Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-04-10
EFrom our regular Correspondent.l
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Mar. 81, ls9

WASHINGTON. d. c., Mar. 81, 1890.
| Senator Quay has returned to Washing
ton, and already he has held several con-
sultations with the party leaders in refer
ence to the fall congressional campaign.
He is confident that the republicans can
keep the House of Representatives not
| withstanding the democratic gerrymander
in Ohio. And speaking about Ohio, Repre-
sentative Thompson of that State, who
has just returned from a visit home says:
The democrats have arranged the districts
in the expectation of carrying fifteen of
them. but they will be fortunate if they
get more than ten of them. Our folks are
ashamed of the defeat at the last election
and they will make amends this year by
carrying the State" 1t Is expected that
the Republican Congressional committee
preliminary work of the campaign begun.
The Naval appropriation bill has been
reported to the House. 1t keeps strictly
In the line of policy adopted by the admins
tration cf building up our navy as rapidly
as possible without extravaganza In ex-
penditures.
The Montana Senatorial contest was
taken up by the Senate to day, and vote
may possibly be reached tomorrow but it
will probably be later in the week. The
republicans will Of course be seated
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
has gone to Iowa, where his father is
lying very ii. IL is thought that Mr..
Clarkson will resign this spring and re-
turn to journalism which Is more to his
taste than holding office.
Senator Shermans bill against trusts
after being loaded down with ali sorts of
amendments was, by vote of the Senate,
referred 10 the judiciary Committee with
instruction TO report upon II In twenty
days.
There was a meeting here Saturday of
the executive committee Of the National
Association of democratic clubs to decide
whether it would allow itself to be snuned
out Of existence by the democratic Con
gressonal Committee or stand up like q
man and take Its pr ri In the full campaign.
The result was A sort of compromise.
There Is great deal Of hard feeling among
the democrats about this thing. and it is
likely to increase.
Gen. Raum, Commissioner OF Pensions.
has at the request Of the House committee
on inyalids' pensions, prepared state
mcnt of the probable cost of a service pen
sion bill His estimate Is fraction less
than $40, 900. 900 year, and in comment
ing on the bill he said Every provision
Of your bill conmeDds itself to my judg-
ment as wise and just and it seems to me
that II will not impose burden upon the
country of which the people will com
plain"
The bin for the admission OF Wyoming
as a State has been passed by the House in
spite Of the determined opposition Of the
democrats
Speaker Reed has raised another howl
among the sinners by denying the privi-
leges Of the floor to cx x-members Of Con-
gress engaged in lobbying.
The Worlds Fair bill having passed the
House il now In the hands Of the Senate
committee, An amendniem, na-s s,,rn oner-
ed providing for the holding Of u national
celebration In this city october II. lo32,
a. the fair in Chicago will not open until
April /, 1898. Anattempt is 10 be made to
push the bill through the Senate this week.
After the Montana case Is disposed OF by
the Senate it Is expected that the dependent
pension bill will be taken up,
The reception given to the members Of
the Three Americas Congress Saturday
night was one OF the most notable affairs
of the kind ever held here. Invitations
were only issued to the members Of the
cabinet justice OF the Supreme Court,
senators and representatives.
The president and secretary Of the Nlr-
ginia republican club Of this city are to be
tried next Saturday for an alleged viola
ton of the civil service law in soliciting
contributions from office holders during
the last campaign.
The House committee on elections has
decided two more contested election cases,
both in favor Of the republican contest
ants The cases were Waddel VS.. Wise,
of Virginia, and McDuffie vs.. Turpin, of
Alabama.
The bill to appropriate $3.50 900 for the
boring of experimental artesian wells in the
dry belt extending from Dakota to Texas
has been favorably reported by a sub-com-
mittee of the House.
Representative Lodge wants fourth
class postmasters appointed by the Post
master General on the basis Of reports
made by post office inspectors, and he has
| a blu to that effect now before the House
Postoffice committee.
Beginning to-day the Senate will meet
| at ii O'Clock until further notice.