The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGToN, ID. c. Jan II, 1890.
Mr. Harrison has. if appearances count for
anything taken step in the nomination of Mr.
Clark to be Collector of Customs at Chicago. at
the request of Mr. Pullman. the sleeping car
millionaire, and in spite of the protest of SEN
ator Farwell and Cullom and several Republi
can Representatives from Illinois, that cannot
fail to precipitate fight Senator Farwell
openly expresses his determination to defeat
the nomination of Clark when it comes before
the Senate, and if he can get few Republican
votes, he is likely to succeed as he has claim
or the Democratic sena,ors-for help in the
confirmation of Chief Justice Fuller-which will
give him their votes if he asks for them.
How's this for a new navy2 The committee
appointed by Secretary Tracy to report plans
for a new navy, has gone into the busine In
way that would soon turn the Treasury surplus
into big deficiency. Ifit had its way we should
build IU2 war vessels during the next fourteen
years. at a cost of S2sO0O0.OO0. Fortunately for
the taxpayers of this country. Mr.. Tracy's
committee mas no control over JINGLE Sans
cash box.
The seyen-million acres of land in the Sioux
reservation in the Dakotas will soon be opened
to settlement. Mr.. Harrison's proclamation to
that effect has already been written. but has
not yet been made public
The uncertsinty about the action of the House
committee on Rules continues, and there is dl-
versity of opinion about it. Some believe that
the rumor of Representatives Mckinley and
Cannon refusing to agree to a number Of the rad
ical changes proposed by Speaker Reed is true;
others that the delay is simply to leave the
House in The Speakers power, ane still others.
kaat the hitch is caused because number OF
Republicans haye refused to vote fol any Rules
curtailing the rights of the minority. recogniz-
ing the fact that two years from now they will
belong to the minority. Mr.. CARLISLE will make
no fight in the committee, but when the new
Rules are reported to the House, unless they are
very different from those proposed by the speak
er he will fight their adoption in every possible
manner
Speaker Reed will appoint special commit
tee of the House to have charge of the Worlds
Fair matters. Mr.. Reed says he intends to ar
range the eimmittees so that no one of the rival
cities shall have undue advantage.
The fun has begun before the House commit
tee engaged in investigating the Ohio bailot-box
forgery. Gov. Campbell and ex-Gov Foraker
are to tell the committee what they know about
the matter. Murat Halstead also The last
named will probably take advantage of this OPP
portunity to get even with some of his polft-
ieal friends, but personal enemies in the Senate.
McKinley's committee will give no more near
ings on the tariff. 1t will now attempt the diff
icult feat of bringing the Republican members
together in this new bill. Sugar will prob
ably be the greatest obstacle to harmony.
Secretary Window has prepared bill. which
is to be introduced in the House next week. to
carry out the silver ideas contained in his an
nual message 1t is supposed that Mr. Harrison
will send message to Congress, approving the
bill, Immediately afterwards
Representative Cummings, of New York City
and also of the New York Sun. is something of
a wag but the Republicans did net seem to see
the humor in the resolution he offered in the
House providing for the erection in the center |
of the rotunda of the Capitol building of bronze
statue of the late Samuel Tilden. upon which |
the following is to be prominently Inscribed |
samuel J. Tiden nineteenth President of
the United States; elected, but not seated.''