The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-10
Attic NATIONS CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARB DOING

Mr. Harrison is engaged in en-
giaoering smother gigantic war scare,
with the same cd object in view:
Ut as Secretary Blaine - having
e. BIT with the grip. the little uan
10 the White house i ,rying To run
u machine aIoue and there Is : r.
CT inst II may lot work q, 1T 'It
10 the Cn.lial oas. -. it -erta say
will not II similar u1alnatan han.
connie IS used oY Mr.. Harrison. De-
tails are scarce a. It. why the coun-
tfy Is IN danger Of war with GTeat
Il titan that the adm ni-tratIon peo>
e say It - All that ia known IS
t4as Lord Salisbury notified the De
p.rtment Of STAG that ne approved
Of The arbitration treaty that was
slG ed by NJ R.siue amt SIT Julian
+ .nncefote last Mo day, bu~that
h lecliuei to rene" tue modus vi
veoil for the coming sealI0g season
within thirty miles Of the Pn5y low
Islands.
There's 40 booming Of cannon
or sounding OF the charges IN that,
50 far as ordinary folks can see OF
hear, but it was enough TO bring Mr.
Harrison tearing home from his
hunting trip and 20 cause him to
cali his cabinet horredly together
for a night meeting, which was OF
itself enough to start the most sensa
tionsl stories agoing over the news
paper special wires, and the myster-
lous hints dropped BY those clos,
TO Mr. Harrison, of impending dan
ger to the American Eagle, did the
rest in manner that was probably
highly pleasing to that gentleman :;
bat now that he has tbs war scare
falrly on its feet, what will he do
18th it?
The antiH harrison republicans are
s,mewhat at sea as to who take up
for a candidate and the names
that are constantly being put for
ward In that connection are but
feelers Of the public pulse. The
latest feeler is in favor Of J. s.
CIarkson, chairman Of, the rePubl-
can national committee for place
in Mr.. Harrison's cabinet, and vet
was most peremp torily turned down.
There Is little doubt that Mr.. Clark
son would take great pleasure in
taking the nomination away from
Mr.. Harrison if be could; but
hardly large enough to make hin
Presidential nominee even Of the
republican party.
The House Committee on Apr 0
prlations may decide to abolish two
entire divisions Of The Treasury de-
partment, those on Public Moneys
and Loaus and Currency, because
the work done by them is out q
duplication of what is done BY two
divisions of the Treasurer's office
All that is necessary to abolish
hem Is to leave them out of the
annual appropriation bill upon which
the committee is now at work.
Although the Pension Office in,
Vestigstion has but just begun to
get into the Interesting stage, it has
already been shown pretty conclu.
sively that things are not conduct.
ed as they should be. 1t has been
acknowledged by official witness
that meE recommended for dismissal,
for case, have not only been KEEP,
In office, bat actually promoted, it
has been acknowledged that the
private secretary Of Assistant
Secretary Chandler has regularly
visited the Pension Office to push
the claims represented by certain
attorney, and that an employe who
feloniously broke the lock Of The
desk OF one of bis superior officers
in order to see some papers therein
VS. afterwards promoted. And
| there is more and worse to cone
lIr. Enloe has introduced 8 bill ioE
the protector Of Witnesses in tie
employ Of the Government, which
if it becomes law, as it should, will
add much important testimony
which otherwise will not be obtained
IN this inveatlg stion.
/ Three appropriation bills passed
in nne week. Where is the mar
who accused the majority of the
House of being slow.
Women who HE early.