The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-02-20

has his backing for the Presidential
nomination.
The silver men recognizing that it will
now be next to impossible to secure the
passag of the Vest free coinage bill ID the
House, even if the committee keeps its
promise and reports it back to the House
this week, have had a new bill introduced
in the House providing for the free coinage
of silver from American mines, but the
session is now SO near its close that there
Is little probability of this new bill getting
acted upon.
Sympathizers with the Farmers ALI.
ance and kindred movements are under
| the impression that Mr.. Cleveland's letter
| will prove a powerful factor in determining
the fate O. the Alliance or third party
movement. If Mr.. Cleveland can dominate
the Democratic party and get himself nom
mated on a platform with a gold financial
plank, as some of the longest headed
politicians here seem to believe he can, and
the Republicans put a similar plank III
their national platform, as they are certaia
to do, it is believed that a third party
favoring free silver coinage will be tie
inevitable result. The South is urQues-
tionably in favor of the free coinage oi
silver, but the important problem is, can
it be depended upon, in tie face of The
| negro question, which has been the ruling
one in that section for twenty-five ytaIs,
to support a third party. Take it all in all
the present political situation is a very
interesting one to the thoughtful student,
and predictions at this time are at best but
guesses.
Black, black everywh here. 1t seems as
though draped public buildings aud half
masted flags are becoming the normal con-
dition of Washington. Before the people
had a chance to recover from the shock of
Secretary WINDOWS death, the announce
ment was made of the death of Admiral
Porter, the last of the great naval com
manders of the civil war, and before the
mourning draperies were put upon the
public buildings in his honor the news
a ll1SuSd OsGI lHC 8to thai 81
Sherman, the last of tie great Army CON-
manders, was dead. Both men were we'll
known and greatly beloved in Washington,
and their deaths rave cast a gloom over the
city that nothing but time can dissipate.
Admiral Porter's fun, raj will occur to-
morrow. He will be inferred at his own
request in Arlington Cemetery. in close
proximity to the grave of Lis friend Gen.
Sheridan. The President has issued an
order closing all the Government depart
ments, and Congress will adjourn. The
funeral will be conducted with all the
military honoTs beftting the rank aud
career of the deceased, and will I've partici-
patod in by all of the available Cuits d
States military and naval forces, the G. A.
R, aud the National Guard of the District
Of columbia. With Admiral Porter the
rank of Admiral of the Navy died.
An unsuccessful attempt was made in
the House to cripple the Civil Service
Commission by withholding the appropri-
alton for its clerical force.
The Senate adopted a resolution allow
ing the select committee on our relations
with Canada, to continue its Investigations
during the coming Congressional recess,
but not before Senator Plumb had given
his colleagues with junketing proclivities a
sharp rap over the fngers by dryly remark
ing that be had met that committee last
fall in California, and had felt inclined to
furnish it with a map so as to let it know
where Canada was. Continuing he said
in a sarcastic manner: Il hope hat nov
the committee will go to the Canadian
border and fiud out hat is considered OF
such great importance, ard what has been
searched for so long-the relations of Can
ada to the United States
The Senate has also agreed to a resolu.
t on empowering the committee on Naval
affairs to sit during the recess, for the
purpose of considering matters relating to
the Navy, and to visit navy yards and
stations, employ stenographers, etc. Tc
be a member of that committee ensures
one a pleasant summer st Uncle Sam.
expense.
Mr.. Harrison, on the invitation of Sena
tor Stanford, who is to bear all the ex
pense, will visit the Pacific Coast thi,
spring, if there isn't an extra session oil
Congress, and there isn't much probability
of one now. WESTON.