &C
counts, concerning the Reading com.
bine as an answer to the House reso-
luton asking for information. That
is precisely the same answer he gave
the committee Of the House the other
day, concerning violations of the civil
service law by Federal officials in Bal,
timore. The question naturally arises
why is he ignorant3 He has under
his orders large force of special
agents and other officials, covering
every section of the country, and it IS
fair to assume that if he is really ignor-
ant of such things it is because he
wishes to be. The House has not de-
cided what action, if any, it will take.
OF course the report OF the sub-com-
m,ttee OF the House which has been
investigating the expenditures of the
Worlds Fair in favor of reduction Of
the large salaries now being paid to a
few officials, and of the abolition of
the expensive and useless department.
OF foreign affairs, has raised a howl
from the holders of these ''scft snaps"
and their friends. Who ever knew of
the holders of sinecures willingly turn
ing thom loose, Besides, these men
feel that they must kick up big row
over having their salaries reduced as a
sort Of pallation fo- the wasted money
already paid to them. The report is
in no sense an attack on the Exposi-
tion, as it distinctly says that the CON-
mittee expresses without reserve their
confidence in the assured success of
the Exposition. In every essential
feature it stands unrivaled in all time"
1t is said that one OF the wealthlest
republican Senators has placed in the
hands of agents $4,000 to be wag-
gered in sums of $1,000 and upward
that Harrison will not be nominated,
and that he has offered to wager, in
case Harrison is nominated, an unlim-
tied amount. with odds Of two to one,
that he will not be elected.
Representative Bland, of Missouri,
created little furry by expressing his
willingness to repeal the dependant