Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-01-19
fFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 8, Is

Senator Hill has been a power on the
Democratic side of the Senate ever since
he became a member of that body, and
the ease with which he 'downed" Mr..
Cleveland in the New York Senatorial
| fight, now regarded as settled in Murphy's
favor, has added much to his prestige,
and the prediction is made by more than
one shrewd observer of things political,
| who is without personal interest in the
matter. that Mr.. Cleveland will find him
| self compelled to conciliate Senator Hill.
| Circumstances have undoubtedly played
right into Hills hand of late. Mr.. Cleve-
| lands recent declaration that the original
Cleveland men would be the first provided
for under his administration was a trump
card for Hill; it may enable him to hum
BILE Mr.. Cleveland very early in his adj
| ministrstion.
Senator Hill will control the votes of
four Democratic Senators-Morgan and
Pugh, of Alabama, Murphy and his own
from the start, IN any fight that he may
desire to make on MIR. CIeveland's nomi-
nations, and there are seven or eight other
Democrats, among them Daniels. of Vir-
ginia. Vest, of Missouri, and Voorhees,, ef
Indiana, who will join him unless they are
allowed to control the federal patronage
OF their respective states. SO strong does
Hill feel himself to be that he has through
ex-Secretsry Whitney conveyed the init
nation TO Mr.. Cleveland that he does not
propose to allow the confirmation of any
mugwump as member of his Cabinet.
Mr.. Cleyelands friends regard thi. AS great
Impotence on the part of Hill, but the,
nave to acknowledge that the probabilities
favor his being able to carry out hi.
threat, unless the Republicans help Mr
Cleveland out, and nobody can give any
good reason for their doing that.
There is Il probability that there may be
some populist members of the next Senate
who will refuse to sell themselves TO the
Democrats on the plan proposed by Sena-
tor German and greedily snapped up by
such populists Jerry Simpson. In tha.
short Of clear majority of the Senate
they may by reason OF u deadlock retain
control of its organization. At any rate "a
caucus of Republican Senators has decided
to fight the Democrats on that line. II
there were only the tariff and financial
matters to be acted on the average Repub-
llcan Senator would be of the opinion that
the quickest way To disgust the country
with the Democratic party would be to
let them have the Senate along with the
rest; but the exposure of that >cheme to
perpetuate the power Of the Democratic
party by repeating the laws providing for
federal supervision of national elections,
now the only obstacle to unlimited Demo-
cratic frauds on the ballot box, has
aroused the Republicans to the impending
danger.
The President In extending the Ciyi
Service law to embrace the letter carrier,
at all ree-dellyery Offices, made the las.
extension he intends to make No one
will deny that it was Just and proper
thlng to do, for the letter carriers are
among the hardest worked empIoyes Of
the Government and certainly ought ~ boz
able to feel secure in their position. Some
apprehension is felt, however, that THE
Civil Service Commission will not be aolr
10 hold examinations and make up eligible
lists In half of the frce.deliyrry offices
before the administration changes. ami
until these lists are prepared the appoint
ments will be made at the pleasure of th,
postmaster.
Secretary Foster says the statement If
the condition of the Treasury at the close
OF business on the 3Ist Of December,
which was called for by the House Ways
and Means Committee by authority Of a
resolution adopted by the House Just be-
fore the recess, will be ready this week.
and that it will contain every item of in.
formation in possession of the Treasury
Department that can possibly be of any
service to the committee
Whenever member Of Congress wishes
TO secure n little cheap notorety he makes
an attack upon that poor, defenscles-
thing known As the District Of Columbia.
the residents Of which have neither vote
nor representation in or out Of Congress.
One of the notoriety hunters was Repre-
sentative Otis, of Kansas, who while III
District Appropriation was under discus
sion in the House moved an alnendmrn.
providing that instead of the general GOV
ernment paying one half of the total
amount appropriated, 1t pay only one
fourth and the District of Columbia three
fourths, and strange as It may appear 10
those who understand the rank iujustic.
of the proposition, which WAS character
lied by Representative Henderson of Iowa,
as one of the most unjust he ever knew tr
be made in Congress, thirty members Of
the House voted with him for the amend
ment. Representative DeArmond, of
Missouri, was worse yet; he wanted tn
District to pay it all. The bill was finally
passed by the House without any such
tomfool amendments