West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

! rom our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1890
Secretary Sherman has been ac-
counted one of he shrewdest of Do
ltical managers. but IN the conduct
OF his campaign for the Presidential
nomination he seems to have lost his
cunnl1g; o. at least, in his anxiety
TO have overroached himself There
Is something ludIorous "a well as de
plorable In IL, present forts made
by the Secretary 30 capture delega-
tious from the Southern States, 4nd
he methodo employed, apparently
with the acquisscence oil Mr.. Hayes
make a sorry spectacle ct the pre-
lentions OF this reform administra-
ton. A prominent Republican said
to me in conversation recently 81
am surprised at Sherman. There
was a time not very long go when
he was regarded as the strongest
competitor OF Cont. His financial
aollity aud conservative policy il
was thought gave hun an exceeding
~ strong position, but to-day lie ie
Almost without any strength what
ever, hey nd that secured through
the ushing use of Treasury pa
tronage.' This is the actual situa-
ton 80 tar az Sherman is concerned
aud he will find at Chicago that del
egates secured by the influence of
ottice-holders. or under promises o!
office, are likely to bot with great
scrlty to the winning side. HIS
strength in the Convention will be
Insignificant enough to convince his
bread-and- butter brigade, perhaps
before the first ballot, that t heir in
terests lie somewhere ese. Sher-
mans only success seems to be in
Casting fresh disgrace upon the hyp-
ocritical Administration TO Which he
belongs. 1t might not be s4tislacto-
ry, but 1t would certainly be instruc-
tive, were Mr. Hayes to attempt
just one more authoritative interpre
tation IF the scope and meaning o.!
that famous order about Office hold
ers and politics.
The long labor Of fhe House on
the revision Of lis rules i. happilv
ended, and this Is the last Of that
subject. 1t has oeen a tedious task
aud consumed much time, but it il
believed that the advantages secur
I'd vii amply compensate for it all.
Ibls revision Is in fac a memorable
event in the history OF the House.
az 1t 10 the only everhauins since
the fret Congress. Amend 4 ent mad
been patched on amendment, and
modification applied to mod fcation
until the result vas cIaos. The new
rules Will cause cons deIabls change
10 the daily proceedings, aud greatly
Improve the order OF things. A.
hnaIiy adopted the rules give the
commerce committee full iursdi3-
ton over the river and harbor bill
md the agricultural committre full
jurisdiction over the estimates tor
the Agricultural Department. The
amendments Giving the committee
on public buildings and grounds the
light to report appropriations tor
public buildings and grounds was
defeated. The most notable event
in connection with the fnal ad9p.
ton wac the Atttsuing out OF Soar
iey-row Cooger. He wanted 10
amend go as to keep riders off iron
appropriation bills, and whsn be
found hat be could not, threatened
a. Leader Of the Republican side
10 hIIiOuster. But Garfield aud
| Frye Immediately eat down upon
this rroposition and the NJ chipan
mountebank subsIdsd. Conger IS
one Of TIE small es; -souled partisan
pesl7 in Congress
| D-ring the present session Of Con
1 greds tbe lobby agents o. Jay Gould
have been actively engaged 10 push
ing The SCENE to opou the Indian
Territory to settlement. The blll 10
give that territory organization an
der the name o! CkIaboma ia av-
oute scheme Of the iobbors, but the
I opposition Of lbe better Gloss Of Con
pressmen, aided by leading newsos
pefs, has thus lar prevented success
The Oklah ma bill vas Introduced
10 The Fory.6th Congress, md de-
ieated by a direct vote To- the House
Committee on Territories. It vac