The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-09
Washington Letter.
from our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 1889.
The President has not yet appointed a
successor to Commissioner Tanner Early
this week 1t was thought that Mr.. Camp
bell, OF Kansas would get the place, but
some one suggested to the President the
name of Ex-Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsyl.
vania, and II is now believed that Gen.
Hartranlt can. have the position IL he
wishes it, but his friends here ssy it is not
likely that he will accept It and be has
forbidden the use Of his name as candI.
date. Secretary Noble is understood to be
doing his best to get the appointment for
Mr.. Campbell.
Republicans here are greatly pleased
with the result of the elections in the four
new States, although it is nothing more
than was generally expected.
The members of the Three Americas
Congress left here yesterday on a special
veslibule train for tour of our principal
cities as the guests Of the United States.
The congress met Wednesday and organ
lied byelecting Secretary Blaine President
and Ex-senator Henderson, Of Missouri,
President pro tempore. Mr.. Blaines
speech OF welcome was in his best vim.
1t is commended on all sides. A Demo.
cratic Senator said to your correspondent,
III Blaine had always spoken like that
he would have been President long ago.
Every American should feel proud to know
we have man at the head OF the State
department capable Of delivering such an
address" Mr., Blaine is very deeply In.
terested in this Congress, and he hopes It
will be followed by grand results in a
business way.
A long list of Presidential postmasters
were appointed this week.
The public debt was reduced 13,GS5,094
during September. Lucky public. II is
doubtful II our Gour correspondence phi
vate debts will get reduced that much In
life time.
Democrats are trying TO make a sensa
tlon out Of the fact that the U. S. S. Kear.
sage, which carried Minister Fred Doug
lass TO Hayti from New York, was in
charge OF new commander. Secretary
Tracy seesnothing sensational In the mat
ter al all. One naval officer was relieved
and another put In command, as is con-
stantly being done with other vessels.
Senator Hampton is an outspoken advo-
cate of Washington as the only ft place
for holding the great American exposition
in 1892.
The nearer the assembling Of Congress
gets the harder II is to get representative
to say who he will support for Speaker.
They all seem to be waiting for chance
to make combinations, and after all its
only natural, Tor the supporters of the win
ming candidate always gets the best places
on the committees. The members and the
humble gatherer Of Washington news are
just now in the same boat, trying TO find
out who is TO be the winning candidate.
It's question that will not be decided
until The Republican House caucus meets.
The President will hold special recep-
tion next Wednesday night 10 the knight
Templars attending the conclave here and
their ladies'. Later In the week Mrs, Gen.
Logan has rendered them reception at
her residence here
The Cabinet resumed It's regular semi
weekly meetings to-day with all the mem
bers present for the first time since July.
The meeting was mostly given up to dis.
cussion of matters relating to the Presi.
dents message TO Congress, although some.
thing was also said aborl pension matters