Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoNIrol


If the House committee which start
ed for Homestead, Pa, to day to in
vestigate the recent killing of the
locked out workmen Of the Carnegie
establishment by Pinkerton men is as
determined to turn that deplorable
incident to the political advantage of
the democratic party as members of
that party in the House and Senate
have shown themselves to be no good
results can possibly follow anything it
may do. 1t is probable that the SEN
ate will also send a committee to in
Vestigate.
The Senate cOnfereeS succeeded in
compelling the House conferees to
agree to all of the Senate amendments
to the pension appropriation bill, ex-
cept the one adding $4,000 for the
employment of additional clerks. The
bill now carries a total of S146, 727, $50.
Mr.. cut lit down Holman is tempo
rarily happy. After being knocked a
score of times he has at last succeed
ed in getting a majority of the House
to vote to reject the report the con-
ference committee on the naval ap
preparation bill, and to instruct the
new conferees to insist upon striking
out the Senate amendment providing
for the construction of a new battle
ship; also that appropriating $4,000
towards the expenses Of the proposed
international naval display.
The democratic managers are
alarmed about louisiana, as the news
from that State indicates that its cleo
toral votes will be cast for Harrison
and Reid. Ex-Governor Yarmouth,
of that State is now in Washington,
and, being asked to give his view,
said: "Our people want protection
for their sugar, rice and lumber, and
the free trade plank in the democrat
ic platform is a little too hard a dose
for them to swallow; they are not
ready for free trade. The peoples
party will poll at a low estimate 25,-
900 votes, which will reduce the dem
ocratic strength just that much; the
republicans will stand solidly, and if
we can only get a fair count we are
bound to win, and it is not believed
that Governor Foster will counte
nance frauds on the ballot"
The makeup of the republican ma
tional executive committee, which
will manage the campaign, is highly
commended by republicans in Con-
gress. Five members of the old ex-
ecutive committee-De Young of Cal
ifornia; vice chairman Clarkson of |
Iowa; Hobart ofNew Jersey; Fessen-
den of Connecticut, and Payne of |
Wisconsin-Occupy places upon the |
new committee, all of the ''tried and
true" sort; and the new mcmillan
ley of Maine; Kerens of Missouri;
Bradley of Kentucky; Sutherland of |
New York, and Tanner of Illinois,
need no introduction to the republi
cans of the country. 1t only remains
for the president to finally decide upon
the successor to Chairman Campbell, |
and he will probably do so during the
present week, to put the committee
in position to begin the active work
of the campaign, which promises to
be aggressive from the start.
Many democrats are shocked at the
brutality and indecency displayed in
the personal attack made upon Gen.
Raum in the report presented to the
House by the democratic members of
the committee which has been inves-
tigating the pension office. The per
sonal animus of its wording exceeds
that Of any document presented to
Congress in many years, and it's I'm
fairness is shown by accepting as
conclusive statements made by ire
sponsible persons, which were dis
approved by witnesses of undoubted
trustworthiness. It is fitting end to
the bitter personal fight that has been
made Oh Gen. Raum by certain dem
ocratic Representatives and is bound |
to have a contrary effect to that wish
ed for by it's authors. The republi- |
can members of the committee are
preparing a minority report.
THE DIFFERENCE.