The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-11-22
WARRINGTON LETTER.
TFrom our regular corresp

[From our regular correspondent.
Washington, ID. Q. Nov. 18, 1889.
Representative Samuel j. Randall is
not making as rapid progress towards
good health as his admirers would wish
and many of them fear that he will
never again be able to stand the wear
and tear of active work in the House.
Mr.. Randall firmly believes that he
will resume his work as soon as the
House meets, and tells everybody who
goes to see him that he is only resting
now in Difference to his physicians
wish.
President Harrison took unceremon-
ious leave of everything official last
week and went to Maryland to shoot
wild ducks. He left Wednesday night
and returned Saturday night.
The republicans who have failed to
get themselves appointed to Office by
President Harrison are rapidly announ-
cling themselves as candidates for the
three or four desirable offices under the
House of Representatives. Among the
latest in this category are ex-repres-
entative Guenther, of Iowa, and Gen.
George A. Sheridan, once of Louisi-
ana, but now of almost anywhere, or
everywhere. Both of these gentle
men want to be elected Clerk of the
House, and 80 do several others, in
cludng Hon. Ed. Mcpherson and Mr..
Carson, both of Pennsylvania. There
is more of contest so far over these
minor places than over the speakership.
From the present ont look
there is but one real republican
candidate for Speaker-Reed-the rest
are only mentioned to compliment them
They will of course, be voted for on
one, and possibly two ballots in the
republican caucus, but on the third
ballots at the farthest Reed will get
two thirds of the votes.
Mr.. Blame and Secretary Tracy car
ried the delegates to the All American
Congress and the International marine
conference to the Naval Academy at An
napolls Saturday. The Congress be-
gan it's regular sittings to-day. The
marine conference is making salts
factory progress in its efforts to lessen
the danger of travel by water.
Who's afraid of being soldier now?
A committee of Army officers meet
here this week to test our invention
claimed to afford the body perfect pro-
lection from pistol and rifle bullets.
Mr. Wanamaker virtually admitted
the charge brought against him by
Senator Hampton when he notified the
Senator that the commission of the new
postmaster at Columbia, South Carroll
ma, would be withheld TO give the
Senator an opportunity to be heard if
he desired to oppose the appointment.
Wether Senator Hampton will take
any further notice of the matter is not
known here, but the chances are that
he will not.
Mr.. Proctor, who has doubles heard
some of the criticisms expressed by
thoughtless people to the effect that
he was devoting more time TO his pri-
vate business than to the War depart
ment, has resigned the presidency of
the Vermont Marble Comp any, of
which he is the virtual owner. His
son was elected to succeed him, and
there are people here who believeit only
little trick TO blind public opinion.
We shall be able to see whether they
are right or wrong later on.
Some surprise had been created here
by the announcement that Judge Nc
Crary, of Iowa, stood fair chance of
receiving an appointment TO the vacan-
cy in the Supreme Court He served
several terms in the House but is best
remembered here as Hayes Secretary
of war AT present he is a railroad
lawyer at Kansas City. The Judge
had been regarded as a political "back-
number.
McKinley's friends are talking of
withdrawing his name as candidate
for the Presidential nomination OF his
party in 1892 he cannot afford TO be
defeated for Speaker.
The Civil Service Commissioners
deny that they are making preparation
for a Congressional Investigation. If
they are not, they ought to be, for such
an investigation is one of the certaint-
les of the future.
The pension committee of the G.. A.
X. has agreed 10 ask Congress to pass
q service pension bill that will give