The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-11-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Speakership Contest--Sacre-
tary FOster--Shernan
ker-HarrisOn POw.WOw--
"Cncle Ucre" asa Poll
tician--Other News.
[ Irregular Correspondents J

Irregular Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. "a.
The coming session OF Congress
promises TO be one of the most in
tereSting, particular ly to Democrats
and opponents OF the present high
tariff, we have had for years. Not
withstanding the Republican major
ity in the Senate, th9re is a probabi.
lity that some of the worst feature.
Of the Mckinley law may be modi-
fed, if not repealed, and the Demo
cratic House will see that the ap-
preparations are kept within reason
able bounds. The people have had
enough of billion dollar Congresses.
The SpeakershIp contest is now in
II very interesting stage, and, in
spite of the nearness OF the assem-
bling Of Congress, it is still iE doubt.
1t had been considered previous to
this week that Mr.. Mills was slight
Iy in the lead, although lacking con-
siderable of enough vetes to nomi.
nate lin, with Mr.. Crisp a close
second. 1t is now thought that this
10 "" " biiC
ment that the Democratic members
from New York city would support
Mr.. Crisp. These members are all
connected with Tammany Hall, and
there is disposition among some
of the opponents Of Mr.. Crisp to
call him the Tammany candidate,
but remembering the fate with
which Mr.. Fassett met for calling
Govern or-elect Flower Tammany
candidate, they speak softly. 1t is
the belief of many sh ewd observers
that neither Mills nor Crisp will be
elected, but that the honor will go
to some Of the other candidates -
Mcmillan, Springer, Bynum, Hatch
or Wilson.
Considerable amusement was
created here by Secretary Fosters
attempt, in his financial speech he
fore the New York Chamber of
Commerce this week, to catch both
free coinage and anti-free coinage
men in the same net. It will not
add to his fame as finaccier. but a.
a juggling feat it is worthy tf its
author and in keeping with the pol
icy he has followed from the first
day ne took charge of the country
finances.
The Sherman Foraker fight In
Ohio may result in disrupting the
cdbi .et before Mr.. Blaine's Presiden-
tial aspiration does it. 1t is no Sec
ret in Washington that Blaine dis
likes Sherman and that the feeling
is cord rlly returned, nsr is it that
Mr.. Harrison has long ago thrown
the administrations influence to
Sherman. To add insult to injury
Mr.. Harrison treated Foraker in
tsuch b1usque manner the other
day when he called at the White
H"use to pay his respects that the
fiery Ohioap took himself off in ,
huff, and went 10 Mr.. Blaine, his
friend, for consolation. This week
Secretary Foster raised a big row ir
the Ohio Republican Association
which contains many friends OF
Forater, by making speech il
favor Of the reelection of Sherman
Mr. Blaine doesn't like this and i
is believed that he is bringing al
the personal influence he can com
mand in Ohio to Foraker's aid, ant
that Foraker is to reciprocate mex
year.
The administration has an Oppor
tunity Of showing whether it ha
sufficient backbone TO fight tn
Steamship anG Castle Garden rim;
in New York, .as Mr.. Sculteeis, VIII
was selected as a member Of tn
commission to visit Europe for tn,
purpose of investigating immigrs
tion at the request of the Presiden
of the Federation Of labor, has, b.
a trip from Europe in the steerag
of a steamer, secured evidence tina
the steamship officials and the Gov
ernment officials at the New Yor
end were in collusiOn to violate tn
immigration laws.
The day after the State election
Secretary Rusk remarked that TIA
Massachusetts, leather manufacturer
ought to be punished for not havin
carried the State for the Republi
cans, by having the duty restore
upon foreign hides. The matte
was regarded as one Of "Uncl
Jerry's" jokes, but, as he seriousl,
makes the recommendation in hi
annual report, he was evidently i
earnest.
The case involving the constitu
tionaIity of that clause of the ant
lottery law prohibiting the carryin,
of newspapers containing lotter
advertisements in the mails wa
argued this week before the Suprem
Court. 1t is, of course, impossibl
to say until the decision is handle
down what impression the argu
ments made upon the Court, bu
the impression outside was Tho
Attorney General Miller was Out
: cassed and got decidedly the wor:
of it.
The movement to steal Senate
Brice's seat has been abandone
since it was learned that Senate
Sherman had refused to enter int
it.
Democrats here take no stock i
the talk about putting GOvernC
Russell of Massachusetts on th
National ticket.
The Bell teiephone monopol.
this week secured a patent whic
had been "hung up" in the Paten
Office since 1877. It is for what
known as the Berliner combine
telegraph and telephone.