Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-28
FROM our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.

WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Apr. 49, 1892.
Washington for some day :. and it i stated,
although not upon his personal authority
that he will shortly announce his with
drawal a. a Presidential candidate. This
determination is understood to be the re-
suit Of conferences with his friends in
Congress, and TO be 10 the interest of
party harmony.
The President has accepted the invita-
tion for himself and as many members Of
his cabinet a. can make it convenient to
-. 10 attend the Grant monument tedi-
catory ceremonies il New York on the 27th
Of this month.
II l. believed that Senator Hi has Sc
cured the pledges OF enough Democrats in
the House to reject the report of the
election committee aud retain Rockwell in
the seat to which the committee has H.
ported COL. Noycs TO be entitled. The
case will IN called up tomorrow aud sew
eral very lively days are expected, during
which some Of Hills peculiar methods wili
he exposed by Democrats. II the Hou-r
decides against the committee the chair
man and several other Democratic mem
ber~ say they will refuse TO serve longer
thereon.
Private Secretary Ila,furd j. again a. his
dr~k III 'hr white House. but he j. sim
very weak from the effects Of his recent
Illness
Tnc old question VI abusing The privi-
lrgr Of leave TO print" 10y inserting mat
ter in the Congressional Record" which
ha- 10 relation whatever 70 the proceed
iug~ Of Congress is once more causing
trouble III the House, and the committee
on rules H. trying 10 devise remedy
Four Democrats aided by Jerry simpson
started the trouble this time by inserting
the vi hole Of one Of Henry Georges books
favoring free trade, in the Record. :"
Then Mr., Lodge and other Republicans
rctaliated by inserting protection pubiica
tions and the end Is not yet. The House
should follow the example Of the Senate
and let nothing appear in the Record
that i, not spoken On the ioor.
The Democrats of the House exercise
considerable judgment as to the location
of their cheese pairing For instance the
Postmaster General concluded this year
that the money paid for special railroad
facilities in the shape of fast mail from
New York to Tampa, Florida, was entirely
unnecessary, and that no special facili
ties" were secured by its payment to the
railroad companies, 50 he omitted il from
the annual estimate submitted to Congress,
but the House post-otfice committee has
put in the Post-otfice appropriation bill an
| item appropriatiug Sl96,6l4 for these
railroads, which WELD considerable IN
| tiuence in the South. The fact speaks for
| itself comment would be supertluous
The Senate will do its part towards pre-
venting the failure OF the proposed inter
| national naval review in Hampton Roads
| adopting an amendment to the naval ap
preparation bill, which has already been
/ introduced, appropriating $500. 900 for the
expense Of the review and Of entertaining .
who will accompany the foreign fleets
| The President viii, however, take o,
| chances The Invitations will not be :, nj
until the appropriation j. authorized
SO certain are the Democrats II N,
House that they mAde a mistake % or,ier
ing the Census investigation that V as
exceedingly difficult to hnd enough o
them who were willing to serve on %,
subcommittee which j. 70 conduct th,
investigation.
The Democrats 10 the House cut dowr
the estimate " the amount uerdet - ~,
pensions for the n-cal year hsginnihR Jul'
H. next. sI3aao Un On the grIand tbs
there would y. a -arplus ~ more ths'
that eft of the sppropriation fur the cur
rrut a-cal year, hot 80 rapidly has G-b
Raur= granted pens.lHs that Il j. nsw crr
tsin tha, the -arplu- vii h. v~ry -uasli q
the eud ~ the y~sr II there : oss q sil
ant thr Senate hiss conclesled W huld ~
yeusion appropriation sntii aesf espagi
~ the CLOSE of tn a-esl yesr tn detsrnin'
bow much % the mooney cut 90 b. IN
House must se restored
There has been some tslk among m
Democrats of senator HiH withdrswius
from the Presidential Heid hat he says b,
viii not even consider withdrswing A. lonl
as Cleveland remain. 9 candidate. This 4
taken TO mean that Hin is willing to with
draw IL Cleveland viii DO the same. II
that event Gormsa would become the lead
ing Democratic candidate.
BY the lst Of May the revenue cutter
Ruth, Bear. Corwin. and Albatross, an,
the naval vessels Adams, Mohican, Balti
more and Yorktown will be in Behrin,
Sea prepared to make things lively for th
poachers.
Civil Service Commissioner Thompso
has resiRued. to take effect NAV Is.