Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-06
From our regular Correspondent9
Washington Letter.

The President is not by any means al
easy man to worry or fret, but the per
si>tency of the malicious go>>ipers who
are constantly, and without the slightest
foundation therefor, printing stories claim
ing to give the fullest details of disagree
ments between prominent members Of his
administration and himself has of late
been the occasion of his showing consider
able feeling In discussing the matter with
bis personal friends. OF course he knows
that the stories always originate with
democrats, and that they are sent out
are harras>ine all the same.
The House will begin baloting on the
" Drld'> Fair either This afternoon or TO-
morrow morning. and viii probably de
termine where 1t is to be held by the
middle of the week. But that Will BY no
means settle the matter. Your corrc>pun-
dent has II on the very best authority that
it has been fully determined upon by
majority OF the Senate that If the House
selects any other location for the fair than
Washington that no Fair will be held AT
all. The reason for this is that II has
been discovered that the democrats have
well laid scheme to use the fair for pohti-
cal purposes should either New York or
Chicsgo be selected. and the Senate j,
opposed 10 such use being made Of it.
A hoary headed old real estate job has
h.,tN "a, 1. 8.
bill for the Government to purchase TIE
real estate aud buildings south OF Penusy,-
,ania avenue, between the Treasury aud
the Capitol, for the purpose Of erecting
public buildings thereon. Four ufths of
this ground is covered by water whenever
there is freshet IN the Potomac river and
many of the cellars have water in them at
every high tide. and the owners have fnr
many years been trying TO unload this very
undesirable property upon the United
States at fancy price. 1t is hardly pro-
bable though that Congress will ever pass
such bill
1t Is hard to say what IS the real etirct
Of the Congressional investigation OF The
civil service commission a far ii has
gone. The friends of the present system
claim a Sindication, while its enemi,,
claim just the reverse. Therefore it
would be just as well to suspend judgment
until some of the other witnesses are
heard.
Representative McComas Is working %
a bill which will shortly be introduced,
that will put an end TO the gerry uaudt iiug
Of Congressional districts The same bill
will also require that certiEcation Of the
election OF members Of the House OF
Representatives shall be made direct to the
clerk of the House by the State cauva>>ing
boards. Such a measure would, 1t is be-
ie,ed, meet with almost unanimous apprp-
val from republicans.
Senator Dolph, from the committee on
coast defen>es, has reported bill to the
Senate which approptiate- Sl23 900 600 to
be spent in installments on coast and har-
bor defen>es between the first of next
July and the Both of June. 1903.
There are four contested election casc>
three seating republican contestants, and
one confirming sitting democrat-rcady
to be disposed of by the House, and notice
has been given that they will be called VI
as soon as the House dispo>es OF the
Worlds Fair
1t is stated at the Capitol to-day that the
Senate committee on finance has decided
To report favorably the bill to increase the
coinage Of silver dollars to 81 900 900 a
month
Secretary Window opened the sealed bid,
which had been received In answer to his
| advertisement for proposals for the exclu-
sive rights to take seals in Alaskan waters
for twenty years, last Friday. There were
twelve bidders. The award has not yet
been made. All of the bids are higher
than the Government has received for this
privilege for the last twenty years.
The schedules to be used in taking the
census this year are a decided improve
ment upon those previously used; they are
what is known as family schedules each of
whicn will contain from one to ten names,
instead of two hundred as in the last cen
| sus.
Claus Spreckles, the sugar king, made
| an argument before the House Ways and
| Means committee Thursday against lower
lug the tariff ON sugar. He says the United
States could easily raise beets enough to
manufacture all the sugar consumed in
this country.
| The anti-monopoly association has sent
men here to oppose Postmaster General
Wanamakers postal telegraph scheme be-
fore the Congressional committee. This
is the first open opposition that the idea
! has met with.
The House committee on elections has
recently given hearings to q number Of
southern republicans as to the necessity Of
free Federal election law.
Senator Quay is expected to return from
Florida the latter part of this week or the
first of next
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