The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes Concerning Congress and
the Men Who Serve the
People.
From our Regular Correspondent.


From our Regular Correspondent.
WARRINGTON, ID. q, Dec II -
Mr.. Cleveland has received the resig.
nation OF U 5 District Attorney X
B Selle g, of the Iudi i'napolis distrct
but has not yet accepted it, nor will
he unless compelled to do so. Alter
ney General has teltgraphed to Mr.,
Sellers informing him trat the Presi.
dent joins him in reqn sting q with
drawal of tie resignation. Bo'h Mr..
Cleveland and the Attorney General
would like for Mr.. Sellers to remain
in Office to prosecute the electl N
fraud cases, including tnat Of w. w.
Durley.
The River and Harbor bill, ap p)ro-
priating s1l 9O6,S50. has been report
ed 10 the House. IL will badly
pass the Hou all right, but from
recent EXPIRE .si"ns on the part of re-
publiean 3enaL ,rs 1t is probable that
it will never he consid red by the
Seuate lh view of the v,rY Urge
appI oprlati,n for This pu pose, made
! a. tn last se,si.'n, nearly so, 900
600. 10 tea 'ikc!y to be sh d
over the failure % ID" present 'i".
Two caLc,s \ Of ths demncra'ic
members Of tie Hon. were held last
week, in Orter t., determine up1n a
policy in r.gard 10 tn al.nittunce OF
new states. Tne g:pat ii sersity oi
opinion on the suIj CT hev l"ped by
III: di~eussi' n. III 1i4 1t evident that
II w"mtd he i.np)!.tlc T. tempt to
hi j the m.mhers 81 Lh i th Y w.ll
vote as they picGse n the sulJ Ct,
provid"d t. t thu On sti0, gets b. t re
the H. Use. wuIeh many .n-mb rs
think extremely doubtful.
JON >uerma d uias he ; 0ry III It
he would ref Isc p acA ia Harris,u's s
cabinet f,r fear Ih.t CIV. FUrakel
would succeed bin in the Senate,
and inaI a;es very SIR rJngly that be
will take the state Department If il
Is offered 10 him. Blaine is 10 the
same condition. The question among
big republicans here is which one oi
them will cap ure the plum. If
were betting man | should feel dis.
pnsed TO back Blaine
People are wondering whether am
Of The numerous bills introduced 81
the last session aimed At the various
tr, sts are lik' ly 10 be passed til,
winter. The general impres ion
seems to be that nothing will bt
done. In fact, the most Of the bills
introduced ore regarded he shrewd
law ers as unconstitutional.
There is some talk among tn,
democrats in th" House If talking
the wind out OF tie republican sail
by passing a bill repeating the entire
tobacco tax. Whether this ilca
which msny consider q good one
will be alloS~l l., end in talk, ca IN n
yet be told.
Little Billy" Chandler's latest l.
u feeble attemlt 70 get mp u Con
gressional Invest's tian Of the el' c.
Iion IN South Carolina. Lhand err
rantiBgs received Lo attention. Ever
the republicans have b cbme tired o
his everlasting song of Southern out,
RACES, aud it is not likely Oh he wi
ever secutc the Investigation" whicl
he 80 much desires
The deu 0rfatic Senators have don't
gnOd work in showing the veal
points in the Senate tariff bill. The,
do not expect n defeat it. hut they
are Il ,termined to offer amendment
TO every section Of il that they thirl
wrong, thus putting On record thei
protests. That is al they can do, az
it Is all that the party expects o
them. If republican Srnat ,rs vot'
against Ihrir own opinions. ~ thel
have done daily Of late under th,
party lash, il il their own look cut