The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-08-01

with scant courtesy. The faithful
and plausible Mr.. Bliss with all hi,
Establishments was not able to put
his lordship in a happy frame o
mind, and when he left the eXecu
tive's presence he described him ii
terms more emphatic than elegant
His excellency even dared to use
the expression, ooh, to h-ll with
Quay" when asked by Speaker
| Marshall 10 withhold his AK from
an appropriation intended for the
benefit of a niece Of Mr.. Quay,
Whether he meant the expression
simply in a Pickwickian sense or
whether he was angry because Quay
recently said that every time he
made a governor the first thing he
knew the thing was trying to climb
upon the seat beside him, we have
no means of finding out.
Not having before his mind the
fear Of man, God or the Supreme
court the governor cut and slashed
with high hand. Oftwo hundred
and thirty-two appropriation bills
passed, he vetoed thirty-two out
right and cut down one hundred and
sixteen more, leaving but eighty
two as passed by the sworn repres-
entatives Of the people elected to
make laws and appropriation. He
also vetoed seventeen items Of the
general appropriation bill.
BIG JOBS NOT HURT.
He whacked right and left, re-
gardless of the necessities Of the in
sane, the diseased or the destitute;
but he was careful not to touch the
four million dollar capitol job with
his pruning knife, nor the seven
hundred and ninety-four thousand
dollars for the National Guard, nor
the amounts pledged to traitor
Democrats as part pay for their per-
fidy. These traitors all wanted
money for their private use besides
large appropriations to help their
standing at home, under the i'm
preston that their constituents
would condone their villainy, if they
would secure good appropriations
for their home institutions. A mil
lion dollars, at least, could have
been taken from the capitol appro-
priation, leaving the amount amply
large, if honestly expended, to erect
capitol to comport with the i'm
portance and dignity of the state, a
favorite expression with those who
advocate large appropriation for
the capitol job. Importance and
dignity are better represented by
honesty, simplicity and truth than
by gorgeous structures of brick and
marble, decorated by paintings and
statuary, every piece Of which may
represent political steal.
SUPREME COURTS RANK DECISION.
If anything more than a PERSONS
good sense were needed to convince
him that he decision of the court
which permits the governor to veto
at will any appropriation passed by
the legislature is an iniquitous
stretch of authority, an examination
OF the changes made by him ought
to be sufficient. The appropriations
committee spent its nights for weeks
in considering the necessities. merits
and demands Of different institutions
asking for state aid. 1t spent thous-
ands of dollars running up and down
the state to examine these institu-
tions and it made way with consid-
cradle good liquor to stimulate its
energies while doing its work, and
all for what? Instead of spending
time and expense over the matter,
all that was necessary under the dis
pensation of the Supreme court was
simply to fix the amount for every
institution at Just what it asked and
then let the governor do the rest.
The brain fag on the part Of his eX-
cellency would have been no great
er in cutting off half a million than
half a thousand. Republican lawy-
ers who have any regard for their
regulations are willing to admit that
the Supreme couit's decision grant
ing this extraordinary stretch of
authority to the executive was a
piece of rotten political work and
ought to be reversed at the first op-
portunity.
THE FIFTH COURT.
The fifth court OF Philadelphia
was created by methods that ought
not to scandalize any public act,
and especially any act connected
with the judiciary. 1t was estab-