Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-05
From our regular correspondent.
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2G. 1891.
Senator Aldrich will not state positivel.
just when he will ask that the debate o,
the closure resolution shall be closed,
he does not care to furnish the democrat
with warning which may be, by som
hook or crook, used to prevent or postpon'
vote on that resolution; but | infc
from his conversation and that of othc
prominent republicans that it will be Ger
tanly done this week, possibly With
the next two or three days. There is II.
longer the slightest doubt about the adop
ton of the resolution by the Senate
is the absolute certainty of the result tina
has caused the orders to 90 out from tn
democratic joss-Senator Gorman--whic
have resulted in the grand Worlds Fa
bluff now being made by Southern ,egisl2
passage of the Federal Election bill
Sensible people can but smile at thes
tactics, whether they are specially interest
ed in the Election bill or not; they Wi
uot u VOTE
Speaker Reed has again become til
target for democratic abuse, because h
refused to sit IN the Speakers chair an
see the democrats tie up the House com
pletely as they wished to do After stand
ing their senseless tilibustering until
passed all reasonable bounds Mr. Rec
pulled them up so short that he fairl
made their eyes bulge out in surprise; an
the House resumed consideration of tn,
annual appropriation bills, the only resul
of the furry being that Mr.. Mills has yer
badly damaged his Spcahership boom b
showing himself to he the owner Of
uncomfortable temper and tongue dir
enough to make him prominent in a gath
ering of Billingsgate t>hmongers, Nv
very undesirable possessions for the pr,
siding officer of Legislative body
Senator Stewart has increase his pppu
larity among the democrats by maxim
another speech against the Election bill.
The silver pool iuvesti CATION i not PAY
ming out as sensational As was rNpec'r
when it started out last week with III
testimony of Senator Vest concerning tjI
speculation of Senator Cameron IN >jlyr
bullion. Up to this time no other memhr
of either House or Senate has been lWpl
Gated. although a number Of witnc~>c
have been examined. don't think Their
is any truth in the charge that i hcIu.
made against the committee of being afraI,
to probe the matter to the bottom b.
summouing witnesses known to posses.
knowledge that will bring in men yer
prominent in both political parties Repre-
sentative Dingley, who j. chairman of Oh
committee, has always seemed To- me % i
man who had the courage to do his Agt
under any and all circumstances. ami
have no doubt that he will do rvcrvth.r
in his power to ind out all there i, in MAJ
silver business.
A delegation from the o. \. X cpu~l~
iug of Gen. Veazey, commandrriu-ru.,.
Col. Blue, Of Kansas, chairman ot the .
A. Il. pension committee, and Col Ennr
by the House committee ON Invalid T."
sionS, in behalf of bill providing tor
service pension for a large number g.
soldiers, possibly 100000, whose eases "a,
not covered by the dependent pension ID.
of last year. The commttr" paid = ear.
full attention TO the arguments OF th"~
gentlemen, and it is believed that the con-
mittee woIld gladly report thr bill if thrr
was the slightest probability that it Woull
be acted upon at this session, which, nm
fortunately for the poor fellows who's
interests are involved there isn't
Senators Teller aad Wocott having with
drawn their objection the Senate has -o6
irmed the nomination of cx senator Ilj.'u.
Colorado, to be a member of the Intrrua
tioual monetary commission, the 'lntir~ O,
which are to consider the advisahIlity o.
an international coin or coins. The nom.
nations of William A. Russell, of MaS~a
chusetts, and Lambert Tree, of Illinois t
be members of the same commission hay.
also been confirmed by the Senate.
Postmaster General Wanamakrr ha
ordered series of experiments in order T.
ascertain the practicability and cost a.
extending the free delivery system tu >mal
towns. An experimental free deliver
service is to be at once established in {.
following places: Trroe Hill and IcnkH
town, Pa; Caldwell, kan>: Robinson, l.,
Hephzibah. Ga. Monroe, Mich, Seller
burgh, Ind, HyattSvIlle and MiddlctoNn
Md ; Suffolk Stephens City and the Natiu.
al Soldiers Home, Va. If these experiment
| Justify it Mr.. Wanamaker will ask tu'
| gress for All appropriation for general ">
| tension of the free delivery service. A. t.
law now is the service is limited to town
having 10 900 inhabitants or where tt
post office receipts are not les, than $50.
| 600 year,
The Confederation of Industrial Organ
cations is the imposing name of the con
yention which has been in session here IA.
! several DAYS. This Is the outcome of O.
! proposition made at the late OCalla CuI
vention for the formation of thir
party. This convention has endorsed praC
tically all of the demands of the Farmer
| Alliance, but its members are not fave
able to the third party idea, in fact it .
looked upon here as having been con
| nv th., ii - IN ~ 4