Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WAsnINGToN. ID. c. Jan. II, 1890.
70 me Gditor orths JohnSto,ca Democrat
Senator Voorhees, is always sure of u
large audience, no matter what the sub.
ject is that he is announced to speak
upon, so that it is not to be wondered at
that the Senate galleries should have been
packed to overlooking to hear his speech
on the resolution offered by him calling
upon the department of justice for infor-
nation as to whether the L. S. Attorney
at indianapolis acted under its instruc-
tons in protecting w. w. Dudley, author
Of the notorious "blocks of five letter.
from arrest, when he was recently in In
diana, He spoke of Dudley's crime as
having inflicted an indeible stain on a
memorable election and impeached its
result. He said further that the fact of
the crime was open, universally known
and practically confessed, and yet by Wig
lance in obstructing the law, and in de-
nying and preventing justice, the crime
has thus far gone unpunished. The ben
ciiclarY of polluted ballot-box now In
| high place had felt compelled to shield
the corrupt instrument of that success
and he thought il was high time that the
most Gisgraceful and most alarming epi-
soue in the Presidential campaign should
be fully understood by the whole people.
and that the proper degree of RESPONSE
bility should be assigned to the instru
ment ny whom it was perpetrated, and TO
those who tried 10 hide the offense. He
also spoke of Dudley's threatening Harri-
son if lie was not protected, and closed
By saying that Mr. Harrison now bad itin
his power to eXoncrae himself by dismis-
sing tie corrupt L. S. District Attorney
who had ordered U. s. Commissioner
not to issue warrant for Dudey's arrest.
The resolution was amended by Senator
Edmunds and then adopted. Nothing is
expected of it however, as such orders if
given are not made matters of official
record.
Representative Bynum. of Indiana, is
also after Dudley in the House. He has
offered a resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of select committee with
power to send for persons and papers for
the purpose of investigating the Congress
slonal election, including the ''blocks of
five letter. Mr.. Bynum says ne never
intends to let up on Dudley until he sees
him whore he belongs-in prison.
The Worlds Fair question win prob
ably soon be settled now. St. Louis and |
Washington have been heard by the Sen
ate Committee, and to-day will be de- |
voted to hearing arguments in favor of
Chicago and New York. In the House. !
the Committee on Foreign Affairs which
has charge of the matter, has decided to |
report bill, leaving the site blank, TO be |
filed hy vote of the House. II no hitch |
occurs the whole thing should be settled |
before the first of February.
Tobacco and silk growers and manu-. |
tactulers have been trying to impress !
their views upon the House Committee ON |
Ways and Means, and very diverse views
they were too.
Representative Cannon, Of Illinois. one |
of the Republican members of the Com
mittee on Rules, refuses to sanction The
radical departure proposed by Speaker
Reed and no rules have been as yet re-
ported to the House, which remains com.
pletelT in the Speakers power as long as
he can get bare majority to sustain his
rulings, no matter how outrageous they
may be. This was fully demonstrated
this week when the Speaker ruled in favor
OF taking up the District of Columbia ap-
bill. Mr.. Breckenridge, of
kentucky. appealed from the ruling and
there was an all day fight the Democrats
being ably led by EX-Speaker Carlisle
who made strong speech in which he
tried to shame the Republicans into re-
specting The rights of the minority, but it
was 30 use, they voted to sustain the
Speakers decision. As long as things re-
main MS tnoy are now the Republicans
have everything their own way in the
House, and the only satisfaction the
Democrats nave is that they are setting
mp precedent that win be used for al
It's worth when hc Democrats again rct
control iu Ha Housec
One of iua new Democratic Senators
from Nop'aua Martin 1lueiunis, would
be certain OF obtaining his seat If the
Washington uaH udpcr meu had to de-