The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-08-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.

money are here and will remain here
until after the q. A. X. encampment is
held, their object being to obtain volun-
teers among the veterans who will attend
the encampment, for II revolutionary
movement, which is claimed to be nj
ready strongly organized and well backed
financially, for the overthrow of Spanish
rule in Cuba. This movement, am
informed by IN exConfederate officer
who has been approached by the revolu-
tionary agents, has nothing to do with
the much talked of annexation of Cuba
to the United States, but is for the
establishment of an independent repub.
lie in Cuba The greatest secrecy is
maintained by these men, some Of whom
were on both sides in the late war in this
country, and it W. only by accident that
discovered what they are here for.
The Worlds Fair appropriation is still
the Congressional bone Of contention,
and although Democratic caucus has
decided To allow n vote to be taken on
separate bill appropriating $1,000, 1000
instead of the $1,000, 900 carried by the
Senate amendment, it is by no means
certain that it will be settled on that
basis. A word from the leaders in the
Senate would cause the friends of the
larger appropriation to fillibuster against
the smaller one, which if passed by the
House may not be accepted by the Sen.
ate. There are l42 absent members of
the House, and although attempts are
being made to get them here there is lit
tie prospect of success.
1t is often said that the old Estates
Rights" doctrine was killed by the re-
salt of the late war, but all the same it
continues to dob up serenely" every
once in while in Congress, in decision
handed down by the Supreme Court, OF
in some other unexpected quarter, and it
could not very well have come from a
more unexpected quarter than from SEN
ator Sherman, who gave as one of three
reasons why the Senate should not pass
the resolution authorizing the investiga.
ton by a select committee of the Home
stead troubles, that it was matter with
which the State of Pennsylvania was
competent to deal. The Senate adopted
the resolution, however, and q Senate
committee will, during the recess, endes-
vor to get nearer to the bottom of the
trouble than similar committee from
the House did.
BY the way, that House committee has
got itself into wrangle over its report.
After many rumors each contradictory
of the other, the committee decided to
submit a report on the evidence it took
at Homestead, and Chairman Oates was
authorized to prepare it. When it was
prepared and submitted TO the commit
tee there was big kick" it was so
severe in its arrangement of the strikers
at the Carnegie Mills. Mr.. Oates re-
fused 10 modify it, and majority Of the
committee refused to sign it, ~ that if
it ever gets before Congress it will be rs
minority report.
The Peoples party Congressman deny
that the result of the Alabama State
election is defeat for them. They claim
that the Peoples party had no candidate
| in the field: that it was fight between
regular Democratic candidate and a
Democratic boiler, and say that the
result Of the National election will show
the real strength of the Peoples party in
Alabama as well As other Southern
States. Republicans and Democrats in
Congress regard the Alabama election as
a black eye for the Peoples party, and
they are correspondingly jubilant over it.
The Senate has passed a resolution au-
thorizing the committee on printing to
sit during the recess for the purpose of
taking evidence in regard to the purchase
of site for new Government printing
Office building.
Canadian retaliation was discussed at
the last cabinet meeting, but only in a
general way, and the impression is that
President Harrison is inclined to give the
Canadian unvarnmanf amnla tima IN