Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINToN, Dec. 10.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1855.
Representative ID. b. Henderson. OF
Iowa, is announced asa candidate Tor
Speaker OF the next House OF Rep.
resentatives. This adds to the AT
ready complicated situation. Gen.
Henderson is an able and popular
man, and will be certain to have
large following.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, indig.
nautly denies the rnmor that he i
opposed to the Senate tariff bill or
that there is an opposition among
Republican Senators.
Owing to the manipulations of
INSCRIPTIONS Democrats in the re
count of votes in the close Congress.
ional districts. the Republican ma.
jority in the next House has been
cut down to three. This is rather
close, but when all of the Republic
cans who nave been honestly elect.
ed are given their seats by the
House the majority will doubtless
be much larger.
The House Committee OH Pacific
Railroads will press the Pacific
Railroad Funding bill to an early
vote. 1t is generally thought that
the bill will pass if it ever gets to
vote, but owing to the very deter,
mined opposition which it encount
ers, it is by no means certain that
a vote win be had upon it.
Senator Quay has received pair
of fine blooded horses from the Re
puhlicans of Tennessee as token
of their appreciation of his excellent
management of the late campaign.
The Direct.Tax bill was called up
in the House on Thursday, and is
the special order for tomorrow and
Wednesday, when q final vote is to
be taken on it. The parties by fill
clustering, caused the long dead lock
on this bill at the last session have
taken a new tack. They now pro
pose to offer all soIls of ridiculous
amendments, among them one pro.
viding for the refunding of the cot.
ton tax levied just after the war
But the bill is certain to pass and
become n law, having already pass
ed the Senate, unless Cleveland car
ries out the threat made by some
of its Opponents and vetoeS it.
Some of the Democrats of the
House are considerably exercised
over the rumor that the Blair Edu.
cational bill is to be offered as an
amendment to the Direct tax bill
If that were done it would certainly
pass the House, but it would just
as certainly be vetoed, Mr.. Cleve.
land having recently stated over
his own signature IN language not
to be misunderstood his opposition
to the Blair bill and all similar meas.
ures. This fact will probably pre-.
vent the Blair bill being offered us
an amendment, aud it also kills the
last remaining hope of the adoption
of that measure by the Filtieth Con.
gress.
A very interesting campaign lie
has been going the rounds of the
newspapers to the effect that Rep.
resentatlve Phelps and Elk Senator
Sewell were indebted TO the Re.
publican national committee 100000,
for money furnished by the commit.
tee for use in New Jersey ! they hav.
ing pledged themselves to repay the
money if the State did not go Repub-
lican. Mr.. Phelps in denying the
very absurd story states that New
Jersey did not eceive penny from
the national committee, and that in
answer to his request for funds he
was told that New Jersey must take
care of herself.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylyan.
la, Chief Marshal of the Inaugural
parade, has appointed Adjutant
Ger eral Hastings OF the same State,
Chief of Staff.
The Republican National Execu.
tive Committee held several meet
ings here last week to hear reports
and wind up tie business of the
campaign. They also discussed the
feasibility of establishing a perman.
ent headquarters in this city. 1t
is expected that they will hold an.
other meeting in January.
Some amusement has been Great
ed here by the absurd action of the
administration in ordering three ma.
val vessels to Hayti to enforce the
demand made by the State Depart.
ment for the release of an American
vessel seized by the Haytian Gov.
eminent. An oyster sloop wOnld be
strong enough to cope with Hayti.
But the amusement comes in when
the fact is remembered that the
present administration allowed
American vessels to be seized and
chased around by the Canadians at
their pleasure without ever thinking
of sending any of our vessels to de.
mand their release. A row With
Hayti and row with England are
very different matters. Even the
present incompetent administration
recognizes that fact. HowELLs.