The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-01-20
GheDemurrat-S Star
LETTER TReM WASHINGTON.
Frsn Oar Regular (errespsadest.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Jan. Is, 1888.

Senator Chandler Is developing
Tendency to throw oraiorleal
bricks around with all The care
lessness which characterized The
sensational Congressional career
OF Benjamin +. Butler. While
speaking in favor OF The National
Quarantine bill Mr.. Chandler made
afew remarks aboai the relations
existing between Secretary Foster
and other Treasury officials and
The North German Lloyd Steam.
ship Co, the agenis,f which have
been In Washington since The
session began for the plrpose of
preventing legislation for The sus
pen,ion Of immigration. lie al-o
mad something spicy 10 say about
the courlesies extended by The
same Steamship Gu. 10 The plOmi.
nent newspaper men who COMPOSE
The Gndir"n CluD. Here are The
exact word, of his afraisnmeni OF
Secretary Foster and Assistant
Secretary Spauldlng, AMI many
consider it strong enough 10 call
for an Investigation. II it ISM
true Chandler should apologize
II II is true Foster should be i'm.
peaclied. This North German
Lloyd Steamship Co.." sad Sens,
tor Chandler III hrs speech, "ls The
favorite route Tor the Secretary oi
the Treasury and the Asst. Sec. of
the Treasury anil the Commission.
er OF immigration AMI other Treas
nry officials when they 60 abroad,
and the Company Is very kind to
Them. II always gives them The
best accommodations, and if they
lind themselves lacking money
when they are On The other side
and Congress has been negligence
In providing the means Tor their
transit and their support over
there, il loans them money" 1t
is very evident from Mr.. Chan.
dler's plain and unmislakable Ian.
guage that he bel ewes The Repub-
lican officials whose duty it is 10
enforce The present immigration
law have been bribed by his
Steamship Co. to neglect their
sworn duties, That he thinks some
Prominent Washington CORES.
pondenls are IN The same b, at.
The speech has caused n great sen.
SALON in Washington and Thar
clasi OF newspaper correspondents
entirely loo numerous-who
make a practice % Placing them
selves under obligations for lavOrs
Received from any who cbooee to
offer them, Are highly indignant ;
but all the same il j. a fact hat no
correspnndenl is apt to write dis
agreeable things, even though he
knows them 10 be true, about
those he is under obligations 10.
That speech hits a good many of
them III a tender spo', and ii hurts.
Some papers will not allow their
correspondents here 10 acctp,
costly c~ourlesies, and The -ooner
they all gel on that basi. TIE bet
ter lor all concerned.
Alter much percussion MIR.
Harrison issued an order extend
lag ineclasshed Civil Service to
The letter carriers at all Tree de-
livery Offices, but declined 10 in
clude Bureau aud Div;s on chiefs
IN the Government Departments,
or printers in the Government
Printing Office. 1t is expected hat
this order will keep between 5000
and 5000 Republican, in Office un-
der The Democratic admlnistra.
ton. but # Mr.. Cleveland is
pionpt In dlsplaclrg Republican
postmaslers The example of The
Republicans IN dealing with the
rail say mail clerks al the BEGIN
ming oi the Harrison admiri,lra.
ton al be- followed and a few
thousand Democrats lie pu, in be.
fore the civil service commission
holds examination and prepares lis
lisi of eligibles.
The House Committee which
has been engaged for several
months IN investigating The Raj
Ing Coal Combine has completed
The taking OF testimony and Is
now at work on lis report. II i.
believed that The Committee will
report that the main allegation,
concerning the combine have been
fully ~snbslanliated by the evi.
dence taken; also that The consii
tulional right Of Congress TO legs.
late on The subject will be affirm.
ed, and that certain Legislation,
probably In The shape of an amend.
ment TO The Interstate Commerce
law. will be recommend, d.
The Worlds FAIR people are If
ter another appropriation from
Congress. This time the amount
wanted exceeds $685.. OOO-$4S5 400
for judges, $4,000 tor slenoura-
piers, $4,000 for deficiencies in
payment OF salaries and the ex.
penses of The National Commits.
SION, and $93,19O Tor expenses Of
The lady managers. The general
Impression in Congress Is that the
amounts are too large and that
they will be cut before they can
get through.