The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-02-26
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Irregular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. :

followed the announcement of
Senator German, whose politi-
cal astuteness cannot be gainsaid
that he was not and would not
under any combination Of cir
cumstances be a candidate be-
fore the Democratic National
Convention next year, and that
be favored the nomination of
ex-President Cleveland as the
ST. ongest and most available
man, and propose d to do all in
his power to get him nominated.
1t is yet too early to see what
effect this announcement will
have upon those Democratic
Senators and Representatives
who have expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Cleveland's letter
against the free coinage Of sill
yer has destroyed his available
ity as a candidate, and what
adds to the interest Of the stu
alton il the fact hat some of
these gentlemen have been, since
the publication Of Mr.. Cleve.
lands letter, strongly in favor of
nominating Senator German.
1t seems strange that three
Democratic Senators should
have cast their votes for such a
palpable fob as that contained
in the Senate amendment to the
diplomatic appropriation bill,
which gives subsidy of $3,OOO,-
900 to the company, which as
yet only exists on paper, that
proposes to lay a cable between
San Francisco and the Sandwich
Islands, but they did. 1t is not
believed that the House will
concur in the amendment, at
any rate no Democrat shou d
vote to do thing so foreign to
all the principles of the DeT o.
cratic party.
Rumors have been flying thick
and fast this week anent the
new Secretary of the Treasury.
One day it was Representative
Cannon, the next CIarkson and
to-day, it is ex-Gov. ("Calico
Charley"l Foster, Of Ohio. 1t is
believed that MI. Harrison has
determined upon the man, aud
his nomination is looked for
every day.
Senator Quay's much adver-
tised speach of vindication fell
as fat in the Senate as one of
Senator Blair's educational har-
rangues, and he has gone to Flor
ida to seek consolation in fishing.
The general deficiency bill is
this year $39,0OO,OOO. Is 1T
strange that the surplus has dis
appeared?
The international copyright
bill has been passed by the Sen
ate with several amendments,
which makes becoming a law
at this session very doubtful.
Mr.. Harrison and all of his
cabinet, except secretary Proc
Tor, went to New York to attend
Gen. Sherman's funeral. They
returned to Washington last
night.
The Republicans in the House
are so much alarmed lest the
wicked Democrats should inter
fere with their plans during the
closing rush of the session that
Geographic appeals have been
sent to all absent Republicans
begging them to come here and
remain until the end of the SEES
sion. What they are specially
wanted for is to pass the subsi-
dy shipping bill, which is op-
posed by nearly all of the Dem
Ocrats. ...
Representative elect Jerry
Simpson, and several of his
Farmers Alliance to be col
leagues in the next House, are
in town. They are the recipients
Of great deal of attention at
the capitol.
The House committee on Coin
age today reported the free
coinage bill to the House, hut
the general belief seems to be
that its friends will not succeed
i'll getting it before tn" House,
but they intend to try very hard
to do so.
Senator Plumb despairing of
getting his joint resolution pro-
viding for the violation of exist
ing law by the transfer OF the
employees of the Census bureau
to the classified departmental
service without the forniality
of a civil service examination,
has offered il as an amendment
to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
1t is commented upon rather
uDfavorably that Congress did
not adjourn the day of Admiral
POrter's funeral.
Probably the most disagreea-
BILE legislative duty ever per-
formed by Senator Ingalls, was
the presentation by him this
week of the credentials Of John
A. PETER, Senator-elsct from the
State OF Kansas for the term be-
Inning March 4th, next.
Notwithstanding the almost
daily reiteration of the charge
that somewhere in the neiyhbor-
hood IF 0nn fo.,~fh - A. 49,