The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-05-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.


any ordinary President to bear. Sec
retarles Foster and Elkins, who have
JOINTLY managed Mr.. Har.ison's cam
paign up to this time. now threaten to
desert him and Cas-; their iniuence with
the opposition. The cause of this revolt
is the return to this country of Iohn
{. New, who comes for the purpose of
taxing the full control of the Harrison
forces. making Foster and Elkins
merely subordinate figures during the
remainder OF the fight Ii the threat
is carried out, goodbye to Mr.. Harri-
sons hopes
The sudden death of Senator Bar
bour OF Virginia, on Saturday morn
ing from heart failure. is a loss to his
State. his party and his country. that
will long be felt. AS a party leader
he has had no superior in his State.
and few in the nation; as a Senator
his long experience in public life gave
him a prestige which the ablest men
can IN no other way acquire. pres
tige that was valuable to his party. and
which was never used for his personal
avantage. Personally he was. as
Senator Mcmillan sail, My ideal OF
the pertec, gentleman and was liked
by all who knew him. Funeral services
were held over the remains this after.
noon in the Senate chamber. The
names of Gov Mckinney and ex-Gov.
Fitzhugh Lee are spoken OF as candi-
dates for the vacancy in the Senate.
Chairman Spnnger is again hard at
work. and he expects several new
tariff bills, including free copper and
iron ores and reduction in the duty
on steel rails, to be reported to the
House shortly. Free binding-twine is
finding friends among the republican
Senators from the West and A move
ment is on foot to yoke it with free re-
fined sugar and push it through the
Senate.
There is marked difference of
opinion among democratic Senators rs
TO the policy the party should at this
time adopt in dealing with appropriat-
ions for new vessels for the navy
Senator German takes the ground
that the country should have a navy to
be proud OF, and that the cry of econ
omy should not prevent the spending
OF liberal amoun, OF mony in build
ing new ships. Senator Mills. on the
other hand, says he is opposed to a
government which would to day if il
were private corporation. be in the
hands OF receiver. spending money
that 1t has not in its treasury, for
something that is not absolutely necess.
AIRY, and tavors striking on, all appro.
piiations for new ships and letting the
government come back to the lesson
that governments, like individuals.
must live within their incomes.
There was the same difference of
opinion when the naval appropriation
bill, now being considered BY the Sen
ate, was before the House. and the
bill as passed BY the House was COM
promise between those who wished to
appropriate very large amount 70,
new vessels and those opposed to
making any appropriation for that pur-
pose.
SO Tar the much advertised battle
royal between Civil Service Commis,
sIoner Roosevelt and Postmaster
General Wanamaker has got no further
than the harmless you're another"
stage.
Secretary Foster has at las, con
cluded to assume responsibility for the
expenditure OF immigrant head money
upon the improvements on Ellis
Island, and, in letter that Will prob
ably bring forth reply, he has so in
formed the House and Sena,e com
mittees on immigration, which are
Jointly investigating the subject. His
assuming the responsibility for this ex
penditure Of several hundred thousand
dollars does not, however, make the
expenditure legal. as he may learn be-
tore Congress gets through with the
investigation.
Governor Mckinley sneaked into
town last week for the purpose OF con
ferring with some of his friends who
want him 10 formally enter the Presi
Dental race. and the fact that he tried
10 keep MS visit profound secret BY
tai!lns TO register Ut the hotel. and
that ne neglected 10 call on either Mr..
HaTiSoh or Mr.. Blaine makes il look
as though the Major was leading a
wiling ear TO the siren voices of
the anti Harrison men.
Said Senator Hill 70 4 friend: "IfI
attempted TO deny every newspaper
TAX" that is printed about ME. |
should have no time Tor anything else.
You may always put down as untrue
any newspaper statement pretending
TO say wha, nay future actions will be
upon any question. l see no reason
why the public should believe tha, any
public man would be So silly IS 10 an.