Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IRON oar regular Correspondent. !

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family the cabinet-in anything else
but happy condition when he arrived
here, and the cabinet meeting held on
Saturday was not in the least like
Methodist love feast. There were sew
eral things that had tendency to
create more or less trouble among the
brethren. First came the question of
calling an extra session of Congress.
That took up several hours and the de-
bate at times became somewhat sharp,
not to say angry, but Messrs. Window
and Tracy, who have from the first op-
posed calling an extra session, finally
succeeded in getting the question de-
cided in their favor. So that matter is
settled. There will be no extra session
Of Congress. The country should be
thankful. But here are two little mat
tiers that were not settled; the rumpus
between Secretary Noble and Commits
sioner Tanner over the question of who
runs the Pension office. (It is thought
by those best informed that final set
element of this matter will create
either q vacancy in the cabinet or in the
Pension office and the ridiculous farce
being enacted in Behring's Sea under
the orders of the Treasury department
whereby crews of one man are placed
on vessels captured for illegally taking
seals. No one objects to the seizure and
confiscation of the vessels, that is only
carrying out the law, but the idea is
spreading around that the Treasury de-
partment does not wish to hold the YES
sells or it would see that O proper prize
crew was put on the captured vessels
One of Secretary Windom's colleagues
asked some very pointed questions
about these seizures, and many still
more pointed are likely to be asked by
inquisitive Congressman next winter.
The United States Government has
one more war vessellafloat to-day than it
had when last wrote you-that is, un-
less some of those already afloat have
struck rock or snag and gone to the
bottom since the successful launching
of the new cruiser "Philadelphia" at
Philadelphia Saturday.
Among the appointments made by
President Harrison Saturday was a son
of Olive Logan, the widely known
newspaper correspondent to be consul
at Bristol, England. He was credited
to Texas, but as matter of fact he has
lived abroad nearly all his life. He owes
his appointment entirely to the influ-
ence of his talented mother.
The democratic employees of the
House were not displeased to learn that
there would be no extra session. 1t
means a couple of months salary to
those fellows.
Washington is the heaIthiest city of
its population in the world, This NAV
sound strange to some people in view of
the many silly newspaper jokes about
Washington Malaris," etc., but it is a
fact which is fully borne out by the
carefully kept statistics of the District
ofColumbia health office.
Senator Barbour, who has consented
to continue to act as Chairman of the
Virginia Democratic executive COM
mittee until Mr.. B. B. Gordon, the re-
Gently elected chairman recovers from
his sickness, has issued an address to
the voters of his State urging them to
perfect their organization and to rally
in defense of their State ticket. He
says that Malone will be supported by
all the powers and resources of the Fed
eral administration.
There are rumors that the admins
tration deal to make Reed Speaker of
the House is off, and that Mckinley is
now the favored man. KcKinley has
always opposed an extra session and
it is to that fact in all probability, that
this rumor owes its being.
The greater part of the administration
Is in Baltimore to day to look at the
parade with which the Mary
and State exposition was opened.
America is the greatest country in the
world, just as the great American ex-
position to be held in Washington in
1892 will be the greatest show of the
Kind ever seen.
Corporal Tanner says there is no
ruth in the rumor which said he had
endered his resignation and he intends
hat under no circumstances will he
'esign thus putting chip on his shoul-
Ter and daring Secretary Noble to
Knock it off.
The National Democrat a new Demo-
'ratic weekly paper made its appear
lnce here Saturday. 1t makes nice
howing geographically, but its editor
8 too much of snob and to-day to
make his paper the power that such a
'aper rightly conducted might be made
It the National Capital. However he
las my best wishes. He is aiming right
anyway.
The Navy department has decided to
.ccept the gunboat "Petreln built by
he Columbia Iron Works of Baltimore.
Mr.. Blaine's friend ex-Representative
<ansin is believed to have the call on
he Russian Mission.