The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Special Correspondence CoLUMBIA HERA LID
WAsHINGroS. OCr-, l9.-Represtn-
aIivc Mills Aiui tlisp, the two candl
dates for The speakeTship OF the House
who are by general acknowledgement
the leaders in the race, and one OF whom
Will, barring unexpected developments,
be given the coveted honor OF presiding
over the next House of Representatives
while the other will lead the party on
the floor, both happened to be in town
at the same time this week, ana every.
body was on the look out for news OF
their peakership prospects, but both
of the gentlemen are apparently more
interested in the several state cam
paigns now going on than In their own
The Speakership campaign Will really
not begin in earnest until after tne
State elections, because no considerable
number of Representatives Will be III
Washington until then.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce OF
New York City has for long time, III
fact ever since tie passage by Congress
of the meat Inspection act, been at WORK
trying to convince the Italian govern
ment of the wisdom of removing the
restrictions which it had, in common
with other continental nations OF
Europe, placed upon the Importation OF
American pork. This week NJ. Il. Con-
teucin, the president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, came to Washington to an
uounGe that the efforts had been sue
oessfuI, and that the Italian govern
ions. Straight away there was a con-
certed yell from the administration
crowd about "the great diplomatic trl
umph achieved by the administration
through Minis,e r Pc tec." Diplomi e
fiddle-sticks. There are strictly speak
ing, no diplomatic relations between
Italy and this country. Italy has hau
no minister here since the New Orleans
incident. Whatever triumph" there IL
about this pork business is entirely
commercial and belongs to the organl-
cation of Italian merchants IN
New York city, and not to admnl5tra-
ton.
Here is another instance of admin
istration trying to claim credit to which
il is not entitled. By the lnScrutable
will of Providence GermanyS gram
crop was almost a complete fallure Ihls
wear and ours was the largest for years.
The German officials casting about Tor
some method to cheaper American
grain to German consumers, thought OF
removing the duty on American wheat,
and it is now announced as ahoIheF
"great diplomatic triumph for the ad-
ministratiOn;" which is to be credited
to "reciprOcity," the Germans allowing
our wheat to come in free in return Tor
our admitting their beet sugar free:
Their beet sugar has been admltted
free ever since the sugar schedule or
the Mckinley tariff bill " ent into eftect'
Senator Sherman Is said to have cap
tured the Vacancy on the bench OF the
Court of Claims for his man, eX-Repre-
sentative Thompson, OF ONO.
A delegation of prominent Tennes-
scans were here this week to ask Mr..
Harrison to promote u. .. DlStrlct
Judge Z. s. Hammond, of the West
Tennessee district, to the bench OF the
new Circuit Court.
Secretary Blaine's man, Joseph IL.
| Manley, was here this week, and IL is
believed that he brought confidential
verbal message to Mr.. Harrison.
l. hu0 nGn
railing Fred Douglas, who since he was
kicked out of the Haytian mission has
shown disposition to use whatever III
| duence hs possesses with the negro
voters of the country against Mr.. mar
| risOn. Not only has MIR. Harrison got
ten fiat-footed public avowal OF sup
port from Douglas, but he is also sup
posed to have been at the bottom OF the
! Slur which Douglass made IN speech
! here this week upon Secretary Blame
| and his management of the unfortunate
| Mole st. Nicholas matter. Douglass
claims to have documents in his pos
session that ould, if published, show
| the Department of State in a very oil
! ferent light from that which it is now
viewed. Mr.. Harrison may be the
warm friend of Secretary Blaine
| that he Processes to be, but 1t is never
| theless a fact that Mr.. Harrison
| friends invariably when saying In pup
lie something nice about him ada some
thing either directly or by implication
derogatory to Mr.. Blaine.
| REPRESENTATIVE Mills, who mace
nineteen speeches in Ohio, is now rest
ing in this city preparatory to taking
part in the campaign i'll Massachusetts
| where he is under engagement 10 MAKE
| six or eight speeches. MIR. Mills re-
ports Governor Canpbell's prospects as
growing better every day. Speaking o.
his speeches on the free coinage OF sll,
yer, Mr.. Mills said: al am convinced
that the best interests of the party de-
| mand that tariff reform shall be- made
the principal issue in the fight, and al
nothing practical can be accomplished
in the way of silver legislation, during
the nextCongress, there is no use to agl
tate the subject now"