Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-28
Washington City News.

Special Correspondence to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 20, 1891
The president and his entire cabinet.
with the exception of Secretary Proctor,
who at the last minute found it impos-
sible to get away, returned late last
night from New York, where they went
to attend the funeral Of the late Gen
Sherman. Mr.. Harrison has kept his
own counsel well in the matter of select
ing a successor to the late Secretary
Window, but gentleman whose rela-
tons with the administration are very
close, informs me that he has reason to
believe that the selection has been made
and that it will probably be sent to the
senate at once. This gentleman declined
to say who the new secretary was, but
from certain remarks he made DURING
our conversation 1 think that he believes
Ex-Governor Foster, of Ohio, is the for
tunate man. The appointment of Gov.
Foster would prove entirely satisfactory
republicans here, and, 1 presume,
throughout the country.
The House committee on Coinage re-
ported the free coinage bill to the House
this afternoon, and its friends will make
desperate attempt to get it called up
for action to be taken upon it, but they
admit that their prospect of succeeding
Is not very brilliant, Its opponents,
among whom are Speaker Reed and a
majority of the committee that reported
the bill and number of prominent dem
ocrats are just as fully determined as
ever that 1t shall not be voted upon and
In order to make assurance doubly sure
the republican leaders have telegraphed
TO all of the republican absentees, about
twenty in number, requesting them to
come here, and to remain until the end
Of the session.
This action was considered necessary
In order to prevent the democrats from
administering in the house, making an
extra session necessary, as it is believed
that they will do if there is not a quorum
OF republicans constantly on hand.
The Senate has, after amending it in
several important particulars, against
the protests of many of its advocates,
passed the copyright bill. Unless the
House Will concur in these amendments,
which is doubtful, even if the bill can
get the right of way, which is still more
doubtful, the bill will be dead for the
present session.
Inc bill Undressing the pension of Mrs
Gen. Custer to 500 month now only
lacks the presidents signature to become
law. When 1t was voted upon in the
senate Senator Plumb asked Senator
DAVIS, chairman of the pension commit
tee' II that committee had given any
consideration to raising the pensions Of
1ne widows of private soldiers. Mr..
Davis replied that the matter had never
been before the committee.
Representative elect Jerry Simpson.
OF Kansas, and several of the Farmers
Alliance men who are to be his colleagues
in the Fifty second congress are here.
These gentlemen are here ostensibly to
familiarize themselves with congression-
al duties, etc, but I am told by demo
Gratis, friends of at least two of the can
Gidates for speaker of the next house,
that their real object in coming here is
to s'diekerr with several of the candi-
dates for speaker in behalf Of the Farm
ers Alliance members of the next house.
According to the same informant mat
tiers have not yet gone beyond the ''dick-
ering" stage. One OF them puts it this
way: THAT fellow Simpson is as sharp
as YOU make them, and he doesn't pro-
pose committing the Alliance men to
any but winning candidate for speaker.
He's after good COMMITTEES assignments
for himself and friends and he knows
they can only be had by picking the
winner in the race. AS soon as he
learns that any one of the candidates
has enough votes, with the Alliance men