Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD.

Written and compiled f0r the HEkALD'l
WASHINGTON, April 13, 1e92.-Gen.
Russell A. Alger has been in Washington
for some days, and it is stated, although !
not upon his personal authority, that he
will shortly announce his Withdrawal as
a Presidential candidate. This determine
ton is understood to be the result of con-
ferences with his friends in Congress, and
to be In the interest of party harmony.
The President has accepted the invita-
ton for himself and as many members OF
his cabinet as can make 1T convenient to
90, to attend the Grant monument dedi-
catory ceremonies in New York on the q
of this month.
1t is believed that Senator Hill has
secured the pledges of enough democrats
in the House to reject the report OF the
Election committee and retain Rockwell
in the seat to which the committee has re-
ported Col. Noyes to be entitled The
case will be called up tomorrow and sew
eral very lively days are expected, during
which some of Hills peculiar methods
will be exposed by democrats. 1t the
House decides against the committee the
chairman and several other democratic
members say they will refuse to serve
longer thereon.
Private Secretary Haltord is again at
his desk in the White House, but he IS
still very weak from the effects of his
recent illness.
The old question of abusing the privi-
lere of 'leaye to print" by inserting
matter in the Congressional Record which
has DO relation whatever to the proceed
ings of Congress is once more causing
trouble in the House. and the committee
on Rules is trying to devise remedy
Four democrats aided by Jerry Simpson
started the trouble this time by inserting
the whole of one of Henry Georges books
tavoring free trade, in the Record. Then
Mr. Lodge and other republicans retail
ated by inserting protection publications.
and the end is not yet. The House should
follow the example of the Senate and let
nothing appear in the Record that Is not
spoken on the floor.
The democrats of the House exercise
considerable judgment as to the location
of their cheese-pariug. 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 entire
" unnecessary. and that no Especial
facilities" we're secured by its payment to
the railroad companies, so he omitted 1t
from the annual estimate submitted to
Congress- but the House PostOffice COM
mittee has put in the Post Office approprl-
alton bill an item approrriating Sl96,6l4,
for these railroads, which WELD consider
able influence in the South. The fact
speaks for itself; comment would be
super1uous.
The Senate will do Its part towards
preventing the failure of the proposed In
ternational naval review IN Hampton
Roads and New York Harbor next April,
by adopting an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill, which has already
been introduced, appropriating $500, 600
for the expense of the review and of en-
tertaining the official guests of the United
States who will accompany the foreign
fleets. The President will however, take
no chances. The invitations will not be
sent until the appropriation is authorized.
So certain are the democrats of the
House that they made a mistake in or
derlng the Census investigation that it
was exceedingly difficult to find enough
of them who were willing to serve on the
subcommittee which is to conduct the
investigation.
The democrats in the House cut down
the estimate OF the amount needed to pay
pensions for the fiscal year beginning
July l, next, s13, 600, 900, on the ground
that there would be a surpluss left of the
appropriation for the current fiscal year,
but So rapidly has Gen. Ram granted
pensions that it is now certain that the
surplus will be very small at the end of
the year, if there is one at all, and the
Senate has concluded TO hold the pension
appropriation until near enough to the
close Of the fiscal year to determine how
much of the money cut off by the House
must be restored.
There has been some talk among the
democrats of Senator Hill Withdrawing
from the Presidential field but he says he
will not even consider withdrawing as
long as Cleveland remains candidate
This is taken to mean that Hill is willing
to withdraw if Cleveland will do the
same. In that event German would
become the leading democratic candidate.
By the LIST of May the revenue cutters
Ruth, Bear, Corwin, and Albatross, and
the naval vessels Adams, Mohcan, Balti-
more and Yorktown will be in Behring
Sea prepared to make things lively for
the poachers.
Civil Service Commissioner Thompson
has resigned, to take effect May Il.
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New Xork Herald.
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