The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON D. c.. Feb. s. 1892
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Harrison have, ac-
cording to current gossip, patched up their re-
cent very serious differences and rem ewed the
compact concerning the republican nomination
i. e., that the name of only one of them should
go before the Minneapolis Convention. Mr.
Harrison took the first steps toward making
friends when he learned from a mutual friend
that Mr. Bl aine had said that whatever his per-
sonal preferences might be, he was PEI fectly
satisfied hat it would kill him to go through
another conn paign as Presidential candidate
He knew that believing this. Mr Blaine would
not be candidate. and he wished to make
friends, even if it was necessary TO swallow a
little of his dignity to do so. before the willy
man from Ma inc should take up some other
candidate.
The manly denial nf Senator VOORHEES,. cor
roborated by the Republican Senators from
Pennsylvania. was not needed to convince any
one of the untruthfulness of the silly statement
alleging that bargain had been made between
the Indiana and Pennsylvania Senators to ex-
change votes against the confirmation of Judge
Dallas. of Pennsylvania. for votes gainst the
confirmation of Judge Woods of Indiana. The
Indiana Senators opposed the confirmation of
Woods because they believed him unfit for a
judicial position, and net because he was re-
public an. and all of them favored Judge Dallas
not because he was a democrat. but because of
his fitness for the place.
Ex-President Cleveland passed through w ash
ington this week, enroute to New York. His
train only stopped for a few minutes, and he
din not leave his car.
In answer TO a resolution of the House asking
for information. Mr.. Wannamaker has submit
ted his stimate of the probable deficit in tho
postal revenues for the fiscal year beginning the
first of next July. should letter postage be re-
duced to one cent and postal cards TO one half
cedt each, BE says the deficit would be S25.-
10000, but admits that thetprobable increase in
the number of letters would reduce that amount
considerably, Not few of the longest headed
democrats in the House are of the opiuion that
it would be good politics well as an act of
Justice, to grant the people this boon. which
was promised by the last republican National
convention. but refused by the republican Con-
gress which spent all of its time legislating for
the favored classes,
Representative McCreary, of Kentucky. is en-
tieled to the thanks of the people for introduce
ing the amendment to the House rules, which
was promptly adopted by the House, which
compels the several committees having them in
charge to report all the general appropriation
bills to the House within eighty days after the
committees are announced at the long session,
and forty days after the beginning of the short
session. This makes it certain that the appro-
priation bills will all be reported by the middle
of March. which will give the House plenty of
time to carefully. consider each and every item
in every one of them.
The House Committee on Ways and Means
has, in pursuance of its adopted policy of re
portiug a number of separate tariff bills. refer
red the subjects of binding twine, cotton ties
salt lumber, wool and tin plate. to sub com.
mittees with instructions to prepare and report
to the full committee bills dealing with each OF
the articles mentioned at as early date as pos
sible, AS soon as the bills are approved by the
democrats OF the full committee, they will be,
one at time reported to the House
Representative Enloe's bill to repeal the
ocean m all subsidy act of the lastCopgresa, Will
be favorably reported to the House in few
days, the democratic members Of the Posto1hce
Committee having SO decided.
The House Judiciary CON mmittee has decided
to favorably report very important bill. that
nrovidipg that corporation shall be held to be
citizen for all judicial purposes of the State in
which it may carry on its business. The big
cornorations will oppose this measure.
NeXU that the House has adopted its rules some
ot those who have had so much TO say about its
doing nothing will probably soon be complain
ing of its doing entirely too much. AS mat
ter of fact the members OF the House have done
a great deal of hard work. necessarily of pre-
liminary nature, studying up the various ap-
preparation bills ETC. No actual legislation of
Importance coald take place until the rules were
adopted.
The democratic caucus called for tonight to
consider the silver question will not be held, IL
being deemed best not to hold 1T at present.