Milford chronicle., 1892-05-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAShLnGluNi may 40 Ao5~'
1.-THE President" said a member of th'
Republican National Committee, "is to ny
certain knowledge much more concerned
about the success Of the ticket to be nomi-
mated at Minneapolis than about who shall
head it. He wishes the convention to b
harmonious and would like to see the nomi
nation made by acclamation, whoever may
be selected to head the ticket Whatever
his friends are doing, and some of them are
doing harm. both to him and the party,
know that he is doing nothing to bring about
his own nomination, and further that he has
f-,f de up his mind that he will not enter
ss4u , 10 ....saiu the ncination, because
Of his belief that the ill-will left by sueh a
strngele would have a tendency to endanger
the success of the party" The President is
now on the Chesapeake Bay with his invalid
wife. He will return to Washington the
middle Of the week.
Another sudden death, another funeral in
the Senate chamber, and another Senator's
seat shrouded in black. The sudden death
Of Senator Barbour, of Virginia, who went to
bed Friday night in excellent spirits and in
apparently good health, and died Of heart
disease at an early hour Saturday morning,
has fallen like pail upon his colleagues in
Congress, among whom he was deseuedly
popular By reason Of his many eudearing
personal qualities. His funeral took pla &c
this afternoon and the remains, accompanied
by committee from the House and Senate
and numerous friends, were taken to Poplar
Grove, Nd !, for interment Already the Viz
ginia Democrats in Congress have begun
wire pulling to name his successor.
This week will probably close the Pension
Office investigation, viii Oh has been from
the FIRST nothing but bitter attempt to break
down the personal character Of General
Raum, an attempt which has most miserablY
failed, as al such attempts ought to fail. The
few witnesses yet to be heard are these
named BY Gen. Raum.
Senator Germans defense Of the ezpen-
ditures authorized by the City Congress,
while perhaps entirely unattended, was a
practical acknowledgement that the charge
Of extravaganza, upon which the Democrats,
aided by tariff misrepresentation obtained
control Of the present House Of Representa-
fives was false. He said there had been an
increase in the appropriations made by each !
succeeding Congress siuce the Forty ffth,
With the exception ofthe Forty-eighth, and 4
called attention to the fact that the total ex-
psnditures under the CLEVELAND administra-
lion were greater than under Arthur just as
those ofthe present administration will ex.
reed those Of the Cleveland administration,
and he closed with these words, which GER
.ainly have a strange sound, coming from
man who may be the Democratic candidate
ior President 'Aud, as the country grows
md YOU 20 ca with the construction Of your
navy and open the harbors aud deepen the
fse-o and make great guns for the army and
navy, these expenditures must increase"
The Congressional prophets have been in
1ard iuck' for long time The prompt /
ei)orline Of the river and harbor bill to the ,
Senate was directly contrary to their predic-
ion that il wac to be held back in order to
olce the House into agreeing to Senate s
to appropriation bills. The Sen. T
te committee increasedthe bill little more D
han million, making it carry a total Of SEA- q
IONS. It will be taken up as soon as the q
avail bill is disposed Of, and there Is no rea- P
on to believe there will be any unusuai de- Il
" in disposing Of it. The Senate Commerce B
ommitiee ia its report on this bill gave no al
&c That It wouid report noriyer and harbor N
ID next year al
If you wish to hear choice selection Of Sc
cuss words. you have only to ask the aver
ge Democratic member Of the House when to
le astounding exposures Of Republican be
.pokednesa. promised BY the numerous CO
louise investigating committees, are to be th
ade. Ia
A very shrewd scheme Is being worked tr'
re d Get tie support Of Western Republic
D senalofa fox combination bill placing be
ndiugtHine and fc6ned sugar on the free We
4, Tie bin placing binding Irvine on the to-
e ll1l las already been passed BY The
,use. aud the present scheme IS 10 get a no
publicaa Senator ftom the West to offer
az amendment thereto, when 1t comes up tic
the seaate. section placing refined sugar 90
tire ifse liat De
ssHatog l1iiia q rssponsible for revival ..
Tie cbestant about the bankrupt condition
DE United States Treasury Claims upon
& Institution aEe, however, rtill worth one boz
ndred 70 lht dollar and are promptly ,as.
4 upu6 presentation just a. they viii con- 81 81;
De to te- chi
he aeiecfion 81 Justice Hafian, Of the ..
Supreme Court aaa Senator no ryan, q say
lsma. as arbilfalozs % represent Che vii