The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-03-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)

apHCo cOmIllItteO w iU4uttc IutO thC
:sisib7Iity of the United States Gov.
erninent lOaning the farmers of the
country money at one or two per
cent per annum taking mortgages
upon their land to secure payment.
but that the resolution was offered
after mature consideration. and he
believed it to be entirely practicable
and also to he the best method OF
restoring prosperity to the depressed
agricultural interests. Mr.. Stanford
also stated that he proposed using all
the influence he had to get the com
mittee to frame aud report a bill on
the subject. The thing looks some.
what startling at first glance. but
when man 0fuMr. StanfOrti's busi-
ness experience advances a business
proposition. it is certainly worthy of
careful consideration.
The President has been urged to
60 10 Philadelphia Wednesday to
witness the launching of the new
cruiser "Newark" and he may do
so; he has 1t under consideration.
Secretary Tracy has become dis.
gusted with the tiresOme. long drawn
out, red tape method of conducting
business in certain bureaus of the
Navy department and has deter
mined to have change, and in or
der to have it made according to his
own ideas he has gone to the Norfolk
navy yard to make personal inves.
tigation into the delays that have
attended the completion Of the
cruiser Baltimore" ut that yard.
Commodore Fulton, chief of the bu-
reau of provisions and clothing of the
Navy Department has resigned. and
Others may 60 in consequence of the
Secretary's determination.
Representative Lodge, of Massa'
chusetts, has introduced his Federal
election bill. 1t contains many feat
ures similar to the Australian sys-
ten of voting and IS intended to APP
ply to all Congressional and Presi.
dental elections. Each polling place
is put in charge of six judges. three
representing each political party.
Voters VINO cannet read and write
may have their tickets marked by
one of the judges, in the presence of
another representing the opposite
party. Upon petition of 500 voters
in any district the Federal govern.
merit will assume full control of the
polls under the same regulations that
apply to State control.
The President has issued a procla-
nation warning intending settlers to
keep off the Cherokee strip in the
Indian territory. which many peo-
pie seem under the impression was
opened to settlement by the passage
of the Oklahoma bill. A commas
sion is now negotiating with the
Cherokee Indians for these lands,
and it is probable that they will be
open to settlement in the near future
but they are not open now.
The Democrats have heen indus.
triou-ly engaged for some time past
in trying 10 get up a political sensa'
ton by making statements about
the enor nous appropriations this
Congress was to make and the big
deficiency there was 20 he In the
Treasury instead Of a surplus. Rep.
resentatiye Cannon, of Illinois. who
is Chairman of the House ApprOpri.
alton committee, has, by u statement
of facts, spiked every gun on the
Democratic line. Mr.. Cannon says
that with the exception of pension
bill the appropriations of the present
session of Congress will probably I've
less than that of the last. and that
there will he surplus enough lett to
enable the Republicans to make the
contemplated reductions in the tariff.
Mr.. Cannon Is authority in this mat.
ter az no appropriation bill can get
before the House until it has heen
passed upon by his committee. The
Democrats will have to get up some.
thing new.
A resolution has been adopted by
the House calling for information
from the Secretary of War as to the
facilities and money at his command
to guard the levee5 and government
works from damage and destruction
by the present food in the Mississip.
nj river, also what steamers can be
used to rescue those in peril.
The Worlds Fair bill as approved
by the Chicago committee will prob