Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-01-28
trn oar kc-uiaf correspondent;
Washington Letter.


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Allnoagh the present session Of Cans5e>,
'sesln quietly, proceeding, -l the Capi'ol
became more animated with eact aerk In
the Senate there has been "a immense
amount Of oraiory On the silver question
from. Democrats VINO f,h constrained 10 ,iif.
fer from the President and advocate con
tinued coinage.
TIE majority in tie House of Repre-
Seniaiive,. ooerced ly the contingency Of
possible Republican restoration before 1855
sdoPted the measure they once rejected. and
now the Hoar Presidential Succession Bill +,
ready for the Presidents signature. The
first division Of the session on party lines.
took place over this bill leading 10 little
tllbu>terng and several roll calls.
The opinion prevails among public men Of
+ all political shades that the present session
viii be The iNellest for many ears. although
+ It may not be marked By much legislation
beyond ~ appropriation bills Il is thought
there is no chance Of the House and Senate
agreeing to an, general tariff bill. and on all
questioss Of currency and coinage
there is great diversity Of opinion in both
parties.
Some Of the aLlest leaders of the Republi-
can party are in the Senate aud as the Re
publcans retain control of that body, they
will protect and promote the interests of the
-, N :, i
any measure, Of distinc,veIy party charac-
ter. 10 become law during tie life Of The
i forty-Nnth Congress. The Democratic
majority in the House. and the Republican
majority in the Senate each stands
as an effective bar to party legislat-
ion.
There can be 10 bargain, no compromise,
no agreement or arrangement by which any
bill intended merel, to carry out the pledges
of campaign platform, and manufacture
political capital can escape defeat. The
most inexperienced new member knows tbi,
as well as the veteran member. and the
country knows 1t SO thoroughly that it will
hot be uAspo>ed u toltEdte waste OF time
in attempts at the impossible. For this
reason the Democrats, who are getting ready
to agitate certain questions that promise no
practical results, have been admonshed
to let them alone. and take up sub
jects on which both parties can agree
In Senatorial Republican caucus, the
relations between the President and the
Senate were discussed aud the action 10 be
taken upon his nominations in cases of sus-
pension and particularly the course to be
pursued in regard TO obtaining explanations
for reno, ,als and appointments. IL was prac-
ticaly decided that if the President and
heads Of Departments do not produce the
required information, the nominations are TO
be shelved for the present. I've can stand it
as long as the President cap.'' said one of
the Senators, land if there IS dead-loe
we are prepared for it,"
! Notwithstanding all that has been said
and written on the subject Of Civil Service ap-
pointments, the pressure for office is as great
now as il has ever been. Office seekers
pay no attention to what is said to them by
their Congressional friends, and refuse to be-
lieve that the hands OF Congress are in any
way lied by The Civil Service law Some Of
them refuse to take ..no" for an answer,
aud night.