The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-06
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Some Things Of Interest in and Around
Washington --Doings in Congress,
&C., &C., as Reported by our
Special Correspondent.
Special Correspondence of the Gold Leaf.

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Special Correspondence of the Gold Leu.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. "a, 80.
President Harrison is about as mad
a man as it would be possible to find
in a days travel. He has become
fully satisfied that at least two men,
prominently connected with the admin
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Postmaster Gen
eral Clarkson and q. S. Treasurer
Huston-have been abusing him at
every opportunity and telling other
friends that they intended to resign
just as soon as they could find an op-
portunity to embarrass him by so doing.
He also has under suspicion several
other high officials and it would not be
at all surprising if several designations
were peremptorially demanded by him
in the near future.
Balloting for the selection of a loca-
ton for the Worlds Fair will begin in
the House late this afternoon or to-
morrow, and be kept up until the ques-
ton is settled. Chicago will start in
the lead, but your correspondent has
the best of reasons for believing that
no Worlds Fair will be held at either
Chicago or New York, even if one of
them should be selected. The Senate
will kill any measure that does not To-
cate the fair at Washington, because
they fear that its location at Chicago
would mean the loss of Illinois, or at
New York City, the loss of New York
in the next Presidential campaign.
This is in accordance with boss Quay's
orders before he went on his Florida
fishing trip. Mr.. Mills, of Texas, will
make strong effort to defeat the fair
bill in the House, but he will fail.
The new styles of postage stamps
were placed on sale Saturday by the
Postoffice Department. The improve
ment, if there is any, is hardly visible
to the naked eye.
For many years one of the regular
Congressional jobs has been the propo-
sition to have the Government buy all
the real estate South of Pennsylvania
avenue between the Treasury and the
Capitol. 1t has been knocked out so
often that it was thought to have been
entirely abandoned, but it is again on
deck, and a bill has been introduced in
Congress. Only a few months ago,
when there was freshet in the Poto-
mac river, the greater portion of this
ground was under from six inches to
four feet of water. Nice sort of prop
erty to ask Congress to buy to put pub
lie buildings upon, isn't it?
Notice has been given that as soon
as the House finishes with the Worlds
Fair the contested election cases are to
be called up. There are four cases
ready, three of which the committee
have, by party vote, reported in
favor of the Republican contestants,
and one. by unanimous vote, in favor
Of the Democrats now occupying the
seat.
The investigation of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, which was begun
last week will be resumed this week.
Ex-Commissioner Oberly is to be one
of the witnesses examined.
The chairman of the New York anti
monopoly league made an argument
against Mr.. Wanamaker's postal-tele-
graph bill before the House Postoffice
Committee Friday. He opposed the
bill because it is proposed to give the
basiness of this country to private
corporation. He said he represented
the working people who sent few tele-
grams and who would get little if any
benefit if the bill should become law,
and that the postoffice department had
more business now than it could man
age satisfactorily without adding this
experiment.
Twelve bids have been made to the
Treasury Department for the exclusive
privileges of taking seals in the waters
contingent to Alaska for twenty years,
and in every one of them the price
named is much higher than. the Gov
ernment now receives. No award has
yet been made.
1t is limited inside Republican cir
cles that Mr.. Harrison's trip to Penn
sylvania last week was really for po-
litical purpose; he is trying to capture
the State delegation to the next Re-
publican national convention, and
while Quay was in Florida he thought
it good time to visit the State, and
the opening of the free library at Allie
ghany City furnished the opportunity.
The Senators, or rather some Of them,
are growing about the newspaper men
finding out everything they do in secret
session. and are trying to devise means
to prevent it. If they would have their
ordinary executive sessions open the
trouble would be ended.
The regular war on lotteries which
is made in early days of every session
of Congress, by the introduction of
bills, has begun It's farce, why not
enforce some of the laws we now have
on the subject instead of wasting time
enacting?
The House and Ways and Means
committee are practically at a stand
still in the preparation of a tariff bill.
The Finance committee of the Senate
has decided to report the bill for increas-
ing The coinage of silver dollars to
$4,000, 900 month.
Ex-Secretary Whitney is here with
the New York Worlds Fair delegation.
TAR HEEL.
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