The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-31

tFrom cur regular correspondent.)

Mr.. Harrison did not impress the Eng
lish steel and iron men as an aggressive
enemy of Great Britain ard her interests,
as he cordially shook hands with four or
five hundred members Of the British Iron
and Steel Institute at The White House
Saturday afternoon, at . special reception
he'd in honor OF the solid foreign visitors.
A number of them j~oyially referred to the
new tariff Law and its probable effect upon
their American trade, but they all agreed
that there vas no tariff upon the Ameri-
can hospitality, with which they have been
everya here overwhelmed. The party left
here this morning, aud will visit Canada
before going home.
The Civil Service Commission has been
heard from again. Through Commission
er Roosevelt It has sent letters to the presi-
dents Of the various Republican State as
soeiations here, warning them that they Vi
olated The Law relating to political contribu-
tions at then peril. The members Of the
associations smile in a most peculiar man
ner when tile letter is mentioned. II you
should ask me il the law vas being violat-
ed, l should say yes, but at the same time |
shouldn't like to undertake the contract of
convictipg the men who are doing it.. In
plain language, the Law is being violated
in spirit, but not in letter, and ii would be
well nigh impossible to prove 4 violation.
No excitement was created here by the
report that eminent lawyers, including
Senators CARLISLE and Mcpherson, were of
the opinion that the Mckinley tariff law
was rendered weld 10y reason Of Il short
paragraph relating TO the reduction OF the
tobacco tax having been omitted by the
enrolling CLERKS, and tbat New York i'm
porters intended to carry a test ease to the
Supreme Court. Nobody of any cansequ-
ence here believes that the omission inter.
feres with the Law, and if the New York
importers wish To speud some of the mon
ey they have made by compelling people
to pay Increased prices for goods imported
under tie old tariff, Why let them go
ahead. The lawyers viii be the only
gamers.
Mr.. Cleveland is here for the purpose Of
making an Argument before the Supreme
Court. He is looking extremely well, and
says he is feeling in tip-top condition. He
receives no more attention than any of the
other eminent lawyers who coDe here
from time to time to practice before the
Supreme Court. lie has not called on ar.
Harrison this time.
The work of the two campaign commit
tees is over, the big guns of both sides are
in the field taking part in the final assault,
and the headquarters here are in charge OF
the clerks who are waiting to see the
result OF their work. No figures are given
out by either committee, but privately
among their party friends, the Republicans
are figuring upon a majority OF twenty,
while the Democrats content themselves
by claiming a majority of from eight to
twelve. | met q gentleman to-day, who
Las been taking an active part in the
northwest, and who has a national reputa-
ton as a close political observer. He says
that he is confident that tie Farmers ALI
auce will hold the balance Of power, and
dictate the organization Of the next House.
He thinks the Alliance men elected ia the
South, who have heretofore been Demo-
Gratis, and those in the north and west
WHO have acted with the Republicans, will
refuse to enter the caucus of either party,
should they, as he thinks they will, hold
the balance of power in the House, and
Will act as a unit, casting their votes for
the party chat gives them the most. The
gentleman is a Republican ana opposed to
the Farmers Alliance. Should his prog
uostication prove to be correct, the
Fifty-Second Congress will be a most in
teresting body.
New York city seems further from a re-
| count OF it's population than ever. Sec
rotary Noble has refused Mayor Grants
second request, and Superintendent Porter,
who has just retained, says he fails to see
any good grounds for ordering a recount,
aud as Mr.. Porter is himself a citizen OF
New York, it would be natural to suppose
that he would strain q point to raise its
figures if he could fad any good reason fol
so doing.
Next Thursday the monument erected
by Congress on the grounds Of the Naval
Academy to the memory Of those who lost
their lives on the Inflated Jeanette Arc
tic expedition, is to be unveiled. A speeia.
train carrying the President and other
eminent people will go from here.
WESTON.