The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-05

Correspondence to TIL DKAeCRAT.)
WARRINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1898.
Speaker Crisp's visit TO New York
for q purpose Of authoritively an>
nounced IN this correspondence, Was
. success from every point Of view,
and while the Speaker will not, OF
course, talk about &hat Mr.. Cleve>
land said to him bis face indicates
to certainty his satisfaction, and
indeed, be does not hesitate to say
that the conferences were entirely
satisfactory to both participants, and
that he found himself in perfect &C.
cord with Mr.. Cleveland's ideas
about what should be done By the
party In Congress. The Importance
to the democratic party at large Of
this complete understanding bet
Speaker Crisp and Mr.. Cleveland
can hardly be over estimated. In
the fret place. it removes oil danger
Of bitter fight over the Spsakership
OF the next House, and consequently
means that perfect harmony will sx>
let between those who will control
the legislation Of the House and the
democratic President, and that means
every thing for the future saccess Of
the party.
Your correspondent regrets that
he cannot give - good news Of the
prospects in the next Senate. In
the FIRST place, the control Of the Sen
ate Of the next Congrsss 10 still very
much in doubt, with the probabilities
OF It's being in the hands Of the popu.
lists, who have, through Senator PEI.
fer, announced their intentions to
pat their votes whe1e they will do
the most good-to themselves. Dem
ocrats here take no stock in the sto>
ries which republican and mugwump
newspapers have been circulating
about the intentions Of Senator Hill.
The Senator himself has long ago
given up the attempt to put stop
10 silly stories by dlgnifying them
with denial. but gentleman who
enjoys confidential relations with
him, and who is probably 40 we'll &C.
Quainted with bis intentions as any
one. except himself, said to me {:
"Sen ator Hill 10 first Of all q demo-
crat, and you will make no mistake
by asserting In the most positive
terms that be will be Inconsistent
with Simon pure democracy. He
will support Mr.. Clevelapd's admin
istration as Loyalty as any man in
the Senate, except IN the matter Of
appointing mugwumps or newly con.
verted democrats, of the Wayne Mac
Weigh staipe, to Office. If Mr.. Cleve-
land nonlnates any of those men to
important offices predict that Sen
ator Hill will endeavor to pre- vent
their confirmation by the Senate. bat
he will cast no vote against the con.
6rmation of any whose democracy is
unquestioned. Remember this pre-
diction, and see if time does not
prove it's truthfulness."
Here Is specimen of extravagant
and useless legislation, brought to
light by members of the House CON-
mittee on Appropriations: In che
estimates submitted for appropriate
ions for the next fiscal year by the
Wa. department was one item of
$500, 900 for artificial limbs for SOL
siiers. The large amount for this
purpose suggested an investigation
which brought on, the fact that up to
the Fifty first (b'li'or doliar) 90 ng1 coz
soldiers entitled to artificial limbs
we're authorized every Ave years to
receive new legs or arms, or to take
IL Communication $50 for a leg and $50
fnr an arm. During that Congress
without any recommendation or re.
quest from the War Department q !
NIL was lobbied through by the claim
agents ring which at that time COL
lected Abort nine-tenths of the com>
mutation money-upon a big per-
centage Of course-redDcing the Pc
Rod to three years (since then a rule
Of the department shuts the claim
agents out of this money! 1t was
discovered that the original law was
more than liberal, ~ an artificial arm
will under ordinary usage last = life |
time, aud that = leg lasts from elk to |
eight years also that SO per cent. of
those entitled to artificial arms and
Is per cent. of those entitled to legs
take the money instead of
the limb. Further investigate
shows that II this claim agents law
had not been enacted tho item vonld !