The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-25
BRYAN COMING
TO DELIVER ADDRESSES IN THE
EAST.
Kyle and the Control of the Senate
That Queer Perrine Land Grant--
What Use is the Civil Service Com
mission?

| AoI OSS - TIC StNH SeFV1CS LON.
mission?
Correspondence of the NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Hon. W.
j. Bryan will visit Washington this
week, but he will not probably stay
until Inauguration day. He will be
the guest of Mr.. John r. Mclean,
who will give dinner to about one
hundred guests in his honor. This
dinner will not be political event,
as the guests will include number
of personal friends of Mr.. Bryan in
all the parties But during Mr..
Bryan's stay there will be a confer
ence, perhaps several, to discuss the
immediate future of the Democratic
party.
Senator Daniel, of Va, is one of
the best elocutionists in the Senate;
consequently Washington's farewell
address, which, in accordance with
the usual resolution was read i'm
nlediately after the Senate convened,
in honor of Washington's birthday,
was much better rendered than
usual, and was listened to by an un-
usually large number of Senators, in
| addition to the crowded galleries.
THAT PERRINE LAND GRANT.
1t is unfortunate in more senses
than one that there should be an in
veStigation at this time into an act
of the administration by which the
step father Of the Presidents wife
will be largely benefited. And
everybody sincerely wishes that the
Senate Committee on Public Lands
will find everything straight about
the Florida land patent for $4,000
acres, which was recently issued to
Mr.. Perrine, the husband of Mrs.
Cleveland's mother, and which
the Committee is now investigating.
Ex- Congressman Brookshire of In
diana, is counsel for the settlers on
this land, who claim that the grant
was forfeited many years ago.
WHAT Is IT FOR?
The Civil Service Committee has
made answer to Senator Aliens res
olution, adopted by the Senate last
week, as to the alleged dismissal of
two women from a branch oE the
Agricultural Department., at South
Omaha, Nebr., for displaying pict-
ures Of Mr.. Bryan in the late cam
paign. The answer says the Com
mission investigated the complaint
when first made and that Secretary
Morton denied that the discharges
were made for the cause specified,
or that he knew the politics of those
| discharged. The most significant
portion of the answer especially to
those in office who regard themselves
as being protected by the Civil Ser
vice Commission, is the following:
''The Commission is not an appoint
ing, or reinstating, or removing
body"
NO FAITH INT
Representative McRea, of Ark,
who was one of the Democratic
members of the coinage committee
who voted for the favorable report,
with amendments, of the Senate bill
authorizing the President to appoint
delegates for any international mon
etary conference, called by any ma
tion or by himself, took occasion to
briefly state the attitude Of the Dem
ocrats toward the bill He said the
Democrats had no faith whatever in
such a method of bringing about
the free coinage of silver, but that
they had no desire to place any OBJ
stacle in the way of the Republicans
trying to carry out the promise made
by their national platform; on the
contrary, that they were anxious for
the next administration to demon
strate to the country what could be
done along that line.
KYLE AND SENATE CONTROL.
Notwithstanding Senator Kyle's
assertion that he did not get the re-
publican votes which re, elected him
by making promises, the republicans
in Washington are now counting
upon his voting with them to obtain
control of the Senate organization
and to fill Committee vacancies that
will exist March 4th. This contid-
ence of the republicans is not based
upon any vague expectation or hope;
they do not say Senator Kyle may
vote with us, but that Senator Kyle
will vote with US. In voting with
the republicans in this particular
case, should his vote settle the ques-
ton, Senator Kyle will betray the
principles he has professed ever since
he entered the Senate. As most peo-
pie know, the Senate finance Com
mittee, as at present made up, is
controlled by silver, although seven
of its thirteen members, including
the Chairman, are republicans.
There will be two vacancies in this
committee on March 4th. Senator
Sherman will enter the Cabinet and
Senator VOORHEES, will retire to pri-
vate life. The, republican leaders
consider j. necessary, as this is the
Committee that will handle the new
tariff bill, that both of these vacan-
cies shall be filled by men who can
be counted upon to support the. new
tariff bill and to oppose any silver
legislation that may be proposed;
and they are saying that Senator
Kyle, whose advocacy of silver and
of free trade is widely known, will
vote with them. If he does, what
will be the natural inference?
WALKERS ATTACK ON REED,
Representative Walker, of Mass,
couldn't upset the Reed rules, but ne
could and did express himself very