The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-13
Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.

Washington, July s, 1889.
Mr.. Harrison has apparently
bent the knee to the Republican
Senatorial combination, and the
fact has created no little gossip
here. 1t has of course been well
known for some time past that
quite II number of more or less
prominent Republican Senators
were agrieved because of real or
fancied Sights they had received
from the administration, and many
people predicted open hostilities
between Harrison and the Senate
next winter. a number of Repub-
lican Senators, including Allison,
Cullom, Chandler, Dolph and In
gals, consulted over this and other
matters and decided to hold II eau
Gus of Republican Senators in the
near future. They called on the
President in order as they express
ed it "to know where he stood"
They were surprised to find that
he stood just where they did; be-
lieving that no important move or
appointment should be made with
out consultation with the party
leaders and their wishes should be
consulted in all appointments in
their respective sections. Senator
Cullom expressed great pleasure
ut what he considered the Presi-
dents change of heart. Some peo-
pie may accuse Mr.. Harrison of
weakness but for my part think
he was very shrewd to "make up"
with the Senators.
Great is the force of example.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
Il short time since made his daugh-
ter his private Secretary at Il sal
AIRY of 81, 500 a year, now the new
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Thos j. Morgan, of Rhode Island,
has his wife for private secretary
at salary of 1000 II year. See
ing the action of these officials DIR.
Dorcester, uperintcndent of In
dian schools had his wife appoint
ed Special agent. This enables
her to travel around with the doc
tor, when he visits the different
Indian schools and get her eX-
penses paid and II salary of 5000 a
day from kind old Uncle Sam. All
this time there is Il law against the
employment of more than one
member of the same family by the
same department.
Attorney General, Miller has
discovered a rare curiosity. 1t is
II Vjrginian Republican who de-
clines an office. Mr.. c. A. Heer-
mans, who was recently appointed
assistant U. S. Attorney for the
western district of Virginia, has
written declining the Office on the
ground that he should, have been
appointed attorney. and that the
smaller Office was given him as the
result of compromise between
certain parties, which he refuses to
recognize. Here's innocence for
you. Does not this young gentle
man know, for he must be young,
very young, that in politics King
Compromise rules the roost. Seld-
ON in the history of the country
has President or even Il COVER
nor of a state been nominated with
out the assistance of the all power
ful compromise. Had this gentle
man effected II compromise with
his temper the foolish letter would
probably never have been written.
Mr.. Cleveland vetoed two bills
passed by Congress to quiet the
title of the land granted to the Des
Moines River Navigation Company
and now the Attorney General of
Iowa is here asking the depart
ment to bring suit to set aside the
title in the name of the u. S.
Secretary Window only receives
visitors by card now, and he re-
quires them to state their business,
so that he may decide whether he
will grant a personal interview.
The innovation is not popular.
The department of Agriculture
has issued circular to railroads
and transportation companies reg
ulating the shipment ofcattle from
Texas and Arkansas during the
continuance of the disease known
as "Texas fever" 1t will also To-
cate inspectors at all the big stock
yards to see that the regulations