Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.



most important event Of the week was
the arguments made before the United
States supreme court In case invOlv'
Ing the constiluti) nality Of the new
Chinese exclusion law, although to
have listened TO the hubbub raised
early in the week over Pfceident
| Cievelnnd's notice that no more per.
sonal Interviews would be- granted
candidates Tor appointment to Office a
person not acquainted with the buster
ing methods OF small.fry politicians
might have considered that the moel
important happening Of the age. In
tho opinion Of number Of the sbl,
lawyers with whom your correspon.
dent has talked, the lawyers represent
ing the Chinese In this country and the
emperor OF China had tho bost OF the
argument from legal standpoint,
and that, OF course, 10 the
standpoint from which the court
will make its decision, which Is ex-
pected to be handed down eome time
next weea. IL the court should up
hold the constitutlonaliiy OF the law
II ~ not believed here that any s,epB
will be taken TO send the unregistered
Chinese home, until Congress appro-
PIRATES the money 81 pay tne expenses.
Mr.. Cleveland's decision 10 hear no
more personal appeals from place
seekers IL not OF the slightest public
Importance, nor IL Il the first time that
he has taken the enne etepy. He issued
u similar notice iu 1885. In this case,
TO use n little slang, II Is believed to be
"put-up job" between the President
and senators and representatives OF his
party TO "ifeeze out" tho large mum.
Der OF Ofiico.seekers who have
come to Washington on their own
hook, and were acting entirely inde.
pendent OF the Aforesaid senators and
representatives. 1t acted oil right 30
far ~ the White House In concerned,
but the crowd has swoored down upou
tho members OF the cabinet 70 such nm
extent that they are considering the
Availability ~ also refusing personal
interview to ofiics-seekers.
Administration may change, but
the department money.lesders, or
"shylocks," M they arc best known,
are always with w. The case OF
colored man employed M laborer In the
interior department IL Just now making
u small scandal. The average depart.
ment "ahylock" has been content to
loan tho employees money at Ave per
cent a month, but this fellow has been
getting twenty per cent month for
Ills money and has been making, Is IA
said, something like $3.50 n month, In
addition TO his modest salary OF $40.
Secretary Smith has been asked TO In.
veetigate this Napoleon of nnance.
President Cleveland IL understood to
be half persuaded 10 call the proposed
extra session OF Congress to meet In
June, instead OF In September. If
this program IL carried out IL In expect |
cd that Congress will remain In session
until late In July and then taKo u 10.
cess until October, escaping the months
OF August and September, which are
usually tho most dis,greeable and un-
healthy months In Washington.
The long drawn out Investigation OF
the weather bureau has come TO Nh
end, but owing " the mas OF tesli- |
mony taken no report will be made
for some days.
Secretary Herbert has in n single
week received the praise and the cen.
sure OF many disinterestcd people,
something that rarely happens IA 30
short time to nn executive officer Of
the government. The official act
that brought out the praise was
his decision that no more naval |
oflicers would be allowed while on
leave OF absence and drawing two.
thirds pay ~ enter the employ OF
private persons or firms. This Is |
real reform, for the practice was bad
one from every point OF view. and has |
been growing at an alarming rate. |
The act Tor which he was censurou
was the appointment of Medical In
spector J. Rufus Tryon to DO surgeon
general OF tho navy, vice Browne,
this week retired, over the heads OF 2s
spectors who are his seniors In
service. DIR. Tryon has u splendid
reputation ne surgeon aud will doubt
less make a good record As surgeon
general, but tho same 10 true OF
number OF those over whose heads b.
wus promoted. II was simply u case
Of "pull," and Tryon had u stronger
one than tho other fellows.
That tho Investigation OF the New
York Custom house " considered OF
great Importance was shown by the
selection OF man ~ prominent as ex.
Secretary FairchilJ, who was secretary
Of the treasury during the greater part
Of President Cleveiand's nrst admin.
istration, rs q chairman Of tho com.
mittoc charged with making It. MIR.
Fairchild's assistants are Hon,
Daniel Magone, Of Ogdensburg, N. ",
anu ex.Congressman PoindexteI |
Dunn. OF Arkansas.
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