The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-01

| parts OF the country as 10 the OeSt
means of meeting the Government deficiency.
One man urges tax of $40 on each base ball
or foot ball club, and an additional 500 for
every game played. Another proposes to re-
duce Government officials salaries 10 per cent.
until the hard times are over. Another prop
osition is to impose q heavy internal revenue
tax on revolvers dirks, and other weapons used
in bodily violence. 1t is proposed by writer
TO levy tax of 800 head on immigrants
coming to this country to work. Threatening
postal cards have been sent by gentleman of
anarchistic proclivities. adorned with big
seal, written in red ink, and exp pressing the
avowed purpose of killing each member of
| the committed
Representative Everett, of Massachusetts, is
mover for Civil Service Reform. He has called
up bill in committee which was introduced by
Representative Andrew in the sod Congress,
authorizing the extension of the system of nom
partisan appointments to all classes of Executive
officers, except those whose appointments re-
| quire Senatorial confirmation. His idea is to
| have laborers in the Government service placed
under the Civil Service laws. The number of
men who would have been placed in the classified
| service by the Andrew bill in 1892 was nearly
| p. 600. of which number some 10000 were IN
der the War Department. and nearly 5000 on
the Navy Department rolls engaged in the
Navy-yards of the country.
\
This is certainly melancholy. Moreover,
it is unique, and, worst of all, it is in contra
vention of the commonly accepted legal
doctrine that silence gives consent" Thus
Thomas b. Reed commented upon tho latest
Democratic plan for developing quorum.
The most striking feature of this plan is that
after those present but not voting have been
recorded there must be majority of affirma-
tive votes over the other two classes; that is,
over the negatives and those present but not
voting. Mr. Reed added: This would be a
parliamentary monstrosity, the like of which
has never come under my observation. But I
am not surprised" he continued. with that air
of paternal resignation which so pricks the
members on the other side; Il am not sur
prised at anything they do. The plan would
deprive members of their constitutional rights
by placing the construction of nay upon
their silence. But we must bear with them a
little longer. Most of them will not be here
long"
There is one thing like about the West"
said J. K. HARRISON. of Indiana, the other day,
and that is the way in which its people hang
together. l have had this lovable trait forcibly
brought to mind during my three days stay
in Washington. The men from New York do
not seem to care where each other halls from.
q mo from b-yn
other without so much as a nod The same
may be noted of the Washington visitors from
any one of the Eastern or Middle States But
the men from the West! Why. watch fellow
from Indiana go down the avenue. In little
while he will find another man from Indiana
Then they take drink and ask the barkeeper
for the latest news from Posey County, and the
Ierre Haute quotations OH hoop poles Then,
like Ihackersy and his friend, rho had finished
an excellent dinner in small Partisan cafe,
they look at one another and they love one
another. And this is equally true of Montana
Dakota, Wisconsin. and Texas men,"
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The prospect of the discontinuance of the
Agricultural Experiment Stations is alarming
the farmers Last week COL ]. II. Brigham,
Agriculture. He said that an Ex pertinent Sta |
ton is essentially an educational institution, !
and IFS best service to the farmer is to be |
looked for not in single brilliant discoveries |
hut in such an increase of tested and accurate |
knowledge as shall enable the farmer to con- |
duct his business more inteligently and with |
greater profit. Reviewing the scope of the |
Experiment Stations. he showed that they had |
dealt with the natural sciences, air and water, |
soil, fertilizers. plants, foods, animals ento-
mology, dairying. technology. agricultural en-
and statistics. Valuable work was
done by them in these lines. particularly on |
Such work could not be done by individual
farmers. because they lack time. scientific edu-
cation necessary for it, and their business is
not on large enough scale. Other nations,
he showed, do more than the United States in
this line
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The Senate of the present Congress has
broken tho record for obstinate contests over
Presidential ominations. The first fight was
on the nomination of Van Alien as Minister to
Italy, and was won by the Administration.
Alter protracted struggle, the nominee was
Oct. 20. only to resign later on.
Next came the attack Hornblower, result
ing in his rejection on Jan. Is. The Commit
tee on Commerce was next supported by the
Senate Jan. II, in the rejection of J. Scott Har-
rison, nominated to be Surveyor of Customs for
Kansas City. Mo-. both the Missouri Senators
opposing the Executive On the same dav
Hope Elias, nominated to be Collector of In
ternai Revenue for the Fourth North Carolina
against whom Senator Vance made
fight, was withdrawn, he having previously
declined the appointment in order to restore
harmony. His successor, Mr.. Carter, was
promptly confirmed. Against F. NJ Simmons,
nominated for the other North Carolina Dis
trict Senator Vance, assisted by the Repubi-
cans, is waging relentless war, with the proba-
blity that the nominee will be rejected or
forced to withdraw. On Feb Is BENJAMIN
nominated to be Consul at Sher-
brooke, Canada, was rejected, to be followed
three days later by the rejection of Wheeler III.
Peck ham in the second bout over the Supreme
Court vacancy.
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