The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-05-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Blaine and Harrison Eying Each 9th
er.-CarliSle and Harris Wide
Awake

Special correspondence COLUMBIA II ERALD.
WAsHINGTON, April N.-The news
of the snubbing given Mr.. Harrison by
the National Republican League con-
vention at Cincinnati caused no sur
prise 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 to
have intentionally deceived Mr.. Har-
rison when he promised him that he
would not oppose his nomination. 1t is
now low conceded that Blaine may have or
dictate the republican nomination next
| wear, and if he allows Mr.. Harrison to
| be nominated it will be simply because
he will have become convinced of the
| impossibility of electing a republican.
A gentleman who is warm personal
! friend of Mr.. Harrison tells me that he
is not the dupe of Mr.. Blaine to the eX
tent imagined by that gentleman and
his friends, and that if after a careful
observation of the political field he does
/ not think he can be reelected he will
refuse to allow his name to go before
the next republican convention. That
NAV be Mr.. HarriSOn'S intention, but
it would be impossible for man with
! his overwhelming egOtism to believe
that he could possibly be defeated. So
that it may be put down as certain that
he will gladly take the nomination, if
Blaine will let him have it. That's
where the uncertainty comes in. Will
Blaine let him have it?
The effect of the legislation of the
billion dollar congress is beginning to
be felt at the Treasury department, and
already Secretary Foster has began to
scheme as to how he can get the $50, ,O00,-
600 that must be paid on the lst of July
for pensions, He has decided to utilize
the Sis, ,OO0, 900 in silver half dollars now
in the Treasury by depOsiting them in
the National banks, thus making them
available for the Governments current
expenses.
Another item, aside from the Con-
gressional appropriations becoming
payable after July L, that is taxing Mir.
Fos.t RS ingenuity to provide for is the
$50, 900, 900 of Al 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
before maturity, L have it on goo d
authority that 1t Is the present intention
of Mr.. Foster to allow those in the
hands Of the National banks to remain
outstanding at reduced rate of inter
est, If the banks will consent to it.
Whether he can legally do this without
the passage of special funding act of
Congress- is debatable question.
Nobody has ever had much confidence
| in the honesty of Secretary Tracy's al
legged reform in the employment of the
fOreinen and master mechanics OF the
navy Yards of the country, and now
that it has been endorsed by Senator
Chandler there isn't an atom of conf
dence left in it.
IfJerry Simpson isn't careful some
body will charge him with being in the
pay of the Washington agents lobby,
He made a speech here this week in
| favor of the Governments paying the
Union soldiers or their heirs the differ
ence between the value OF the green
| backs paid them during the war and of
gold. He says it will only take $3,0OO,
600 to do it. Only!
1t has leaked out through the State
department that the administration is
extremely anxious to dispense with the
services of Fred. Douglass, minister to
Hayti, because of the mess he has made
of the negotiations for a 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 remnant 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,
visited Washington this week, and was
royalty entertained. They left for
home this morning.
The Senate Finance committee has
designated as a subcommittee to in
yestfpate the working of the Mckinley
tariff law, under the resolution adopted
by the Senate at the last session. Sena-
tors Allison, Aldrich, Hitchcock, Car
Isle and Harris. The subcommittee
begins work next week, and it is al
ready apparent that an attempt is to
bemade to make republican campaign
thunder, but the two wike-awake demo
crats-Mossrs. Carlisle and Harris will
see that their end is held up.