The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-05-30
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, May 80, 1890.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON ID. c., May &c. 1S90.-The burden
of the statesman's laDors the past week have been
silver in the Senate and tariff i'll the House, ana
think some Photographic interviews OF members
of the popular branch of Congress during INT
struggle over the latter issue would prove very In
terestng object lessons in certain phases OF legls
lative life at the Capitol. Some OF the more eX
ctabe solons were as wild-eyed and violently YOGI
Many Republicans made wry faces and much talk
against obnoxious features OF the Dill, anu Woulo
have voted adversely had they possessed tne eUq
men now console themselves with PRETENDED as
that the Senate will amend the Dill SO that
it can scarcely be recognized by Its best 1r1enuS.
In the Senate the silver bill has attracted much
attention and few of the RepuDIcan senators,
notably Stewart OF Nevada, whose long sllvery
beard and great height make a rather picturesque
personality, said some very PLAIN words Dy way OF
reminding the party in power OF It's violated
pledges of monetary reform. The silver states
imam even went so far as to praise the Democracy
in cautious way for fidelity to fiscal reform. The
fate of the silver bill in the Senate is matter OF
speculation but its defeat is probable, IN my opln-
ion.
to the Senate almost at the same moment when the
tariff bill does, and his new colleagues in admra
ton of his great services and of his pre-eminent
abilities have waived formality and placed the
Kentucky statesman upon a finance committee as
the successor of his amented predecessor. This is
the second time, believe, that any man has been
Mr. Carlisle will spring from the House to the
Senate a full-fedged leader and so recognized by
both parties.
Speaker Reed, the chief bull-doZer of the RepuD-
lican party, has added to his partisan laurels by
conserving to the decaptation of two more Demo-
cratic Congressman Nenable of Virginia, and
Elliott of South Carolina, and the substitution OF
two eOlOred brethren, one of whom, LangstonS,lS
creditable type of his race This action gives
three colored members of the House. But there is
one thing that even the despotic intolerance OF
the Speaker was unequal to, and that is the seat
ing of the pestiferous demagogue Chalmers, OF
Mississippi. THAT was the unkindeSt cut OF ALI
to the little renegade whom the Republicans nam
ed the butcher of Fort Pillow, few years ago, but
who is now supposed to be in full accord with that
party.
There are two contests yet to settle, andthe
committee have recommended the unSeatng of the
two Democrats One of these unfortunate gentle
men is, Gen. Charles K. Hooker of Mississippi, who
has won much distinction during his three terms In
the House.
There have been greater number of changes in
the present House by death, resignation and I'M
seating than in any Congress since the civil war,
for past and prospective, the total reaches %.
The resignation of Sergeant-at-ArmS Canaday
gives the politicians of the dominant party III the
Senate food for thought well as action as there
is lively scramble for the vacancy. There is rea
to believe that this Socalled resignation is not
voluntary as the subject of it has for some tine
been the victim of ScandalouS talk in regalu to
alleged irregulate methods in disbursing Senate
funds. Then there was suit against Canaday by
Malone and others, for incorporation of
money invested in private enterprises.
c. Az