The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-08-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL, 1885,
Senator Edmunds offered resolu.
ton in the Senate Friday. directing
the Attorney General to, transmit
copies of correspondence between the
Department of Justice and any Gov.
eminent officer in the State of New
York since the 1st of Januasy, 1888,
on the subject of registration or elec-
ton. The object of this resolution is
to get at the authority for the recent
orders issued to the United States
Chief Supervisor of elections for New
York, TO the effect that his deputies
would only be allowed pay. for five
days work this year. The law dis
tinctly says that ten days may be
consumed in this work, and Senator
Edmunds means to find out why
this was changed by Democratic off,
Gals.
The funeral of General Sheridan
took place Saturday morning, and
was attended by all the prominent
people in the city. The departments
were all closed, and neither House
of Congress was in session. He was
buried in Arlington cemetery.
"Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad" CLEVELAND is
very mad with the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, because they are
unsble to perform impOssibilities.
He bIames the committee for the
lack of enthusiasm in his party. How
any enthusiasm can be expected with
Cleveland as candidate, and free
trade as platform, is more than can
be seen with the ordinary eye,
Senator Blair has introduced a bill
which provides for preliminary ne
gotiations toward annexing Canada
to the United States, with the con-
sent of England. 1t is hardly prob
able that the bill will be passed at
this session of Congress, nevertheless
it is creating much talk. Public
opinion on this Canadian question
can hardly be said to have crystalized
sufficiently to indicate upon which
side it is.
Fourteen more private, pension
bills were vetoed last week by Sem
ator Blair's "pig-headed executive"
but he has not yet given out his let
ter of acceptance.
Senator Frye. who is in charge OF
the fisheries treaty, is anxious to
bring the treaty to vote, and has
given notice that beginning with to-
day he proposes to press it, to the
exclusion of all other business, until
it is settled. The Democratic Sena-
tors, who have induIged in sonS
vague threats Of fiiibustering in order
TO prevent vote, will hardly dare
to execute their threats, as filibusterA
ing is a two.edged sword that is dam
gerous.
Senator Stewart has given notice
that after the fisheries treaty is dis
posed of, he will press his bill for the
admission of the State of Washing
ton.
There is deficiency of S250,000 in
the railway mail transportation fund
of the Postoffice Department. That's
a specimen of Democratic economy
T and reform.
A committee of the executive
board of the Merchant Tailors' Ma
tional Exchange. which was in ses-
sion here last week, was given a
hearing by the Senate finance COM
mittee. They want the duty on
ready made clothing raised. They
say that under the present tariff. a
wealthy man can go to London and
, for $500 have clothes made that
would cost him 81 600 in the United
, States.
Senator Sherman has sent q cireu-
lar to Republican Senators, asking
8 each if there are any measures PEN
ding before the Senate. in which he
t is specially interested. and upon
which he desires action by the Senate
: during the present session. The OBJ
ject of the circular is to get the cal
= endar cleared as far as possible, before
: the Senate begins consideration oil
9 the tariff bill.
Senator Stewards Chinese bill
passed the Senate without a division,
!, and Representative Morrow attemp-
ted to get it up in the House. but
> owing to objections on the Demo-
cratic side. it was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, With
authority to report it at any time.
The Senate has passed resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the En-
terror for informal ion concerning his
recent decision affecting the title to