The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18

WHAT THE LAW MAKERS AXE DoiN


week IN Hashlcgtcp, left for boa
Saturday ui2ht. lie vas 10 80
r,ous good bumor, IS re hs'! 'ight
10 lie, for !, is ro~ - certain as any
tbiuy Ia tie future cao be tuat le
will be elected Speaker OF tue D. Il
House. President Cleveland inform.
Ell him before be left that he had
folly decided, Notwithstanding toe
the arguments presented by promi-
uent members OF the party 10 iavot
Of an earlier date, not To call 40 ex-
ira session Of Congress before Seq
truabef.
Tue leaders of The democratic par
ty nave it is stated agreed upon four
things TO be pressed ~heu Congress
meets, and it is probable ths. Preti.
dent Cleveland's message to Con-
gress, and maybe his proclaim alton
calling the extra session, will oe
largely devoted 20 arguments Tor
speedy action upon them-the res
peal Of the obnoxious Federal cleo
ton laws; the levying OF an income
lax; the repeal Of the Sherman silver
law and Of tue tax Oh the currency
lssosd bv state by banks, and Cou,-
piete revision,o1 the:terlff, lowering
the duties.
Secretary Carlisle de6sd the high
muck.a-mucks Of mngwumpery who
tried to bullduze him into retaining
tho republican chiefs Of divisions IN
his department., and is proceeding to
replace them with democrats, just "a
ae at 1rst intended to do, and work
ing democrats admire him more thar
| ever.
Reforms in keeping with oemo-
cratic ideas arc being quietly lntro>
duced into ali OF the Government
nave an opportunity to inves tjsate
abuses which have grown up nnd,r
/ republican rule. Secretary Her0ert's
order that no more navxl officers
he granted leave of absence to ecter
| private employ was followed by Sec
/ tetsry Lannon'S deterH nation 20
stop similar abuses in the army, ard
| not only to refuse to allow it II fu-
tyre but to revoke the leaves Of all
thos. officers now engaged IN other
Occupations, except Those granted
by special acts Of Congress. Secre
tary Lamont has also announced his
, Int ton to make almost . reCrgaDi-
xation in tbas important branch Of
The War department known as the
division OF records and pension. Tbs
division Is CLOSELY associated with
the Pension Bcreau, as it has to ver-
j 'fy the army record OF every sppIi-
cart for pension. Some forty or
6f.y changes have already been made
Ia this division.
1t may be true that Comptroller
Of Currency E:kIes has had no ex>
perle1cs IL the actual details Of
haoking. but the promptnees WITH
which be has acted during the past
; few days, when the suspension Of
rational banks for time were fire..
quent enough to be alarming, has
convinced the Treasury officisla apd
the banking world tina: he is thor
Ougbly posted upon the laws that
govern hanks and that as a cool.
headed business man he has never
had superior in that office. He
mas proven himself to be valuable
assistant to Secretary Carlisle and
Ills promptne=s IA dealins wish gu
pended banks has had 90 little to do
With restoring that public confidence
without which banks Of no kind can
longer exist. Mr. Cleveland made
no mistake 10 selecting that Young
man for Comptroller.
Commissioner Lochren Is already
finding his place 4 very hard Que TO
ill, hut he is not disappointed be
did not suppose that be was selec>
Ted to take charge Of the Pension
Bureau merely to draw salary. Al.
ready q series Of frauds al, Dut
through by one pension attot Der, IL.
Gated st Norfolk, Va, have been dis
covered and force Of expert exaui.
ueEs ere DOW engaged in inyestipa.
ting every case that this attorney
tas had anything to do With. the
Commissioner being determined to |
get to the bottor' and to punish the
tnilty. The wors. thing about the
crooked =orh zone hy thi. attorney
:- that u ss~ called tc CoIno.;4siof;>
= s<-.s:t4, = tte.,stion Is, ear and ils
.-~tiioc'i - p:'.st este Tim, !. ;ay2e
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