The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-06
Washington Letter.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 1, 1888.
Representative Campbell, of New
York, says: "We are going to carry
New York. The Republicans can
not do anything to prevent it.
They can't stop it. They don't
know what 1 am talking about
when say that-hut / know. We
don't intend that they shall know
it, We will carry the state easy.
1t will be much more agreeable
and pleasant if we can have a
union candidate for Mayor of New
York city. We can save about
42O0,00O by it, and that money can
go into Indiana or somewhere else.
think we shall unite on the
! MAYOR, but | don't know who it
will be-"
The army. officer in ccharge of
the Washington aqueduct, which
has been SO fraudulently built, is
Il hold-over from the Arthur adj
ministration. Mr. Cleveland had
nothing to do with his assignment
to the duty which he has 50 shame
fully neglected.
The House judiciary Committee
is considering the subject of trusts
with a view OF taking all the var
ious bills which have been intro
duced on the subject and perfect
ing therefrom one bill SO framed
as to avoid Constitutional and
other objections. 1t Is Il big task,
but the members of the Committee
hope to be able to tcomp!ish il.
The House has had no quorum
for Il week, and it is extremely
doubtful if it has one again before
election. No business can be done
without unanimous consent.
Senator Sherman's Canadian re-
solution has been reported to the
Senate and placed on the cnlan,'er,
and statement made that it will
not be pushed to Il vote at the
present session. This statement
4 by Sherman will be made an eX-
cuse for choking OF the House
Canadian Retaliation hill.
/ \ Joint committed OF the IIous Sc
3 and Senate will investigate the
. frauds in the building OF he Wash
ington aqueduct.
Few people have any idea Of the
enormous growth of the Railway
Mail Service. Here are IL few fig
ures used by Rep. Glount, OF Ga,
!, in IL speech last week on Il bill
to increase the salary OF the Supt.
! and providing for an Assistant
Supt. In 1870 mails were carried
over 10000 miles of railroad; in
1887 they We're carried 1879 10
miles. In iSI3 tho number of
pieces Of mail matter handled hy
F postal clerks was 2,G50,Oa0; ia 1887
it had increased to G,S5l ,600.
) The majority report of the Utah
| commission is against the adms-
: sion of that Territory, until the
, Mormans shall give evidence by
r their acts that they have IN good
faith abandoned polygamy, and
| not then until an amendL' ent shall
have been added to the Constitu-
tion of the United States prohibit
ing the practice of polygamy.
Owing to the continued illness of
Senator Beck, there has been some
little delay in the preparation of
the minority report which Is to ac-
$ company the Republican tariff bill
;. when it is reported to the Senate.
! The report is being made up by
t Senators Harris and Vance, and
they hope to have it completed by
by the middle of the week.
Chief Justice Fuller and family
have arrived here and have taken
possession of the house he has
!. leased for Il year. The new Chief
/. Justice will be sworn in next Mon
day and will take part in the open.
r ing of the fall session of the SUI
o preme Court on that day.
Mrs. Sheridan's pension bill has
been passed by the Senate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland may at
tend the opening of the Richmond
q exposition on the 30.
= Civil-Service Commissioners, j
. III. Oberly, of Illinois, has beer
nominated Commissioners of Indian
affairs.
The Oklahoma bill was discusse,
in the House for short time thi
> week. It's friends are gettin:
= somewhat discouraged.
Ex-Congressman Ben LeFevre
? of Ohio, thinks the Democrat
have good lighting chance in tina
Is State.
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