Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tPrOm our regular cousspO udsss.I

l1fom our re8hlhr CoIcePon noc9t.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. II, 1890.
Ex-Speaker Carlisle's statement show
ing that the appropriations contemplat-
ed by the Republican majority would
leave q deficiency In the treasury has
caused Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of the
House Appropriation Committee, to
make o statement which he calls an an
swer 10 Mr.. Carlisle. Mr.. Cannon's es-
innate leaves out O number Of appro-
priations that the Republicans general
ly have pledged their party to make.
Time win tell which statement Is cor
rect. For the sake Of the country Mr..
Carlisle would not object to having Mr..
Cannon prove TO be right.
Poor Mr. Harrison, he Is indeed TO be
pittied when even Jay Hubbell can
come to Washington and abuse him
through the medium ofa newspaper in
terview.
It Is q mistake to suppose that the
Oklahoma bill which passed the House
last week opened the Cherokee strip to
settlement, and Mr.. Harrison has issu-
ed proclamation of warning to people
intending to settle thereon.
A resolution passed by the House
calls on the Secretary Of War for infor-
nation as to the money and facilities
he has for rendering aid on the flooded
Mississippi river.
The Worlds Fair bill has been per-
fected according to the ideas of the
Chicago folks and it will probably come
up In the House this week. Nothing
has been agreed upon as to date. The
Government appropriation is 81 SOC, 900.
The wonderful egg is at last hatched,
and the product Representative Lodges
Federal election bill has been reported
| to the House. It is o remarkable con-
coction, and isclaimed to be based up-
on the Australian system of voting.
The everlasting and eternal race ques-
tion has been up again in the Senate.
Whenever some Republican Senator
has fit of indigestion and feels dis
gusted with himself and everybody else
he gets up and fires off something about
the poor "nigger."
Senator Voorhees, and Judge Jere-
miah Wilson will help in the defense
ofC. e. Kincaid, the newspaper man
who killed Ex-Congressman Taulbee,
of Kentucky.
There is q regular monkey and par
rot time going on in the Navy depart
ment. Secretary Tracy has forced the
head of one bureau to resign and 1t is
said there are others to follow. Naval
officers accuse Mr.. Tracy Of being
whimsical In his ideas.
Republican Senators have had the
nerve to engage in . revolt against
1 Quay's bossfng. Quay, according to the
story, demanded that the present Ser
geant-at-Arms Of the Senate should be
put out to make room for one of his
men, and q majority of the Republican
Senators, not only refused to agree to
this, but intimated in very plain lam
guage to Quay's agent-the boss being
still in Florida--that even II there was
q vacancy in the Office his man could
mot have IL. The question now is
whether Quay will quietly pocket the
affront, or whether he will attempt to
whip enough of the Senators into line
to control party caucus and attempt
to get revenge.
II According to high Republican au-
thority, they will only require about
$50, 600, ,000a year to pay the pensions
under the bill that they propose pass
| ing at this session. That will bring, the
pension payments up to more than
$3.50, 600, 900 year, mere trifie!
i A Republican appointed to $45O(
Federal office In New York last weeE
by Mr.. Harrison is defaulter for 9
large amount to the Government. The
, defalcation occurred in this city some
years ago.
Secretary Noble considers his author
ity greater than that of the Senate, anC
has accordingly refused to furnish Ger
tain reports, relating to the withhold
ing of land patents In the Union Paci
, fic railroad grants, asked for by a reso
: luton of the Senate. He holds that 1
{ is q matter for him to decide upon.
: Mr.. Reed has undertaken another BIZ
contract. He says he intends to at
, tempt to break up the practice of ex
members of Congress acting as lobby
lists.
. Senator Eustic convicted Senate
| Hoar of making q wilful statement ol
: the floor of the Senate last week, bu
i that will not prevent the Massachusett
Senator doing the same thing agail
whenever it may happen to serve hi
purpose.
Another attempt is being made +
. have the Government adopt fractiona
currency for convenience in small trans
actions through the mails.
: The Senate is to get rid of the Blai
: educational bill by voting on it Thurs
day.
Il The minority of the House commit
on Territories has made report agains
the bill for the admission of Idaho.