Middletown transcript., 1888-10-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Oct, LIST, 1855
Representative Campbell, OF New
York, says: 'We are going TO carry
New York. The Republicans CAM
do anything to prevent it. They can't
stop it, They don't know what l am
| talking about when I say that-but
know. We don't intend that they
shall know it. We will carry the state
easy. 1t will be much more agreeable
and pleasant if we can have union
candidate for mayor of New York
CITY. We can save about $780, QUO by
| it, and that money can go into INDIANA
| or somewhere else. l think we snail
unite on the mayor, but | don't know
who it will be.''
The Republicans are certa inly hard
up for campaign material when they
attempt, as they are doing, to make
the public believe that Gen. Benet,
Chief of Ordance q. S. Army, has
been violating the ciVil-serYice law by
issuing a political circular. The circu-
lar in question was sent to the COM
mandants of arsenals and armories in
1886, and was strictly in the line OF
civil service reform, as it instructed
the various commanders to so regulate
employing and discharging Of employees
as to divide them about equally between
the two parties, in other words, Gen.
Benet wanted the employees of the War
Department to be non-partlzan.
The army officer in charge of the
Washington aqueduct, which has been
so fraudulently built, is a hold-over
from the Arthur administration. Mr..
Cleveland had nothing to do with his
assignment to the duty which he has so
shamefully neglected.
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, ably
defended his State from the aspersions
cast by the resolution of "Little Billy"
Chandler proposing an investigation
into the late State election. Mr.. Glib
son called attention to the fact that no
citizen of Louisiana had ever petition
ed to have this investigation made.
He also alluded to the fact, which has
become notorious, Of these investiga-
tions always being proposed just before
an important Congressional or Presi-
Dental election is to be held. In the
last allusion the Senator struck at the
heart of the bloody shirt business. 1t
is always brought to the front just be-
fore election time in the hope that it
will help to arouse sectional feeling in
the North and make votes for the Re-
publican party.
The House judiciary Committee is
considering the subject of trusts with
a view of taking all the various bills
which have been introduced on the
subject and perfecting therefrom one
bill so framed as to avoid Constitution
al and other objections. 1t is big
task, but the members of the committee
hope to be able to accomplish it.
The House has had no quorum for
week. and it is extremely doubtful if
it has one again before election. No
business can be done without unani-
NOUS consent.
Senator Sherman's Canadian resolu-
tion has been reported to the Senate
and placed on the calander, and a
statement made that it would not be
pushed to vote at the present session.
This statement by Sherman will be
made an excuse for choking off the
House Canadian Retaliation bill.
Representative Stahlnecker, of New
York, was honorably acquitted of the
charges preferred against him by Rep
resentative Kelley in connection with
the new Congressional Library Build
ing. The vote of the committee was
unanimous.
A Joint committee of the House and
Senate will investigate the frauds in
the building Of the Washington aque-
duct.
Few people have any idea of the en-
ormous growth of the Railway Mail
Service. Here are a few figures used
by Representative Blount, of Georgia,
in a speech last week on bill to in
crease the salary of the Superintendent
and providing for an assistant-superin-
tendent. In 1879 mails were carried
over 10000 miles of railroad ; in 1887
they were carried over 107, 900 miles.
In 1879 the number of pieces of mail
matter handled by postal clerks was
:, ,659, 900; in 1851 it had increased to /
5 ,S51 700.
The majority report of the Utah |
commission is against the admission of |
that Territory, until the MormoDs
shall give evidence by their acts that |
they have in good faith abandoned |
and not then until an
am mendment shall have been added to |
the Constitution of the United States
prohibit ng the practice Of polygamy.
Owing to the continued illness of |
Senator Beck, there has been some lit
tie delay in the preparation of the |
minority report which is to accompany |
The Republican tariff bill when it is
to the Senate. The report is
being made up by Senators Harris and |
Vance, and they hope to have it COM
pleted by the middle of the week.
Chief Justice Fuller and family have
arrived here and have taken possession |
of the house he has leased for year.
The new Chief Justice will be sworn
in next Monday and will take part in
5he opening Of the fall session of the
Supreme Court on that day.
1t took the clerk of the Senate FL
nance Committee four hours to read
,he Republican tariff bill alone.
The Senate was only in session four
lays last week.
Mrs. Sheridan's pension bill has been
passed by the Senate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland may attend
he opening of the Richmond exposi-
ion on the oath instant.
Civii-Service Commissioner John II.
)berly, of Illinois, has been nominated
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
The Oklahoma bill was discussed in
he House for short time this week.
is friends are getting somewhat dis
outraged. i