The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 5. 1892.
democratic caucus of members of the House
has aaopted a compromise which it is hoped
will put an end to the fllibustering on the
worlds Fair appropriation. but as there were
several friends of the appropriation and as
many of Its opponents who refused to be bound
and left the caucus, it is by no means certain.
The compromise proposes to strike out the
amendment to the Sundry Civil appropria-
tion bill appropriating 5000 200 for the fair and
allowing a vote to be taken Saturday afternoon
ON a separate bili appropriating $2.5OO. .OOO The
opponents of the appropriation say they jean
defeat this bill. but If they do it is predicted
the Senate will insist upon its amendment to
the sundry Civil Service bill being concurred
in, and will refuse to allow adjournment to
take place. The whole situation continues to
be SO full OF ifs' that it is folly to attempt to
say in advance what will be the final result
:. Southern democrats regard the result of the
Alabama election as the death knell of the
peoples party movement in the South, so for as
its controlling any electoral votes is concerned
and they think it will also aid in keeping
number of Congressional districts democratic
that might have elected peoples party men If
that party had carried Alabama.
At this weeks cabinet meeting the q uestion
of when action should be taken under the re.
Gently enacted law, authorizing the president
to retaliate upon Canadian vessels, was dis
cussed, but as only tho two Fosters and Attor-
ney.General Miller were present no definite
conclusion was arrived at.L
All sorts of sensational stories have been
current about the disagreement of the sub
committee which went to Homestead to inVes-
tigate the strike in the Carnegie Mills ON the
report written by Chairman Oates. There Is
NInir q n
Oates prepared the report in the usual manner.
and when it was read to the sub committee
every member agreed that it was fair state
ment OF what the committee had learned at
Homestead. but some Of the conclusions arrived
at concerning organized labor were unsatisfac-
tory to two democrats and one republican,
making majority of the subcommittee. SO the
report was rejected by the sub committee and
referred to the full Judiciary committee for
final action Ii the full committee sastains The
action of the subcommittee. Mr.. Oates says his
report will be submitted to the House as mi
nority report, and new majority report will be
written by Mr.. Bynum one of the dissenting
democrats.
Tom Watson, of Georgia, ma. miserable
failure to prove his charge of drunkenness
against members of the House The only mem
Der he dared to name was Judge Cobb. Of Ala
bama, and against his assertion that he believed
him to be intox icated when he made speech in
the House was the positive statements of a
score of prominent members that Mr.. Cobb was
not even in the slightest way under the infiu-
ence of liquor when he made the speech referred
to. Watson refused to name any other member
to the investigating committee. What action
the committee will take is not at this time
known, but it is believed that disinclination
to feed w Watson's craving for notoriety will pre-
vent the committee taking any action that
would result in allowing Linn to pose as
martyr At one time it looked like the sharp
lanRuafe between Representative Boatner of
Louisiana, and Mr.. Watson might result in
personal encounter betW cen those gentlemen.
outside of the committee ROOM but SO far peace
reigns.
After several prominent republican Senators.
including Sherman and Hawley, had openly
expressed their sympathy for the Carnegie
Company, the Senate adopted resolution pro-
viding for an investigation OF the Homestead
strike, and the following Senators were named
as members of the committee: Gallinger, Pef-
fer. Hansbrough. FELTON,, Sanders. White and
Hill. Some comment has been made because
only two democrats were named fer service on
this committee.
Acknowledgement Miller is said to be mad be-
cause instead of giving him the place on the
bench of the Supreme Court which went to Mr..
Shiras as a peace. offering to Mr.. Blaine, to
whose wife he was related. Mr.. Harrison gave
the promise that he should have the first vacan-
cy that occurs duriug his second term, Mr..
Miller regards the probability ofa senond term
as entirely too ETHEREAL to be satisfying but he
does not openly kick against the man who
brought him from obscurity to the Attorney
GenerS.'s ofice.i