The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-05-27
Washington Letter.

WAsHrxGrox, d. c. May 2l, 1892 !
Mr. Blaine Is not playing the role OF a |
political sphinx for fun. He has a pur-
pose in exhibiting himself every day
where he knows his appearance wili toe
commented upon, and while he refuses
to talk about the Republican nomlna-
ton, further than to say he does want
IL. he tells every one who calls upon hlm
that he feels stronger than at any ume
for ten years past, and that his health l.
perfect. There Is no doubt that hls
health has greatly improved recently;
that Is plain To all who see him, and
there Is good ground for the suspicion
that he Is perfectly willing now to accept
the nomination il he can get It without
saving beforehand that he wishes 1t.
His health i not the only reason Tor ms
change of mind. Mrs. Blaine, whose
wishes always exercise powerful IN
fIuence over him, has, II Is SAID, made
up her mind that she wants HIM to ac-
cept the nomination, Just to keep II
away from Mr.. Harrison, whose wife
she wishes to humble because OF some
real or fancied slight. The philosopher
who said "a woman : at the bottom OF
everything was not far out of the way.
Senator Hill regards the death of Sen
ator Barbour as a heavy blow TO his
presidential prospects, aS It was undoubt-
edly to the party at large.
\ number of prominent artists, here
in attendance upon the first annual
meeting OF the National Art Association
urged the Ways and Means committee
of the House and the Finance committee
of the Senate to report n bill repeating
the duty on works OF art.
The attempts to tack a free coinage
amendment to the Sundry Civil Appro
priation bill, in the House, was failure.
The chair-Representa Lester Of
Georgia-ruled them out on points Of
order, aud on appeal the House sustain
ed the chair.
The House adopted the resolution Of
fered 10y Representative Boather, calling
on the Attorney General for informa-
ton as to what action, if any, his office
had taken toward asCertaining whether
/ the recent Reading railroad combine had
violated the antitrust law. The fre-
quencv with which resolutions of this
| sort have Of late been fired At the AttoT-
ney General Will probably convince that
| official that the able Democratic lawyers
! Of the House are carefully watching his
/ office. and that more than a mere pre-
tense of fighting the trusts is required
| True to the policy Of the Republican
/ party in legislating for favored classes,
! Senator Chandler introduced a bill au
/ thorizing Austin Corbin and his assOcI-
/ ateS, who propose forming a steamship
! COMPANY. TO obtain American registry
/ Tor all vessels Of 1000 or more tons,
/ having a speed Of not less than nineteen
/ knots an hour, which may come into
/ their possession by purchase or other
/ wise. provided: that the said company
! shall contract to have built one vessel,
of equal tonnage and speed with the
foreign built vessels, in an American
navy yard. Why should this favor be
/ granted to Millionaire Cor5in and his
| associates and denied to others. When
/ this bill gets TO the House an attempt
will be made TO amend il 10y striking out
| the names and granting the privileges
named in the bill TO any citizen or citi-
! zens who wish to have them on the
/ terms proposed.
Some alarm has been created among
| the Republicans who have been doing
/ lots Of shouting about the successful
! manner in which the administration
! secured acceptances from Germany,
! Great Britain, Austria Hungary and
Italy to take part in the proposed inter
/ national monetary conference. by an
! official letter from the state department
! informing Secretary Foster, in answer TO
an inquiry, that not a single acceptance
had vet been received from any Of the
countries to which invitations were sent.
Anti-Harrison Republicans are charging
that misleading information has been
purpOsely given out to help Mr.. Harrison
| secure the nomination.
Secretary Foster now wishes he had
not been so precipitate in writing that
the work on the immigrant station on
Ellis Island would remain a monument
to wisdom long after the crieism that
had assailed it had passed from the
public mind. The chairmen of the
House and Senate immigration commit.
tees have sent a letter to the secretary,
from which the following is extracted
1--WE suggest that immediate repairs anC
strengthening of the main support to the
upper floor Of the main building at Ellis
Island be made, in the interest of hu-
manity, otherwise the building Will no
last until the end of the present invesu
CATION, and it Will be attended by a grea
loss of life and destruction of property.
Queer sort of a monument to wisdom.
Democrats protested in vain agains
the increase in the number Of new YES
sells provided for by the Senate amend
ments. The Republicans were deter
mined from the first that they should g
through, and several Democratic Sena
tors voted with them. Senator Nes
told them that if they wanted navy wa
the surest way to get it was cOnstructin
powerful navy.