The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-07-12
WASHINGTON.
'.som our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July S, 1895.

Secretary Morton believes that
,ollars and cents talk democratic
economy more convincingly than any
ian can, and he lives up to his be-
,ef. At the close of his first complete
seal year in charge of the Depart
.nent of Agriculture the covered into
ne Treasury S6a7,II5, which remain
d unexpended out of that years APP
,ropriation. For the fiscal year
shich ended last Sunday he has made
wen a more pronounced saving. The
:otal appropriation for last year was
ibout $Ioo,ooo less than for the
previous fiscal year, yet there remains
dnexpended about 500, coo.
The removal Of Prof. Harrington
from the head of the Weather Bureau
~as not surprising to those who knew
Of the relations existing between that
official and his immediate superior in
office, Secretary Morton. He would
have been removed long ago if Secre-
cary Morton had not been disposed to
look over his many acts of insubordi.
uation because of his acknowledged
superior scientific requirements, but
there is limit to all things and that
limit was reached in this case several
weeks ago. President Cleveland ask.
ed for Prof Harrington's resignation
and when that gentleman declined to
submit it he dismissed him. That's
ali there is to tell. The attempt Of
Prof. Harrington and his personal
friends to create the impression that
he was a martyr to his devotion to the
scientific work OF the bureau and that
he was removed because he objected
to the removal Of his skilled sub.
ordinates is TOO silly even for mid
summer.
Capt. Tiowgate was this week
sentenced to eight years in the pene-
tentiary for cmbczzling government
funds, but he will remain in the
Washingtou Jail until his appeal has
been passed upon, which will be at
the fall term oi the court.
Senator Hill must be highly pleased
with the movement started by Secre-
tary Olney towards improving our
consular service and making it the
working partner of our commercial
interests that it ought to be, by send
ing out consuls who are better quail
fed for their duties than many who
are now in the service, as it has long
been subject ofgreat interest to him.
In speech on the Naval appropria-
ton bill, during the last session Of
Congress, Senator Hill, while COM
mending the wise expenditure of
large sums OF money for the educating
ard training of boys to be naval off.
GERS, asked pertinently, "but what
are we doing for educating and train
ing those who are to be our diplomatic
and consular agents ?" Secretary
Olney can count upon earnest support
from Senator Hill, if any Congress
ional action shall be needed to carry
out his idea for the improvement
of the consular service.
Extremes will certainly meet, if the
scheme, said to have originated with
certain New England opponents Of
Reed, to boom Senator Chandler
("Little Billee ") for the Vice Presl-
dency on the Harrison ticket, shall
be successful. Mr.. Harrison, as every
body knows, belongs to the silk stock
inged, | am holier-than.t thou class OF
republicans, and his strongest card is
his protessed piety, while Little
Billee," who has rejoiced in the title
Of chief blackguard of the Senate ever
since he managed by ways devious
and dark to break into that organiza
ton, is the champion and pal of that
class of republicans which glories ir
its wickedness its ability to pack q
convention, wipe out an opposition
majority by manipulation Of The
ballots cast-in short, its genera
cussedness. Such a ticket woulc
harmonic quite as well as one com
posed of Bob Ingersoll and DR.. Tai
madge, and would stand just about a!
much chance of being elected. "LittlC
Billee" succeeded in corrupting thC
voters of New Hampshire to suffici
ent extent to get himself in the Senate
but he will never succeed in becoming
Vice President, or even in getting
himself nominated fer that Office
% Little Billee " is very rich, although
when he first came to Washington a
minor official of the government h,
was dead poor-as poor as John Sher
man was at the beginning Of his officia
career-but he doesn't turn loose HI
money willingly enough to obtain con
troll of a republican national conven
tion. 1t has never been "come cas-
and go easy" with his money, althougI
the most Of it came 10 him withou
any greater effort than was require
to recognize the opportunities whic
came his way. But it is really ridicu
lous to treat seriously the idea of tn
nomination OF such a man for Vic