The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-10-04
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 2s, 1888.

WASHINGTON, SEPT. %, 1888.
Senator George made a ringing
speech in the Senate against the absurd
bill of Senator Hoar, providing for
holding inquests under national su-
There would be about as much
sense or justice in proposing to hold
Justice of the peace courts under ma
tional authority as there is in this bill.
Chief Justice Fuller and family will
take possession of the house they have
leased in this city Monday. A week
later Mr. Fuller will be sworn in as.
Chief Justice.
Representative Townshend. of ILL
nois, thinks the democrats have good
fighting chance in that State He lett
yesterday to take an active part i'm the
campaign, and will not return until
after the election. Before leaving he
gave his reasons for thinking that the
State might go Democratic. He said:
The situation is just this: There are
a great many changes in the State on |
account of the tariff, and we are get
ting the most of them. do not want
to exaggerate the case. 1 do not say
that we can carry the State. Neither |
do think any republican would be
justified in saying 1t was sure for his
party. What I mean to say is that
Illinois is doubtful state; that we
have y good chance OF carrying 1t for
the national ticket, and that I think
Governor Palmer Will run considerably
ahead Of the ticket. The chance is GER
talnly worth fighting for. II 1 did
not feel that by hard work we could
carry the state, I would not give up
my private business. neglect personal
interests, and devote my entire time,
as shall, to hard campaign work"
The bill pensioning Mrs. Sheridan
has passed the Senate.
Senator Sherman's Canadian annex
alton resolution (that isn't what he
calls 1t, but that's what 1t is really in
tended for) has been reported to the
Senate from the Foreign Affairs COM
mittee without recommendation. This
is the resolut' on that the republicans
hope to knock out the House Canadian
Retaliation bill with.
| John H. Oberly, now one Of the
Civil Service Commissioners, has been
nominated Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, to succeed J. d. c. Atkins, of
Tennessee, who resigned to make q
canvass for the U. 9. Senate in his
state.
The republican Senators have, under
the lssh of public ridicule. thrown off
n the Blaine yoke and laid their tariff
bill before the full Finance Com pittee
of the Senate. 1t was not because they
wanted to do it, but because public
opinion forced them to it. The bill
has not yet been made public. but it is
known that it makes q total reduction
of about $50, ,O00, 900. and that sugar and
the internal revenue system furnished
the bulk OF it.
The Democratic minority report
which will recommend the Mills bill
, will be prepared by Senators Harris
and Vance, who hope to get some
assistance from Senator Beck, who il
still unwell at Fortress Monroe. The
r two reports and the bill will be laiC
. before the Senate next week, and il
the republicans intend to pass it, it il
probable that Congress will be in con
tinuous session, with the exception o
y short recess at election, until the 4Gt
of next March.
Justice Matthews. of the Supreme
= Court, has been ill, but is now better
Elk Senator Camden, of w. Va say,
that State will have solid democratic
= delegation in the Fifty-first Congress
=. aud tibet the state is certain for Cleve
land and Thurman.
The joint resolution which passed
. the Senate last week approprialin.
, $l00,OO0 for the relief of the elloV
:, fever sufferers has been passed by tn,
o House..
. The House has passed the bill for
feiting certain unearned lands grantet
, to the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Bills have been introduced in boil
Houses providing for the immediat
9 transmission to the President of en-
:. rolled bills.
Fhs Oklahoma bill was again mp II
: the House this week, aud MIR. Holman
made an unsuccessful effort to get tn
House to consider the Senate bill ex
. tending the laws of the United State
: over the public land "trip.
h The Chinese government is out jus
$25o, 900 by the rejection of the recen
treaty, as u clause in the treaty boun'
q this Government to pay that sum a
indemnification for the injuries intiict
d ed on the Chinese in the United State
n Senator Stewart HIS introduced an
II other Chinese bill. 1t prohibits al
9 laborers coming here, and requires al
q those here to get themselves registered
Q Representative Sawyer hes prepaI Q,
}, table showing that the Republican
Q Senate has since 1882 increased the ap
b preparation bills sent to 1t from tn
}, House $l37 ,OOO, 900, which amount tn
o House conferees succeeded in cuttin
J, down 70 $6e, ,OOO. 600. This little tabl
shows upon whose shoulders tn
n charge OF extrsvagsnce should rest.
The bill for the payment Of the eel
o ebrated Will and LaAbrs claims Il
D Mexico has been made sp. cial orde
for Monday in the Senate.
y :; The President and Mrs. Clevelan
have been invited to attend the open
IL ing Of the Exposition at Richmond
lt Va. on October "A. 1t is problbl
that they will go, though it has nc
yet been fully decided.
. Representative Matson, OF Indians
has introduced q bill to increase tn
- pensions OF those who have lost linn /
The muddle in relation to the ney