The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-04-22
Washington Letter

WASIIINGTON. ID. c. April IL. lo?2.
Mr. Harrison i confronted by a very
peculiar situation. He must choose he 1
tween violating pledge made to one of ]
his few personal friends. and keeping
that pledge and jeopardizing his chance
Of being renominated 10y antagonlzlng
the most powerful Senators IN his party.
He has this week intimated To Senator
QUAY. who claims the right to name the
successor to the late Justice Bradley, Of
the United States Supreme court a. the
price Of his support, tia 1t he intended To
keep the pledge made 10 Attorney Gen
eral Miller when he was taken into the
cabinet. and nominate him TO the va
Cancv. Mr. Quay told him, 1t l. said,
that ne could control enough votes IN
me Senate to defeat the nomination,
and more, that if it was made he woald
Use all IF his influence 10 have the MIN
neapolis convention to nominate an
anti-HarrisOn man
This i not the first time that Mr..
Harrison has intimated his intention 10
redeem that promise made to hls old law
mariner: but in the cases Of the other
vacancies on the Supreme court he was
! souarclv bulldozcd out OF his intentions
! by Senators and other prominent men
| in his party, and he may be again, tut
! those near TO him say that he fears to
allow this opportunity to go by OF provld-
inc for his friend for lie, "a II l. hardly
| probable that there viii be another va
cancv during his term OF office, and he
| fears that he cannot bc reelected, even
if he l. renominated. still, he will
Drobablv think some time before he de
iibcratelv invites fight with the Scna-
tors who could be controlled by Quay
! as he we'll knows very well that many o
them ONLY wish an excuse TO fight hlm
anyway.
1t has often been stated that anythin:
WAS possible IN Washington, provide,
enough money was put up; and the pur
, chase Of a site for the new Washington
post office. by authority OF the billion
dollar Congress. in the diSreputabl
locality on the south side OF Hennsyl
yania avenue, where the ground Il Onl.
about two feet above ordinary high tId
in the Potomac, and where the engineer
are now driving forty-hOOt piles Il
search OF "A foundation firm enough {
build upon, certainly furnished con
vincing argument that the statement ]
in close proximity to the truth, and tn
/, high price paid for the ground makes
certain that the money spent 10y tn
real estate lobby in manipulating tn
deal. all came back with several hundre
, | per cent increase.
The same gang l. laying the wires
> | unload another section OF this swan
| land. which il either owns or holds OF
! tions on. at a nominal price, on the Coy
ernment a. a site for new patent Office
at price that would purchase site II
a good location. Already bill has bee
introduced appropriating $500, 600 Il
a new patent office, and specifically prC
viding that it shall be located on IL
south side OF Pennsylvania avenue, an
! the two daily papers. both OF which Ow
: avenue property, will help the lobby
: | get il through. and some OF the senate
= and members who pushed the post oifi'
;, bill through will also help. Democrat
: senators and members should refuse
- aid these Spectators, and they doubtle
will. when the real status Of the matt
l. brought to their attcntiOn,-they ha
e been miSled 10y Washington newspaper
l. Chairman O'Ferrail, Of the House
+. ection committee, has given notice tn
D. he will call up the report Of the commi
iG tee in the contested election case
id Moves vs. Rockv.cl,. next Tuesda
le This l. Il case in which Senator Hill
name has been very much mixed II
VI because of his belief that the commit
Z did wrong in reporting IN favor of Noy
the Republican contestant. 1t Is c
te pected that a lively debate will take pla
Is when the report i taken up, and 1t W
"A not surprise many if the House vot
n against the report Of the committee al
rs retains Rockwell in his seat.
ne The House has been working We
It industriously on appropriation bills Il
C. week The Democrats are determln
to to push the work Of the House, so Il
Dy the responsibility of prolonging the :
BE sion beyond the middle OF June or
d, first of July will have to be assumed
IN the Republican Senate.
/, The Senate committee of foreign
ed lations has turned down the Chinese
clusion bill, passed by the House, by
1is porting the Senate bill extending
IN present anti Chinese law for period
fill ten years as a substitute therefor.
he The statement Is made, but it In
he official confirmation, that the state
he partment has reached an agreem
with the Italian authorities on the qU
ton of indemnity to the families of
Italians lynched at New Orleans, {
that 1O5, 600 francs is the sum VIII
Mr.. Blaine has promised, subject to
- approval of Congress, to pay.