The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-12
washington Letter.

WAsurssrov, D. &. Jan. 9TH, 1892.
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Harrison have,
according to current gossip, patched up
their recent very serious differences and
renewed the compact concerning the Re
publican nomination, /. c., that the
name OF only one of them should be
presented to the Minneapolis convention.
Mr.. Harrison took the first step towards
making friends when he learned from
mutual friend that Mr.. Blaine had said
that whatever his personal preferences
might be, ne was perfectly satisfied that
1t would kill him To go through another
campaign rs a Presidential candidate; he
knew that believing this Mr.. Blaine
would not Toe Il candidate, and he wish.
ed to make friends. even If It was neccS-
sary To swallow little of his dignity to
do 50, before the willy man from Maine
should take up some other candidate.
The manly denial of Senator Noor-
hees, corroborated by the Republican
Senators from Pennsylvania, was not
needed to convince anyone of the un-
truthfulness of the silly statement al
leging that bargain had been made be-
tween the Indiana and PennSylvaia Sen
ators to exchange votes against the con
tirmatiOu of Judge Dallas of Pennsylvan-
Ia, for votes against the confirmation of
Judge Woods of Indiana. The Indiana
Senators opposed the confirmation of
Woods because they believed him unfit
for judicial position, and not because
ne was n Republican, and all of them
favored the confirmation of Judge Dal-
las, not because he * a Democrat, but
because of his fitness for the position
EX XPreSident Cleveland passed through
Washington this week, en- route to New
York. His train only stopped for few
minutes, and he did not leave his car
In answer to a resolution of the House
asking for information Mr.. Wanamaker
has submitted his estimate of the proba-
ble deficit in the postal revenues for the
fiscal year beginning the first of next
July, should letter postage be reduced To
one cent and postal cards to one half
cent each. He says the deficit would be
SO, 600, 900, but admits that the proba-
bic increase in the number of letters
would reduce that amount considerably
Not a few OF the longest headed Demo
Gratis in the House are of the opinion
that it would be good politics as well as
an act of justice to grant the people this
bOpli- WHICH WIS pIDtIlIStl bN lIlt it>l
Republican National convention, but re-
fused by the Republican Congress, which
spent all Of its time legislating for the
favored classes.
Representative McCreary, of Ken
tucky, Is entitled To the thanks of the
people for introducing the amendment
to the House rules, which was promptly
adopted by the House, which compels
the several committees having them in
charge to report all of the general appro-
priatlOn bills 70 the House within eighty
days after the committees are announced
at the long session, and forty days after
the beginning of the short session.
This makes il certain that the appropri-
alton bills will all be reported by the
middle of March, which will give the
House plenty of time to carefully con
slider each and every item in every one
of them.
The House Committee on WAYS and
Means has, in pursuance OF it, adopted
policy OF reporting Il number of separate
tariff bills, referred the subjects of bind
ing tWine, cotton ties, salt, lumber, wool
and tIn-platC 10 subcommittee, with
instructions 10 prepare and report to the
full committee bills dealing with each of
the articles mentioned at as early date
IA possible. As soon rs the bills are ap-
proved 10y the Democrats Of the full
committee, they will be, one at a time.
reported to the House
Repres, NATIVE EnlOc's bill to repeal
the ocean mail subsidy act Of the last
Congress, will be favorably reported to
the House IN few days, the Democrat
lc members Of the pOStotiicc committee
having 10y a unanimous vote so decided
The House Judiciary committee has
decided to favorably report a very i'm
portant bill. that providing that a cor
poration shall be held to be a citizen for
all judicial purposes Of the state in which
1t may carry on its business. The big
corporations will oppose this measure.
Now that the House has adopted its
rules some Of those who have had so
much to say about its doing nothing
will probably soon be complaining nf
its doing entirely too much. As a mat
ter of fact, the members of me House
have done great zeal OF hard work,
necessarily OF a preliminary nature,
studying up the various appropriation
bills, etc. No actual legislation OF inn
portance could take place until the rules
were adopted.
The Democratic caucus called for to-
night to consider the silver question will
not be held, it being deemed best not to
hold II at present. NJ.