Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-02-13
tFrom our regular Correspondent.)
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 3, 1890.

WAsHrNGroN, ID. c., Feb 3. 1890
Speaker Reed is certainly the most
abused man in the country just now, but
having mapped ont his course he goes
calmly ahead, and keeps his temper There
the ranks of the republican members, but
since the fight began the party is acting as
one man in support of the Speaker. Mr..
Reeds actions are for the purpose Of right
ing q wrong Of long standing. He believes
that the majority ought to control legisla
tion and be responsible only TO the people
The democrats are making hard nght and
1t will probably last until the republicans
and it will not be very long before
they will have it. The last four days have
been the most exciting in the House
since reconstruction days, bCt when one
amounts to little more than roll calls
aud personal abuse Of the Speaker by
democratic members The question he
fore the House was thr report of the clcc-
tlnn committee ID the Smith v Jack-,B
contested election case. Nhith ~, ivmp-
crats objected 70 taking up and which ha-
not yet hrcn disposed ~
A strong rri,rt j. ~ NJ made thl. wrrs
to get a quorum % republicans tn thrir
seats IN the House Th.y w1uii have ha;
sud full expected. the day hyflre ~ have
had quorum II their pwn m.uher- "a
Saturday. hut one man wrut ta New Ynrk
Friday night and two u'h-r~ were too sd
Ia occupy their seats. though QUE - ih-a
Rockwell, of Massachusetts, --ui word
that he would take the ri>k Of leaving hi-
n,d and coming tp the House II hi. prs
rurr would max NJ th. desired quorum
WtA thr present number ~ rtJ uhHcan
members NJ thr House II l. well nigh I'M
possible \" krrP quorum NJ that party 20
thr rnor ~ the Hpu-, for Two day at a
rimc. Itwlll " dif rrut little later ~.
secretary >uhir J. VERY anAiuu, that tie
Nruntr Should TAX early action on the
Ohahnma town >i'r hiil and that the
hiu organizing the Territory Of Oklahoma
should be- hurried up in both Houses. lie
na- paid several visits to both the House
and senate committee on Territories, to
ur-r carly action To avoid trouble and
o,n"d-hrd The Territorial bill was re-
ported To the House to-day.
The House Committee on elections has
drciIrd to report ID favor Of seating Mud,
the contestant fuf the seat now held by
Compton Of Maryland
ohio ha- >coopel another fat position.
Judge W II TAFT, son of ex-Attorncy-
General Taft, having been appointed Sole
it"r General 10 place of Q W Chapman,
deceased nh" pay i s. 900 year
Secretary WIndom'- silver bill j. no,
meeting with a. much favor as was eI-
pectrd. II has republican opponents In
both House and Senate. Several rcpre>en
tativc, Of the q. A. K are here working In /
the interests of the service pension bill
framed by that organization
senator Chandler gave some very inter-
c>ting testimony before the naval court ~
irnnir, ,.,,.,i,a,b.Lr.,, ,,o-ra,i,a
N"HN - ua' "'"'eFN ~" tier eh'rt' II
control legislature IL u thought h+rs
that thi. court might have discovered n
great deal more than II iid, il it had been
80 disposed.
Representative Dihhe thinks there
.lnuld b.. tvo Vice Presidents and he IN.
,..,
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House committee on the election OF frc~l-
deut aud Vice President.
N.n,,ur Ip..lI. wa. an Interested .pcc.
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