Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-04-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.
From our Regular Correspondent }

Mr.. Harrison's visit to New York
this week, while ostensibly for the
purpose of attending the laying of the
Grant monument, is in reality for the
purpose OF settling the question of his
candidacy for a denomination. He
will carry with him the two mon who
wsre taken into the cabinet solely to
bring about his renom -Secre-
taries Foster and Elkins-and while
there these political manipulaters Will
meet the republican bosses of New
York and other States and try to make
bargainsswith them. Secretary Fos-
ter has just returned from Ohio, where
he went to lay Harrison wires and
there is reason for believing, although
he maintains to the contrary that ne
found the anti Harrison sentiment too
strong for him. and that tho delega-
tion will go to Minneapolis uninstruc-
+, ted. With such states as Pennsylvania
and Ohio sending uninstructed delega-
tions, it becomes necessary for Mr..
Harrison to capture the New York
delegation or throw up the sponge.
Senator Teller is doing all he knows
| how to do 10 make himself d'sagreea-
bic to the administration. Not salts
fed with char ling Mr.. Harrison with
| a " no hao 1oo -: a.,
power lobby to defeat the free coinage
BIZ in the House, he knocked the bot
tom out OF very nice little scheme
which M. Harrison has been concoct-
ing for elect;oDeeriug purposes by
Offering resolution, which was adop-
led by the Senate. calling upon the
Pres deaf for info cmaiion as to what
steps hsve been taken toward the
ho'olng OF an International monetary
conference, and for cop,es of all cor
resooneence with governments inv
Ted 10 pa ticipate the"e'n. Senator
Slerman made hole for Mr.. Harri-
son 20 crawl out by amending the res
olut'on by adding ''if not incon patti
be W uh the public into 'ests', but NJ.
Te Ter i,timates lhat Mr. Ha rison
Z has had secret. agents at WORK for
molOhs try'ng to get the Eu opean
governments to agree to take part in
such conference, and it is said that
hey have succeeded in getting num-
Der of them to do so, and that the
conference is 20 be held when it will
do the rerubl can party the most rood
just before the election, when all
sorts of promises can be made as to
what it will do.
Senotor Palmer has announced him
ssf candidate for che Presidential
pomina-ion, and he says he will en-
deavo- 20 secure the support OF the
entire Illinois delegation.
| Senator Call has offe ed resolution
which. If adopted and carried out,
would get togeth ,r some very valua-
b information. It provides for the
lappointuent of a committee to inquire
into the present valne per mile of the
railways of the U. S.. their present
capitalization and the difference be-
tween such capitalization and their
actual cost; their gross and not re.
ceipts; number and compensation Of
employees, amount of bonded indebt-
edness and capital and stock; and q
list OF stockholders and bondholiers.
| giving their residences.
| The Senate. In its usual ponderous
way. is discussing the House Chinese
ex, usion bill.
The republicans are trying hard to
make party capital out of the demo-
cratic vote by which Representative
Rockwell of.Nsw York, was retained
/ in his seat, Notwithstanding the re-
port of = majUritv Of tho. Elections
committee in favor of the contestant
Representative McMillin. OF Tennessee
ysicsd the general democratic Is we'll
~ the common sense Wow when he
said of It, II cannot soc how It can
i affect the democratic party. It was .
\ case upon which men could honestly
differ and upon which they did differ.