The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-01-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

| (From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. Goth, $780,
No more impressive funeral services
have ever taken place in Washington
over the remains of so young a man,
than were those held over the late
Walker Blaine on Saturday. The
President. Vice President. the entire
Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme
Court, almost the entire Senate and
House of Representatives. (the latter
having taken the very universal
course of pOstroning the hour of
meeting until l O'Clock for the pur-
pose of allowing the members to
attend the funeral) nearly every
prominent department official in
Washington and quite number of
distinguished people from abroad
were present. The death of this
young man is great blow to Score.
tary Blaine. he having been the only
one of his sons that has shown either
inclination or aptitude to follow in
the footsteps Of his distinguished
father.
Secretary WINDOWS silver hill
having been discussed by the cabi-
net, and approved by a majority of
itS members and the President, was
to-day introduced in the House by
Representative Conger. 1t is under.
stood that the entire influence of The
administration il TO he brought to
bear upon Congress in order to secure
the passage of this hill. 1t has been
referred to the House committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures. and
there is little doubt of its being
favorably reported to the House ut
an early day. Whether what are
known as the "silver men" in both
parties will antagonize or support
this measure is not yet apparent.
Upon this depends its fate. for the
"silver men" usually ignore party
ties when the time comes to vote on
legislation affecting silver.
Senator Gray. "a the official head
of the Republican National Commit
tee, ia understood to be anxious for
the House to dispose of the Worlds
Fair question at once. for fear that it
may have an effect, if still pending.
on the vote in a number of contested
election Cases. For instance, ifa sit.
ting member has pledged his vote to
one or the other of the rival cities, the
members favoring that city will not
he apt to vote to unseat that man.
the point seems to I've we'll taken.
Many Congressman express the Olin
ion that il the question of location
ia not definitely settled before Feb.
ruary l. the idea of II Worlds Fair
will he abandoned.
Ex.Gov. Foraker was the princi.
Cal witness examined by the House
committee engaged in investigating
the Ohio haIiOt.hcx f0rgeries. Friday
and Saturday. He WAS followed by
Wood, the man who furnished the
forged document to Foraker. and
who IL believed to have been the
forget, or to know who l.. He WAS
followed to-day by Gov. Campbell.
So far nothing of Importance has
been brought out that had not al
ready been published.
The whole rerating muddle in the
Pension bureau has been stirred up
afre-h by the dismissal of A. A.
Philips. of New York, chief Of II
division in the bureau, and one OF
the men whO was rPrated. The dis.
missal was made Nv Secretary Noble
upon the request of Commissioner
Raum. 1t is rumOred that all the
rest of the rerating clerks are to he
punished. some hy dismissal and
others 10y being reduced in grade and
pay.
Some busy body, for the want of
something better to do, started an
absurd rumOr that Senators Plumb
and Gail were about to engage In q
duel as a sequel to. their exchange of
had language in the Senate last week.
There is no foundation whatever for
such a rum0r, and there is reason TO
believe that both of t"eW are heart
lily ashamed of themselves for hav-
ing allowed their temper to get the
upper hand.
The Senate Committee on Terri.
tories has reported fayOrahly on the
bill for the admission OF Wyoming.
A similar report would have been
male on the bill admitting Idaho.
but it was deemed hest to withhold
that bill until the Supreme Court
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