The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-04-19
wAxHlNeroN LETTER.

WASHINGTON, April Ia 1888
Senator Hoar's deep laid scheme to secure
ome political capital by having a Senate COM
nittee Investigate the charge of embezzlem ent
aid to have been committed by Senator Roach. |
pr North Dakota. fourteen or fifteen years ago.
has come to grief. In fact. tits dead. 1t was |
killed by q democratic caucus of Senators, |
which adopted a resolution against making an |
investigation into the career of Senators before
they became snch. In the discussion in the
executive session held before the caucus. as
well as in the caucus. democratic Senator made
strong arguments against their right to make
such Investigations. They held that as the au-
tbority to create Senator rosted alone wit h
the state so the authoity to go into Senator's
private past rested alone with the state. and
that the election of man TO the U. s. Senate
by State legislature was sufficient certificate
of his good character for the Senate. Had it
not been for the chagrin felt by republicans at
the election of democrat to the Senate by the
republican legislature of North Dakota this
investigation never would have been proposed.
President Cleveland hes notified Senate
committee that he will send the last nom1na-
tions upon which he wishes immediate action
10 the Senate in few days. and adjournment is
looked for next week. unless things take very
unexpected turn. II win not be possible to
reach q vote upon the cases of the appointed
Senators at this session.
No enc, not even the republicans, believe that
Mr.. Ady has any case at all in his claim to be
legally elected to the seat held by Senator
Martin. of Kansas, but the committee on Priv.
ileges ard Elections reported resolution au-
thorizipg an investigation. 1t is not yet cer-
tain. however. that it will be made.
The position of Assist ant Treasurer OF the U !.
We fe oct fho INN IA If
from strictly commercial point of view un-
der the government. He handles more money
than any man in the country and has to give a
bond Of $500 600. something that comparative ~
few men can do. The nomination of Mr.. Con
rad n. Jordan, of New York, who was the q 8.
Treasurer during President Cleveland.s first
administration. to this position gave general
satisfaction, both IN polit ical and business cir
cies.
The investigation of the Weather ureau
has so far been confined to the charges against
employees OF stealing from the bureau. which
have been more than proven by the evidence
The next charge to be taken up will be that of
violating the Civil Service law by employing
incompetent men at fancy salaries and pro-
noting other for no better reasons than than
that they were favorites of some high official
or his friends
The opposition to the confirmation of Mr..
Eckles to be Comptroller of Currency WAS evi
IDENTIFY confined to republican newspapers. II
did not materialize in the Senate.as was prompt
~ confirmed this week, as he wauld have been
last week if somebody had not started silly
story about his nomination being the result OF
q clerical error. The nomin alton was not act
ed upon at the first meeting of the Finance
committee held after 1t was made because OF
kha kha ho 0f q K.
ing ii. best TO wait until the President could be
seen before reporting upon it The retiring
republican Comptroller thinks Mr.. Clveland
was wise in nominating good lawyer to the
position. as complicated legal questions are
constasly turning up for him to decide.
Secretary Morton smiles at the criticism
fred at him because he abolished the sinecurt
held by the late Mr., Blaine's brother. 81
found, >, said the Secretary" that MIR. Blaine
was drawing $4,000 year for doing nothing
or at least nothing that was of the slighesi
value TO the Government, and he would have
had to go all the same even if he had been Mr.
Cleycland's brother. That's all there is to it,
Secretary Herbert is heels over head in max.
ing of Or separations for thd big Naval Review
to begin in Hampton Roads next week. The
Secretary will. during the review. be quar-
tered upon q US vessel. in order that he may
enjoy seeing the SHINE TAKEN on the foreign
warships. The President will not go to Hamp-
tom Roads. but will meet she vessels in New
York. whittier they go after the programme in
Hampton Roads is completed. and 1t may be
that he will go direct from New York to Chi
cago. to open the Worlds Fair. before return
ing to Washington. but he hasn't finally decid.
ed about that
The dismissal of republican chiefs of DiVis-
ions in the departments are becoming quite
frequent. and to hear some of them kick is very
amusing. Every man Of them thinks they
ought to have been kept in Office. Fortunate
ly the heads of the departments differ with
them.