Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-05-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
May IA.

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lar to those which elected him in
1884. he should be reelected this
year. He is already the autocrat of
the democratic party. The demo.
crat who refuses to obey his slight.
est nod is sent to the rear at once,
no matter how high he may have
stood with his party.
Samuel j. Randall, who has more
than once saved the democratic par.
ty from going to pieces, Incurred the
i'll will of the democratic boss, be.
cause he would not support the Mills
tariff bill. Cleveland sent out orders
that Randall was 10 be disposed
from the leadership of the democrat.
ic party in Pennsylvania. With the
assistance of Federal officials in that
State the orders were carried out to
the letter.
But Cleveland is not yet satisfied.
He wants Randall defeated for re.
nomination to the House. Cleye-
lands nearest friends openly boast
of this sort Of work, and say that he
intends to snub every man who re.
fuses to vote for the Mills tariff bill
and that he also proposes to use the
entire power of his administration
to defeat their denomination for Con.
gress.
Last week the President vetoed
public building bill for Allentown,
Pennsylvania, because, tit is stated)
MIR. Snowden, who represents that
district in the House, had refused to
vote for the Mills bill, aud now his
friends say that he has Mr.. Snow.
denis defeat for denomination to
Congress assured. These are not
merely republican charges against
Mr.. Cleveland, they are the openly
made boast OF his nearest friends
and advisers. This country never
before had but one President who
descended to such politics, and that
was Andrew johnson. Let Cleve,
land beware of his fate.
Senator Ingalls, is to be given a
public reception this week by the
Republican National League of this
city.
The democrats of the house are in
a terrible muss over this same Mills
tariff bill. They have caucused sew
eral times without being able to de.
termine just what they will do. The
last caucus decided that all who de-
sired to make amendments to the
bill should first submit them to the
democratic members of the Ways
and Means Committee for considera.
ton, and report to another caucus.
The result has been deluge of
amendments. The average member
is willing to take away the last YES.
tage of protection from some other
members district, but he wants all
he can get for his own.
How they will settle the thing is
( hard to say, but one thing is now
quite sure, it would be absolutely
Impossible to pass the bill as report.
ed from the committee, and it is
doubtful if it can be tinkered up
sufficiently to get the democratic
vote of the House. The general de-
bate on the bill has, by mutual con-
sent, been extended to next Satur-
day.
The House committee on Military
Affairs have made favorable re-
port on the bill authorizing the Pres.
ident to nominate for retirement
with the rank and pay of Major.Gen-
eral such ex-Army officers now in
civil life as were promoted for gal.
lantry or good conduct to the grade
of Major General and commanded
departments of division. The list of
those affected by the bill is very
small, and includes Gems. Rosecrans,
Schenck, McCauley, Palmer and
Buell..
A bill has been introduced in the
House to prevent convict labor from
competing with organized labor. 1t
provides that all convicts employed
within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be employed at such la.
Dor as they may be best suited to
perform, and semi-monthly shall be
paid the same rate of compensation
as is paid to organized labor in the
locality where the convict is conlin.
ed. No convict is to be required to
work more than eight hours day.
The bill carries with it an appropria.
tion OF 100000, to be expended by
the Secretary of the Department of
Labor in giving it effect.
The Senate has passed the bill for.
feiting all unearned railroad land
grants; also the International Copy.
right bill, and quite number of bills
for public buildings. 1t has also rat.
fled the Chinese treaty.
The 10000, 900 River and Harbor
bill passed the House by more than
wo.thirds majority.
Senator Voorhees, finally coucIud-
ed that he was indebted to the dig.
nifty Of the Senate to the extent of
an unqualified apology for his recent
bad language, and paid the debt.
The nomination of Mr.. Fuller TO
be Chief Justice of the United
States is now IN the hands of sub.
committee OF the Senate committee
on the Judiciary, for investigation.
Their report will probably be made
inside Of two waaka