Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tyRox OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. Goth, 1888.

tYRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. Goth, 1883.
Senator Quay claims this morning tina
the next House Of Representatives win b
Republican by Ave at least, and possibly
on the official count the majority will b
nine. II he be correct the admission o
Washington Territory and Of Dakota al
two States is assured. The Northern hal
Of Dakota viii probably be named Lincoln
Washington Territory will not receive tn,
same name as State that IL now has
II is proposed to christian it Tacoma. Th'
additional electoral votes gained for tn,
Republicans would almost seal the ques
tion Of supremacy for many years. II. a
Chairman Quay says, the next House il
Republican by q working majority, th'
Democrats have badly managed thei
Congressional campaign and will regre
1t. Complete control may at times em
harrass the Republicans by making then
responsible for all legislation, but that Il
q minor consideration.
Representative Perry Belmont has nc
ceptsd the long vacant mission TO Spain
and will resign his seat In Congress ant
the Chairmanship Of the Committee OF
Foreign Affairs at once. Mr.. Belmont Il
the son Of August Belmont, the New
York banker. He graduated at Harvard
and studied law under William M. Evarts
The natural result is that Perry is not {
fool. Before he was twenty-six years ole
young Belmont came TO Congress. HI
began by running up against all the BIZ
debaters and regularly getting knocked
out. August Belmont wanted him made
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and somehow induced Speakel
Carlisle to make the appointment. sunse
Cox had expected the appointment ant
had Just helped Carlisle defeat Randall
Cox, to my personal knowledge, has nevel
forgiven Carlisle for the affront. A mar
twenty years In Congress turned aside Il
please vain boy! But young Belmon
has been successful on the Committee
and has done important work there. fl.
10 quiet, slight man, of medium height
| and would attract attention ON the floor o
the house only by bis strongly market
Jewish features.
Il
The PostoficeD Department has preparet
list Of seventy-five postmasters Of tht
class appointed by the President who's
commissions expire prior to March 4th
Mr.. Cleveland is expected to reappoin
such a. suit him. Mr.. Harrison's cours.
| in these cases viii be regarded with inter
est. He may, or he may not allow them
TO remain until the new commission ex
pires. Probably the cry that opened thii
administration, offensive partisanship
will commence the next administration
The sauce o! the gqose will BE- the sauce
Of the gsnder.
The local Republican statesmen Of tht
small fry description are already on {
still hunt for the District Offices. From
commissioner to Health officer the fgh
does not abate, an inhabitant of the Dis
tyict of Columbia 10 born an Office seeker
and without regard 10 sex, color or previ
Gus condition Of starvation, Is simply al
ways in the race for something. tn.
election returns were hardly cold before
William Dickson, the local Democratic
District leader, was out for appointment
as the Democratic District Commissioner
whom Mr.. Harrison will be called upor
to name. And he has exactly 1855 com
petitors.
The contributions to the fund for tht
Inauguration expenses. swells spsos
Over SIS, 900 have thus far been guran
teed, and the books have only been oper
a few days. The Postmaster Genera
has been formally asked for the use o
the Pension Office ball, and will probably
consent and not remove ths city POST
Office into it before March, as was expect
cd.
Slate making Ia an amusing snt
harmless occupation. The less you know
about it, the more brilliant the results
All Washington hotel lobies are filed viii
astute politicians, each with his own pri
vate Cabinet slate. A large number Be
lieves that two positions are fxed. tha
Senator Allison will 60 to the fssssur,
and Warner Miller to the Interior. Mr.
Blaine is expected to ask for nothing, ant
all guessing is male without sreiernce Il
him. He will prsably not be in the mex
Cabinet, but he viii have . very lsrg
disctstorship In tho making Of the cab
met.
A drunken young man Was attached IL
front Of Willard's Hotel On Friday nigh
withthe idea that It wosld bs great fun :,
impersouate James @. Blaine Js. He walk
edin and registered the fictitious name
For several hours no body happened II
who knew the real James and tho imposte
was in clover. He gave away Offices b,
the dozen, drank with everybody, promis
ed an enterprising photographer to giv'
him . sitting the nsxt morning, and thsr
had dozen bottles Of vine charged.
The marriage on Thursday Of Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, the eminent Enslisl
commissioner. to Miss Endicott daughter o
Secretary Endicott, WAS In sxcsllen