The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
IN our Regular Correspondent.

FROM our Regulaf correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Hill does
not rs rule dignity with Il denial any of the
numerous fakes" published about him i'll Re-
publican papers, and he did not authorize me
to deny the latest, that he was contemplating
an early resignation from the Senate, but any
one at all acquainted with the character of the
man should know that he would not have used
Il Republican paper, or in fact any paper ut all
to have made the announcement, even if he
actually did intend to resign. There are other
reasons which make it certain that the Senator
has no present intention'Of resgning, but am
not at liberty to give them at this time. There
is, however, one thing that may be said for the
special benefit of those who predicted different
~. Senator Hill proposes taking Il very active
part in carrying New York for Cleveland and
Stevenson and i'll cccting Democratic legiS-
lature, which will elect Senator Hiscocks sue
cesSor, and his activity is not to be Oh paper
but on the stump in every section OF the state.
This will probably be the last week of the
be dead lock between the House and Senate
on the Worlds Fair appropriation, and that Is
not regarded by those who ought to he best in
formed as probable. A member of the House
Appropriation Bill said this morning that he
did not think the attempt of the Republicans
to make political capital out Of the Democrat
ic opposition to the appropriation would lnllu-
ence any votes when the question comes up
again on the report of the conference com
mittee to the House, but that those Democrats
who had voted against it on constitutional
grounds would be satisfied with having put
themselves on record and would not filibustcr
in anyway to prevent the House receding from
-
preparation can muster Il majority, and 1t Is
generally believed that they can.
As soon rs the Worlds Fair appropriation is
disposed of the House will be ready to adjourn,
and unless the anticipation bill, now before the
Senate, shall prove stumbling block, the Sen
ate will raise no objection. The supporters of
the anticipation bill in the Senate say that ii has
been demonstrated that they are in IL majority
and that they intend to pass the bill before adj
journing, but the opposition is Il very deter
mined minority and they say they will talk all
summer, if necessary, to prevent Il vote being
taken on the blu. There is good deal of
bluff in both statements, and If the Worlds
Fair appropriation he disposed of the very
warm weather will do the rest, and adjourn
ment may be looked for ut once.
Lots of silly twaddie has been sent out from
Washington during the last two or three days
about the Democratic Senators having agreed
to aid Senators Cameron and Quay to bring
about the rejection of the nomination of Mr..
Shiras, If PENNSYLVANIA, in the hope that the
vacancy might eventually be secured by Il
Democrat. Ii is all rot. a member of the Jul
dietary committee said on the subject: There
has been no agreement among Democrats, and
the committee i'll deferring action on the NOM
nation at the request of the Senators from Mr.
ShiraS' State only acted in accordance with pre-
cedent As no charges have been made against
Mr.. Shiras expect to see his nomination con-
iirmed this week.
So much has been said about the opposition
to Mr.. Cleveland among those Democrats who
favor free coinage and of threats being made
by them of boiling the ticket that | went 10
Representative Bland, of Missouri, who during
the several silver contests of the present Ses-
sion was everywhere recognized ms the leader
of the silver Democrats Just before he left
Washington to do little campaign work, i'll
search of Information. He said i'll answer TO
questions: Yes, we silver Democrats were
disappointed, and we are still Il little mad, too.
about oar second defeat; bug not one of us has
ever had the remotcSt idea Of boiling the tick
ct of our party. | expect 10 take the stump
for Cleveland and Stevenson. and | expect
that every Democrat who voted for free coin
age will do the same.
Mr.. Harrison succeeded in convincing the
Democratic members OF the House committee
on foreign affairs OF the necessity for railroad
ing through the House the bill authorizing him
to retaliate upon Canadian vessels for Canadian
determinations against American vessels, and
the same bill, after statement made by mem-
bers of the foreign committee, i'll executive
session, was unanimously passed by the Senate,
although IL number of Democratic Senators
doubted the wisdom of placing such autocratic
power in the hands Of the President. G. \. :.