Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent. /

President Cleveland and Secretary
Bayard have every right to be proud
over their action in the Samoan matter.
They have made the greatest bully OF
the nineteenth century-Bismark-g
down tO.his marrow bones and acknowl-
edge himself in the wrong, and promise
to do better in the future. What Is to
come out Of this Samoan squabble re-
mains to be seen, but up to the latest
data American rights and honor were
intact, and likely to remain so.
The refusal of Senator Allison to bury
his Presidential aspirations by becom-
ing Secretary of the Treasury for Gen.
eral Harrison, has knocked the cabinet
makers silly. They do not seem able
to pull themselves together yet, or to
know what to say next. 1t is believed
that John Sherman chuckles to himself
every time he gets in dark place over
Mr.. HarrisOn's trouble in making up
his cabinet.
Representative Springer is a happy
man. After working for many weary
months against a determined opposi-
ton he has the satisfaction of seeing
the Oklahoma bill passed by the House
with good healthy majority. The bill
now goes to the Senate where the fight
will begin again, but, owing to the
shortness of the session it will have to
be made sharp and quick by the friends
of the measure or it will be lost. John
Bushyhead, Ex-Governor of the Chero-
kee nation, says the President has
promised him to veto the bill should it
get through the Senate.
A strong appeal to the public in fa-
vor of American shipping was made by
the American Shipping League which
held its annual session here last week.
Friday evening public meeting was
held at which number of prominent
Democrats and Republicans made
speeches commencing the work under
taken by the League. A notable feat
ure of the speeches was the compli-
mentary manner in which the Republi-
can speakers alluded toSecretarv Whit
ney. Representative Boutelle, of Maine,
called him the ''enterprising and wide
awak Secretary of the Navy etc. When
one at all familiar with the Navy De-
partment under previous administra-
tions looks at what Mr.. Whitney has
and how little it has
cost, comparatively, he cannot help
commanding the hardworking Secreta-
ry for the good he has done, and regret
ting that the country is so soon to lose
the services of such man.
The number of nominations unacted
upon and now pending before the Sen
ate is over 400. When a Republican
Senator is asked whether his party pro-
poses to chang upn all these nomina-
lions for good, he will begin to talk with
great interest about something else.
The Agricultural Department bill is
now ready for the Presidents signature
md there is little doubt about that be-
ing promptly affixed. If President
appoints Secretary of Agri-
culture Commissioner Coleman will be
,he man.
Representative Houck, of Tennessee,
Who is trying to boom Malone into the
Cabinet, has received letter from Ben
3utler endorsing Malone for POstmas-
Stop moment and think,
lear reader, of the combination. Butler
md Malone. What pair they would |
make. 1t would be exceedingly hard
o make it three of kind and to make
t fours would be impossible. Butler
Malone butwho endorses But
er, that's the interesting question.
The House committee on Ways and
feans will endeavor to get up compro-
Mise tariff bill embodying those features
f the Mills and Senate bills that both
ides can accept without too great a
ackdown. But owing to the short time
,ft to the Fiftieth Congress it is doubt
IL If anything comes of 1t. 1t is said
nat John Wanamaker, the man who
to get seat in the coming cabinet be-
ause he raised $500, 900 for the Repub-
can corruption fund, has bought a
,sidence in this city for $4,000. He
making politics quite an expensive
lxury.
The advance guard of the grand army
Republican bread-and-butter patri-
Is has arrived in Washington. Every
ian of them wants an Office. In less
ian six months some of them who are
ow asking for big positions will be
ying to compromise on place as
essenger or watchman in some of the
apartments.
The House committee on Territories j,
i'll decide on Wednesday as to the ad-
stability of reporting the bill admit
ng Utah; also, Mr.. Springer's second
omnibus" bill admitting Arizona,
'yoming and Idaho.
Speaker Carlisle says he looks for ,
ard with pleasure to giving up the
res of the office he has held so long.
is generally conceded that he has
ade one of the most impartial Speak
s the House has ever had.
Mr.. Cleveland has had to send in an
her veto. He could not see why a
idow whose husband died in 1883 of
phoid fever could be entitled to re-
i've pension.
The Senate's rejection of the British
treaty was by the decisive
,te of 3S to Is, nor was the division On
lrty lines.
Small POx.