The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-30
From Washington.
Iron our Regular Correspondent
Hr,-n~ Ian 2,th

nv the National Board of Trade are tea-
tures of the week ut the Capital.
The controversy between the President
and the msjority In the senate has reached
an interesting point, and there IS prospect
OF 4 political debate la that end OF the Zap
i,ol this week. The Republicans of the
senate determined long since 70 make rs
much trouble for the President and his
party as they could. They will take every
advantage within their reach u perplex
and annoy the Administration They as.
sumo this course to be a political duty, and
their leaders, Edmurds, Hoa!, Morrill,.
Sherman and others are thoroughly trained
In all the arts OF obstruction and legislative
ch!canery. They were drilling for this on
slaught on the persons and policy compos-
ing the Administration ut the time they
were making professions Of good r!!l tow
the Presiden. and his Administration.
Senator Edmunds proposes 10 begin the
fight by Offering his resolution calling up
On the Preslden. 10 furnish information
regarding the cases Of removal OF federal
officials and hls reasons for the same. The
Democratic senators are united and harTno-
nIous and will support Dir. Cleveland.
They are getting ready for the discussion
by holding caucuses and the Republicans
are doing likewise.
There is no more bitter partisan in the
senate than Chieftain Edmunds, Of Vey
mont. He Is the arch enemy Of the Dem
ocratic party, and he shaped this little
game while protesting great admiration
for the Presidents good Intentions and An
anxious desire for his success, lie took
pains 10 call at the White House at the
tire of Vice President Hendricks death,
and affected good will towards Mr.. Cleve
land by urging him not to attend the fun
eral at Indianapolis. Mr.. Edmunds be.
lieyes more In strategy than in violence,
and he has laid his plan for entraping the
President very arttully. He would like
above all things to convict Mr.. Cleveland
of inconsistency as n civil service ref0rmer
and to trip the Administration
President Cleyeland's future course in
the matter Can not be outlined. He has
expressed his willingness 10 furnish the
senate with all the papers on file in the
departments bearing upon his appoint
ments and such documents have been sent.
But whether or not he will agree 10 Mr. |
Edmunds' proposed demand remains to be
seen. He may be relied upon for knowing
his rights under the constitution, and also
the application of the civil tenure law to
his appointments. He Is not apt 20 be dis
courteous to the Republican majority in
the senate, but he Is apt to maintain the
authority o! the Executive. The senate
may resent any refusal to furnish reasons
for suspension or removal, but II can only
reject nominations. or lay them over inded-
nitely.
The senate has again been debating the
old electoral count problem. Senator
went at length into the Issues 10
yolved, opposing all other plans and offer
ing one Of his own. 10 the effect that II the
two houses disagree, they shall meet In
isint convention and elect a President
other Presidential candidates besides the
Why senAtA if4A JAiJ, discussed how The
next vote OF the electoral college should be
counted. These were Eyarts, Mr. Hayes,
Secretary Of State and Edmunds and Hoar,
either of whom Is reckoned rs an eligible
New England candidate IL the other one
can be gotten out Of the way. -Four other
Presidential aspirants sat In group silent,
but alert listeners, turning occasionally TO
neighbor and whispering with the empha.
sis Of clenched fist These were Hswley,
Harrison Allison and Cullom. The sub
iect evidently had a personal interest for
each, although Logan has said recently
that no man can 60 from the senate 70 the
White House nowadays.
The house has been discussing pensions
among other things, Nearly all the
piu IohokOu vi tuC kNllJ tlRulI
congress have been introduced In this,
while there are some new ones which out |
do in extravaganza anything hitherto pro.
posed. There was warm debate on the
bill increasing widows pensions from IS
TO Si2. Representative Reagan, Of Texas,
opposed it. Said he. 81 do not expect to |
defeat the bill, nor any pension bill brought
up here, no matter how great an outrage II
may be upon common sense and common
right. But in the name o! my constitu
ents and the tax payers Of this country, |
protest against the indiycriminate giving of
pensions to all men and all women Who ask
for them. The purpose OF those who
bring forward these bills Is not IN benefit
the men or women In question Their mo
tive Is TO buy the soldiers vote, and 10
make the tax payers of the country pay for
their political supremacy"
+. Brewer, Of Marseilles, In your county,
has been granted patent on paper machine
doctor ;.
The early bird PATCHES the bronchitis,
and lovers Of early morning walks will find