Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-06-28
(From our regular Correspondent
LETTER.

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Washington, d. G., June %, 1890.
Mr.. Blaine has created a great sem
sation here by a few remarks, made in
the rom of the Senate chamber on
Appropriations, against the Mckinley
tariff bill. Mr.. Blaine's friends claim
that the criticism was made in a .jok-
ing manner for the purpose of chatting
Senator Allison and that nothing
whatever was meant by it; but others
contend that the Secretary meant
every word he said and that his opinion
of the bill is but a reflection of that
held by Mr.. Harrison. Mr.. Blaine
has positively declined to make a
statement on the subject for publica-
ton, which added to the fact that he
is strongly opposed to the sugar sched-
ule o fthe bill makesi it look as though he
was opposed to the bill, which is to be
called up in the Senate next Monday.
MI. Blaine has for several weeks been
trying to work up a Senatorial senti-
ment in favor of providing for f~ecipro-
city with the Latin-American countries
by means of an amendment to the tar
if bill but for some reason he has
apparently not succeeded. However
it is hardly probable that as shrewed
a politician as Mr.. Blaine will openly
attack a party measure which has been
approved by caucuses Of both House
and Senate. 1t may be true hat he
would like to see the bill defeated in
the Senate put he would say
so when he knew that its defeat
would be practically impossible.
One republican condidate-Mr.
Harrison-has removed himself from
the field of possibilities in 1892 by
saying that one term was enough for
him and that he proposed returning
to Indiana and resuming the the prac-
tice of law as soon as it expires. If it
did not look so much like striking a
man when he is down, one would feel
like saying "sour grapes" for Mr..
Harrison stood no more chance of
receiving the nomination of the repub-
lican party in 1892 than he did of
being nominated by the democrats.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has made a great many enemies in the
G. A. r. by his treatment of applicants
belonging to that organization as well
as by ignoring recommendations from
them. Heretofore, these complaints
have been whispered but now the
men are getting desperate and are
threatening to make open war upon
Mr.. Wanamaker if he does not show
them more consideration in dispensing
the patronage of his department. Mr..
Clarkson smoothed up lots of this sort
of trouble for his chief; but now he
has gone and no one has taken his
place. |
For two entire days the democrats
we're in possession of the House, and
Speaker Reed saw himself temporarily
defeated on the silver bill but the
democrats were not strong enough,
either in numbers or parliamentary
tactics, to disposed of the bill before
the return of the absent republicans
enabled the Speaker to again resume
the whip hand and send the bill where
he had first ordered tito the committee
on Coinage Weights and Measures,
which is known to be hostile to the
free coinage amendment passed by the
Senate. The silver men in the repub-
lican party lost a great opportunity
when they allowed this bill to be re-
ferred to the committee /; but it only
proves what has so often been proven
before hal the organization of the
republican party in Congress is vastly
superior to that Of his opponent. 1t is
believed now that the committee will
strike out to the free coinage amend
ment and that the final result will some
sort of a compromise which will be
satisfactory to the gold men.
The Mckinley tariff bill is to be
called up in Senate next Monday and
then the country will have to take sever
al weeks of the usual tariff talk. What
a subject for sweltering July weather !
l saw a letter to day from Mr.. Brice,
the chairman of the National Demo-
cratic committee in which-he denied
in the most positive language that he
had any idea of resigning the chair
manship. On the contrary he says he
is hard at work mapping out the COM
ing congressional campaign.
Another brilliant idea has for the
present been abandoned. The House
Post-ofice committee has decided to
postpone further consideration of the
Postal telegraph bill until next winter.
The committee did not ask Mr.. Wanna
makers permission either.
Although Secretary Proctor came in
with the present administration he
never found time until a few day ago
to go through the Wan department
over which he nominally presides.
was not recognized by one-third
of the employees through whose rooms
he passed. 1t has beeen suggested
that Mr.. Proctor take a couple of
weeks off and make the acquaintance
of the clerks of the War department.
Even the United States Senate is
sometimes affected by public opinion.
1t has adopted a resolution for the
Of a committee to i%nvesti-
gate the economy and efficiency of its
administrative service. The salaries
paid Senate employees are about % per
cent. in excess of those paid by the
House for the same work, but it would
be safe to wager that this committee
1oao NOT 6nd II nut