The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-03-18
Washington Letter.

WASIIINGrox. ID. &. March 18th, le@2.
Speaker Crisp will, If his health permits, 1
make the closing speech IN the dehatc /
now being so ably maintained by the
Democratic members Of the House "n [
the free wooi bill Mr. Springer Will DE I
unable To take any part whatever M The /
debate. a. has physicians say that hc /
must 20 away a. soon - lie l. wen
enough to travel. for five OF six weeks OF
absolute rest, tcf0rc hc can resume hls
dutie- in the House. The stntc "f Nh
Mills health J. such that II l. extremely
doubtful whether he will be able 10 make
anv -,-t speech. hut there will br no lack
of -TeecheS a. nearly one thIri Of the
Democratic members have notified Mr.
NcNIi!lin. ryhu l. in charge Of the hIll,
Of their desire 10 speak. II r probable
that Sonl-. IF them viii have e. wait un-
I'll one of the other tariff bills l. called
ND, a. IL n the present ntentIon To vote
on the free wool hill on the p. inst, 80
ts to gel it out Of the way of the free
coinage hill. which comee upon the %,
under the resolution adopted last Mon
day.
Mr.. Harrison has been as precipitate
i'm making public the correspondence
fusaI of that official to Fenew the mo
dus vivendi in Behring's Sea during the
coming sealing season, as he was in
sending that famous ultiratum 10 Chill
Nh. Blaine Is sick in bed and has had
nothing 10 do with this undue haste.
Before the last communication 10 Lord
Salisbury could possibly lave been read
and digested 10y him, 1t was sent to the
Senate, something unheard of in time of
peace. 1t i not probable that the Senate
will take any action on the arbitration
treaty, which preceded the correspond
| ence by one day, until time has been
| given Lord Salisbury to reply to the last
| dispatch sent him.
Its generally expected that Represent
| ativc McCreary of kentUcky Will Toe
| chairman of the Democratic Cougrcs-
! sional Campaign committee
| this year The committee has not
! vet been selected, but caucus viii be
| held for that purpose in few days.
Representative McCreary thinks that be
fore the tariff debate which began in the
| House this week Is closed, the country
will be fully convinced that the tariff Is
the paramount issue, and that silver l.
! not such an important matter as some
| OF the talk INDUCED in on the floor o1
the House when the vote was taken on
the resolution settling aside three days
beginning March -, for the cOnsidc.a
tien of the Bland free coinage bill, would
seem at first glance to indicate.
The Honse Committee on Rivers and
HarborS has closed its hearings, and
hopes to have the bill reported To tn,
House within week or ten days. Chair
man Blanchard SAYS the pressure Tor ap
Preparations Was at least - per cen
greater this year than he ever knew II Il
be before, and that facts concerning the
development Of commerce on the great
lakes and navigable Waterways Of the
country were brought before the com
mitJee, that are simply astounding L
those who have not made a study of tn,
subject. These facts will be embodied
in the speech which Mr.. Blanchard vii
make when the bill gets before III,
House. 1t is not probable that the com
miUtee Will be able to get the total ap
preparations carried by the bill below
$50, 600, 600, without injuring the busi
ness interests necessarily involved in Tn,
improvement Of rivers and harbOrs.
y car lrrying the remains Of tn
late Representative Kendall, of Kentuky
who died here of apopleXy this wecl
and Senators Pascoe, Hansbrough, war
ren and Gibson, and Representative
PayntcT, ManSur zimmerman, Bailey
Fellows, Wilson, (Ky.,) and BeIknap
comprising the special COngreSSiOna
committee, left here Wednesday after
noon.
The Commissioner Of Patents Is send
ing out a circular letter to applicants fo
printed copies Of patents that Congres
will be likely to hear from soon. 1t No
: titles the applicant that, owing to lac
Of room for the storage and arrange
ment Of printed copies Of patents. thci
orders cannot be filled until additiona
room shall be provided 10y the prupc
authorities. Congress Is the proper au
thority, and the thousands Of ManufaC
turers, inventors and owners Of patents
who Will be seriously inconvenience
and in many cases needlesSly embaIras,
| ed 10y not being able 10 get copies {
patents, Will be asking Congress VIII
some part OF the 81, 200, 600, earned b
the Patent Office, and now lying idle i
the Treasury vaults, i not used to prOvid
that office with the room necessary I
| properly transact its very important bu:
: IneSs: There Is but one satISfactCr
2 answer that Congress can give, and tn;
! is to pass bill authorizing the spenc
ing of 50 much GO his money a. may |
necessary TO provide the room needed
Arguments will be heard by III
World Fair Committee OF the House o
+ the 2lst inst, on the bill proposing a
, | appropriation for the exposition.
Ex-Representative Clements, Of Geo
gia, has been nominated to be Int
state Commerce Commissioner. Vi,
g William Lindsey, Of Kentucky, who
n clined the place. The appointment Is
70 popular one IN Washington, where VI
, Clements has many friends. ".