Mower County transcript., 1891-12-30
WashinRton LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent,


Wasninoton Isotter.
From our rekular Correspondent,
WAsHIKGToN, D. G.. Dec. so. 1891.
Secretary Blaine says. and he certainly
knows. that Notwithstanding the numer-
Gus startling and alarming rumors prev
alent. there are no new developments ia
the Chilian difficulty. It is believed that
the synopsis OF the report made of the
investigation by the Chilian authorities
of the attack upon the sailors of the
Baltimore, which was cabled to number
of American newspapers Wednesday, is
correct. but nothing can be done until
the official report is received by the state
department, and if it comes by mail.
which IS probable, owing to it's length. it
may be several weeks before it gets kere.
The indications now are that Chilli will
decline to apologize, and If she does the
probabilities favor serious trouble, possl-
bly, war.
If Speaker Crisp had been intent upon
widening the breach in the Democratic
party. in the House. he could not have
done 1t better than he did in his COM
mittee assignments. The snub admins
tered to Mr.. Mills and his strongest sup
porters is so plain that even he who runs
may read. The Crisp gang. which in
| cludes all of the worst elements in the
Democratic party. are in absolute con-
troll OF every important committee of the
House, which BY. the way, is mighty
| good thing for the Republican party, Us
| it is certain that Mills and his friends will
take early occasion after the reassembling
of Congress to show their resentment.
and it is equally certain that no Republi-
can Representative will take the trouble
to pour any oil upon the troubled Demo
cratic waters. Its Democratic row,
and members of that party will be allowed
to fight it out. :~s
1t is SAID that Democratic Senators
have approached Senators Quay and
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, with q
proposition 10 exchange votes against
the confirmation of George Dellas, the
Pennsylvania Democrat, recently noml-
mated for Judge for the new circuit
| court, for votes against the confirmation
of the nomination of Judge Woods, of
Indiana. to a similar position. 1t is
extremely doubtful whether any republi-
can senator would take part in any such
bargain, and your correspondent predicts
that all of the nominations which the
President has ur to this time made to
the bench of the circuit court, will be
confirmed, although it is probable that
Senators Vorhees and Turpis. of Indiana,
may succeed in getting all of the Demo
cratic votes agains: Judge Woods.
Senator Standford's bill for the erec-
tion of an addition to the White House,
which was before Cong ress at the last
session. has been again introduced, and
the senator has hopes of It's getting
through this time. The new bill only
differs from the old one in saying that
the addition may be built from the plans
I proposed by Mrs. Harrison, or from those
prepared by others, as commission
comp osed of the secretaries of state, the
treasury and secretary of war may decide
No one at all familiar with the present
! White House denies the pressing necessi.
ty for the addition.
! Much interest is expressed here as to
who will succeed Senator Plumb, whose
death last Sunday gave Washington a
shock from which it has not yet entirely
recovered, and many prominent republi-
cans have expressed the wish that the
governor of Kansas would appoint Mr..
ingalls, to till the unexpired term. Those
who express this wish mean no disparage-
ment of the other gentlemen who have
been mentioned IN that connection; they
simply recognize the great usefulness
to the party of man of ex-senator
Ingalls, experience at this time, when the
majority ia the Senate is such slim one.
Secretary Elkins, whose nomination
has been unanimously confirmed by the
Senate arrived in Washington yesterday.
The announcement of the sudden death
of Hon. J. A. Cresswell, of Maryland,
who was postmaster general during the
whole of the first and part of the
second term of President Grant, which
occurred at Elkton, Maryland, on Wednes
day, is deeply regretted here, where
he had many warm personal friends:
Senator Sherman, just before the ad-
1 iournment of Congress to January 5.
introduced the bill. which was unani-
mously reported from the foreign affairs
committee at tie last session, providing
for the guarantee Of 500, 900, COO of the
bonds of the Nicarauga Canal Company
i Senator Hansbrough introduced bill
authorizing the postmaster general to
extend. when practicable. the free dellv.
cry system to rural or farming communi-
ties and to expend such portion of the
amount that may hereafter be Appropriated
for compensation of post masters and for
star route transportation as may be
1 necessary to bear out this act. e
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