West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Core .ponaence Of the Argu..

'p"i "SCihcuI ll luc present. pOllllCdl
situation. The longer the disgrace
full scramble for the purchase Of the
votes OF the Southern "niggcr"
delegates is protracted at Minneap.
oils the more certain will be the de-
feat Of the ticket finally selected.
That these negro delegates would be
IN the market was predicted IN this
correspondence weeks ago.
The most sensational event OF the
week was a story which grew ont of
the visit of Father Ducey.. the New
York priest who married James G..
Blaine. .Jr., to Washington. 1t is
said that Father Duccy brought
some letters that would, if made
public, deeply compromise the elder
Blaine. with him, and that he car.
ried back i'm lien Of these letters
Sos, 900 in United States currency.
These letters are the ones that Mrs
Blaine, Jr., threatened to publish
il Mr.. Blaine, Sr., did not withdraw
certain statements he made just
after she secured her divorce, and
the money was for her. There are
two stories as to where this money
came from. One is that it was fur.
nished by Mr.. Blaine's friends, who
feared the effect of the publication
of the letters, If he should be nomi.
mated, and the other, that they
were bought by Mr.. Harrison's
friends and at once sent by special
messenger to John C. New to be
used to prevent Mr.. Blaine's nomi
nation.
Speaking OF Mr.. Blaine, I have it
on good authority that his resigna-
ton was not voluntary, but was the
result Of n very stormy interview
between himself and Mr.. Hmrison.
witnessed by Secretary Elkins, at
which Mr.. Blaine WIS given his
choice of writing a letter declaring
that he would not accept the nomi-
nation and advising his friends TO
support Mr.. Harrison, or of imme-
diately resigning.
A subcommittee of the Worlds
Fair House Committee is now at
work on a bill granting a loan Of
$4,000, 900 to the Exposition. Mem
berS are reticent about the provi-
sions likely to be attached to the
bill, bat they say it will probably be
ready to report to the fall commit
= tee early next week, and if it Is
approved by tho committee is will
be at once favorablY reported to the
House.
Several prominent Mississippians,
including Judge SimralI, x.Chief
Justice OF that State, made argu-
ments before the House Committee
on appropriations in favor of an
appropriation for the relief of the
food sufferers. The committee suo-
gested that the view of the State
officials on the subject should be
obtained before any action Is taken.
Whatever those views may be the
committee will not be likely to take
favorable action, as IL is already on
record as opposing such appropria.
tons as being without the authority
OF law or precedent.
Senator Mcpherson has prepared
an ] submitted to the Senate Finan
cal Committee q minority report
ON the effect Of our tariff laws upon
trade relations with Canada. He
presents statistics controverting the
conclusion relched by Senator Nor
rill in the majority report. and
showing That producers Of farm pro-
ducts in the United States have not
been benefited by the Mckinley
tariff. As soon as these reports are
made 10 tho Senate they will be
published.
The Farmers Alliance Rcpregen-
tatiyes arc TO be given an opportu.
nifty 10 have their say on the Sub.
treasury Bill, as the bin will shortly
be reported to The House by tb,
WAYS and Means Committee, and II
y understood that the Commitfc,
on Rules VIII set aside three day,
after the appropriation bills arc all
passed for its debate.
Aroma and New Mexico viii
sOon read their titles clear az soyer
cign States Of The Union, II the Re
publican Senators do not urcven.
action on the bills which have beer
passed by the House.