The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-01-08
FRIDAY. JANUARY s, 1892.
WASHINGTON LETTER


recess adjournment, that it is not pro-
bable that he will be well enough to
preside over the House when it reas-
sembles tomorrow. In that case the
House is not expected to transact any
further business than the election Of a
Speaaer protein, and the adoption of a
resolution authorizing the employment
of cle,k ks to the various committees.
This programme may however
be added to, if Mr.. Harrison shall
send in the Chiian correspondence
and his special message, as it has been
semi officially announced that he would
do this week. If the correspondence
and the message shall prove to be as
important as the public have been led
to believe, the House will probably
take 1t up at once to the temporary
exclusion of all other business. In
this connection it may be well to give
the views of Representative McCreary
of Kentucky, who has long been Justly
regarded as one Of the clearest beaded
democratic members of the House
committee on Foreign Affairs. He
says: Il still think that the Chlians
will not want to go 10 war with us. |
believe they will make proper repara-
tlon for the affront that has been given
us. They have nothing to gain from
such an unequal contest. Peru would
be only too willing to give the United
States permission to land troops Oh her
soil and to establish store houses there.
We could land one hundred thous-
and troops, and such step being once
taken, there would BE- no halt until
our forces had marched through the
whole country. The intelligent Chill
ans must appreciate this danger, if
they compel hostilities, and upon the
assumption that they do l believe that
they will not permit war. Soon after
Congress reconvenes the President will
send the correspondence to the two
houses and then We can consider the
situation with a better understanding.
l am sure that the course of the Unit
ed States will be dignihed, firm ard
courageous Whatever the result,
do not think we can be charged with
having rushed into war, or that we
shall suffer any loss of dignity" The
last sentence is significant, as there
are reasons for the belief that Repres.
entative McCreary has already read
the correspondence.
Were it not for the fact that Frank
Hatton has been known to bear bit
ter personal grudge against Mr.. Blaine
ever since just before the meeting of
the republican national convention in
1880, his rather plain intimations in
the Washington Post, that Mr.. Blaine
had, by reason of business deal With
ex-Mayor Grace, of New York, who
has large business interests in Chill,
determined to prevent war between the
countries, even if it becomes necessary
to back down to do it, would ha Gre
.ated a sensation. As it is they have
only raised smile, and recalled the
adage "Give dog bad maine, etc"
Although nothing definite is known
on the subject it seems to be the opin-
ion of the majority OF democrats that
the committee on Rules of the House
will not recommend the restor ,tion Of
all the appropriation bills to the Com
mittee on Appropriations, as they
were some years ago, and as Repres-
entatives Holman, Sayers, Dockerty
and other champions Of economy wish
them to be again, 1t is possible that
the committee may conclude to get the
views of democratic caucus before
acting on this very important matter.
Representative Springer has pre-
pared the first Of the series of tariff
Bills with which it is proposed to as
sault the present class favoring law,
and it will be submitted to the Ways
and Means Committee in few days
probably this week. 1t would put
wool on the free list, and place carpets
On about the basis proposed by the
Mills bill.
Ex-Representative Perkins, of Kans-
as, who is to attempt to fill the vacant
chair Of the late Senator Plumb, by
right Of a gubernatorial appointment,
did not make reputation to be very
proud of during the four sessions he
served as member OF the House As
statesman he was bad misfit, but
as blind partisan, losing sight OF
everything but the momentary success
Of his party, he was bowling success.
His career in the Senate will probably
be but repetition of that in the
House.
The amount Of sugar bounty so far
paid, under the Mckinley tariff law is
nearly one million dollars ; to be exact,
$96a,9So.
Althoug,. the administration estimate