The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-30

they prop 'ssl returning to their
homes as soon as they get their pc
tition presented to Congress. They
have hired hall In which they
sleep and hold public meetings, to
which they charge no admission
fee. There are only 4S Of them and
they all claim to be members in
good standing of labor of labor or
CARNATIONS.
The action of the House 10 adopt
ing a resolution instructing the
committee on Naval Affairs TO be-
gin an immediate investigation OF
the alleged inferior armour plates
etc, furnished the government by
the Carnegie establishments was
by no means complimentary to
either President Cleveland, who
has RENTED certain penalties as
the result of an investigation made
by him, or Secretary Herbert, who
now has an investigation going on
under the supervision of naval OIL
GERS. ItloOks as though the demo
Gratis of the House do not trust the
democratic President Or his Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Tie sneaking attack made on the
: Civil Service Commission, when
Euloe, of Tenn, succeeded in get
ting an amendment to the legisla-
. tive, executive and judicial appro-
ration bill, striking out the appro-
priation for The commission, adopted
by the House while sitting as a
;. committee of the whole, was char
e acteristically democratic. Every
l body knows that the democrats
have always been opposed at heart
to the abandonment OF the spolls
u system, aud it has been niade
d palmer than ever since they have
4 had charge OF all branches OF the
+. government, but they lack the
" courage to make the issue square
i by passing a bill for the repeal o
% the la W and try to accomplish thell
70 ends by Withholding the appropIia
!, ton necessary to infOrce the Law
But it will not work. civil Ser
u vice reform has come to stay, an(
I'd even should the House formal!
st adopt this amendment, which Is ex
T. tremely doubtful, the Senate Cal
~ be relied upon to put 1t back In TN
" bill and to compel the House 7
he agree 10 it. Mr.. Cleveland Is sal
to have used some language tina
m cannot be printed in family pape
, - when he got back to Washihgto
~ and learned what these democrat
)h in the the House had done.
ny The first act In the Senatorial II
m. vestigation farce Is over, althoug
I, the committee has not yet mao
!" public either the testimony take
ne In regard to the charge that Ms
ng Buttz had attempted to bride Sen
he tor Hutton and Kyle or the concl
~ sion arrived at. Buttz told u
e. committee he never made such {
~. attempt or had any idea Of 1t. III
nj second act. which will he l0ngt
el- began with hearing the testimol
va. of the newspaper correspondent
who had charged democratic Sen
We tors with pro6ting thrOuee conct
icy siOns granted to the sugar tru
lev When the newspaper men had Il
nj ished their testimony the Senate
involved will be called on to 9
va swer some questions, and the
nat publicans on the investigating co
the mittee-Lodge of Mass, and Da
tito of Minnesota are determined II
the questions shall be searching
all their nature. But there is very
on, tie probability of any imports
to- disclosures being made, as there
ia no law to compel any witness
!, answer questions concerning al
:" body's private business, and no
Gle. expects any Senator to con>
Try himself.