West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-07-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A CHANGE IN THE HEAD OF THE
WEATHER BUREAU
Secretary MOrton's Economical Ad.
ministratiOn OF the Agriculture
Department.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. G..

any man can, and he lives up to
his belief. At the close of the first
complete fiscal year in charge of
the Department of Agriculture he
converted into the Treasury s627.1l5
which remained uneXpended out OF
That years appropriation. For the
fiscal year which ended last Sunday
he has made even II moro pro-
nounced saving, The total hppro-
prlatlon for last year was about
500, 600 lass than for the previous
fiscal year, yet there remains unex.
pended about 100000.
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The removal Of Prof. Harrington
from the head of the Weather
Bureau was not surprising to those
who knew of the relations existing
between that official and his inn
mediate superior in Office, Secretary
Morton. He would have been ro.
moved long ago If Secretary Morton
mad not been disposed to look over
his many acts of insubordination
because of his acknowledged SUI
perlor scientific requirements, but
there is a limit to all things and
that limit was reached i'm this case
several weeks ago. President Cleve.
land asked for Prof. Harrington's
designations and when that gentle
man declined to submit it he dis
missed HIM. That's all there il TO
tell. The attempt Of Prof. Har.
rlngton and his personal friends to
create the impression that he was
IA martyr to his devotion TO tho
scientific work Of the Bureeu and
that he was removed because he
objected to the removal of his
skilled subordinates is too silly
even for midsummer.
Senator Hill must be highly
pleased with the movement started
ny Secretary Olnev torarus fm-
proving our consular service and
it the working partner of
our commercial interests that It
ought TO be, by sending out consuls
who are better qualified for their
duties than many who are now in
the service, as it has long been a
subject oe great interest to Kim.
In a speech on the Naval appropri-
alton bill, during the last session
OF Congress, Senator Hill, while
commencing the wise expenditure
of large sums Of money for the ed
ucatlng and training of boys to be
Naval officers, asked portinently,
"but what are we doing for edu-
eating and training those who are
to be our diplomatic and consular
agents ?" Secretary Olney can
count upon earnest support from
Senator Hill, If any Congressional
action shall be needed to carry ont
his ideas for the improvement Of
the consular service.
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Extremes will certainly meet, if
the scheme, said TO have originated
with certain New England oppo-
nents OF Reed, to boom Senator
Chandler ("Little Billee'') for the
Vice Presidency on the Harrison
ticket, shall be successful. Mr..
Harrison, as everybody knows, be-
longs to Che ilk-stockinged, Lam.
holler- thaE-thou class Of Repub-
licans, and his strongest card is his
professed pietY, while "Little
Blllee," who has rejoiced in the
htle Of chief blackguard Of the
Senate ever since ho managed bv
ways devious and dark to break into
that organization, is the champion
and pal Of that class Of Republicans
which glories III its wickedness its
ability TO pack a convention, wipe
out an opposition majority bv
manipulation Of the ballots cast
in short, its general cussedness.
Such q ticket would harmonic
quite as well as one composed OF
Bob lugersOll and Dr. Talmaoe.
and would stand just about az mnch
chance Of being elected. Little
Billoo' succeeded in corruptin the
voters Of New Hampshire to % suf-
dcicnt extent to get himself in the
Senate, but he will never succeed
IN becoming Vice President. or even
in getting himself nominated for
that Office. "Little Billee" ia very
rich although when be first came
to Washington as minor official
Of the government ho was dcad
pOor--as poor az John Sherman
was 40 the beginning Of his official
carcer-but ho Decent turn loose
his money willingly enough TO ob.
tain control Of a Republican
National Convention. T. has never
been "cSmo easy and 90 easy" with
his money, although The most OF DO
came TO him without any greater
effort shan was required to recog-
nlzo the opportunities which came
bis way. Butitis really ridiculous
to treat seriously the idea OF the
nomination OF such @ man for Vice
Prcsldent.