The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Noy. 10th 1883.

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Mr.. Cleveland's last annual mes
sage to Congress is looked forward
to with much interest here. am
informed by a gentleman who knows,
that it viii be a very short docu-
ment, and that it will reiterate the
main points of his celebrated tariff
message of last December.
Secretary Fairchild has found it
necessary, owing to the impudenee
of the jubilant, hold-over Republi-
can clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment, to issue an order forbidding
the clerks in that Department talk
ing politics.
have been hunting ever since
Harrison was known to be elected
for Washington Republican who
does not expect to hold office under
the next administration. He has
not yet been found, and it seems
unlikely that he ever will be. II
the local Republicans of this city
are to get all of them, what is to be-
come of the fellows who did the
voting in the states2
The Republicans in the Depart
ments here who have been the loud
est shouters for a partisan civil
service under the present admins
tration, are now vigorously clamor-
ing far Fclean sweep" after the
4th of March. Such is the price OF
keeping these fellows in Office years
after they should have been dis
charged. When the Democratic
party gets control of the Govern
ment again it will know better.
A fact has just leaked out here
that if known before the election
would probably have reelected Mr..
Cleveland. 1 allude to an expected
addition to the Cleveland family
some time in next May. Every
lady who hears this news at once
exclaims: "Too bad" and just after
they leave the White House; isn't
it shame?"
Dudley and Quay have come TIC
Washington in order that they may
manipulate the scheme whereby
they hope to secure control of the
next House of Representatives for
the Republicans, notwithstanding
the fact that the returns show a
Democratic majority of two. The
Democratic managers are fully alive
to the situation and are fully con
fident of their ability to thwart the
Republican schemes and to organ
ize the next House.
"The Treasury has been robbed
was the startling announcement a
few mornings ago. Imagination
ran riot for awhile with the amount
stolen, but it was soon ascertained
to be only 1900 silver dollars, which
had been removed by some means
from two boxes containing $4,000
each, somewhere between the U. S.
mint at New Orleans and the Treas
ury in this city. Lead was substi-
tuted for the stolen silver. When
or where the steal was made is still
a mystery.
The U. S. Supreme Court render
ed an important decision this week
in regard to life insurance policies.
The Court holds that policy made
payable to mans wife or children
can under no circumstances be at
tached by the creditors of the de-
ceased.
Senator Kenna, of West Virginia,
has telegraphed here that the legis-
lature of that State is certainly
Democratic, which insures Dem
ocratic Senator. Members of Con
gress are arriving slowly for the
coming session. 1t is not thought
that the Republicans of the Senate
will try to pass their tariff bill this
winter.
Owing to the large number of
candidates who expect to go into
the Cabinet it is thought Mr.. Har-
rison will have no end of trouble in
making it up, and that whoever he
may select he is certain to make
many enemies. Harrisons southern
policy is also likely to give him
trouble. IF he follows his own in
clinations it will be very conserva-
tive, but there are quite number
of influential Republicans. that favor
a radical policy. Many think Har-
rison has back bone enough to shape
things to suit himself, and that he
will endeavor to win friends in the
South by good appointments to the
federal offices there. A good deal
will depend on the men he selects
for Postmaster General and Secre-
tary of the Treasury, those two of
ficials controlling the most of the