Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-06-30
From our regular correspondent. ]

II fOm our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON CITY, June Goth, 1886.
Politics, during the past week, have shift
ed with the facility of a Kaleidoscope, only
the figures have no. been quite SO pretty.
A week ago, Randall and Morrison had each
other by the ears over the tariff question,
and there was every prospect of long and
bitter debate with bad split of the party.
Randall was to introduce a new bill with
protective features, Sc. The Republicans
were chuckling over the prospect of the
fight. The next day, these two leaders
were together pushing an amendment to
provide by an income tax for the appropria-
ton for general pension purposes, and the
Republicans were fighting it with dilatory
motions. To use Mr.. RandalPs language,
the "two wings of the Democracy were
Tapping together" There were two eau
cuses which did nothing, but submitted it
to Speaker Carlisle and Messrs. Randall
and Morrison to indicate the order of bust
ness in the House for the remainder of the
session. The outlook now is that nothing
of contested nature will be attempted,
but that they will push through the appro-
priation bills, which is necessary legislation,
and adjonrn and go homs. They are all
anxious to get away-those who have re-
ceived the nominations to get into the can
vass-those in districts where conventions
have not been held to look after their in
terests, and lastly those who are out of the
race, simply to get home.
At this writing, the Sundry civil bill is
being considered. The fertilization and
deficiency bills and probably the Navy bill
will follow. The land grant forfeiture,
Interstate Commerce, bankruptcy bills,
and many other important matters which
have been partly considered will most like
ly go over to the next session.
The President has cast damper upon
the prospects of an early adjournment by
informing members, that he will not sign
bills on the heels of the session indiscrimi-
nately without having given them
due consideration. 1t has been the custom
at the close of the sessions for the President
| to go to the Capitol and sign bills as fast as
| they come from the mill with not even time
| to read the titles of them. The last day of
| a session there will be more bills passed
than in month previous, and, of course,
much crude and undigested legislation gets
| upon the books, and these occasions are
watched for to put through bills on the sly
which otherwise would have no chance
| The President says this must be stopped,
and that he is going to take time to read
and consider each measure. This, of
course. will materially prolong the session.
He has given an earnest of what he intends
to do by the general war be has waged late
ly upon the pension bills. Scarcely day
passes that he does not send in batch Of
vetoes of these bills, and he is universally
sustained in his action too.
Some idea may be obtained of the steady
hard work of the President lately, when it
is stated that yesterday he approved eighty
iain
each case careful personal attention before
| action. The veto messages we're all written
by the President himself, and they averaged
over page of foolscap paper, written close
ly. Eleven of these veto messages were
prepared Wednesday night for transmttal
to the House yesterday morning. The
President wrote the remaining nineteen be-
tween ten and three O'Clock yesterday. Be-
fore writing the veto messages or even ap-
proving the other bills the President care
fully considered the cases separately, hav--
ing for his guidance the reports from the
Senate and House committees and the re-
port from the Pension bureau. After read
ing them all in each case and weighing the
evidence he was ready to take action. 1t
is learned that the President has personally
writer every message that has been sent
from The Waite House since the 4th of last
March. Yesterday he received from the
Capitol J. ii pension bills, which will have
to await action until next week. Besides
these sixty two miscellaneous bills require
t he action OF the executive, so that the
President will have his hands full after his
return from the yachting trip.
Speaking Of the President, he is at this
time off on a yachting trip down to Hamp-
ton Roads and out through the Capes. Mrs.
Cleveland is running the White House.
Among other things there is always room
here for a good deal of Presidential talk
Just now Cleveland is having ''boom,"
and, if it continues, he will be the man for
1888. His marriage started it. People of
all classes have sentimental weakness for
people who marry, especially when the
event is fresh. A woman will break her
neck to see a new baby or newly married
couple, and men are not much better. A |
bridal couple attracts perfect strangers, and
always in a pleasant and sympathetic man.
mer In his official capacity he is still ex-
hibiting that plain, straight forward, hon |
est course which the masses admire. He
displeases the politicians, but he does not |
stop to conciliate them. He allows them
to get over their disappointments the best |
they can. In connection with Cleveland, |
Speaker Carlisle is spoken of as the second |
the confidence of the leading men of the |
country in the past three years than John
G. Carlisle. In the difficult and trying posi-
ton of Speaker, he has extorted praises |
from both parties. He has shown himself
not a routine expert in the Speakers chair, |
but statesman and {. leader. His geo. |
graphical position, toe, is great help to
him. He is on the line between the great |
sections not far enough either way to be
partizan or offensive to either He would
make good second" or a first-rate ''frst'
on any ticket.
Judge David Davis, of Illinois, who was
President of the Senate, and &c o6icio, Vice
President after Garfeld's death, is dead.
Matthews, (negro, for Recorder of deeds
in Fred Douglass place, has received an
adverse report in the Senate Committee.
The Senate passed the Fitz John Porter
bill, and it now goes to the President, who,
no doubt, will sign it. This restores Gen.
Porter to his rank. He was cashiered for
his failure to go to the assistance of Pope at
the End battle Ct Manassas quarter of al
century ago. The matter has been before
Congress for a long time and has consumed
a great deal of time. The bill was passed
by the 4Sth Congress-, but was vetoed by
President Arthur.
The House Committee on Judiciary have
been hearing arguments on the Brady bill,
providing for the appointment of a commits
sion to investigate the extent to which the
United States may be legally or equitably
liable for the debt due by the State of Vir-
ginia.
The new Agricultural Report under Com
missioner Coleman's supervision is out.
have not had time to examine it. In size
and outside appearance it looks like its pre-
decessors. NJ.
MAHoNE's AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
General Malone has been somewhat indis-
posed for several days past, but it would
not have been suspected from the vigor and
activity which he displayed while presiding
over the conference of Virginia republicans
held in this city Saturday. There was
quite a large attendance, including mem
bers of the State and local committees. All
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