The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-12-19
The Egis & Intelligencer
,Bel Air, Md, December 10. 1880.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. l5.-Mr. Harrson's
little scheme of pushing the Force Bill for his own
personal benefit is slowly beginning to percolate
through the brains of the other Presidential cand
dates and the result is a decided GOODNESS towards
that measure on the part of a number OF leading
Republicans. 1t is believed that Mr. Harrison Is
figuring that the thousands OF supervisors and de-
putty supervisors who would be appointed under
this BILL should 1t become law, might be utilized
to form the basis OF a Harrison machine that might
control enough of the State delegations to the next
Republican National Convention to insure his
nomination.
will be shelved for good this week. The admins
tration and the Republican Senators OF the Hoar
most a panic i'm their anxiety to do something to
satisfy the public demand for more money; and
yet they are mortally afraid that when once a
financial bill of any kind gets before the Senate
substitute providing for free coinage Will be adopt
ed. II was this fear which caused certain Sena-
tors to attempt to get Democratic Senators to pro-
mise that If bill was introduced authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase anywhere
from twenty mlllons Of dollars 9r worm OF silver
stitute for it. 1t is needless to say that no Demo-
Gratis made any promise; it is the policy of the
Democratic Senators to keep clear of all entange-
ments, in order to be prepared TO take advantage
of any circumstances that may occur to secure
legislation in behalf of the people.
Mr.. Harrison has, l am credibly informed.
made up his mind to send special message to
Congress intimating what kind of a financial bill
he would sign. He has so little influence in Con-
gress that it matters little what he recommends.
No nomination for the vacancy on the bench Of
the supreme court mas yet Deen SenI 10 the SELL
ate. and am told by Republican Senator that
1t is doubtful whether it will 90 in until the force
bill is disposed OF, because Mr.. Harrison has ten
dered the appointment to Senator SpOoner and he
Is afraid to have him leave the Senate before the
vote is taken on the Force bill-the margin is too
small to lose vote.
The farce called an investigation of the Pension
office has been resumed by the House. The COM
mittee shows a great deal more anxiety not TO find
crookedness than 1t does TO find it. An attempt
will be made to get the committee to look into the
methods by which son of Commissioner Raum
became attorney for large number of applicants,
whose claims had been practically pigeon-holed in
the Office before he took charge of them.
The bill reducing the fee for obtaining an increase
i'm pensions has been favorably reported to the
House. This is hard blowtO the pension sharks.
but Secretary Noble is trying to strike them still
harder by getting all the States to adopt the Sys-
tenn in vogue in Massachusetts, Minnesota
and Wisconsin. of having the Attorney General of
the State look after all applications for pensions
free of charge.
The re-apportionment bill providing for men,
bership of to the House of Representatives has
been reported to the House, and the Republicans
having tacitly agreed that New York should have
whatever additional representation 1t is entitled
to should there be recount in New York city and
Brooklyn it is not thought that the Democrats will
oppose its passage.
The notorious ship subsidy bills which passed the |
Senate at the last session were too much for the
Republicans of the House committee on Merchant |
Marine and they have agreed upon single bill as
a substitute for both of them. The new bill COM |
bnes many of the features or the other two and is
certain to pass the House, more'S the pity.
There isn't as much talk about Mr.. Baine's re- |
ciprocity scheme as there was short time ago. |
and suspicion is arising that the administration |
isn't giving the Secretary OF State any earnest sup
port in this matter. c. A. s.