Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[sPEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
ttThe president said member of
the republican national committee,
t'is to my certain knowledge much
more concerned about the success of
the ticket to be nominated at Mime
apolis than about who shall head it.
He wishes the convention to be har-
monious, and would like to see the
nomination made by reclamation,
whoever may be selected to head the
ticket. Whatever his friends are do
ing, and some of them are doing harm
both to him and the party, l know
that he is doing nothing to bring
about his own nomination, and fur
ther that he has fully made up his
mind that he will not enter a struggle
to obtain the nomination, because of
his belief that the ill-will left by such
a struggle would have tendency to
endanger the success of the party"
The president is now on the Chesa-
peake Bay with his invalid wife. He
will return to Washington the middle
of the week.
Another sudden death; another flu
neral in the Senate chamber, and an
other Senator's seat shrOuded in black.
The sudden death of Senator Barbour
of Virginia, who went to bed Friday
night in excellent spirits and in ap-
parently good health, and died of
heart disease at an early hour Satur-
day morning, has fallen like pail
upon his colleagues in Congress,
among whom he was deservedly pop
ular by reason of his many endearing
personal qualities. His funeral took
place this afternoon, May 16, and the
remains, accompanied by committee
from the House and Senate and nu-
merous friends, were taken to Poplar
Grove, Md, for interment. Already
the Virginia democrats in Congress
have begun wire pulling to name his
successor.
This week will probably close the
pension office investigation which has
been from the first nothing but bit
ter attempt to break down the per-
sonal character of General Raum, an
attempt which has most miserably
failed, as all such attempts ought to
fail. The few witnesses yet to be
heard are those named by Gen. Raum.
The Congressional prophets have
been in sshard luck" for long time.
The prompt reporting of the river
and harbor bill to the Senate was di-
rectly contrary to their prediction
that it was to be held back in order
to force the House into agreeing to
Senate amendments to appropriation
bills. The Senate committee increas-
ed the bill a little more than million,
making it carry total of $22, 40, 118.
1t will be taken up as soon as the ma
val bill is disposed of, and there is no
reason to believe there will be any
unusual delay in disposing of it. The
Senate Commerce committee in it's
report on this bill gave notice that it
would report no river and harbor bill
next year.
A very shrewd scheme is being
worked here to get the support of
Western Republican Senators for a
combination bill placing binding
Irvine on the free list has already been
passed by the house, and the present
scheme is to get republican Senator
from the West to offer as an amend
ment thereto, when it comes up in
the Senate, section placing refined
sugar on the free list.
Senator Mills is responsible for
revival of the chestnut about the
bankrupt condition of the u. S. Treas
ury. Claims upon that institution are,
however, still worth one hundred
cents to the dollar, and are promptly
paid upon presentation, just as they
will continue to be.
The selection of Justice Harlan of
the United States Supreme Court, and
Senator Morgan of Alabama as arbi
traitors to represent the United States
in the Behring sea arbitration gives
general satisfaction.
The veteran campaigner, Hon. Ed
ward Mcpherson of Pennsylvania is
again in his old place as Secretary Of
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign committee.
D. Turngren, Druggist, of Omaha, Neb.
states, that he sells more of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup than any other medicine. The price is