Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-01-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fromour Regular Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON. Jim. % 1883

WASHINGTON, Jun. 23, 1888.
For do -nuthingness, the present Con-
greps is u long ways ahead Of all It's pred |
cessors. The House Committee on COM
merce have the jcct OF the Reading raj
roni now before them. II has been in
formally discuAsed, aud the fact developed
that about one half the committee are op-
posed to any Congressional! investigation,
believing II any il necessary, il IL within
the province Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make II. The question will
I've called M again tomorrow. when n
delegation oi Knights 0f Labor who want
Congressional investigation, will endeav-
or to get n hearing
Congressional Investigations are always
popular with certain class Of Congress-
men, particularly II the corporations and
individuals happen 10 he wealth.. Impe-
cuniuu, COngressmen want all the Oppor-
tnnity IOr fat pcKings that they can get
and they are sire TO make the most II
their opportunities. The latest proposed
investigation ia that provided by Mr.. Ma
sons bill which proposes TO empower
Congressional committee to investigate all
the trusts and combines that have been
entered into by firms, corporations. and in
diyi,luals in Coal, Sugar, Mining, and
kindred subjects. The House Committee
on Manufactures has unanimously ngree,l
to report this bill favorably and they are
expected to do 20 early this week. Then
these impecuniors Congressman will begin
to indulge in champagne aud terrapin stew
and TO ride to and from the Capitol in
coupes instead Of the plebian street cars
and hcrdics.
IT is said there is strong lobby within =
limited cash behind them, who are here
for the express purpose OF opposing this
bill. II it were not for this lobby II II ex-
tren,eiy doubtful whether the investigation
would ever have been proposed.
Just why Secretary Villas, late Posimnster
General, should have been willing and ap-
parenily anxious TO 60 down a grade in
official dignity rs he did in accepting the
portfolio Of the Interior Department, hus
been qnite,pnzzling TO great many peo-
pie. The whole matter is explained, how.
ever, by the following ofici,l order which
was made public on Saturday.
Secretary Villas has relieved Assistant
Secretary Muldrow Of the care of supervis-
ing land decisions, aud in the future lie
will devote his personal attention To them
Which means in PLAIN English that from,
this time on, the entire public land system
of the United States is to be manipulated
in the interest of Clevcland's reelection.
Keep your eye on Villas and his land de-
clsions between now and next November.
The PostufTice Department has issued u
circular giving the construction that the
Department will put upon the new law
concerning the amoun, oi printing or writ
ing that may lie placed on the wrappers OF
second, third, and fourth class mail mat'r.
This new law received the Presidents sig
nature on Saturday.
The anli-Randall Democrats in Congress
are wild with joy over the defeat Of The
Randall candidate for the Craftsmanship Of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
OF Pennsylvania, and the passage by that
committee OF n resolution strongly endors-
) ing Cleveland and commenting his rec
ommendation for reducing the tariff, Mr..
Randall keeps cool, and says the resalt
| will not change his legislative course one
' io,a; but he does not intimate what that
n course will be during the present session o
D Congress. But it Is sule 10 say that hi
, opinion on the tariff has not undergone
1 any change since the adjournment Of tn,
forty ninth Congress. 1t is claimed by
= anli-internal, revenue men, that Randall il
with Them in their EXTREMIST measures
while others will tell you that lie onl,
favors the abolition Of the tobacco tax ant
slill few, very few, Others will tell you
, that lie will favor the hill for reducing
Z; the tariff, that will be reported by til,
!, Committee OH Waysani Means. The fac
of the matter is, no one knows what Ran
u dali intends doing. lie has not commit
8 ted himself. His enemies think that hi
b. defeat in Pennsylvania will deprive hin
OF some of his prestige and power IN III,
House. We shall see.