The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-01
Washington Letter.

WAsHI71IoN. ID. q. April "a, 1881.
The neWs of the snuh5ing given Mr..
Harrison by the National Republican
IeagGe convention at Cincinnati caused
no surprise here, where every one who
Is at all posted On political matters knows
the contempt felt for the present occu-
pant of the White House by the leaders
of the Republican party, chief OF whom
is Mr.. Blaine, who is now believed 10
have Intentionally deceived Mr., Harri-
son when he promised him that he
would nct oppose his nomination. 1t Is
NV conceded that Blaine may have or
dictate the Republican nomination next
year, and if he allows Mr.. Harrison to
be nominated IL viii be simply because
he will have become convinced OF the
imposSibility of electiug Republican.
4 gentleman who Is 4 warm personal
! friend of Mr.. Harrison tells me that he
is snot the dupe of Mr.. Blaine to the ex-
( tent imagined by that gentleman and
his friends, and that If after careful
observation OF the political field he does
mot think he can be reelected he viii re
fuse TO allow his name TO go before the
next Republicanconyention. That is Mr..
HarriSon's intention, but it would be
impossible for a man with his overwhelm-
ing egOtism to believe that he could pos
sibly be defeated. So that 1t may be
put down as certain that he will gladly
take the nomination, if Blaine will let
him have II. That's where the uncer-
tainty comes in. VIII Blaine let him
have il?
The effect of the legislation of the bill
lion dollar Congress is beginning TO be
fat ut fh.a a Il
ready Secretary Foster has began to
scheme as to how ne can get the $50
600, 900 that must be paid on the LIST Of
July fos pensions He has decided TO
utilize the SIS, 000 600 in silver half dol
lars now in the Treasury by depositing
them in the National banks, thus max
ing them available for the Governments s
current expenses.
Another item, aside from the Con
gressional appropriations becoming pay
able after July l, that is taxing Mr.. Fos-
ter's ingenuity to provide for Is the $50
OOO, 900 Of 81 per cent bonds that will
mature in September. Although It has
for some weeks been given out that all OF
these bonds would be taken up at or be
fore maturity, l have 1t on good au-
thorlty that 1t is the present intention of
Mr.. Foster to allow those IN the hands
Of the National banks TO remain out
standing at a reduced rate of interest, if
the banks will consent to it. Whether
he can legally do this without the pass
age of a special funding act Of Congress
Is debatable question.
Nobody has ever had much conf
dence in the honesty of Secretary Tracy :
alleged reform in the employment of the
for0men and master mechanics Of the
navy yards of the country, and now that
1t has been endorsed by Senator Chand-
ier there isn't an atom of confidence left
in it.
If Jerry Simpson isn't careful some
body will charge him with being in the
pay of the Washington agents lobby.
He made speech here this week in fav-
or Of the Government paying the I'm
ion soldiers or their heirs the difference
between the value OF the greenbacks
paid them during the war and of gold.
He says It Will only take 50, 200, 600 TO
do it. Only
1t has leaked out through the State
department that the administration is
extremely anxious 10 dispense with the
services of Fred Douglass minister to
Hayti because of the mess ne has
made OF the negotiations for q COaling
station on the Island for the United
States. 1t fears, however, to dismiss
him now lest it may effect the negro
votes in next years convention.
The remnants Of the Sixth Massachu-
setts regiment, of which Lieut.. Gov.
Jones Of New York was commander
when it was attacked by the mob in the
streets Of Baltimore in April, 1861, visit
ed Washington this week, and was roy
ally entertained. They left for home
this morning.
The Senate Finance committee has de-
signated as a subcommittee TO investi-
gate the working of the Mckinley tariff
law, under the resolution adopted by the
Senate at the last session. Senators Al
lson, Aldrich, Hitchcock, Carlisle and
Harris. The subcommittee begins
work next week, and it is already ap-
parent that an attempt is to be made to
make Republican campaign thunder,
but the two wide-awake Democrats
Messrs. Carlisle and Harris Will see
that their end is held up. NJ.