Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, June I6.

his mind to go In ana nght speaker
Reed to the death. He does not rel
ish the rapidity with which the speak
er has mounted to the top Of the lad
der of party leadership. The first
fight between the rivals is to be over
the Federal election bill, which Mr..
Reed is particularly anxious to see
passed, and which he has persuaded
the House caucus to endorse. Mr..
Blaine will bring all the influence he
can to bear in order to defeat the bill,
so that the fate of this bill will show
which of them is in control of his
party in the House, and give an idea
of the victor in the conflict.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum |
told a friend here that he was very |
much disgusted with his office and
that he was seriously contemplating |
resigning and retiring from politics.
The civil service investigating COM
mittee has made its report, and a
queer document it is. 1t puts a lib
eral coat of white-wash on Commits
sioners Thompson and Roosevelt,and
finds poor friendless Lyman 'guilty
as indicted" There is no doubt about
Lymans guilt, but the question which
is puzzling people is why wasn't
Roosevelt equally guilty in making
the - deal. Lyman's brother in
law, Campbell, has resigned, and if
Lyman does not promptly follow suit
it is believed that he will be dismiss
ed.
The Mckinley tariff bill has made
such progress in the senate finance
committee that it is now announced
that it will be reported to the senate
this week. Senator Carlisle, who as
a representative, prepared the minor
ity report on this bill when it was re-
ported to the House, is now at work
upon the minority report of the SEN
ate committee on the same bill. This
is distinction never before enjoyed
by member of congress.
The republican caucus silver bill,
which recently passed the House, has
been adopted with some amendments,
as a substitute for the Jones bill in
the senate.
The present House has passed bills
up to this time appropriating $751;
419, ,731, for the ex-soldiers. That is
considerably more money than 1t
costs to maintain the immense Ger
man Army for a year. Great is the
ex-soldier in the eyes of the repre-
sentative who is up for a nomination
and election.
Some scandal is being whispered
around in connection with the bids
, for the construction of an armored
cruiser, which were opened last week
! at the navy department. The Union
D iron works of San Francisco and the
, Cramps of Philadelphia are the rival
, bidders. Secretary Tracy has the
: bids under advisement, and it is
charged by the friends of the Cramps
that the award of the contract is held
, back for the purpose of compelling
the Philadelphia firm to agree to GER
tain things relating to future cam
paign contributions. 1t is only fair
to say that these stories emanate
from democratic sources,
Mr.. Harrison has been very harsh
lv criticised for allowing Postmaster
General Wanamaker to present him
cottage at Cape May, and the criti-
cisms come from both democrats and
republicans alike. Mrs. Harrison
and the rest of the family leave
here tomorrow for Cape May to oc-
cupy the cottage; they are to remain
there all the summer. Mr.. Harrison
will 90 over on Saturdays and remain
t until the following Monday evening,
4 until congress adjourns, then he will
d join the family for the summer.
: The new pension bill which has
y Just got through both House and sen
y ate will cost,it is variously estimated
e from SO to 80 millions of dollars pei
: annum. Tuscaloosa, Ala, caught
/. the last presidential veto of public
y building bill, and 1t is probable tina
l. there are more to come.
: The warm weather seems to have {
II II decidedly debilitating effect upol
n n congress, and things have been ex
!. tremely dull and quiet this week, tho
is the amount of routine work on regu
At lar appropriation bills, etc., whicl
d has been performed is unusuall
A. large.
|, Ex-Representative Valentine o
d, Nebraska, has been elected Sergeant
~ ~ at Arms of the senate to succeed MI
in Canaday, whose resignation takes ef
re feet on the 30th inst. Senator Plat
to has given notice that as soon as th
al silver bill is disposed of he will ca
:" up the bill for the admission of Wye
ming.
II The senate's investigation OF I'll
s. fish commission has begun, and ev
be dence has been presented to sho
or that Commissioner Mcdonald has al
ne pointed his relations to the Office
IT. under him, and that he CONSTANT
er- uses the steamers belonging to I'll
'er commission for his own private pu
w. poses.
" Saturday was devoted by the hou'
to eulogies on the late ex-Speak
the Randall, and Mr.. RandalPs succe
In fan