The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-30
WASHINGTON NEW
pprs1pENr HARRISON RUNNING THE
GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO
THE ENGLISH PLAN.
Tom Plat Informs Mr.. Morton 'ha' ."
York Does Not Yearn to haA'
Him President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90, 1891

From Our heSulal Il.
Mr. Harrison has sprung announcer
English idea on the country IN Vhe
shane of a government measure 10 DC
T nmsbed before congress. His prede-
cessors have contented themselves
With recommending what they thought
ought to be done, and leaving 'ne reSV
70 Congress, but in the case OF the Sill
YER hill today introduced in the mouse
the English idea OF legislation has
beor strictly followed. The bill was
prepared by Secretary Window, sub
mitted to the cabinet and IN
president, approved by the latt'N
and a majority of the formerw
and is now introduced in the
house as an administration measure.
Now, if Mr.. Window could only be
admitted to the floor of the house to
champion the measure, the whole pro-
ceedings would be entirely English.
The bill has been referred to the house
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, and l understand that Sec
retary Window has already been
promised a favorable report by the
Renublicans of that committee. 1t
will be interesting to see whether con-
gress will resent this clear usurpation
of its functions by the executive
branch of the government, or whether
it will be quietly accepted and allowed
to stand as a precedent for future adj
ministrations.
Governor Campbell was today par
tally examined by the house commit
tee investigating the Ohio ballot box
forgery. Nothing new was brought
out. Ex-Governor Foraker, who was
examined Friday and Saturday, did
not raise himself any in the estima-
ton of honorable men by his testi-
mony, telling how he bribed Wood to
get possession of the forged document.
Under cross-examination he admitted
that he should have discovered the
forgeries if he had made as careful an
examination Of the paper as he
should have done. Mr.. Foraker
seems, for some reason or other to be
extremely bitter against Representa-
tives Mckinley and Butterworth, OF
Ohio.
There was a lively time in the
room of the house committee on
reform in the civil service this morn
ing, caused by discussion before that
committee on the merits OF the
present civil service law. Opposed to
the law were Representatives Houck
and Ewart, and favoring it the civil
service commissioners. The law re-
ceived some very hard knocks, but if
the private claim of the commissioners
that a majority of the committee is
pledged to them-is true, nothing is.
likely to come of them.
Secretary Blaine has the sympathy
of everybody in the terrible bereave-
ment which has fallen upon him, by
the sudden death of his brilliant
young son Walker Blaine.
Ex-senator Tom Platt of New York
heard about the incipient Morton
presidential boom, and came over here
to read the riot act to the vice presi-
dent and to inform him that New
York would have but one candidate
to present to the National Republican
convention in 1892, and
his name would be Platt. Mr.. Morton
refused to see things in just that light
but before Mr.. Platt went back home
the two would-be candidates patched
up some sort of truce. Mr.. Platt
was heard to say to a friend: ooh, let
Morton think he is candidate and
spend his money; it will put it in cir
culation."
AS every congressman asked about
1t expresses himself in favor of an i'm
mediate settlement of the question of
location for the worlds fair, it is fair
to presume that it will be settled this
week, or next at the farthest.
The bill admitting Wyoming has
been favorably reported by the senate
committee on territories, and the same
committee has decided to lay aside
the bill for the admission of Idaho
until the Supreme court decides a
case now before it, affecting the con-,
stitutionality of the constitution
recently adopted by the people of that
territory.