The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-02

bounty act, aud would on August 7ih
hear Arguments from those Interested
in the sugar bounty appropriation made
at the last session of Congress AZ nrst
there vas general cutlery against such
a Czar-like assumption n power which
few believed the Comptroller TO have
The two Louisiana senators aud Repre-
sentative Meyer came 10 protest aud 10
get Secretary Carlisle TO squelch the
Comptroller, and we're somewhat
staggered when informed Nv Mr.. Carlisle
that he believed the Comptroller had
all the authority claimed by him. aud
that neither the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury nor the President had any authority
over his acts or the right 10 review
them. These things set people 10 hunt
ing among old government records. and
II va. soon discovered that the Comp.
troller had for a long period Of years
after tne creation Of the office exercised
without question the right To pass upon
tbe ronstitutionality Of acts Of Congress
carrying appropriations. and the fact
that Mr. Madison wanted the first
Comptroller appointed for life, 80 as To
make him independent is cited 10 prove
that il was the original intention 10 make
the Comptroller check upon Congress
These discoveries are not popular, and a
movement To strip the Comptroller oi
power which should only belong n the
courts may be- expected at the next
session u Congress.
II IL learned from good Republican
sources that Exprcsident Harrison is
out Tor denomination. notwithstanding
all statements To the contrary. Letters
from his political manager. Col. John
q. New, have been seen that leave no
doubt of the existence Of an organized
effort ~ get the nomination Tor Mr..
Harrison, backed bY such experienced
politicians a. Senator Steve" Elkins
Of W. Va, x.Senator- Camden, of y.
j., aud spooncr, of Wis, and Long
Jones. u ~.
senator Blackburn was In Washington
this week, but the most that any
newspaper man could get him to say
was come and take something or
what will YOU ha,e2" It has been
learned from other sources that he came
TO Washington to see about that re-.
ported intention vt the administration
10 remove all Federal officers appointed
on the recommendation Of silver Demo.
Gratis. Senator Blackburn has quite
number Of appointments to his credit,
aud according 10 ivy informant. no has
dehed the administration to remove one
Of them previous TO the Kentucky elec.
tion.
Uncle Sam may have little summer
scrap on his hands, u the threatened
war botween Ecuador and Columbia
matcrializes. Under treaty with the
latter country the United States has the
right TO maintain free communication
on the Panama railroad, across the 18th
mus, u Colombia fails to do so. and
tho New York officers Of the Panama
railroad have appealed to this govern
ment to protect their property, which
they say Ia In danger on account OF the
labor troubles on the isthmus, regardless
Of how tho threatened invasion Of
Colombia by Ecuador shall turn cut
Secretary Herbert has ordered vessel
to Panama To look out for and protect
American interests.
The average memory 10 short. When
Secretary Olney made public MS in
tention to try TO reform the U. $. con.
sular service aud to have consuls Sc
lected because Of their fitness for thsposi
ton. aud not their political "pull," few
people remembered that determined
effort In that direction was made thirty
odd years ago by Secretary Seward. ant
that the grecdiness OF the politicians FOL
patronage caused its failure. Such Il
the fact, shown by the records OF tn,
State department, Secretary Seward
idea Va, to educate the nsn to be ap
pointed consuls in the work they wer,
to do. After getting the necessary Con
gressional legislation he appointed tel
bright young men consular clerks, assign
ing zach Of them TO duty in the Office o
an important European consulate
Before his retirement from oifce he ha,
the satisfaction Of seeing his young mel
tull.hedged U. =. consuls. Ne thought
the reform would be continued, but il
wasn't Congress repealed the law pro
yiding Tor consular training, and III,
politicians never stopped until the las
oui Ut those trained consuls was turne.
out oi office % make rOom Tor maj
with % political "pull." Nav secretary
uluey he more successful iu Die attcmp
2 tu reform the service.
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shot an Indian.