The Washington times., 1894-04-02
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the necessities Of his party by Speaker Crisp
is not the first instance OF the kind. Senator
| Morton, of Indiana, had q great desire to rep
resent this country at the Court Of St. James.
1t was just at the time when the question OF
England's liability for the damage done by
the confederate cruisers was occupying the
attention Of both governmental. President
Grant was anxious to have the whole matter
settled by arbitration, but was determined
that England should be held responsible. He
rendered the place of minister to England to
Senator Morton. The Senator desired to &C
cept it, but after consulting with his party
friends declined 1t on the ground that the
Democrats were at the time in control Of the
Indiana legislature. President Grant ac-
knowledged the potency of this excuse and
transferred the negotiations from London to
Washington.
Inthe hundred and four years ofthe existence
the government Georgia has had the Speaker
ship but five years. The only predecessor from
his own state that Speaker Crisp has had was
Howell Cobb, who served from 1S49 to 1851.
Prior to the war the South held the Speaker
ship forty-hve out of the seventy-two years.
Kentucky has been the most fortunate OF all
the states, having held the Office for twenty
years. Virginia is next on the list, with a
service Of thirteen years. New York has had
but one Speaker, John W. Taylor, who was
first elected in 1920 to fill out the term Of
Henry Clay, who resigned his seat in Con-
gress on account of pressing private business.
Mr.. Taylor was elected Speaker again in 1885
and served two years. Since then the Empire
State has never had q Speaker.
The feeling of uneasiness among the clerks
in the bureaus of the Treasury Affected by the
proposed reorganization contemplated in the
Dockery bill is becoming intense. Every
clerk Is suddenly endeavoring to become
'.solid' with the powers. The Sixth Auditors
Office is one OF those most seriously affected.
Two or three years ago, when Mr.. Coulter
had charge of that bureau, congressional
committee, discussing the question OF re-
ducing the force, interviewed Mr.. Coulter on
the subject. They thought he could get along
with tw enty less clerks at least. He told them
he could do Just the work which the number
of clerks left would be able to perform, but
that IL his force were reduced the result would
be that Just that number of Democrats would
lose their jobs. The force was not reduced.
The Republican clerks now fear that IL a re-
duction is made Mr.. Coulter's rule will be
made to apply the other way.
A movement is on foot among some OF the
Democratic members Of Congress to ask the
President to remove Mr.. Bell, Deputy Com
missioner of Pensions. They say he is pri-
marily responsible for most of the obnoxious
rulings Of the department. and that he is
very indiscreet. Several instances are related
of his rudeness tc members who have had
occasion to transact business with him. 1t is
charged that he ia yery bitter and yindictiye
and has secured the discharge of several Of
the most competent employees Of the depart
ment who had incurred his displeasure while
he was an examiner.