Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TFrom our regular corsspo DdeDt.l

Boss Quay has returned, and the very
first thing he did was to order the Sena-
tors Of his party to confirm the nomina-
tions of the Florida officials that the
protests and charges Of the Florida
Senators have had chung up" for some
time, and the result was the liyelest
secret session Of the Senate for many a
day. The Democratic Senators did not
mince words in attacking the men that
Quay was cracking his whip to have
confirmed, but of course Mr.. Quay will
see to it that they are confirmed this
week.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association OF
Democratic clubs held here Saturday,
II was determined to take an active part
in the coming campaign nOtwithstand-
ing the gentle hint given by certain
leading Democrats that no help was
needed from the clubs. Mr.. Carlisle is
believer In the good accomplished by
clubs and so is Mr.. Cleveland, and in
fact the majority of good Democrats.
The headquarters of the executive COM
mittee will in future be in this city IN
instead of New York.
| The Commissioner of Pensions esti-
mates that it will take SAG, 900, 900 a year
to meet theservice pension bill proposed
by the House committee on InvaliG
Pensions.
The woman suffrage folks are jubilant
over the passage by the House of the
bill to admit Wyoming as State, with
constitu ton providing for woman suf-
lfrage. The Democrats solidly opposed
the bill and they had the assistance of
one solitary Republican.
The House, after making the date for
holding the Words Fair, from April TO
November, 1893 passed the bill, and it
is now before the special Senate COM
mittee. Senator Daniel has offered an
amendment providing for a celebration
to take place In this city on October IA,
1892, on the accession of the unvelllng
of the proposed movement to ColCm-
bus.
Representative Seney, who has just
returned from Ohio, says II don't think
the redistricting of the State assures the
Democrats as much as some count on.
The districts are shaped to give not
fifteen, but eight out ofthat fifteen have
Democratic majorities of less than 500
which is rather a narrow margin In
Ohio politics."
, After grand flourish oftrumpets and
the adoption of enough amendments to
kill dozen bills, the Senate referred
f.hermans' alleged antitrust bill to the
Judiciary Committee with instructions
, to report it back in twenty days. II
would not have hurt the trusts in any
way if it had been adopted just as Mr.
Sherman introduced it, and it isreport'
ed from the Judiciary committee.
Senator Morgan has introduced
bill, which if there was any possibility
of its ever becoming law would in re-
ality curb the rapidly growing power o
. the trusts in this country, but that i:
Just what the Republican millionaire oil
, the Senate do not want. &
, Next Saturday we shall see whether
the powers that be really want to en-
force the civil service law. Two offi0i
, ials of the Virginia Republican club ART
4 to be tried on that day for soliciting
campaign contributions from offic.
, holders i'm violation of that law. Thert
is no doubt of the guilt of the men, ant
: everybody is anxious to see whethe
f they are to be punished or acquitted
Its dollars to brass buttons that moth
q ing will be done with them.
r Representatives Bland, of Missouri
y and Williams, of Illinois, in stronl
. minority report against the Windon
4 silver bill say that in their opinion th,
bill is very adroitly drawn to suspend
i silver coinage, to totally demonetiz
!, this metal and to permanently estah
e lish the single standard of gold pay
q ments. t.-
+ The election COMMITTEES of the Hous
q has decided to unseat two more Demo
J. crats-Wise. of Virginia and Turpin, Q
|, Alabama.
o Hearings have been going on befOr
q the Republicans of the House Ways an
Means committee just asvigorously dur
a ing the last few days as when the tart
"a bill was first began. The Republican
. have promised to lay the new bill be
y fore the whole committee Tomorrow
n and if they do, it will soon get befoI
! the House, but it isn't safe to count o
ii anything about this bill, owing to tn
Ie kickers in that party.
4 It is now regarded as certainty tha
10 Assistant Postmaster General Clarkso
q will leave the government service tn
a spring. His resignation is said to
7 now in the hands of Mr.. Wanamake
"a and was handed ia because of hiI
Iv from Mr.. Harrison that it would be a
,e ceptable to him. .r.
Vi 1t is rumored that Mr.. Blaine intanC
a to have proposition made to the Pa
Iol American Congress for absolute recil
"a rocity Of trade with South and Centrs
il America countries. H