The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-01-14
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newspaper men WHO compose the Grid
iron club. Here are the exact words
of his arragnment of Secretary Foster
and Assistant Sec. Spauldlng, and
many consider it strong enough to call
for an investigation. If it isn't true
Chandler should apologize; if it is true
Foster should be impeached. This
North German Lloyd steamship Co,
said Senator Chandler in his speech,
lis the favorite route for the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Asst. Sec. of
the Treasury and the Commissioner of
Immigration and other Treasury Off
Gals when they go abroad, and the
company is very Kind to them. 1t al
ways gives them the best accomoda-
tions, and if lhey find themselves lack
ing money when they are on the other
side and Congress has been negligent
in providing the means for their transit
and their support over there. 1t loans
them money" 1t is very evident from
Mr.. Chambers plain and unmistakable
language that he believes the republic
can officials whose duty it is to enforce
the present immigration law have been
bribed by this Steamship Company to
neglect their sworn duties, and that he
thinks some prominent Washington
correspondents are in the same boat
/ The speech has caused great sensa-
ton in Washington, aud that class of
newspaper spOndents-entirely too
numerous make practice of
placing themselves under obligations
for favOrs received from any who
choose to offer them are highly indig-
nant; but all the same it is a fact that
no correspondent is able to write disa-
greeabe things, even though he knows
them to be true. abont those he is I'M
der obligations TO. That speech hits n
good many Of them in tender spot,
and it hurts. Some papers will not al
low their correspondents here to accept
costly courtesies. and the sooner they
all get on that basis the better for all
concerned.
The Worlds Fair people are after
another appropriation from Congress.
S625, Go0-Sis5. coo for judges, 10000 for
stenographers, 81 $50 for deficiencies
in the payment of saleries and the eX-
penses of the National Commission.
and ss3.l90 for expenses of the board
of lady managers. The general i'm
preston in Congress is that the amounts
are TO large and that they will be cut
before they can get through.
After much persuasion Mr.. Harrison
issued an order extending the classified
civil service to the letter carriers at all
free delivery Offices, but declined to in
clude bureau and division chiefs in the
government departments, or printers
III the government printing Office. It is
expected that this order will keep be
tween COCO and 5000 Republicans in
office under the Democratic administra-
ton, but il Mr.. Cleveland is prompt in
displaciug Republican post masters the
example of the Republicans in dealing
with the railway mail clerks at the be-
ginning of the Harrison administration
can be followed and few thousand
Democrats be put III before The clVli
service commission holds examination
and prepares its list Of eligibles.
The House committee which has
been engaged for several months in in
vestigating the Reading Coal Combine
has completed the taking of testimony
and is now at work on its report. 1t is
believed by the committee that the
main allegations concerning the com
hine have been fully substantiated by
the evidence taken; also that the con-
stitutional right of Congress to legis-
late on the subject will be affirmed, and
that certain legislation, probably in the
shape OF an amendment to the Inter
state Commerce law, will be recon
mended.
Andrew Jackson day falling this wear
on Sunday was celebrated twice by
democratic associations of this city,
once on Saturday and again on Monday.
Both celebrations We're dinners. at both
of which many Democratic Congress
men were guests and speakers.