The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-06
REPUBLICAN BOSSES QOAhNhLiN'
OVER A PosrOFFIcE APPOINT
uEyT IN PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats Will Not Be Ridden over
Rough shod by the Republican
House Majority.
WASHINGTON, January ~ 1884,

| nretty fight over 1;,+r;ot
tP'Ironin' Mr.. Ray, in whose district
tIa nost-office is, selected a man loF
t the POSITION, got the endorsement ., OF
tne P p,,nv and the expectation that the
MT. ?u tS,ent would be Immediately
m IpaJe' This was some weeks ago ana
the Pennsylvanians have just aus
Clle ',.ad the cause of the trouble. Mr..
f p1oine cave a cousin of his a strong
i Dt 70 the postmaster-general, ask
i ius''t for the same .postotiice. Mr.;
Wa Wsenamaker, not wishing to offend
N;.p,nr the senator or the secretary,
enf,isod to recommend either candi-
dato That's the present status OF the
fight. The end is looked forward 10
WIZ. Wv Sneaker Carlisle explained to a
Domocratic caucus OF the house the
changes that the Republican members
Of the committee on rules proposed
making in the code OF rules; ne also
nn;nted ont why certain of the changes
pprono,ed would be particularly objec-
tf;onoble to the minority. There was
a general discussion, both OF the
rnIes and of the now plainly to be
soan intention of the Republicans to
rive every Republican contestant the
seat now held by Democrat: No
resolution of any sort was accepted
Int it was nevertheless well under
Stood that if the Republicans at
tempted to bring up and dispose of
the contested case OF Smith VS.. jack
son, which has already been reported
to the house before the rules
are adopted, the Democrats
would resort to every legitimate
method of defeating them even to The
extent of breakinga quorum La this.
connection the fact may be mentioned
that the Democrats in the house lack
discipline. They have splendid leaders
but they don't properly support them,
and, worse than all many OF them are
constantly out of their seats just when
their votes are most needed. Speaker
Reeds decision might have been over
ridden on two occasions last week If
the Democratic absentees had occu-
pied their seats.
1t took Senator ingalls, exactly two
hours to tell the senate what he
didn't know about the race problem.
The language used was mild COM
pared with the Kansas senator's pre-
viOus speeches.
The Worlds Fairisn't getting solved
as easily and as promptly as it was
generally expected to be. The senate
committee is to meet Friday. The
house committee meets constantly,
but owing to its peculiar construction
does nothing.
Senator Brice's declaration that
"Ohio should be eternally Democratic"
has struck a responsive chord in the
hearts of the Ohio Democratic con-
gressmen and they say they intend it
shall be, beginning with the congress
ional election next November.
Well, the civil service commission is
to be investigated, the house commit
tee on reform in the civil ser ice hav-
ing decided this morning to make a
favorable report on the resolution pro-
viding therefor and its passage by the
house being only question of time.
Senator Sherman has put his foot
in it bad in his recommendation of
postmaster for Columbus, o., if one
may Judge by the protests pouring in
by mail and wire upon Mr.. Harrison,
the postmaster general and the Ohio
congressman, from the citizens of Co.
lumbus. Unless Mr.. Sherman with
draws his man he will be appointed, is
what they say at the postollice depart
ment.
1t seems from the evidence taken by
the naval court of inquiry, now sitting
here, that instead of one, as has peen
charged, there are two organizations
OF naval officers, formed solely for the
purpose of influencing congressional
legislation in which they are inter
ested.
Secretary Window, in long letter
TO Senator Frye, chairman of the sem
ate committee on commerce, opposes
the bill now in the hands of that COM
mlttee providing for the taking of
seals in the Alaskan waters bv the
government, and favors renewal of
the lease of the present company.
Senator Vests committee on the
peel industry is at work again after
several weeks vacation. The railroad
men are being heard. This will fin
lsh the investigation.
Senator German, after the senate
n Haa passed a bill appropriating $780,
wv Tor the continuance of the i'm
provements at the mouth of the
Oolumola river, gave notice that he
would oppose further specific appro-
prlatlons until all public works were
bill. ~ gnu n"rDol
M, Mr.. Henry WoIcott, of Colorado, a
T OF Senator Wolcott, is in
washington and has been expressing
PP fu some very hard opinions Of
Mf. Harrison and his administration.
~ Is sad to see such ill-feeling between
political brethren.
Ladies, don't suffer with nervous
uesS, weakness indioaot;o,, -