Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-02-06
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WAsnlNGTuN ID. G., Jan. u, 1890
Ellsworth, Jan, %, 1890.

WASHINGTON Ictler'
WASHINGTON. ID, G., Jan. u, 1890.
The President has created almost IA
panic in the ranks of the sos>ipers. nho
have for months been ringing the changes
on all sorts Of ridiculous stories about tie
ili-f,ciug existing between himself and
Senator Quay by iug Senator and Mrs
Quay join him and Mrs Harrison in a
/ lur, family dinner at the White House.
4 rhr invitation and its acceptance show
Y the pleasant relations existing between the
i two men ~ scarcely ANYTHING else wouid
I have done.
| The agitation against the civil service
law seems To have opened the eyes Of the
| Commission Ia the dc-irability Of making
, th4 cir examinations more practical. one 1T
the latest reforms l. that applicants for
letter carriers places shall be- examined
upon the speed and accuracy with whirh
they eau read addresses on mail matter
instead of upon United States geography
By the way. the House committee. on re-
form il the civil service. to-day decided to
make Il favorable report on K"prr>'ntatlt"
Emart', resolution authorizing a Cougrc--
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what he wA- about when hr offered hi>
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
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The democrats are trying 10 make 1t ap
pear that the new schedule OF rules hy
which the House Is 10 be governed i he
ing prepared solely hy Speaker Reed, with
out any conference with the other mem
hrrs Of the committee OH rules. Nothing
could be farther from the truth. Mr. Reed
only submitted a mcmoran ium to the
committee containing hi, idea, on the sub
irct. and at several meeting, x speaker
Carli.le- suggestions have hcru adopted
by the republican members, all of whjcn
.hnw that the rule. when completed
viii not To-. the work Of one man apue
Tn. discovery of a shortage in the ac-
comm. Of a number Of receivers Of pub
ill., money in yarlau. places. ha- suggested
u Secretary Nam. The ad,l.ahiltty III
,n..tiry , radical change IN the present
system of Keeping accounts with those
,rsri,ls and IN. has requested Secretary
Treasury d.partipentto 10 assist in perfect
ipp a u.w system.
tn. House Committee on the World,
Fair i In an apparent dead lock; the
Senate Committee i doing nothing, and
tim. i. fylne.
senator ingalls, has been compelled To
d.yo,. a considerable portion OF his time
since last Thursday to rtceiviu. delrga,
tjon, OF colored men sent to thank him for
hi. speech on the race question. He has
also received hundreds Of letters convey
ing thanks
The House Committee on Elections
having reported in favor Of contestant
Smith of West Virginia, will endeavor 10
. call the case up in the House for final ac-
tion "Wednesday, but it is not probable
that it viii succeed, as the democrats have
threatened to use dla,ory tactics to pre-
vent any contested election case beins az
ted upon until after the rules shall have
: been adopted.
The House since the passage of the
4 Oklahoma town, site bill, has devoted the
most of its time to very dry discussion