Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-03-12
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 2, 1891.
The President is up to his eyes in work,
consequent to the closing of the session of
Congress, and the danger of an extra
session has not entirely passed, owing to
an ugly disposition on the part of the
democrats in the House to retard
matters, but fortunately the republicans
have quorum of their own members and
the minority cannot carry their obstruc-
tion very far.
The Direct tax bill, which was passed
by the House with an amendment providing
that each state receiving money thereun-
der must give the United States receipt in
full for all claims. which has been concur
red in by the Senate, is now in the hands Of
the President, and will unquestonably be
signed by him.
A bill allowing the widow of Admiral
Porter pension of 81 500 year has been
passed by House and Senate.
The Senate paid Senator Blair. who was
nominated by the President to be United
States Minister to China, a handsome com
pliment in unanimously confirming the
nomination within less than an hour
after it was received.
Here's pointer for republican members
of the Farmers Alliance: Gov. Tillman
of South Carolina, who is visiting here,
says that the Farmers Alliance in his state
was formed for the purpose of controlling
the democratic party in that state. and
that upon national questions 1t will always
support the democratic ticket This isn't
very new, but it is worth thinking over,
by those gentlemen who are sanguine
enough to figure upon electoral votes from
the South for an Alliance national ticket
next year.
Some surprise was recently created by
Ex-Senator Malone. in newspaper inter
view, booming Senator German for the
democratic Presidential nomination, but
the cause is now apparent, and / i Great
ing considerable indignation among the
labor organizations and others, who had
been promised last summer that a new
Government printing Office building would
certainly be provided for at this session,
and now the whole matter has been coolly
postponed until next December. Here are
the facts A committee of eminent gentle
men, including the late Secretary Wiudum
acting under Instructions from Congress.
selected a. the most available of the sites
offered one that is in the neighborhood of
/ the present printing office. Everybody
seemed satisfied except EX Senator Ma
hone, who has site which he wants TO
/ sell the Government for $3.50 900. He be-
gan active operations to hang the matter
/ up. and he succeeded in getting the aid of
+ senators German, Cameron and Butler. the
latter making an ungentlemauly and per
sonally abusive speech in order TO get
resolution adopted by the Senate postpon-
ing the purchase of the site. If any acci-
dent causing the loss of life or property
( occurs in the present man trap used as
4 Government printing Office these gentle
men must shoulder the responsibility.
A fter one Of the most determined legi,-
I lative fights Of the session, the Senate bill
I allowing tonnage subsidies to American
+ vessels engaged in foreign trade. was de-
feated, and the Senate bill authorizing the
Postmaster General to contract with
steamship lines for carrying the mails 10
foreign countries was passed by the House.
4 The President ard Mr.. Blaine were anxious
that both these bills should be passed, con
sIdcring them valuable adjuncts to the
success Of reciprocity.
The Senate has adopted a resolution
in>tructing the committee on printing 10
investigate the printing of public docu
ments with view to reducing the cost of
same.
/ Senator elect Kyle, of South Dakota, is
in town. He says be will not enter the
democratic caucus, but that he will act
with that party on the tariff and financial
/ questions, providing that party sticks to
tree coinage.
Buffalo Bill is here trying to arrange
with the Indian Bureau for the engage
ment of lot of Indians for his wild
West" show which is now in Europe. He
4 is meeting with considerable opposition.
J OSltl, at tHt ItuueSL VI Tue
/ President, will remain here until after Con
\ gress adipurns, instead of returning to
/ Ohio Immediately after being sworn in as
I Secretary of the Treasury as he had first
\ intended, TO >traghten up his private busi-
ness. He assumed control of the Treas
ury on his sixty-second birthday, there
/ fore the congratulations he received were
/ all double -barrelled.
\ The resignation of L. S. Treasurer
/ Huston created 40 surprise among those
well acquainted with the popular Hoosier.
/ The position has never been congenial to
/ him, and he has only remained there at the
/ request of the President, whom he told
/ last fall that he would not remain longer
than the first of March. There is no truth
in the stories about there being hard feel
/ ing between Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Huston
or their estimabe wives.
Representative Anderson, of Kansas, has
been nominated to be Consul General to
/ Egypt. There is a rumor that Senator
Ingalls, is opposed to his confirmation.
For The Ellsworth American
Passing through Bar Harbor short time
since | noticed on one of the street corners
an able-b bodied man smoking and cOnyerS-