Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-01-18
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD


WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1880.
The statement SAID to have come
direct from General Harrison, to
the effect that the members OF mis-
cabinet would not be announced
before the fourth of March, has
stopped, to a great extent here,
speculation on that very interest
ing subject.
A delegation of thirty Vlrginlans
passed through here last week en-
route to Indianapolis to urge the
claims of General Malone for a
cabinet position. There was a re.
port, bnt 1t lacked yeri6cation, that
the delegation carried a letter from
Senator Sherman endorsing Ma
hone. General Malone is a very
shrewd political manipulation, and
he ls certainly working things Just
now for all they are worth towards
booming himself for the cabinet,
but | do not think there is the
slightest probability of his going
INTO General HarrisOn's cabinet (;
In fact have 1t direct from man
who is as near to General Harrison
as any man in the country, that
under no conceivable circumstances
would General Harrison appoint
Malone to cabinet position.
The Senate investigation into
the workings of the Office OF the
Supervising Architect of the Treas
ury has already brought to light a
rather queer state of affairs. The
law has been boldly violated in a
number of instances, and If rumors
are to be trusted the half has not
yet been told.
GOvernor-elect Hovey, left last
week tor his home in Indiana. His
absence is deeply regretted by
many friends here. If he makes
as good a governor as he has a
Representative, Indlanlans will
have nothing to complain of.
Those ridiculous old rules by
which the House of Representatives
is governed are chargeable with
another exhibition of tomfoolery
which exceeds everything that has
preceded it. The deadlock which
existed a week ago as the result of
an attempt to change one of tue
rules, was broken early last week
by a vote of the House to recOmmit
the resolution proposing the change
to the committee on rules. AS soon
as this result was announced Rep
resentative Weaver, of Iowa, took
the floor and stated that he wOnld
not allow anything else to be done
until the House had disposed Of
the Oklahoma bill. Many mem.
bers smiled at the dictatOrlal man
ner of the gentleman from Iowa in
making this annoncio, but the
smiles all disappeared as day after
day Mr.. Weaver proved his ability,
thanks to the rules, to stop all
legislation.
This went on for four days, and
would probably have gone on I'M
til the fourth Of March, had not
Speaker Carlisle made a bargain
with Mr.. Weaver which brought
the farce to an end. The Speaker,
in consideration of Viewers allow
ing the House to proceed to the
transaction of the business for
which it's members are elected
agreed to recognize Mr.. Weaver
on the next suspension day III or
der to allow him to make motion
to suspend the rule and take a
vote on the Oklahoma bill. 70
give him an opportunity OF forcing
things when he once gets them
started, the Speaker promised
further that the rule making D
o'clock the hour for the adjourn
ment of the House should be abol-
ished.
This will enable Mr.. Weaver,
when he gets the floor to-day and
makes his motion, to meet any
flibustering that may arise-and
there is certain to be lots of lt-by
prolOnging the legislation day of
Monday indefinitely. What a
spectacle for the contemplation OF
American citizens. The only man
who could have sQuelched Mr..