Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-31
WASHINGTON LErrEo.
WASHINGTON. ID. c. jan, %, 1890.
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/ W AsHlNGTON. II. l. Ju0., 81, IoJU.
tou~ EdttorQ Qrute Jol,aStoton Democrat.
Speaker Reed is every day showing
how unfit he is to occupy his present po-
sition, and the Republican members of
the House are Gaiy whipped Into support
ing hin in his unparliamentary decisions
TIE House Committee on Rules met
yesterday and the Republican members
of the Committee against the protest of
ex.Spcaker Carlisle, decided on aschedule
OF Rules, to be reported. Mr.. Carlisle
will make strong minority report, and
will fight the adoption of Rules by the
House in every wey possible, but Of
course if the Speaker persists in deciding
everything according to his own sweet
will the Democrats stand little show Of
defeating them, unless some Of the con
servalve Republicans shall display co..r-
age enough to vote against their party.
Many Of them are known to be opposed
to the proposed Rules but whether they
have nerve enough to vote as they think,
is a question
The House has passed the Oklahoma
town site bill, after nearly week spent
in debating it in the Committee of the
whole
Senator Ingalls, delivered a character
istic harangue in the Senate yesterday
afternoon, alleged to be a reply TO Sena-
tor Buffers speech in favor Of his negro
emigration bill. This Senatorial spit-dre
does not mellow with age, but grows
more wicked with less temptation. The
worst of il is that he cauuot be left 10
stew in his own juice, because he is
nothing but skin and bones and veins
filed with nitro munatic acid.
The indications now are that the special
House Committee on the Worlds Fair
will soon ind itself in an interminable
deadlock. The Senate Committee does
not appear to be getting along much
faster. Everybody processes to want TO
see the matter settled at once, but the
prospect Of an early settlement is not
good.
As was expected the House committee
on Elections has, by strictly party vote,
reported in favor of unseatlng Jack on,
the Democratic sitting member from West
Virginia, and giving the seat to Smith,
the contesting Republican. This is the
first OF the seventeen contested election
cases, and it would not be at all surpris.
ing ii the Republicans of the committee
reported in favor of every Republican
contestant, except Laagston, the neg, O
contestant from the Fourth Virginia dis
trict (Mahone's home). 1t is understood d
that Malone has secured promises enough
to beat Langstou.
Governor Campbell having been unable
to come 10 Washington this week,
tue House commiuce investigating the
Ohio ballot box f.rgeries has postponed
the further hearing Of Witnesses until Feb
ruary 3d. The witnesses SO tar heard
made havoc Of what little reputation en-
Governor Foraker had
The Civil Service Commissioners hlv-
Ing stated TO the House Committee on
Reform in the civil service that lhey lie
sirei an invrstig gatioa, that committee viii
most arec, umtea iav rabbi r.yostou The
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is uc a5le 60 qo 10 b. nousr, Ne , .
writ III protest 1g u.f the a1on, ,r II
tDc Sci eddie Rules pl pared by - 9Gcr
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