Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-03-08

IrooiuoHt SleFeldnu. VINO mas Hne
sense of humor, will doubtless smile
when he returns from his hunting trip
and gets glimpse of bill that has
been evolved from the brain OF Mr..
Baily, tn Q brilliant young Texan,
whose devotion has earned him fame
in the House A preamble to the bill
recites the charges that have been
made of the encroachment of the exec
utive upon the prerogatiyes of the
Legislative lraach of the government,
and the bill provides for a cessation of
such encroachment by relieving Sena-
tors and representative from all partici-
patton in the making of appointments.
1t proves further that whenever the
President desires information not con-
tanned in the papers of the applicants
for Office he must get il from some one
who is not ember of either branch
CT Congress. While Mr.. Bailey's bill
has some desirable points. the coun-
try, to say nothing of Congress, is
hardly educated up to such high
standard yet. Congress would to be
sure be purer and more patriotic if
its members had no dealings with pat
ronage, but until there is a decided
change in human nature congress is
not likely to deprive its members of
the privilege of trying, If they do not
always succeed, to get offices for those
who help them to get into congress.
A though it took more than two
weeks to get a voting quorum on the
floor of the House to pass Mr.. BANDS
bill for the coinage of the seigniorage
the quorum did not stay two days.
True, there is no especial need OF
quorum to consider the pension ap-
preparation bill, which is now be-
fore the House, but that is no good
reason why so many members should
be absent. They are sent here and
plid to attend the sessions of the
House and they should either do it or
resign and allow some one else to do
it. No business transacted by COT
gress is of more Importance thaath
making of appropriations, and that
for pensions is the largest OF them all.
The expressions of pleasure from
men of all shades of politics at the
news of the convalescence of Chaii-
man Wilson speak volumes for the es-
TEEN in which that gentleman is hold
by ali who know him. He never forgets
that he is democrat of democrats, nor
does he ever forget the courtesy due
from one gentleman to another, not
even in the midst Of the hottest polit-
ical wrange on the floor of the House;
hence his deserved popularity.
Secretary Herbert's official state
ment of his having compelled the Car
negie Company, which has the con-
tract to make the steel armor for our
new war ships to pay S140,484,94 to
the government, on account of defects
in armor furnished last year. was not
news to those. democrats who enjoy
the confidence Of the Secretary, but it
was a new departure on the part OF
the Navy Department that must have
very much surprised Mr.. Carnegie and
his associates. who have been SO long
accustomed TO being able to s'fix up
any charge that happened to be made
against them in connection with their
dealings with the government. In fact
they tried to ''fix up" this matter
/ by appealing from Secretary Herbert to
President, but the President stood by
tho Secretary and the cash had to be
planked down. No amount OF influ-
ence can get any crooked business ap-
proved by this administration, except
it be done through the connivance of
some of the holdover minor officials
who are still occupying places that
ought to be filled by democrats and who
are in the pay, Indirectly, of some OF
the old contractors.
lis not expected that the Senate Will
take up the bill for the coinage of the
seigniorage until after the tariff bill
has been passed.
Senator Voorhees, says he did not
overwork himself as much during the
long silver fight at the extra session
as he has done since the democratic
caucus returned the Wilson tariff bill
to the Finance committee for revision.
and the other democratic members OF
the committee have worked just as
hard. The sentiment OF the demo-
cratic Senatorsis unanimous fsf har-
mony. but the trouble is that some of
them have so far refused toSharmon-
ize unless given their way about sew
eral schedules of the bill. II there is
Q way to revise the bill SO that it will
get every democratic vote insthe SEN
ate the committee is determined not to
abandon its search until IL has been