Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.
Washington, June 2.

Washington, June 3.
Secretary Blaine is again the GEN.
trail figure in very interesting bit of
gossip. 1t is stated here and believ-
ed by many people that he is to re-
tire from the cabinet and be elected
president of the International Ameri
can Bank, which is to be organized
under the provisions of a bill now be-
fore congress, which has been special
ly commended by Mr.. Harrison in
special message to congress. As the
new bank is to have capital of $780,
100000 with the privilege of increas-
ing it to S5O,0O0,00O, it's president
will undoubtedly occupy a powerful
and enviable position in the financial
world, but your correspondent does
not believe that Mr.. Blaine would ac-
cept the position, even conceding that
he could have it, which is by no
means certain. Mr.. Blaine is by ma
ture, habit and education politician,
and he will never get out of politics
until he dies.
There was seemingly a good deal
of friction among the republican SEN
ators when the Mckinley bill first
reached the senate, but now that the
finance committee of that body has
got down to work on the bill it seems
to have disappeared, and up to the
present time no material amendments
have been made by the committee.
The organization of the republican
party has from its birth been one of
its most prominent features, and the
Mckinley tariff bill is party meas
ure. 1t will be changed no doubt,
but that the changes will be sufficient
to affect the character of the bill
your CORRESPONDENT does not believe.
Another secret meeting of the re-
publican national executive commit
tee was held at Senator Quay's resi-
dence here Friday night. Nothing
has been officially given out except
the election of Powell Clayton of Ar
kansas, and n. B. Scott of West Vir-
ginia, to be additional members, and
the election of H. G. Payne of Wis
consin to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. Goodloe of Ken
lucky, and the adoption of a resolu-
ton concerning the death of Col.
Goodloe. But there is a leak some
where and it is known that the com
mittee had somewhat stormy dis
cussion over the proposed enactment
of federal election law by congress,
Mr.. Quay leading those opposed, and
Mr.. Clarkson those favOring it. A
bare majority voted with Mr.. Quay
against federal election law. The
financial condition of the national
committee was also discussed and a
number of suggestions made for rails.
ing some money. The committee
also instructed Senator Quay to ask
the senate finance committee to make
several changes in the tariff bill which
are asked for by the New England
manufacturers.
Senator Stewart paid his respects
to Maj. Powell of the geological
survey, on the floor of the senate in
a five-minute speech in which he said
that Maj. Powell had enormous pow
er in congress because he gave en-
ployment to lot of young men, sons
and relatives of congress, land that he
kept an enormous lobby in Wash
ington to control the action of con-
gress. "This vast bureau of geology
and mineralogy is nothing" conclud-
ed the senator, ssbut a mass of hum
bug and foolishness-a great lying
in hospital for lame ducks" Mr.Stew-
arts language was little rough, but
it contains a good deal of truth. 1t
is a we'll known fact here that all of
the positions under the geological
survey are "soft snaps" both on ac-
count of the liberal salaries paid and
the small amount of real work re-
quired.
Since Speaker Reed stopped the
sale of liquors by the drink of
house restaurant the senate res
taurant is doing a regular land Of
flee business in the liquor line. AS
soon as Mr.. Morton returns to Wash
ington an effort is to be made to have
him issue an order stopping the bar
room features of the senate restaur-
ant.
The Farmers Alliance pet measure,
the bill providing for the establish
ment of b-treasuries for the storage
of agricultural products has been
turned down by the unanimous vote
of the house committee on ways and
means.
Grandmother says, when she was a girl that her
mother always gave her aulphur and molasses to