Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. is

democrats cOulQ not nave created
more CONSERVATION than the discoy.
ey, Just made, that there would be
no Treasury surplus "awful surplus
has been a continual nightmare, are
the hardest hit; they are completely
bewildered, and know not which
way to turn for a new grievance.
The reason why there is, or rather
there will be. no surplus this
year, Is very simple. Congress has,
or will have before it adjourns, ap-
propriated for the present fiscal year
an amount about equal to the est.
mated income of the Government
for the same period. This state of
affairs will tend to simplify the work
OF the Senate committee now engag.
ed in perfecting a substitute for the
Mills bill.
Representative Lyman, of Iowa,
is determined to get vote on the
Dependent Pension bill in the House,
or to block all bushes that requires
a quorum. He says he proposes
to put the democratic members on
record on this pension business.
A proposition has been made here
for Speaker Carlisle to challenge Mr..
Blaine for twelve joint discussions of
the tariff, in as many cities. Repub.
licans are in hopes that the arrange
ment can be made to have the dis.
cussion. They would make thous.
ands of votes for Harrison, Morton
and Protection.
Representative Mckinley left last
night for Atlanta, Georgia, where he
goes by invitation to deliver an ad-
dress before the Chatauqua Assem-.
bly, on the tariff. 1t is believed that
a majority of the voters of Georgia
are believers in a protective tariff;
nevertheless, owning to their inabli.
ty to sink their prejudice, they will
vote for Cleveland, the free trader.
The funeral services Of the intam.
GUS fisheries treaty will be held in
the Senate tomorrow. Owing to
the offensiveness OF the corpse, it is
hoped that there will be no delay in
the burial. Cleveland would have
withdrawn the treaty had he follow
ed the advice of a number Of demo
cratic Senators.
Senator Chandler will make a
speech in the Senate Wednesday IN
his resolution for an investigation
of the Louisiana elections, that
promises to create sensation. He
has gathered a mass of information
showing the crookedness by which
the democrats carried that election,
and as he has the courage to speak
"right out in meeting" he will make
things very lively for the Southern
Senators.
The Senate has passed a bill
amending the act of June Is, relat.
ing to postal crimes. The bill de-
clares unavailable all envelopes, pos.
tai cards, or newspapers upon which
shall be written or printed any de-
lineations, epithets, terms or Ian
guage of an indecent, lewd, obscene,
libelous, scurvilous, defamatory or
threatening character, or calculated
by the terms or manner or style of
display and obviously intended to
reflect injuriously upon the charac.
ter or conduct of another. The pen.
atty for each such offense, upon con.
viction thereof, is a fine of $4,000 or
Imprisonment at hard labor for not
more than five years, or both at the
discretion of the court. The word.
ing of the act is very comprehensive
and covers every possible case and
condition.
There is one country in the world
of which this administration is not
afraid. 1t is little Hayti. The man.
ofwar Galena has been ordered there
with instructions to protect Ameri.
can interests. AS this is the first
and only move that the present adj.
ministration has taken for the pro.
lection of American interests, at
home or abroad, | take pleasure in
chronicling it.
The democrats in Congress are
much disturbed over the excellent
prospect that exists of the accept
ance by the House Of the Senate
substitute, for the Mills bill. At
least twenty democratic representa-.
tives, who voted for the Mills meas
ure under compulsion, are under
stood to be in favor of accepting the
Senate substitute, if it shall be a
good measure, which it is certain to
be and if the substitute is accepted
by the House, it Will become law,
for Cleveland dare not veto it.
Senator Allison thinks that Con.
gress will not adjourn before the
middle of October, if so early.
1t is generally believed here that
the democratic Representatives are
deliberately absenting themselves
from the House, leaving that body
without a quorum about four.fiftbs
OF the time, in order to prevent any
action on the Dependent Pension
bill, and some other measures they
are afraid of.
General Malone says that now
the National Committee has settled
the dispute between the party fac
tions in Virginia, he has not single
doubt of Harrison and Morton ear.
rying the state by at least twenty
Thousand majority.
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