The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-06-30
WAsH1seTos LETTER
WASHINGTON, June s6, rsos.

zard Bay cottage the latter part OF this
week, although he has so much to do
that he cannot make the trip one of
rest and recreation. He will simply
transfer the executive Office from the
White House to his seaside cottage,
in order that he may work with more
comfort and fewer interruptions and
at the same time be with Mrs. Cleve-
land during the period that every af-
fec,ionate husband likes to be with his
wife.
He told Representative Richardson,
of Tennessee, who was chairman Of
the committee on Printing in the last
House and who will probably occupy
the same position when the present
House is organized, that he would not
appoint the new Public Printer for
some time. The delay in the appoint
ment of this official is believed to be
largely due to desire to perfect a
plan for the entire reorganization Of
the Government Printing Office as
soon as the change is made.
Representative Catchings, OF Mis-
sisslppi, who was a member of the
House committee on Rules in the last
Congress, says some radical changes
will have to be made in the House
rules if difficulty is to be escaped in
carrying out the pledges of the party.
Rules that will prevent more than a
reasonable time being consumed in
fillibustering are what will be needed
to carry out the democratic legislative
programme.
Representative Tarsney, Of Missouri,
created a sensation in the House a
few weeks before the adjournment Of
the last session Of Congress by declar-
ing that under Raum's administration
Of the Pension Office pensions had
been granted for no other disability
than the loss Of hair. Republican
members of the House bitterly denied
the statement and called upon Mr..
Tarsney to give the name of his in.
formant, and the next day Raum sent
letter to Representative Grout, of
Vermont, officially denying that a pen
sion had ever been allowed for bald
ness, and again Mr.. Tarsney was ask.
ed to give his informant's name. Mr.
Tarsney replied by saying that his in
formant was an employee of the Pen
sion Office and would at once be dis
missed if his name were mentioned
He added however that he believed
the statement to be true and said: 81
make this pledge to the House that
at the very first opportune moment it
can be safely done, shall, by the files
and records of that Office, prove the
truth of my informant's statements, or
hold him up to the scorn of the House
and the country as falsiier, a char
acter | do not believe he deserves" !"
Two days before the Inauguration of
President Cleveland DR.. Warren Holt,
Of Missouri, medical examiner in
the Pension Office, was dismisae ed
under the charge OF having given false
information to Representative Tarsney.
Now for the sequel: This week quite
accidentally case was discovered that
proved Mr.. Tarsney's statement to
have been strictly true and the dismiss
al of DR.. Holt to have been unjust
he has been reinstated. The case is
that of Allen G. Peck, of Co. H. Ist
r. l. Light Artillery, who was allowed
a pension Oct. Io, 1891, to be dated
from March I, 1884, of 81 month,
the only disability alleged being Gloss
of hair result of typhoid fever"
Whether there are other men drawing
pensions for badness remains to be
seen, but Mr.. Peck will draw no more
money on that account.
Secretary Morton says his recent
trip to Nebraska convinced him that
the populist party is rapidly disinter-
grating in the northwest and that the
democrats of that section will never
consent to fusion with such a party.
He thinks that if any party combines
with the populists it will be the repub-
licans IN a few of the populists it will
be the republicans in a few Of the
southern states.
Next Friday will close the present
fiscal year and instead of the eight or
ten million deficiency which was esti-
mated by Raum there will lemain un-
expended more than $I,ooo,ooo Of
the pension appropriation.
1t Is understood that Sec. Lamont's
action in revoking his recent order ap-
pointing an army Court of Inquiry to
inquire into Col. Ainsworth's connect
ion with the accident at Ford's old
theatre was the result OF a conference
with President Cleveland, and that it
had been definitely decided not to sus.
pend Col. Ainsworth until the courts
decide whether he is guilty or not. He
will be indicted by the grand jury this
week.
There is nothing mugwumpish about
MIR. Dayton, the new postmaster of
New Work Civ who has been in