The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-18
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 5th, 188

" "FAoiilNSi Wv ~ -, Juiy O'iiI IooS'
Mr.. Harrison and nearly every prom
inent member of his administration,
greatly to the chagrin of the Office
seekers. celebrated the Glorious
Fourth - by taking a short vacation.
! The President and secretaries Noble
! and Tracy went to Woodstock, Conn,
aud aJe not exp c:ei TO return before
| Monday; Secretary Blaine gent to Bar
/ Harbor and the date "f his return is
/ doubtless Secretary Proctor went to
! Philadelphia
/ The Republican leaders seem to have
j quite q scare on about the coming cleo
lions in the four new states Senators
/ Allison, Chandler and Cuiiom have
spent line week III consultation with
the" big guue " of their party in fig
uring out program that would give
them all the members of The House as
we'll as the Senators from those states.
They are to remain here until next
week SO as TO get Senator Qaay's opin-
ion. Democrats, who are we'll inform
ed, believe that the party is almost
certain to carry Montana. and that it
has good fighting chance for one of the
Dskota's.
The Republicans have, it is said, de-
cided upon an extra session of Congress
to be called about November lst. They
wanted it October instead of Novem.
ber, but owing TO Sheir very slim ma
jority in the House, they concluded to
take no chances, but to wait for rein
forcements from the new states.
Before leaving Washington, the
President made large batch of ap-
pOintments, mostly diplomatic and
J consular One of them, Eugene Schuy-
Ter, of New York, to be Consul general
at Cairo, Egypt, has caused great
deal of talk, and when the Senate
meets it will cause much more, and it
would not be at all surprising if his
, nomination should be rejected. Mr..
Schuyler is warm friend of Secretary
Blaine, by whom he was selec ed to be
, First Assistant Secretary of Stale in
the early days OF The administration,
but W hen his name went TO the Senate,
, then in session, it WAS soOn apparent
to the friends of the administration
! that it would be rejected if voted upon
As soon as MIR. Harrison was made
acquainted with the state of aff airs, he
withdrew The nomination, at the ca
= bled request of Schuyler, who was in
Il Europe, where he spends the greater
portion of his time, but his friends
8 availed themselves of the cable to keeI
$ him posted The enmity to Schuyler
is on account of Il book he published
i, some years ago calleIi " American Dip
y lomacy," in which he riddIed TIE
IL Senate 10 such an ext, III ts To gain hin
the i'll will OF many Senators.
n The White House looks almost de
n serted, MIS-. Harrison, her father ant
e the Mckee children having gone II
t. Deer Park, Maryland, aud the Otfic'
Y seekers to the Lord only knows where
v Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British
: Minister, was asked to accompany th'
n Presidential party to the 4th of Jul.
- celebration at Woodstock, Conn.,, ant
- a Iumor was generally circulated tina
=, he Was going hut as a matter of fact h
" declined the invitation. He didn'
" think it just the proper sort of an eu
tertainment for Britisher.
II That big discharge of Democrat
Ii that was expected to take place at tn
1 Government Printing Ctflce July Isl
ld did not naterialize. Public Printe
1e Palmer seems to have adopted MI
to Hal irison's tactics, and is taking hi
ne own time in making changes.
lie Secretary Noble may or may nc
TX have been affected by the charge re
Gently made in the news papers agains
I'd Pension Commissioner Tanner of a.
a lowing favOriteism to be shown in tn
he taking up of applications for pensions
to At any rate, he has sent the commits
sioner the following Attention
H. required to the following regulation
no applicable to the bureau of pensions
on Order No los, January %, lSe5-Ow
ld ing to the pressure brought to bes
,is from all quarters to take cases out {
II. their regular order, and as at this lat
an date, poverty aud hardship from furtt
~. er delay can bealIeged of almost ever
-. applicant alike. therefore, cases will b
LII taken out of their order only Whe
such cause, therefore, is shown to tn
Commissioner III writing as woul
at satisfy the other worthy claimant
whose claims precede it, should the
know the facts, that such action
proper Hereafter no case will be a,
es vanced that is not clearly within tn
it rule. 1t is hereby further ordered th'
this rule be extended SO as to embret
cases only where the applicant is
very great destitution or at the poll
of death. This REGULATE n will NJ
nd onlybe strictly enforced, but atLori
ct, eys, agents or others persisting in al
,e, plications contrary to It's language an
rst spirit, will be disbarred from pra :tit
n before the department. You will hay
at this made pnblic.'"
A friend of Secretary Blaine tells n
nd that there would be no more cOnsul'
# appointments made before fall. If tn
no is true there Is Disappointment in sto
for lots of folks.