The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-25
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, ID. {. March 18th, 1892.
Mr.. Blainc's alleged illness, said an
anti Harrison Republican of national
prominence. "is ut this time nothing
bat an attack of the ..sulks' brought on
by his disgust for his superior IN Office
He was sick, for Il day or two, but he
would long ago have resumed his duties
if he had not become offended at the
high-handed manner in which Mr.. Har-
rison took hold of the BerInG sea- busI-
ness and made a mess of It, 50 To speak,
which he has not improved 10y taking
the very unusual course of requesting
the BrItaiSh miniStcs to ask Lord Sails
bury 10 hurry up his answer To the note
of protest sent him tine other day. Not
withStauding any belief that most p"hu-
cal proguoStIcat . Irc rot of the worst
sort. | Will venture 10 make one and
that l.. that uS soon ~ Mr.. Blaine can
settle in his own mind upon the man 10
beat Harrison ont OF tGc nomination. he
will resign from the cabinet and throw
all OF his influence to that man.
Ii Will not be the fault of the Demo
crats il Arizona and New Mexico are
not admitted 10 the Union at this ~eS-
sion Of Congress. Bills for the admiS-
sion Of both of them have been fayora-
hIy reported To the House, and viii Ger
tainly be passed.
Representative F:thian's bill for the
free admission to American registry of
ships built in foreign countries after
Jan. lN.5 viii be favorubIy reported TO
the House.
The subcommittee To investigate the
Worlds Fair expenditures have decided
10 90 10 Chicago instead OF bringing the
witnesses To- Washington, and they viii
start us soon as the vote on the free ccin-
age bill Is taken, next week
The Democrats on the House Post
Office committoe have authorized Mr.
Enloc to report favorably to the House
his bill repeating the mail subsidy act of
the billion dollar House, argues that the
law, If carried out during the ten years
provided for. Will cause the government
to pay ont -. 500, 600 per year more
than would bc required for the same
service it the law We're repealed. In
other words this law viii give away that
amount each year.
1t has been steadily apparent during
the last few days of the debate on the
free wool bill, that q vote could not be
taken upon IL as early as the DIST inst.
rs was the original purpose, without pre-
| venting numerous members delivering
speeches which have been carefully pre-
pared, SO the majOuty of the committee
on Ways and Means have decided not 10
press a vote upon the bill, which will bc
temporarily laid aside when the silver
bill l. taken up, next week The free
wool bill viii again have the right OF
Way aS soon as the silver bill Il disposed
of, and il l. now hoped and expected
that Mr.. Springer Will he well enough 70
deliver the closing speech on it. He
has devoted much time TO acquiring
. knowledge on the subject.
Commissioner Raum's own admis-
sions in the Pension Office investigation
should be sufficient to cause his removal.
and would be with the right sort of
/ President. He admitted without blush
that he allowed politics to influence him
in conducting the business Of the Pen
sion office and that fayors were habitu-
ally extended To Republican candidates
for Congress that were denied 10 Demo
cratic candidates: that he had borrowed
money from attorneys practicing before
his Office, or what amounts To the same
thing. on notes endorsed by them: and
he then refused 10 answer questions re-
lating TO the shady business transactions
ne has been charged with.
Housekeepers who have 10 nav the in
creased price for Venezuela coffee. which
the merchants viii be- compelled to ask
by reason of Mr.. iarrison'S : prOclama-
ton on placing a duty of cents pound
thereon. because Venezuela has declined
entering into "a reciprocity agreement
with the United States, viii be able To-
judge from personal experience Of the
benefits we are getting from the rcci-
procIJy clause of the Mckinley tariff
law.
ReproS nntItivc Dockcrv of Missouri saws
the tariff scheme. 80 far a> 1t relates To-
agriculture, Is fallacious, misleading and
unavaiIing to assist the farmers in lifting
the mortgages which nov cucumber the
farms Of the great West, and that the
reciprocity scheme which proposes to
disregard the natural laws Of trade and
to regulate commerce bv CORRESPONDENCE
between state departments, will also
prove fallacious. lie says that rcciproc-
ity in order o. bc Of genuine avail To the
agrICultuu>t must not Toe restricted to the
mutger and Insufficient markets Of
south America, but must bc enlarged
In rs scope. 50 that the farmer may
have opportunity to make profitable eN-
change IN any market in the world
The most of the State delegations in
the House have selected their represent
ative on the Congressional Campaign
committee, and the rest will De this
week. NJ