The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-24

there are all sorts of rumors as to
what dissatisfied Republicans may
do. It Is perfectly safe to say that
when the vote is taken upon the bill
az a whole, next Wednesday, the Re.
publicans will support the bill sol.
idly.
The Senate is still discussing the
Jones silver bill and there is little
probability that vote will be reach.
ed upon it this week. 1t is believed
that it will finally he passed although
on the Republican side Senators Tel
Ter and Stewart are openly opposing
it and Senator Sherman has said that
he will vote for it very unwillingly,
if at all.
The delegation from the Farmers
Alliance which has been working
upon Congress in favor of the bill
establishing Government store houses
which shall receive on deposit agri
cultural products, issuing certificaes.
therefor which shall be acceptable "A
currency, is not meeting with success
in making converts among the Law
makers, on the contrary their ideas
being vigorously opposed by ON
gressmen. There is little chane OF
such bill getting through this Con-
gress.
The election of Representative Car
Isle to be Senator give general salts
faction here among tie members OF
both parties. THERE'S probably no
Democrat in the country whom the
Republican Senators would sooner
have as colleague.
At l O'Clock Saturday Secretary
Blaine's daughter was married to
Walter Damrosch of New York. The
affair was as quiet as itcould be made
considering the prominence of the
contracting parties. The young cou-
pie have gone to Europe where they
will remain until the fall. Their
future home will be in New York
City.
The Committee appointed by the
Republican House caucus to examine
and report which was the best to
adopt, the Lodge, or the Rowel
Federal election bill. has reported IN
favor of the Lodge bill diyested o
the Australian ballot feature. Opin
ion still differs widely as to wha
Congress will do in this matter. A
large majority of Republicans believe
that a Federal election law should bt
enacted at the present session of Con
sroos, but there is powerful miGSc
| lty or Influential IuepuuII.sns, ia AZ
out of Congress. headed by no less
parsonage than James G., Blaine, who
believe that the enactment of such g
law at this time would be very pool
politics, and that the Republican
party would lose much more else
where than it could possibly thereby
gain in the South.
| The House and Senate having
agreed to disagree on the pension
question the matter is now beins
considered by conference committee
of the two houses. There is not =
particle of foundation for the reports
emanating from Democratic sources
in this City that the present dead
lock had been Intentionally gOtter
up by the Republicans in order tt
prevent any pension legislation al
this session. The present difference
of opinion between the House anC
Senate is an honest one, but the
Republicans in both houses are fully
determined upon the passage of
pension bill, and it only remains tt
adjust the details as to how far il
shall 60 and what it shall cover, ant
this will be done soon.
Secretary Proctor will make an
official inspection of the military
posts at Willet's Point, Sandy Hook
Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth
New York, this week. Senator
Plumb will accompany him if he car
arrange his Senatorial duties SO as tc
spare the time.
Ex-Civll Service and Indian Gom.
missioner Oberly has become thehus.
aness manager of daily Democratic
paper here. He will find a decided
difference between hustling for the
printers and paper makers and draw.
ing $4,000 year from Uncle Sam
while the other fellows hustled.
Ex-senator Plumb, of Michigan
United States Minister to Spain, has
placed his resignation in the hands
of Secretary Blaine. He proposes tc
return to Detroit t. live, and SAYS
that he will not under any circum.
stances be candidate for Governor
Many Democrats will never for.
give Mr.. Mills for having stated on
the floor of the House that he did moi
believe the majority of the WAYS and
Means committee had been improp.
erly approached or influenced while