The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.)

that he intended to return to Indian
ApoIis and resume the practice of law
at the expiration of his present term.
This little statement spikes a good
many Democratic guns, and will
compel the newspaper fraternity of
that party to invent some new motive
for everything which the President
does.
A very sensational story has been
published here alleging to give the
details of certain remarks derOgatory
to the Mckinley tariff bill made by
Secretary Blaine before sub-com-
mittee of the Senate. Fortunately
ynur correspondent is able to present
a statement of what really occurred
In that committee room. Mr., Blaine
was before the committee for the pur"
pose of making an argument on some
matters pertaining to the State de-
and whiIe there he and
senator, Allison began to good
naturedIy chaff each other about the
tariff bill. Senator Blackburn, who
lis the Democratic member of the SUBJ
committee, told Mr.. Blaine that he
regretted that he was not a Senator
70 that he might make a speech on
he floor of the Senate attacking the
I'LL and Mr.. Blaine with wink, re-
Tied $50 do l." The joke was fully
Understood by all present: but that
oil not prevent its being made use of
by the Dem ocratlc press as serious
mtter labeled "Blaine's savage at
taG on the Mckinley bill" Mr..
Blame is not opposed to the Mckin-
leybill. though he thinks there are
sevraI important ways in which it
might be amended with advantage
to tie country: he believes that we
should receive some trade concessions
for blowing sugar to come 10 free.
and bat some amendments should
be aided providing for reciprocity
with nch of the S6@Is and Central
American countries asinay desire it,
and hefurnishes proof that they all
do. The bill is to be taken up in the
Senate to-day week.
Speaker Reed ,alt4 tke Republicans
of the House Met, wifi. "a temporary
defeat at thsRands of::ths Democrats
on the amentlad silvdt!thiaf providing
for free coinage which has been adopt
ed by the Senate, owing to the alb
sence of a number of Republican
members of the House at an inopp0r-
tune time. The Speaker, as is custO-
mary. referred the bill to the proper
Tseommlttee when it reached him from
the Senate, and the fact was so record
ed in the journal of the House. The
next day the Democrats observing
the absence of the Republicans made
a fight on the approval of the journal
and succeeded in defeating the Re-
publicans. Mr.. Mckinley voted with
the Democrats, in order to move a
reconsideration but the Democrats
again won. Saturday Representative
Belden, the new chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional committee,
by able management had succeeded
in getting the absentees here and the
Democrats were beaten at every
point and the bill ordered, by vote
of the House to be referred to the
same committee, which, by the way,
had the bill all the while, When
the bill is reported back to the House
the free coinage amendment is GER
tain to have been struck out, and
that will bring on another contest
which will determine whether a
majority of the House fayors free
coinage.
Senator Edmunds has offered, and
the Senate has adopted resolution
for the appointment of committee
of seven to investigate the admins
trative service of the Senate and re-
port what, if anything, should be
done to increase the efficiency and
economy of the service. The appoint
ment of this committee is intended
as an answer to the often reiterated
charge of extravaganza against the
Senate.
Representative Lodge has offert u
a resolution TO take UP The Federal
election bill on the 24tn inst aud de-
bale IL until the 2S,h inst, when a
vote shall be- taken. 1t has been re-
ferred to the committee on Rules.
and, as the caucus has decided to pass
this bill. it will probably be reported
back and passed by the House this
afternoon.
Senator Morrill, spoke Saturday in
favor of his bill to establish a fund
for the endowment of agricultural
colleges.
The House committee on Post
offices has decided to postpone the
question of a Postal telegraph until