Milford chronicle., 1892-02-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, February /, 1892.
. The decentralization in the ranks Of the
majority of the House becomes more marked
f as time rolls on and the House continues to
do nothing. After using up a weeks time
in showing how inharmonious they were in
supporting the rules reported by the com
mittee on Rules tile Democrats ofthe House,
OF rather a few more than half of them,
spent several hours in caucus Saturday night,
in order to give themselves a chance to say
things that they cid not care TO say in open
session, but at its close they were little bet
ter off than they were before, true a major
ity Of the caucus voted an endorsement Of
the rules but those so voting number less
than half Of the Democratic strength in the
House. The rules, are in many respects
unsatisfactory, as was demonstrated when
Representatives Buchanan and Burrows
gave the House an object lesson in how easy
it might be tied up under them, but it is
evident they will be adopted, in the main,
just as they were reported.
TfH'other caucus IS 10 be held next Friday
night by the Democrats on the silver ques-
tion, but from the open manner in which |
members are declaring that they will not be |
bound by any caucus decree that is adverse
to the will of their constituents it is consid-
cred doubtful whether the result of the cau-
Gus will in any way affect the final disposi
tion of the free coinage bill which will
shortly be reported to the House from the
committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures.
The Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means committee have decided that
the tariff policy, so far as the reporting Of
bills from that committee is concerned, shall 7
consist Of a number of separate bills, but it
is said that Mills and those opposed to that e
method will either appeal to caucus or an. +
taPonize the first bill reported to the House A
by offering as an amendment a general tar. Il
f bill.
It is out of Democratic mouths that most =,
IF the charges of extravaganza made against 1,
he Fifty first Congress have been refited =,
striking instance was given upon the floor f
# the House, when some of the peanut" a,
wing Of the Democratic party made casual
eferenee 10 the extravaganza of the appro-
riations made by the Post Office committee
the last House. Representative Blount, o.
Georgia. who is chairman Of the present H
ost OhiGe committee, and has been a mem-
er Of th@ same committee through several
ongrssses and whose Democracy cannot Pi
: questioned, Indignantly denied the charge
I'd stated positively that all the increases
ede in appropriations by that committee hO
dt to-er made absolutely necessary by the ito
crea9 g business and prosperity of the ind
uutrY. Th
The only result Of the vicious attack made baC
on the nomination of Judge Woods, of tax
LLAMA, to the bench of the new Circuit
urt is an expense Of about $500 for nile
: paid to witnesses brought from Indiana G
testify before Senate Judiciary committee for
regard to the political charges brought eraI
inst Judge Woods by the Democratic not
lators from his State. There has been at mer
time the slightest doubt of his confrma- T fel
L l st
ena'or Sherman was given a rousihg wall
option by the Ohio Republican club of tirec
city, last Friday night. befo
lter a very lively discussion the National med
rd Of Trade, which was in session here
week, passed a resolution against the
now pending in Congress to prohibit or
llate by heavy tax dealing in Futures" A,
Options" known to plain people as ine
ulating in the future price of grain, or Boar
ut it still palmer betting what the price vacci
ain will be at given time in the future saws
ie Chilian episode has now practically schoc
ID. Saturday Secretary Blaine instructed Kent
ster Egan TO inform the Chilian Gov State
lent that its answer to the Presidents must
latum was satisfactory and gratifying ers oy
is government. The attempt to again that
p the war feeling which was made by teach,
press bv stating that the ad- law in
'tratiou had demanded as an additional II "
liation to the Chilian Government that tary =
uld salute our fag was entirely without find al
ation. The President and his advisers for i'm
! ont Of the Cabinet, are too manly to any OF
to take any advantage of weaker vaccin
T which has acknowledged its errors ciuatio
expressed regret for them. SAYS
probable that Chilli may soon have school
iinls'eI mere as Senor Monu Dy posi- require
is statements during the recent nego- sage OF
S has destroyed his usefulness to his ing for
lment' and in all future communica- who ha
I Importance he will be ignored by said sci
Government while he remains here. nroteet
II, Of course, attend the diplomatic bv an a
70 De given at the White House to- There
Y night as the invitation was sent but no,
cepted some weeks ago. penalty
,tary Foster has returned much inn imposed
and resumed his duties His ply that the
ays he will have to be careful about mission
rking himself for sometime to come, board