The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-08
Washington Letter.


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wssHlxsmS. d. c. Feb. q. lsss.
The politicians of both parties are al
ready figuring upon the eoutruI Of The fly
fr-s Congress. The situation in the Senate
Is decidedly interesting one The Repub-
Iican margin Is now uncomforta5ly close
there being majority Of only two. COUNTING
Riddleher,er. But he IS absolutely unrclia-
bic. voting with the Democrats as ofien a.
with the Republicans. and voting ali by
himself more frequently still When he
goes with the Democracy the Senate IS Of
course. a tie
Tie possible Senate changes in the fry
ms. Congress are nor numerous. Barbour. .
Democrat, succeetis Riddleberger. tieins the
Senate, in case no other gains or losses oc-
cur In that event the coafrol OF the Senate
wiz depesid upon whichever party elects the
next Vice President. The probabilities.
however. very strongly favor the election Of
Republican-w William Walter Phelps. from
the Present oHtIook-in place Of NePilerson,
II the present large Republican majority in
the Ne~ Jersey f.e<islafurs ear De taken As
an indication of what the complexisn Of the
next Legislature IS likely TO be. There IS
no probability oflise Repuoiicars gaining
senator elsewhere than in Sex Jersey with
in the next tive years On the other hand
there IS Z possibility that the Democrats viii
gain senators in Oregon and Rhode Island.
in place Of Dolph and Chance. However.
. the one Republican probability is worth in
iiniteiy more than the two Democratic pos
sibilifies.
As 10 the control Of the House, nothing
definitely can be said. The probabilities,
however. are very strongly in favor Of a Re-
publican majority Al the lower end Of the
Capitol A gain of only six er eight votes
over the present Congress would place the
Republicans in the sscendency and il :
not di fficulf 10 SEE where this gain, and even
larger one. viii come from. The new re-
beliion in the south--tlat from Cieveiand's
free trade Tolicy-wili alone more than fur
nish the changes desired.
The junior Pennsylvania Senator. having
succeeded some days ago in getting fhrntgl.
the Senate bis bill increasing the pension
for soldiers who are totally blind
from Sl3 60 SO per month. has just been
equally sucressfsiI in passing his bill increa>-
ing from so 10 So per month the pension
for total helpiessnes=- Both bills were taken
up and passed out of order, and il Is neesi-
less to say that Senator Quay is receiving
good many compliments for the manner in
which he handled the two measures Both
bills are reasonably certain to pa ; the House
as both Of them have tie approval Of the
Commissioner Of Pensions.
Washington is undoubtedly the Mecca for
cranks. 4 western Clergyman named Schnirz-
Ter has rereutly addressed Communication
TO a large proportion of our Senators relative
TO the next presidency. from which I am
able TO give the following exrIact In
opening the campaign for is>s 10 promote
peace and good viii towards men and gen
eral good feeling. and TO secure good civil
and religious government OF Gospel Ten
perznce principles. let Us nominate for Presi-
dent His ExceileFcy. Grover ClereiasG froH
New York-tiIe beloved Presitient-and His
ExceIlency Don Cameron. from PennsyIva-
nia-fie beloved SENATOR or. still better, let
the Princes Of my people. the I. : Repab-
liean Senator'S, Chief Justices and native
born Republican Governors OF the several
States, gather themselves together on Mt
Moriah which lies TO the East OF Washing
ton, and i called the National Capital. and
then and there cast the los with Senator
Cameron as to who among them shall bs
nominated FOX Republican President in
ISIS.
Add again the next day let the Princes
Df my people again gather themselves To-
getier in the National Capital ii Washing
ion and cast the Ios a. 10 who among them
shall be nominated for Vice President. And
.gain. after election in November lSss let .
the beloved Princes Of my People gather
themselves together and there again east the
at between the elected and defeated candi j
date as TO who shall be President of the L. {
:. in 1889. and thus let Us have fair play and /
zee what the viii Of the good Lord is T
Yours iraternally and sincerely in the Bonds .
md Liberty Of the Gospel
Congressman Scull has presented a good .
many petitions asking for an increase ofeom-
for fourh-eiass postmss;ers-
There is good deal Of talk here in favor
4 Senator Cooper Tor Chairman Of the next
National Committee
The talk among Pennsylvanians here j.
hat Judge Mitchell. of Philadelphia, Is in
he lead for the Supreme Judzeship uous-
nation.
state Senator Delamater. Of Crawford
,ounty. who has just been here, is mention
"a rs 4 candidate for Congress against VIM
= Scott, Of Erie
Charles Emery Smith. Of the Philadelphia
Press, win probably be one Of the delegates
Il Large to the Chicago Convention.
Senator Cameron has not made speech
hus far, bot for quiet work among his feI-
ow Senators his influence i unsurpassed
The Senate + 50 fa- ahead Of the House in
e7-islafion that il invariably adiourns over
rom Thursday to Monday
Il only reGaire= 4 days Attendance Upon
he proceedings Of the House To discover
hat Randall has his var-paint on He VIII
make it lively for the Erie county statesman
'eSore the session closes The latter may be
-ery influential at the White House. but at
he other end Of the avenge the Democratic
lariy refuses ia foIlaw his leadership
uf the twenty Republicans in Congress
rom Pennsylvania. all bat three are candi-
iaies ior reelection. These are Patton.
3oand and Motif. al Of whom have been
brown into strong Democratic districts By
he last appoTtionIIent- Patton may nm /
gain. however. as he Was electei to the
,rgsent Congress frOn Democratic district