Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-16
THE PLANET.
FROM WASHINGTON.
(From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. IL. 30.
The democrats have discovered q
new cause for abusing Mr. Blaine.
This time it is because the State de
partment refuses to make public the
contents of the dispatches received
from the u. $. Minister to Guatama.
la relating to the war between that
country and Salvador. 1t is known
that Mr.. Blaine is doing his best to
bring about satisfactory peace be-
tween the belligerents, and the indi-
cations are that he will be successful.
OF course it is nonsense TO expect
that any Secretary of State would
he willing to have such dispatches
published while the negotiations
were still in progress; but that does
notprevent the democrats kicking.
Things are beginning 70 look like
business in the Senate. The Federal
\ Election bill, as modified by the
Committee on Elections, has been re-
ported and placed on the calendar
and Senator Hoar has offered the
resolution, which was some time ago
endorsed by the republican caucus,
providing for change in the Rules en-
abling the majority TO cut OFF debate
upon any measure aftera reasonable
time has been consumed in debate.
The adoption of this resolution is
EDias;; only oLc republican-Mr
= eiIci as opeRly aRoounced h's in
tention to vote against it, though
possibly three other republicans may
vote with the democrats against It
the adoption of this resolution will
mean that the Federal Election bill
will be passed.
Secretary Blaine has written to n
friend here protesting in vigorous
language against the attempts in GER
tain quarters to make it appear that
he is unfriendly to Speaker Reed,
and, what is more important, stat
ing that should Mr.. Reed receive the
nomination I'm '92 he will gladly
take the stump for him. This is no
surprise to the close friends of either
of these eminent gentlemen, but pro-
badly will be to many other people,
owing to the persistently circu-
lated stories of bad feeling between
them. 1t is probable that Mr. Blaine
will show his friendship for the
Speaker before '92, by making one
or more speeches for him in his dis
trict during the congressional cam
paign.
Half OF Washington, officially
speaking, has gone to Boston to
take part in the annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. The President
and Secretaries Blaine, Rusk and
Noble are there. TWAS thought last
week that the House would take a
recess from to-day until Thursday
for the purpose of allowing the mem
bers TO go. but. in view of the mass of
important business on hand, the re-
publican leaders refused to agree to
it; but great many of the members
went away, and it will not be sur
prising if there is no quorum on
hand more than once this week.
Since Mr.. Carlisle went into the
Senate the democrats of the House
have no recognized leader, and the
small fry members of that party,
such as Rogers of Arkansas, and
Enloe, of Tennessee, are given all the
opportunities they want-they want
a great many-tO make mOnkies of
themselves On Saturday Enloe
tried to gain little notoriety by
making a stump speech because one
of the door-keepers, following long
line of precedents, attempted to pre-
vent his leaving the chamber during
the taking of vote. He was simply
laughed at for the trouble. Demo-
cratic craftsmanship, as represented
in Congress, knows nothing higher
or more patriotic than opposition
and obstruction il has no opinion,
or even makes the pretense of having
one
If Congress persists, as now seems
probable in the declared intention of
not providing for the erection of a
new building for the Government
printing office at this session it is
likely that something of nature
not entirely agreeable will be heard
from the Labor organizations OF
the country, who sympathize with
the 1000 people compelled to work
in the present dangerous rookery.
The sad story told by the Presi-
dents message to Congress recon-
Inending that the balance of $45, 600
appropriated for the relief of the
sufferers by the Mississippi river
foods be used to meet the necessities
of the poor and suffering people OF
Oklahoma has created much sym.
pathy for the people in that terrific
~
- At the last cabinet meeting recipro.
citory was discussed and endorsed
SIR. Wanamaker surprised his col
" mis- Ia With -
: suDlecu, ne believes it would be a great
blessing for the people of this coun-
try.
Senator Vance, whose seat is being
endangered by the enroachment Of
Farmers Alliance in his State, tried