Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-01-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Rec ular Correspo ndent
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1892

From Our kes ular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1892.
The President is not worrying
himself about the cyclone of bills
which have been introduced in the
house by the democrats. He
knows, as do the authors of these
bills, that there is not even slight
probability that any bill repeating
or hampering the proper admin
istration of any law enacted by
the Fifty-frst Congress will be-
come law during the life of the
Fifty-second Congress; and there
is no doubt that he, in common
with other republicans has been
amused to see the antics of the
leaderless majority in the House.
The President is going right
ahead preparing his proclamation
of retaliation, a warning which has
been given the countries interest
ed, against those countries which
have neglected to negotiate reci-
procity agreements with Us, just
as though Representative Andrew
had not introduced q bill repeating
the clause of the reciprocity law
which gives the President this au-
thority. The proclamation will
be issued on the 18th of March,
and will restore the duty which
existed before the Mckinley tariff
law went into effect, upon sugar,
molasses, coffee, tea and hides
from those countries.
The fact is regarded as signif-
cant by the Cleveland democrats
that Senator Hill has already be-
come crony of Senator German s
1t has convinced them of the truth
If the rumored combination be-
tween these two men to control
the democratic Presidential nomi
nation. And 1t eifectually dispos-
es of the talk about German being
CleYeland's friend. In fact there
are not three democratic Senators
who can be really called friends OF
| Cleveland, and yet they may all
be compelled by circumstances to
swallow their dislike and support
him for President But if trick
cry can prevent Clevelauds nomi-
nation Hill and German will sue
need in doing it.
"There are, said a member OF
the House committee on patents,
lots of inequalities in our law
system. If q thief is detected
stealing my pocket book, contain
ing only a few dollars, l can have
the satisfaction of seeing him sent
to prison for 1t; but if an lrrespon-
sible thief F. financially irresponsi-
BILE, l mean, steals my idea, repre-
sented in a patented invention, NO
matter how valuable it may be,
my only redress is to sueahim for
damages, knowing beforehand tn Al
the judgment will not be worth
the paper it is written On. This
ought to be changed and am
glad to see growing sentiment il
favor of making the patent thief
amenable to the same law as the
the other thieves. [ hope to see
it done at tn present session.
The big democratic majority in
the House is already beginning tc
founder around helplessly fol
lack of competent leader. Mills
has washed his hand of the whole
business and gone home to work
for the Senatorsbip, and before he
left he made no secret of his dis.
gust at the outlook for his party
| Crisp is still confined to his room
and there is too much rivalry be.
tween such men as Springer anc
Holman to admit of either of them
being accepted as leader. The
only thing that the democrats are
certain OF. is that they are opposed
to appropriations for any purpose
Many of them are clamorlng for {
caucus, but the older heads fear tc
call one until they know the inten.
tlons of the new members a littl
better. Springer's positive state.
ment that no free silver bill will
be passed by the Honse has raised
q rumpus, and democrats who
favor free silver are resenting il
as an unwarranted assumption Of
bossism.
Nonsensical stories about the
state of Secretary 3laine's health
are again plentiful. Mr.. Blaine is
not sick, on the contrary he is
daily performing an amount oi
arduous work which proves him tc
be in a vigorous condition. The
Chilian Minister could, if he de.
sired, give some conclusive testi.
mony on this subject, based upon
his personal negotiation with Mr.
Blaine.
Senator Sherman received warm
congratulations when he returned
from Ohio. He has nothing
but kind words for Ex-Governor
| Foraker. who, by the way, made
many friends here by his manly
speech to the Legislative after his
defeat.
Secretary Foster has entirely re-