Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-26
ARLINGTON LETTER.
TsPEctAI. coRREsPoNDEScE OF rHE MoNIroR.1
Washington, Noe. 20.

w 4 SHIN GpON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoEIroR.l
Washington Noe. 20.
Senator Quay claims this morning
that the next house of representatives
will be republican by a majority of
five, at least, and possibly on the Of
fetal count, the majority will be nine.
If he be correct, the admission of
Washington Territory and Of Dakota
as two states, is assured. The north
ern half of Dakota will probably be
named Lincoln. Washington Terri
tory will not receive the same name
as state that it now has. 1t is pro-
posed to call it Tacoma. The addi-
tional electoral votes gained for the
republicans would almost seal the
question of supremacy for many
years. If, as Chairman Quay says,
the next house is republican by a
working majority, the democratic have
badly managed their congressional
campaign and will regret it. Com
plete control may at times embarrass
the republicans by making them re-
sponsible for all legislation, but that
is a minor consideration.
Representative Perry Belmont has
accepted the long vacant mission TO
Spain, and will resign his seat in
congress and the craftsmanship of
committee on foreign affairs, at once.
Mr. Belmont is the son of August
Belmont, the New York banker. He
graduated at Harvard, and studi d
law under William M. Ev.rts. The
natural result is that Perry is not a
fool. Before he was twenty-siX years
of age, young Belmont came to con-
gress. He began by running mp
against all the big debaters, and reg
ularly getting knocked out. August
Belmont wanted him made chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs,
and somehow induced Speaker Car
isle to make the appointment. Sun
set Cox had expected the appoint
ment and Lad just helped Carlisle de-
feat Randall Cox, to my personal
knowledge, has never forgiven Car
Isle for the affront. A man twenty
wears in congress turned aside TO
please a vain boy. But young Bel
mont has been successful on the com
mittee and has done important work
there. He is n quiet, slight man of
medium height, and would attract at
tention on the floor of the house only
by his strongly Jewish feat
ures.
The post-oflice department has pre-
pared list of seventv-five postmas-
tiers of the grade appointed by the
president, whose commissions expire
prior to March 4th. MIR. Cleveland
is expected to re-appoint such as suit
him. Mr.. Harrison's course in those
cases will be regarded with interest.
He NAV, or may not allow them "a
remain until the new commi sion eX-
pires. Probably the cry that opened
this administration, "offensive par
tisanship," will commence the next
administration. The sauce of the
goose will be the sauce of the gander.
The local republican statesmen OF
the small fry description are already
on a still hunt for the district offices.
From commissioner to health officer
the fight does not abate. An inhab-
liant of the District of Columbia is
born an office seeker and without re.
gard to sex, color or previous condi'
ton of starvation, is simply always
in the race for something. The cleo
ton returns were hardly cold before
William Dickson, the local democrat
ic leader, was out for appointment as
the democratic district commissioner
whom Mr.. Harrison will be called
upon to name. And he has exactly
1856 competitors.
The contributions TO the fund foI
the Inauguration expenses swell'
apace. Over So, 200 have thus fai
been guaranteed, and the books have
only been open few days The
Postmaster General has been form
ally asked for the use of the pension
office hall, and will probably consent
and not remove the city postollic'
into it before March as was expected
Slate making is an amusing and
harmless occupation. The less yo'
know about it, the more brilliant th'
results. All Washington hotel lob
bies are filed with astute politicians
each with his own private cabine
slate. A large number believe tina
: the two positions are fixed, that Sen
atOr ALLISON Will 70 w VIC AiS"9"i .
and Senator Miller to the Interior
Mr.. Blame is expected TO ask 70
, nothing, and all guessing is mad
without reference to him. He vii
probably not be in the next cabinet
> but he will have large DICTATORSHIP
= in the making of the cabinet.
> A drunken young man was attack
" ed in front of Willard hotel on FIR
day night with the idea that it woul
be great fun to impersonate jaime
G.. Blaine, Jr. He walked i'm an
registered the fictitious name. FC
Z" several hours nobody happened
: who knew the real James and the in
7 poster was in clover. He gave ava
offices by the dozen, drank with e'
erybody, promised an enterprisin
photographer to give him a sittin
=. end fban ha1