The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from OUR REGULAR cogREspeNpENT'l
WAsHISGToN, Dec. ~. 1888.

FROM OUR REGULAR Lol.ii4srsNphNA'l
WAsHISGToE, Dec. ~. 1888.
Mr.. Cleveland. it seems, is about to
have auOther fght with the Republi-
cas mJos!ly IN the Senate. He has
nominated Mr.. Levi 0. Bailey Of
Indianapolis, to be U. 8. attorns ~
for the district Of Indiana, and the
Republican Senator's say they intend
to reject him. The reason given for
this 10 that Mr.. Bailey made himself
obnoxious personally to Mr., Harri
son during the late campaign, but
the real reason il, that MIR. Bailey
as assistant attorney has been IN
charge Of the judicial political lnYes
tigation, which many republicans
fear may pnt striped clothes upol
some az their Indiana brethren, and
il confirmed as Attorney would be
prepared 70 pub tine Ga1es. TIT
rtpublica j figure that il they reJ Of
Bailey, and "hang up" any other
nomination Mr.. Cleveland my send
IN to gil the vacancy. the plac. can
be kept opon until Harris ~ comes
10. and thit he caD select i mar VIII
will n 1 be iarl upon the republican
bribers who helped 70 carry lhd'ans
for bin.
The late I B'aine rnnor is that the
Washington PJst il to be purchased
and run as Il Blaine organ IN old tn
help him control the ntxt admlhis>
tratinn. | hope that II may turn out
to be true, because il Blaine controls
the columns Of newspaper, whether
he goes ihto or remains ont of Har-
rison's calumet, he will make 1t 1--we
ly for a great many republ cans, and
in making il lively for tIsm he will
furnish unlimited fun for The country
at large.
The republican Senator's have been
making a strong prstense Of bein2
opposed 10 n Christmas recess. L,
make it mole striking they even pros
posed that the Senate shonld meet
daily st II o'clock, remaining in ses.
sion untii 5, then taking r-ces,
until 8, tits programme to be k pl
up until b .lr tariff bill |, passed.
OF cour,s sn,h foolistuess was cpI os
Ell by Iii lie nocrsts, jist ~ tn r.
pubiicans new II would he. for The
House had ;;lready passed jaint re-
olution t. take a recess from tt-day
until January 4 Tie question wi.
be settled in come way by the > u ate
tod ~, but nobody Las i DOUBT ths
the usual holiday recess will b. iaAs Il
Ex.SeDalsr Malone. Of Virginia
scored another failure this weeE. Ii,
sent out insi ations for num5"r %
Southern Repabicans 81 met ia cun
feren q here, his object baing t. ~
himself end jised for a position il
Harrisoh's csbinet. When the con
ference met II WAS soon learned III.
about three fnntths of them were biz
terly opposed to the little ex-boss
and il was that he AMI his friend
could dot ,.revcnt them from enfoFs
ing some other fellow,
A joins resolution re.afiirming th
sMonros doctrine in connection
with the Building Of the Panama ca
nal. has been introduced in the Sen
ale. In view OF the report that III,
French Government wouli under.
take 10 compete the Panama canal
such resolutitn was needed. aud th
sooner ii i unanimously passed Til
better.
Senator Call presented an i'nmens
petition frim rcsid nts Of Florji
asking for tie ins'tn ion aud m'in
taiuance in thit Sta'e ~ Il Feds q
system Of quaran'iae. lie al-o mad
strong lrgamoBt IN favor vt such
system.
be getting ALARMED about his ch4nc
Of gett1nt Into HrrrIson's C sblnc
was kerc this wetk. eVtigrriDg vii
his fri nj. in order to get tb m 1
bring their influence T. bear on Ser
ator Qsay, who is SAID To favor Plat
in order 10 have hin remain euiI.
during hi visit 10 Harrison. VIII.
success ho met with, nobody kaoW
as Qlay il one Of the few tsp wh
do not announce beforehand whi
they intend doing. There II a. tol,
here, however, that Quay will In
press upon Harrison the n ssi'y ,
providing for Plat, unle's I've warl
TO get little taste ii The G ri i
CobkiiBg business
A curiuus thing happened her lai
week In cunntctiun with the Unto
Pacific Hairoad bill, NJ Ingal
having d. cided tlat The Till FIR Il
funding II the debt 81 that road hl
the RICH; It WY. to the rxclnsien
cyerytbtug else at er 10 tariff bill
disp 81 ~ & p. Iidatir"31 n, pUi
Ident II 10! Central sud Sosticr
pasiae railroads. eaule hire and bel
q eonsuita i"u WITH certsi4 Ssi ator
whom rumar says he con ro's, ~
nest day senator Mitchell, Of Or