Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-09-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. c., Sept. .27, 1891.
The Presidents first week at hom,
has been an extraordinarily busy one
and Notwithstanding the time givel
up to those who "just called to pa.
my respects" a good deal has bee1
accomplished. The first importan
appointment made was that of Stat
Senator Hendricks to be collector o
the port of New York, in place of Mr.
Fassett who resigned to accept thu
nomination for governor; the mex
important thing done was the issuing
of the proclamation opening the Okla
homa Indian lands to settlement, anC
Saturday afternoon the vacancy OF
the bench of the U. S. District Cour
/ for the northern district of California
was filed by the appointment of ex-
Representative w. W. Morrow of Cal
ifornia, an appointment that was par
ticularly pleasing to Coast strepublicans
in Washington. He has also made q
number of minor appointments.
1t is pleasing to note that the Pres
ident is acting in hearty accord with
the numerous leaders of the party
who are now in Washington upon his
invita- ton to give him the benefit of
their advice in filling the many impor-
tant places now open. That sort of
thing augurs we'll for future party sue
cess.
Mr.. j. S. Clarkson, who has been
here for several days, says there is
not the slightest foundation for the
various rumors connecting his name
with this or that cabinet portfolio.
He has no intention of entering the
cabinet, because his plans are all made
for taking much more active part in
in the Presidential campaign than
member of the cabinet could do, but
it is evident from the number of con-
ferences Mr.. Clarkson has had with
the President that he. is deeply interest
ed in the appointments soon to be
made.
Mr.. T. E. Byrnes of Minnesota, who
is one of the National organizers of
republican clubs, is in Washington.
He says the work of organization is
progressing satisfactorily in all the
northern States, and is particularly
fourishing in Ohio and New York.
Speaking of his own State Mr.. Byrne
said: $50 far as Minnesota is concern
ed L feel no fear Of its losing its
place in the republican column, de-
spite the mishap of last year"
Ex-senator ingalls, is in town, hav-
ing come here to place his daughter
in one of Washington's excellent
schools. He is looking we'll and says
that he never felt better. He calls
the recent story published by sensa-
tional newspapers about his being
heart broken because of his defeat for
the Senate "silly rot" He is too hon
est a man to deny being disappointed
by his defeat, but he has lost no time
repining over it since it was accom-
plished, indeed he has had no time to
devote to such fooishness.
A significant feature of the Speaker
ship fight is that the speech of -ex-
1eC 4l114S3 hCl4N C1Cd eil
Ohio, on Saturday, was pub
lished in it's entirety, although it
made five long columns of nonpareil,
by a Washington Sunday paper which
is friendly towards his Speakership
candidacy. The speech is regarded
here as more of an appeal, to demo-
cratic Representative to vote for Mills
for Speaker than an appeal to the
voters of Ohio to support Campbell
for Governor. The most remarkable
portion of that speech is that treating
of the silver question. While claim
ing to believe in the free coinage of
silver he enters into an elaborate ar
gument against the enactment of the
free coinage law. The rest of the
5iresome speech might have been TAX
en- from a collection of his free trade
speeches in the House.
1t has been fully determined that
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman
must go, and it is believed that ex
representative McComas, of Mary
and, will be his successor, although
when the position was first rendered
20 Mr.. McComas he is said to have de-
elined it; but it is now stated that the
President has succeeded in persuading
1im to reconsider the matter and ac-
cept.
Ex-Speaker Reed is in Washington |
ooking in the best condition, and ap
feeling just as jolly as though
le were to be Speaker of the House
or the next two years instead of lead
sr of the minority Mr.. Reed does
lot believe that the democrats will
succeed in accomplishing anything in
he House during the coming session,
their tremendous
majority. In fact that big majority
S likely to prove curse to the party,
wing to the difficulty of controlling
t. Already it is apparent that the
peakership fight will leave wounds
hat cannot be healed during the life
f the House.
There is no foundation for the sem
ational rumor of the diplomatic
reak of Great Britain, which proba-
ly was started by the British Minister
ling a complaint with the State De-
artment on account of the Alaskan
9ssees having taken more seals this
easOn than the number agreed upon.
General News Items.
Secretary Proctor has given $4,000