The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-04-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, March 31st. $780,
Senator Quay has returned to WASH
Ington, and already he has held sew
eral consultations with the party
leaders in reference to the fall con-
gressiOnal campaign. He is conf
dent that the Republicans can keep
the House of Representatives not
withstanding the Democratic gerry
mander in Ohio. And speaking about
Ono, Representative Thompson of
that State, who has just returned
| from a visit hOmA says: 1.-THE Demo
Gratis have arranged the districts in
the expectation of carrying fifteen of
them, but they will be fortunate if
they get more than ten of them. Our
| folks are ashamed Of the defeat at the
last election and they will make
amends this year by carrying the
State. 1t is expected that the Re-
| publican Congressional committee
will be organized at an early day, and
the preliminary work of the cam
paign begun.
The Naval appropriation bill has
been reported to the House. 1t keeps
strictly IN the line of policy adopted
| by the administration of the building
up our navy ar rapidly as possible
without extravaganza in expendi-
lures.
The Montana Senatorial contest
was taken up by the Senate today,
and vote may possibly be reached
t0morr9W but it will probably he lat
er in the week. The Republicans will
of course be seated.
Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson has gone to Iowa, where his
father is lying very ill. Ii is thought
that Mr. Clarkson will resign this
Spring and return to journalism
which is more to his taste than hold
ing office.
Senator Sherman's bill against
trusts after being loaded down with
all sorts of amendments was. by vote
Ofthe Senate referred to the judiciary
Committee with instruction to report
upon it III twenty days.
There was meeting here Saturday
of the executive committee of the
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clubs to decide whether it would al
low itself to he snuffed out of exist
enct by the Democratic COngresSiOn-
al Committee OF stand up like "A man
and take its part in the fail campaign
The result was Il sort of cOmprCm
Use. There is 4 great deal 1T bard
feeling among the Demo rats about
this thing, and 1t is likely to increase.
Gen. R"hm Commissioner Of PEN
sionS, has at the request of the House
committee on Invalid's Pensions.
prepared statemnt of the probable
cost ola service pension bill. His eSti-
mate is fraction less than $40, 600, 00O
year, and in commenting on the
bill he said EVERY provision oil
your bill c0mmends itself to my
Judgement rs wise and just. and ii
seems to me that it will not impose
burded upon the country of which
the people will COMPLAIN"
The bill for the admission OIL
Wyoming as State has been passed
by the House in spite of the deter
mined opposition of the democrats.
Speaker Reed has raised anot hel
howl among the sinners by denying
the privileges of the floor to ex-mem.
bers of Congress engaged in lobbying
The Worlds Fair bill having pas.
sed the House is now in the hands OF
the Senate committee. An amend.
ment has been offered providing for
the holding of a national celebration
in this city October II. 1892, as the
fair in Chicago will not open unit
April 1898. An attempt is to be
made to push the bill through the
Senate this week.
after the Montana case is disposed
of by the Senate 1t is expected that
the Dependent pension bill will be
taken up.
The reception given to the mem
bers of the Three Americas Congress
Saturday night was one of the mos
notable affairs of the kind ever held
here. Invitations were only issueC
to the members of the cabinet Justice!
of the Supreme Court, Senators anC
representatives.
The president and secretary of the
Virginia Republican club of this city
are TO be tried next Saturday for ar
alleged violation of the civil service
law in soliciting contributions from
office holders during the last cam
paign.
The House committee on Elections
has decided two more contested elec
ton cases, both in favor of the Re.
publican contestants the cases were