Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1893-05-24
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

FROM our lttpuluT
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10, '93.
Speaker Crisp, after spending Il week in
Washington, has gone home. lie was IN
glorious good humor as he had right to
be, for it is now as certain AS anything in
the future can be that he will be elected
Speaker of the next House. President
Cleveland informed him before he left that
he had fully decided, Notwithstanding the
arguments presented by prominent mem
bcrs Of the party in favor Of an earlier
date. not to call an extra session of Con-
grcss before September.
The leaders of the democratic party
it is stated agreed upon four things to be
pressed when Congress meets, and 1t IS
probable that President Clcveland's mes
SAGE to Congress, and may be his proca-
nation calling the extra scscion, VIII be
largely devoted to arguments for speedy
action upon them - the repeal of the OBJ
noxiouS Federal election laws; the levy
ing OF an income tax; the repeal of the
Sherman silver law and Of the currency
issued by state banks, and Il complete re-
vision Of the tariff, lowering the duties.
Secretary Carl isle dciicd the high muck
a-mucks of mugwumpery who tried to
bulldoze him into retaining the republican
rAicfs ordivisiols in his department, and is
urocpcdn. to replace them with democrats
iuSt rs he at first intended to do, and work.
iug democrats admire him mere than ever,
Reforms in keeping with democratic
ideas are being quietly introduced INFO all
of thcGovcrmcnt departments as fast as
their hcaG' have an opportunity to inVcs-
tigatc abuses which have grown up under
republican rule. Secretary lerberl $
order that no more naval officers should be
GRANTED leave of absence TO enter private
employ was followed by Secretary La
monts determination to stop similar abu-
SEES in the and army. and not only to allow
it in future but to revoke the leaves OF all
lIiDSt OlllCtIS HON CuSu-Sh III ''hN' "~'
patons, except those granted by special
acts Of Congress. Commissioner Lochreh
is already finding his place Il very hara
one to ill, but he is not disappointed; he
did not suppose that lie was selected to
take charge of the Pension Bureau merely
to draw salary. Already series OF
frauds all put through by one pension
attorney. located az Norfolk Va, have
been discovered and force of expert ex-
amiucrs are now engaged in InveStlgat
ing every case that this attorney has had
ANYTHING to do with, the Commissioner
heinz determined to get to the bottom, and
- punish the guilty. The worst thinS
about the crooked work done by this attor'
nty is that it was called to Commission
rr's Raum'S attention last year and he de-
clincd to prosecute him, because it mlshl
iniurc the republican party. The amount
OF money obtained by these fraudulent
pensioners cannot be exactly stated unit
the examiners have concluded their IN
yeStigation, but it is already known tina
tits more than 100000 But there is one
thing that can be positively stated, ant
that is, that the frauds will be prosecuted
extent of law by Commissioner Lochrcn
Just as fast as the necessary evidence cal
he gathered, regardless Of who or wha
may be injured thereby. Judge Lochrel
has abrogatcd the notorious ''eompletet
llies" rule, which was made by Raum tt
please the pehson attorney who indorse'
his notes Cor twenty odd thousand dollar
soon after be took charge Of tn Pension
Office