The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-30
LAMENTATIONS CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE pol>G

Correspondence TO THK.DEAocRAT1
WAsHISGTos, ID. c., Msrch p, '93.
Economy Is the watcn~ord IN
every department Of the Government
and It viii not DO changed As long as
democrats are in control one OF The
very first things tnat President
Cleveland impressed upon toe minds
tue members Of bis cabinet YES that
each of them should be liberal in the
use Of the pruning knife 10 cutting
If sinsecures ord useless employees
under them. Something has already
been done ID tie cutting OF lire, but
what has oeen done is - nothing
when compared with what Will be
done, President Cleveland wishes
head ofthe departments TO anticipate
the findings of the Congressional
Joint commission. which has already
organized, for the purpose Of lnvestl.
eating the work of tue government
department, with a view to recuc-
ton in the number Of employees and
an improvement in the present slow
and In many instances cumbersome
methods Of transscting business,
| Wherever possible. To change the
methods VIII 10 many cases require >
change In the law, but to compel
every employe OF the government to
render an honest equivalent for the
salary received, and to dismlss all
| the drones and shirke ls within the
! power CT the heads OF the departs
ments under presen Mt lave, and unless
somebody weakens it ls going to be
done. l heard Of case the other day
which indicates that there Is one
Secretary who will not weaken, no
matter what influence may be behind
tie shirkers. By accident Secretary
Carlisle learned that an $500 clerk
IA womsn-kad only been on duty
about half the time during the last
twelve months. He sent for her
chief and asked why this hsd been
aliowsJ, "Bacause she Is backed by
Congressman" Gaming one OF the
most influential members Of the
House, THAT is no excuse at all''
SAID The Secretary" dismiss her at
once, and, understand that all the
clerks in this department have got
to work for their salaries or get out."
Mrs. Cleveland has not indicated
whether she intends holding any
| public reception this spring, hut aIl
| who desire to meet her can do 80 by
writing and requesting that privilege,
as she sets aside an hour t-ice a
week on Tuesdays and Fridays to
| received those who have 10 this way
obtained her permission to call on
her.
Almost as many misstatements
have been made concerning the sta
tus of the extra session of the Sens
ate as about the intentions OF PRESS
dent Cleveland. Long stories have
Il NH II
no better have printed them, about
the annoyance it was caaelng him.
"A matter of fact, the extr. ession
only continues at pleasure Of the
President, and as soon as he shall
notify the Senate that he has no fur
Their communica ton to make to it,
adjournment will follow, unless pre-
ceGepts are sll set aside. SO power
erful is precedent that at this writ>
ing it seems propable that the demo
cratic officers Of the Se3 ate will not
be elected at the extra session, al
though they have been nominated by
the caucus and resolution sd.pted
to proceed to elect them. The re-
pubIicans entered a protest against
this proceeding on the ground that it
would be a violation Of precedent,
and the indications are that the dem.
ocrat,c Senators will not act ag .iast
that protest.
The reports fcr and against the
seating of the appointed Senators
from Montana, Washington and Wy.
oninR, were presented to the Senate
today. 1t s expected that the de-
bate will begin at once and that the
Serate viii hold taliy eesSinDa until