The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
NATIONS CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE DOING

Correspondence to The DEMoCRAT)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Q, 1898.
Senator Chandler is developing a
tendency 10 throw OratoIical bricks
around w.t. all the cafelessness
which characterized the sensation
al Congressional career OF Benla-
min +. Butler NJ bile speak ng In
favor OF the National Quarantine
bill Mr.. Chandler made few re-
marks about tie relations existing
between Secretary Foster and other
Treasury officials and the North
German Lloyd Steamship Co., the
agents of which have been in " ash.
lngton since the session began for
the purpose of preventing legisla-
ton for the suspension Of immlgra>
ton. He also tad something spicy
to say about the cOurtesieS extend
ed by the same Steamship Co.,
to the prominent newspaper men
who compose the Glidiron Club.
Here are the exact words of his ar
raignment Of Secretary Foster and
Assistant Secretary Spauldlng, and
many consider it strong enough to
call for an investigation. If 1t isn't
true Chandler should apologize; if
it Is true Foster should be impeach-
ed. "This North German Lloyd
Steamship Co.. SAID Senator Chan.
dler In bis speech, "ls the favorite
route for the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury and the Commissioner
of Immigration and other Treasury
officials when they 90 abroad, and
the Company is very kind to them.
1t always gives them the hest Of &C
commodatiOns, and if they find
themselves lacking money when
| they are on the other side and Con
giess has been Negligent in proyid
ing the means for their transit and
their support over there, it loans
them money" 1t is very evident
from Mr. Chambers plain and un.
mIstakable language that he be.
Iieves the republican officials whose
| duty It is to enforce the present i'm
| migration law have been hribed 10y
this Steamship Co., to neglect the.
sW orn duties, and that he thinks
some prominent Washington cor.
respondents are. in the same boat
| The speech has caused a great sen
>atlon in Washington, and that
| class OF newspaper correspondents
-entlrely too numerous-wbom make
a practice of placing themselves un
der obligations for favors received
| from any who choose to offer them
are highly indignant; but all the
same it Is a fact that no correspon
lent Is apt tc write dlsagreeabie
| things, even though he knows them
to be true, about those he is under
! obligationS to. That speech hits a
good MANY of them IN tonde,
spot, and it hurts. Some papers
will not allow their correspondents
here TO accept costly courtesles, and
the sooner they ali get on that ba~
AIS the better for all concerned.
After much persuasion MIR. liar.
! risou issued an order extending the
classified Civil Service to the letter
carrier at all free delivery offices.
| Dn3 declined to include Buteau and
| Divlslon chiefs III the Government
Departments. Or printers in the
Government Printing Office. 1t is
| expected that this order wilt keep
oetween 5000 and 5000 republic
cans in Office under the democratic
administration, but ii Nh. Cleye!and
Is prompt IN dl>piacjng republican
! post masters the example of the
republicans in dealing with the
railway mail clerks at tie begin
| nlDg OF the Harrison administration
can De followed and \ few thousand
democrats be put ia oefore the
Civil Service Comm. ssiun holds
examination and prepares its list
OF eliglbles.
The worlds Fair people are af-
ter another appropriation from
Congress. This time the amount
wanted exceeds 1925, OOO-$4S5, 400
for judges, $4,000 for stenogra-
piers, $4,000 for deficiencies IN
the payment OF salaries and the
expenses of the National Commits.
sion, and $93,l90 tor expenses OF
the board Of lady managers. The
| general impression ia Congress is
nat the amounts are too la ge aud
they will ba cut before they can &c
Through