Fair play., 1892-01-30
Washington Letter.
tFrom Our x. -sular Correspondent

ilt lS'ih'''"''N
tee has. after mature deliberation and
con-i -ideratiun of all the circumstances
involved, decided upon the place for
holding The democratic National con
yeu,iuu. The decision does not meet
with the approval OF ever! body, nor
was it expected that il would, but the
members of the committee have by
virtue of the authority temporarily
confined to them, done what they con-
-ilrrr,l best t.r the intrrr>, of the
party, aud that fact is so fully rccog-
nized by the members of the disap-
pointed delegations that all of them
will return home fully determined to
forget their personal disappointment
in working for the election OF the
ticket which shall be nominated by
that convention. Let all gecd demo
Gratis e. and do likewise, aud the re-
suit will be victory.
The meeting of the Executive COM
mitiee of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs held at the Nation
al headquarters here this week. was
presided over bv Representative Will
son, of West Virginia. All of the
members were present in person or
by proxy. and they were all en,husi rs
tic over the condition of the associa-
ton, which " i'll this year make itself
an important factor in the Prcsidenti-
al campaign. According TO the re-
port of the Secretary there are now
between FIVE and siA thousand clubs III
the association, representing every
State and Territory. The committee
decided that the full
committee, which will decide upon
the time and place for holding the
National convention of the associa-
lion to raufy the nominations for
President and Vice-Presi.ient, should
meet at the same time and place as
the nominating convention. The club
convention will be held sometime in
August, aud several cities are already
in the field for The honor of enter.
tanning ii.
Senator Gorman's re election has
from the first been n certainty, but
that did not prevent his colleagues
from overwhelming him with con.
gratulations as soon rs 1t was an ac-
complished fact.
| The drummers have secured a
favorable report on their bill amend
ing the Interstate Commerce law so as
to allow the railroads to give them
better terms than they get now from
the Commerce cOmmitte of the House
Those republicans who were so GER
tain that Mr.. Mills would take no
part in the present session are not say.
ing much Just now, rs that gentleman
has returned much improved in health
and with his usual vim has jumped
right into hard work. lie has de.
clined the craftsmanship of the Com
merce committee.
Hon. Edward J. Phelps of Vermont,
who was our minister to England
during the Cleveland admimistrati ion,
will probably be one of the represen-
ta,ives of this country in the arbitra-
ton of the Behring Sea matter. Mr.
Phelps was a guest at a state dinner
at the White House this week.
Thoughtless people are predicting a
short session of Congress, but men
like Mr.. Holman, who know that
protracted controversies are certain to
arise between the House and Senate
over the appropriation bills. do not
look for an adjournment earlier than
August, and will not be surprised il il
does not take place earlier than Oc
tOber.
Speaker Crisp has not yet ventured
out of doors, but he assisted his dem.
ocratic colleagues of the committee on
Rules in the preparation of the code
of rules which are to govern TIN.
House during this Congress. The
new rules, now completed, are largely
made up from those under which til,
House of the Fiftieth Congress
worked, with several important addi
, ,ions to prevent filibustering beyont
q reasonable time, and instead of Civ
ing the Speaker authority to cut of
debate, as the Reed rules did. the,
, give the majority Of the House tia
authority.
, Whether the rumored row betwecl
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Harrison, OF
, some bit of shrewilness on the part o
the Chilian minister is the cause o
the delay IN sending the Chilian cor
respOndenee and the Presidential mes
. sage to Congress-, is n question abOu
which there is q wide difference y
opinion but it is certain that some
thing has chung up the matter. Th'
, sensational newspaper men are max
, ing the most of the situation. Stories
of promises made by the German an,
English ministers. and of abrupt de
mands by the came parties are beims
! worked up into every form that cal
be suggested by lively imaginatiOns
, When the correspondence goes d
Congress, II there Is no change in tn
situation. il is probable that it will b
: considered by 8 democratic caucus, il
. order that the party may act upon i
with unanimity.
II is nonsense 10 charge, as the re
publicans are doing, that the demo
a Gratis of the House defeated the bI
e for the reform of the system of print
r ing and distributing public document
because of tke retreachment it mad
in expenditures. II was defeated be