New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGT0NLETTER.
Washington, Dec. 18th, 1885.
] \ Besides the Forty Ninth Congress two
others have been in session here during
the week. One was Congress Of doc
tors, who came to the Capitol to discuss
sanitary science. The other was the
workingman's Congress, gathering of
representatives from both the United
States and Canada. Washington is the
favorite rendezvous now, for all kinds
of organizations. With the parade and
demonstrative meetings of the Trades
mems Union. the learned essays and
lectures of the doctors, and the univer-
sal interest that is felt in our new, but
perennial U. S. Congress, the Capitol
has had no dearth of interest.
The Forty-Ninth Congress began its
second week of the session with the
Hoar Presidential succession bill ready
for discussion in the Senate. In the
House the absorbing question still, is
how to change the rules. The Morri-
son code. which proposes distribution
Of the powers of the Appropriation
committee, has been adopted in COM
mittee and was reported to the House
to-day. Debate upon this plan will be-
gin at once.
Mr.. Randall antagonized every
change to the old rules suggested in
committee and gave notice that he
would carry his opposition to the
House. He thought such Important
changes should be considered by
Democratic caucus, and asked that one
be called. Speaker Carlisle was of the
opinion that it was not party ques-
ton and ought not to be made one, since
there is great diversity of opinion up.
on the subject in both parties.
Senators are watching developments
with regard to change Of rules in the
House with much interest. Many of
them think the proposition to distribute
the Appropriation bills among several
committees an unwise step, and one
likely to lead to great extravaganza.
The members OF the Senate committee
on Rules, all of whom are experienced
parliamentarians, and several of whom
had training in the Lower House, are
unanimous in this opinion.
Republican Senators considered in
caucus the general course of action to
be pursued in regard to President
Cleveland's nominations. Their in.
clination is to treat the President gen.
erously, but at the same time they pro-
pose to exercise q wise discrimination
in reference to combinations. In some
cases better reasons for displacing good
officials will be required before con-
firmation will be granted to their sue
cessors.
Several Senators questioned in the
caucus the Presidents good faith in
seeking advice from Republican Sena-
tors concerning Objectionable appoint
ments. A certain Senator related q
visit of his own to the White House for
the purpose of protesting against an
appointment Mr.. Cleveland was about
to make. He showed that the man
who was named for the place had been
indicted and found guilty of violating
the revenue laws He said he showed
the transcripts of the record in both
cases. but the man got the appointment
all the same.
Several hundred Of the Presidents
nominations have been sent to the SEN
ate already. One name among them
which promises interesting develop
ments is prominent Democrat of
Chicago who succeeded as postmaster
a life long friend and earnest supporter
of Gen. Logan. The case presents
features over which lively contest can
be made by the Senator from Illinois.
A crank has been arrested at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. who said he was en-
route to Washington to kill Cleveland
in order to rid the country of Demo.