Show washington LETTER washington GION april 10 1893 the mittice pIt tice of the administration have changed but the americanism which was such a conspicuous a feature of the last administration la Is no do wit less pronounced tri in the present one as was shown by the vigorous and prompt achim act n taken several days ago in demanding api gies and reputation repa tation from peru and turkey for failure of citizens citizen if f those these countr e to respect the american flag and the property f american citizens the popularity harily of a vigorous maintenance of american rights abroad is u questionable and it indicates very I 1 it I aly that A america to la to occupy a much higher place in tie estimation of off f reign nations natio rip which as an a rule recognize nothing but bourage backed up by torce force without regard to the politics ot or the administration that happens to be iu in ower theoretically most people agree that nepotism is a bud bad thing tut tica ly the members of bai the ebe political cai pan parties lea are guilty of it when the they have a chance here is a partial 1 at written from marjory meui mau ory jory of those guilty of it in the last just iid ministration and congress art president aident harrion harri harrl on od a brother secretary ne a blotner and two sone attorney Atto ruey miller his son BOD ae distant secretary now G vernor crouney cr Cro unee a son treasurer Trea aurer lobecker Ne No becker a moz OD senators dawes an awl 1 blair sous sons senator adolt adolia b a t roc or le in liw speaker crit p a bod natives springer a son SOD so stump now cona com of irrigation a sod eon peel a pon wise a bruther uther or reily jreilly a son SOD till nan dan a sov BOD binkhead a son eon catchings a son sod heuberg n D or of illinois a sop BOP and aad youman couo ian a son aon and the tolu wing iu the adamini bration and senate the house not being yet organized vice president Pre aident Steven stevenson sont a eton don secretary carlisle Cail Cai iele lisle a SOD senators puga a son morgan a son on smith a son BOD vance a SOD BOO beep a BOD aad harris a son NOD puffer peffer a daughter blackburn a son dankl a sou son jones of ark a son SOD squire a soo son Gaff lager a bun and blodgett a son aon these mt mi d you are only important positions doubtless there are many more re natives of officials occupying py ing minor positions on the government pay rall what one does dives others will do hence the necessity for a law jaw against nepotism ex congressman cox of north carolina who has been elect elected id secretary of the senate but who will not assume the duties of that office until Con congress greas meets again is a staunch advocate of the general adoption ef f civil service reform in all braches of the government service in actual practice as well as in theory that he honestly believes in the idea was waa shown a few years ago when he gave up what would ha have ve been a certain and election 0 t congress rather than demonstrate himself to be a ileman as was was required by his constituent speaking cf the secretary cf the senate some years ago the late H J ramsdell then one of the most prominent washington correspondents was asked what were the duties of cf the scent try of the senate aby why simply to be a gentleman gent lemou at all aimee aud and to brighten the dull moments of idling SeDa senators tora was his reply senator Vor vorhees bees ea has offered a reso reeo lotion which was referred rei erred to the interstate inter state commerce committee that may have an imp rt aut bearing upon the rights ot of organized labor if adopted by the tf conme eutte the resolution after betting forth in the Ir preamble pru amble the recent decisions of U S judge instructs instruct a the interstate commerce committee to inquire into the watter matter and aed to report to the senate what action may be necessary for the bet or er protection of the laboring people in their natural aud and milieu able rights and ana for their greater security from the ot of corp cor ponton power the movement for the election of 01 senators by the direct vote of the people which was not long ago very lightly regarded has assumed such proportions that its opponents have begun to fight it the war upon it la is being led by senator hoar who offered last week a resolution dee declaring lArIng it inexpedient to propose a constitutional amendment for the poper r t I lection ebion of senators and who made a ret flyable able argument in favor of the resolution a it probably did not change the mind of a single senator it is expected that the extra session of the senate will end this week although it bijl c f upon president cleveland as the 8 enate cannot adjourn until he notifies it he be has nu no further communication to make but that it is understood he will do in a fw f w days as nearly all of the important fy foreign reign have been made there is much doubt about the confirmation of the nomina tion tr n if f mr eckels f illinois to be comptroller i 4 f the currency because of objections raised by senators on account if f bin jack cf experience in banking affairs the comptroller has direct charice f the national ban barkand kand the senators think he be should be a man thoro thoroughly conversant with banking methods |