The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-06
Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.
Washington, April l, 1889.

Washington, April 1, 1889.
Have Harrison and Blaine any
any influence with the Republica n
Senate? If so,how much F? Since the
Senate, by the very decisive vote of
20 to 10, rejected the nomination of
Murat Halstead, editor of the Gin
cinnnti Commercial Gazette, to be
minister to Germany, these ques-
tions have been asked on every
hand and many answers have been
given. 1t is well known here that
Harrison and Blaine took occasion
to inform every Republican Senat-
or that they were very deeply in
terested in Halstead's confirmation
and yet the Senate voted against
his confirmation, only nineteen
favoring it, and two of them were
emocrats-Messrs Blackburn and
Call.
Therefore the inference is that
Harrison and Blaine have no very
great amount of influence with the
Senators of their party. This re-
lection of Hplstead by Republican
votes is Il very queer thing, and is
likely to make trouble for some
of the parties for a long time to
come. That the Democrats should
have voted against his confirma-
ton was to be expected, but what
puzzles people hereabouts is why
such rampant bloody shirt waver
as ingalls, should have joined them.
Halstead's opinion of those Repub-
licans who voted against him will
make mighty interesting reading.
The surprise created by the NOM
ination of Robert Lincoln to be
Minister to England has not yet
died out, and Republican appli-
cants for the big appointment still
open are anxiously inquiring if the
Garfield boys want anything, be-
cause if they do there is no reason
after the Fred Grant and Lincoln
appointments why they should not
get it.
1t looks very much as though
that Senatorial boycott was begin
ming to get in its work.
The Senate will adjourn this
week, and President Harrison will
be very glad to see them go away
as he has II few more appointments
of the Halstead order to make, and
does not banker after other rejec-
tions at present.
Some very bad news was official
ly received here on Saturday after
noon. On the 18th of March "a hur-
ricane completely destroyed the
United States war vessels Trenton
and Vandalia and drove the Nipsic
upon coral reef in the harbor of
Apia, one of the Samoan islands.
And to add to the disaster 46 lives
were lost, among them Captain
Schoonmaker, who was in com
mand of the Nandalia. Two Ger
man war ships were lost with one
hundred men at the same time.
The Trenton and Nandalia were
among the best wooden ships III
our little Navy and their loss will
be sincerely felt. The Cablegram
from Admiral Kimberly says they
have hopes of being able to save
the Nipsic.
Interstate-C Commerce Commits
sioner Walker has resigned to take
effect to-day. He has accepted the
management of an association OF
railroads at an annual salary of
$4,000.
The pleasure trip, of the Senate
committee which was to have
started from Chicago on the 9th
inst. for six weeks inspection and
investigation of the various Pacific
railroads and branches have post
poned the junket until fall.
"Corporap Tanner says no clerks
will be removed in the Pension Of
flee except for cause. We shall
see.
General Black, ex-Commissioner
of Pensions, has gone to Chicago,
where he will resume the practice
of law.
1t is said that Gen. Joseph i.
Johnson, Commissioner of Rail-
roads, will not be removed by the
new administration, owing to re-
quest from Gen, Sherman asking
for his retention.
All Wants Supplied.
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