The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

! Especial Correspondence Columbia Herald.
-l- WAsHINGroN, JAM, 18th, 1892.
The National Democratic Committee
| has, after mature deliberation aud con-
| sideration of all the circumstances In
Volved, decided upon the place for hold
| ing the Democratic Matte ConVen-
ton. The decision does not meet with
the approval of everybody, nor was it
expected that it would, but the mem
bers of that committee have, by virtue
of the authority temporarily confided to
them, done what they considered best
for the interests of the party, and that
fact is so fully recognized by the MEM
bers of the disappointed delegations
that all of them Will return home fully
determined to forget their personal dis
appointment in working Tor the cleo
tion of the ticket which shall be nomi-
mated by that convention. Let all good
democrats go and do likewise, and the
result will be victory.
The meeting OF the Executive Com
mittee of the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs held at the National
headquarters here this week, was pre-
sided over by Representative Wilson,
Ot West Virginia. All of the members
were present in person or by proxy, and
they were all enthusiastic over the con-
ditiOn of the association, whlcn VIII TINS
wear make itself an important factor In
the Presidential campaign. According
Ito the report of the Secretary there are
now between five and six thousand
clubs in; the association, representing
every State and Territory. The COM
which will decide upon the time and
place for holding the National Conven-
ton of the association to ratlfy the NOM
nations fors President and Vlce-pres1-
dent, should meet at the same time and
place as the nominating convention. The
club convention will be held sometime
in August, and several cities are already
in The field for the honor of entertaining
it.
Sen ator Gorman's reelection has from
the first, been a certainty, but that did
not prevent his colleagues from over
whelming him with congratulations as
soon as it was an accomplished fact,
The drummers' have secured faVora-
BILE report on their bill amending the
Interstate Commerce law so as to allow
the railroads to give them better terms
than they get now from the Commerce
Committee of the House.
Those Republicans who were so GER
tain that Mr.. Mills would take no part
in the present session, are not saying
much just now, as that gentleman has
returned much improved in health and
with his usual vim, has Jumped rlght
into hard work, He has declined the
craftsmanship of the Commerce Com
mittee.
Hon. Edward J. Phelps, of Vermont,
who was our minister to England dur
ing the Cleveland administration, Will
of this country in the arbitration OF the
Behring Sea matter. Mr.. Phelps was a
guest at state dinner at the White
House last week.
Thoughtless people are predicting a
short session of Congress, but men like
Mr.. Holman, who know that protracted
controversies are certain to arise be-
tween the House and Senate over the
appropriation bills, do not look for an
adjournment earlier than August, and
uiI mt ba SurnriS6d if il does not ia "a
place earlier than October.
Speaker Crisp has not yet Ventured
out of doors, but he assisted his Demo-
cratic colleagues of the committee on
Rules in the preparation of the code of
rules which are to govern this House
d uring this Congress. The new rules,
1now completed, are largely made up
rom those under which the House of
eral important additions to prevent fill
clustering beyond a reasonable time,
and instead of giving the Speaker au-
thOrity to cut off debate, as the Reed
rules did, they give the majority of the
House that authority.
Whether the rumored row between
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Harrison, or
some bit of shrewdnesS on the part of
the Chilli Minister is the cause of the
delay in sending the Gillian correspon-
dence and the Presidential message to
Congress, is a question about which
there is wide difference of opinion; but
it is certain that something has chung
up" the matter. The sensational news
paper men are making the most of the
situation. Stories of promises made by
the German and English Ministers, and
of abrupt demands by the same parties,
are being worked up into every form
that can be suggested by lively imagina-
tions. When the correspondence goes
to Congress, if there is no change in the
situation, it is probable that it Will be
considered by a Democratic caucus, in
order that the party may act upon 1t
with unanimity.
- 1t is nonsense to charge, as the Re-
publicans are doing, that the Democrats
of the House defeated the bill for the
reform of the system of printing and
distributing public documents because
ofthe retrenchment it made in expen-
.ditlires,, 1t was defeated because it
gave the Public Printer too much au-
h thorfty, and becauae ftScreated q new
fbUreau OF office holders. The retrench-
sihent win be. made without the objec-
tiOnable features of this bill. -