The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-09-12
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| gressional campaign committees, ana,
strange to say, both of the committees are
accused of doing the same thing-working
in the interest of Presidential oand idates
| for '92, instead of to elect members of the
| next House Democrats say that Repre-
sentative Roswell F. Flower. of New ork,
chairman Of their committee, is using the
committee to organize machinery to make
| him the next Presidential candidate of his
party: Republicans say that representa-
| tive BeIden, of New York, chairman OF
| their committee, is using the committee to
push Speaker Reeds Presidential boom,
and it is also said that Mr.. Clarkson, who
has inst retired from the Postoffice De-
partment is in charge 81 the Reed boom,
having concluded that Mr.. Blaine, whom
| he has been supporting for years, would
| never again be a candidate.
Representative kennedy's unpariiamen-
tary attack upon the majority of the Senate
and upon Senator Quay in particular, is
still the principal topic of conversation
here. His action is generally deprecated,
even by those in sympathy with his abuse
of Mr.. Quay and the other Republican
Senator's for their rostponement of the
election bill The speech was i'll bad
taste. and coming as ii did just after the
recent disgraceful scenes in the House it
has added to the public feeling in favor of
reform in the popular branch of Congress.
The speech has not been printed in the
Record. and it is understood that Mr.. Ken
nedy will "revise" the objectionable por-
tons before it is printed. But what good
will that do already the great newspapers
of the country have scattered the language
used broadcast. Revision is wanted. not
of the speeches made in the House. but of
the members and methods which are be-
coming entirely too common there. Com
mon decency demands that an example be
made by expelling the next man who is
guilty of conduct not allowable among
gentlemen. upon the floor of the House.
If some such action is not taken it will
continue to grow worse instead OF better.
1t is by no means certain that the Senate
will act at this session upon the bills
which the House has already passed at the
request of the Farmers Alliance and the
Labor Organization, although strong eff
fort is being made in their behalf. The
tariff bill will not be finally disposed of
until Wednesday, possibly Thursday OF
this week; then the anti-lottery bill has
the irst call; the River and IIarbor bill as
reported from the conference committee is
waiting for chance, the House having
adopted the conference report, and there
are various other things which will antag
onize the first named measures, making
their chances dubious. Still, the influence
of the Farmers Alliance, which was
strong enough to cause the Senate to vote
to put binding Irvine on the free list in
spite of the opposition of those in charge
of the tariff bill, is moi to be sneezed at.
The sigh of relief from the press gallery
of the Senate on the end Of the tariff debate
was doubtless duplicated by millions of
patient new spaper readers IN every section
,
Senators themselves, as they are probably
more thoroughly tired of the subject than
any other people.
The White House is undergoing its an
nual house cleaning, which always in
clndes a couple coats of white paint for the
outside, while Mr. Harrison and his family
are away.
Rumors concerning the investigation of
Commissioner OF Pensions Raum are flying
thick aud fast. One says the Commits
sioner has decided to resign, another that
Secretary Noble has requested the Presi,
dent to dismiss him. and there are others
which intimate that Representative Cooper,
who is the aecuser i'll the investigation, is
preparing to make startling exposure OF
| cartai questionable real estate transactions
| in which the Commissioner is involved.
| What makes many Of these rumors be-
| lieyed is the action of the radical Republi-
can New York Tribune, which is widely
read here, in almost daily printing at
| lacks upon Raums management of the
| Pension office. Gen. Raum states in the
most positive language that he will not
resign. His position is certainly an I'M
enviable one, and Corporal Tanner
would be excusable for exhibiting a little
'ghoulish glee" just now.
| A bill has been introduced in the House
for the retirement of the national bank
circulation and the redemption of green
| backs, to be issued for the purpose Of the
| bonded Indebtedness of the country.
The cattle men have been given until
December 1 to remove their stock from
the Cherokee strip. This is an extension
of two months.
Whether we are to have a recess an ex-
ira session or a ocular adjournment has
not apparently been determined upon by
the majority in Congress. In another
week we shall probably know more about it,.
WESTON.
SpecIaI Legislation Amendment.
Secretary of State Kelsey has published an
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