The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.



d0rses it. : cannot, without a gross
violation of confidence, mention any
of the subjects which the message
will treat: hut, it can he said on I'M
doubted authority that it will be one
of the ablest documents ever sent to
Congress. and that it will show in
ringing words that the Presidents
Repuhlicanism is just as staunch as
it ever was. and that he has not heen
stampeded by the result of the late
elections.
The President is also doing good
work in imprpssing upon the minds
of every Republican member of the
House who calls upon tim,a every
one that has yet arrived here has
done so, the imperative necessity of
heing constantly in his seat during
the session of Congress which begins
a week from to-day. in order that as
| much business as possible may be
transacted within the ninety days
which it will last. And if the spirit
shown by the Republicans already
here, is fairly Representative of the
feelings of all the Republican MEM
bers of the House the Democrats will
be badly disappointed in their ex
pectatiOn of blocking the business of
the House by raising the old cry of
mo quorum" The indications now
being that there will be more than
quorum of Republicans present at
every session of the House from ~
O'Clock next Monday until high noon
on the fourth day of March 1891,
when the Fifty.firSt Congress expires.
There is not wort of truth in the
Democratic stories of strained rela-
tons existing between the President
and Mr.. Blaine. They were never
on better terms than they are at this
time. and both Of them are working
night and day to get the Republican
party in condition to win in 1892;
ana both of them are confident Ot
Succeeding. They are not working
for the snoress of any particular can-
didate either themselves or others
hut for the party and the great aims
and principles which it repre- cents,
knowing that the rank and file of the
party will aS they have always done,
make their preferences known when
the time comes to elect delegates to
the next national convention of the
party, and that the best aud most
available man will he chosen to bear
the Republican standard to victory.
pr Gaas fgWthnnrqAisss asi tyea f't tfie
uation on the Indian reservations,
and the President has telegraphed
General Miles to take every possible
precautiOn to prevent any deviltry
on the part Of the Indians and be-
sides all available troops have been
instructed to get themselves in read
mess to move at moments notice.
l have good reason to believe that
Secretary Window is engaged in
preparing the details of plan which
will be submitted to Congress at an
early day to provide for large per-
manent increase in the amount of
United States currency in active
circulation. He believes that the
business CT the Country needs more
money than is now in circulation.
There is already almost. if not
quite quorum of the House in
Washington. and the important COM
mittees are getting down to work
with will. Several subcommittees
of the House Committee on Appr0-
priations held meetings last week
anu to-day Chairman Cannon pre-
sided over a meeting Of the full co M
mittee. at which the estimates of
the Treasury department for the var
iOus annual appropriations were read
and referred to sub committee. Mr..
Cannon assured me that there would
be no delay in reporting all of the
regular appropriation bills to the
House in ample time. He says three,
and possibly four of them will be re-
ported before Christmas.
The Treasury surplus increased
more than 81, 1000. 900 within the last
week, hui the senseless Democratic
howls OF a vanishing surplus" con-
tinue just the same.
1t now seems fOregOne cohclus-
ion that the battle royal now raging
among the Democrats for the Speak.
ership of the next House will also
determine whether Hill or Cleveland
shall lead the Democrats to defeat
in 1892. In vain have the long
headed Democrats struggled with
the shallow pates in Congress to go
easy in this matter. They will not
90 easy. It's kn0ck.dOWn and drag
out fight with these inen. and they
don't care snap whose cOrns are
trod on as long AZ they think they
=, .a ,,,aLyin,r ,,rnuro.S fnuurl tho tynaI