The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-03
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. April 9th, 1888

w ASdINGIONt APAA @'en' 'ooo'
Governor Hill, of New York, says
ne is not candidate for the Presiden-
~, and that he will most willingly
head the New York delegation at st.
Louis for the denomination of Mr..
Cleveland. There is nothing new in
this, but peraps it may satisfy that
small class of democrats who have
been trying to make it appear that
Gov. Hill was bitterly opposed to Mr..
Cleveland.
The examination of employees of tie
Government Printing Office by the
Congressional committee engaged In
investigating that establishment,
proves that the half was never told OF
the enormous quantity ofprivate work
that was done for republican officials
and friends of the republican Public
Printer. The taxpayers of the country
were thus robbed of many thousand
dollars. For republican inyestiga-
tion this one has made large Int
of good democratic campaign material.
For time it looked as though the
republicans intended to make trouble
over the discussion of the Mills tariff
bill, but their discretion and good
sense prevailed and an agreement was
made to devote twenty days to general
discussion, exclusive of night sessions.
This will give all the time for full and
= n - hot
anyone could ask. It was also agreed
to divide the time equally between the
democratic and republican speakers.
The democratic leaders hope to get
final vote on the bill by the 5.h OF
June, the date of the meeting of the
st. Louis Convention, but the state ol
the regular appropriation bills is such,
to say nothing of some other measures
in which many members are Interested
that it is extremely doubtful. Besides
if the republicans should feel disposed
to put obstacles in the way, it will b'
impossible to have the question settled
by that date. However, there can b'
no harm in hoping until the last
A number of strong revenue reform
speeches have been made in the Hous'
this week In favor Of the Mills bill
notably one by Representative Nc
MILAN of Tennessee, in which h
tainted the republicans with havini
nothing to offer as q substitute for tn
measure. a..
The Texas delegation in Congres
called at the White House on Tuesda
t and presented an invitation to tn
: President and AIRS. Cleveland to atten
Z the dedication OF the new State Capi
tai at Austin. The ceremonies are
extend from May IA to 10. AS yet tn
j invitation has neither been accepte
I nor declined. The President wants t
! GO, but does not know that he can TAX
Q the time.
Secretary Fairchild is opposed to th
2 bill which provides for issuing papt
f fractional currency, which has bee
9 passed by the House and is now befol
!? the Senate. He says it is entirely te
)! expensive. The expense of produ
a tion and the loss caused by destructio
/. of the notes will make it cost as muc
'e to maintain q given average, as tt
entire face value of the currency will
of The Senate committee on Postoffic
,e has favorably reported bill whit
t, provides for the erection of a publ
"a building in every town where Il
gross postal receipts for the three yea
past have exceeded So 200 per annur
- The cost of the building is in no ca
to exceed '$25, 900 and the cost of t
~ site is not to exceed 81, 600.
" Senator VOORHEES, has made a spec,
: on the Presidents message in whi'
y he paid his respects to Senator Inga
: for the latter's recent attack on Ger
Mcclellan and Hancock. He revie'
= ed the services of the two geners
as during the war, and dwelt upon t
injustice with which Mcclellan W
treated because he was democrat.
* then reviewed the reconstruction pc
g. cd, and denounced the republican q
q. ministration of Southern State &C
ne ernments. He justified the South
IL refusing to affiliate with the repub
q can party, saying, as well might t
m frontier settlements be expected
is welcome another invasion of tom
in hawks and scalping knives. He SO
" he could see nothing to wonder at
ne the 200 democratic majority Civ
10 in Louisiana but a few days ago. The
b people were alarmed, at the possibili
of return to power Of the party al
the men who had robbed them al
left them overburdened with debt b
- only wonder was that the vote was n
unanimous. .:
;" He then spoke of the prosperity
y the South under democratic rule, al
- closed his speech with the predicii'
y that the verdict of the American pc
= pie in November next would he tn
= there had been honest, capable go
- ernment for the last four years, al
'e that it should be continued.