Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 10. 1898,

bolt the democratic caucus and
vote for the republican caucus
nominee for speaker, in order to
defeat the administration pro-
gram, which includes the re-elec-
non of speaker Crisp. The new
house viii have a total member
ship of 356, of whom 12S are re-
publicans and 13 populists.
Should 3S of the 2I5 democrats
bolt the democratic caucus it
would be possible to defeat Crisp,
bat while it is possible. no well
informed person considers it
probable. 1t Is more likely that
these rumors are started for the
purpose of obtaining concessions
to the democratic silver men in
the makeup of the House COM
mittees through the fears of
Crisp and the administration that
such combination might be
made. While the republicans
could not prevent the populists
and bolting democrats voting for
their nominee for speaker, if they
wished to do SO, they do not as q
rule regard the election OF re-
publican speaker under such cir
cumstances ss very desirable
thing.
Two members of the cabinet
Will take their vacation at gov
ernment expense.
Sec. Herbert, who has just re-
turned from the Worlds Fair,
will this week start upon what
he is pleased to call an inspection
OF the eastern navy yards. He
will go on the Dolphin and the
trip will be along the Atlantic
coast as far east as Maine. Sec.
Hoke Smith goes Herbert several
better, as he, in company with his
wife and three children, his faith
er and mother, two nieces and
three invited guests. Is now on
western inspection tour, in pri-
vate car, and will take in the
Worlds Fair and other points of
interest along the route, Great
is the inspection tour" particu-
larly when it is manipulated by a
so-called reform administration.
! Democratic editors use to call
such trips pleasure junkets."
In addition ID his efforts to re-
duce the pension roll, through the
various methods already widely
published, Commissioner Loch-
rem has been directed by the Pres
ident, according to information
from q trustworthy source, to
prepare a number Of bills to be in
troduced in Congress, which
would drop large number of
pensioners should they become
laws. The intention is to put for
ward the most harmless of these
bills first, as Congressional pulse
feelers, the others to follow in
regular order if Congress appears
to be in accord with the admins
tration, or to be laid aside until a
more propitious time should the
contrary prove to be true.
! Representative Holman is not
in accord with the administration
on the pension question, notwitb-
standing his general fondness for
economy. He is reported to have
said the other day that if the
pension programs which have
been drawn up by Mr.. Cleveland
and Sec. Hoke Smith be carried
out the republicans would have a
majority of at least fifty in the
House of the Fifty-Fourth Con-
gress, the members of which will
be elected next year.
BY the death of justice Blatch-
ford Mr., Cleveland gets en- alto
gether unexpected (that is, unex-
| pected until about two weeks ago.
plum TO dispose of where it will
do the most good to Cleveland
ism. Sec. Carlisle would very
| willingly give up the cares and
responsibilities of the head of the
Treasurery for lifetime berth
on the bench of the U. s. Su-
preme Court.
1t was said at the time Mr..
Carlisle was hesiteting about be-
coming member of the cabinet
flat he was promised a seat on
the bench of the Supreme Court
before the end of the admlnistra-
ton, but even granting that prom.
ise to have been made it does not
necessarily follow that he will get
this vacancy, Sec. Gresham was
reported TO have received a simi-
lar promise.
Mr.. Clereland's health is again
leading topic Of conversation.
That it has not been entirely
good has for some time been ap-
parent to those who have come in
to close contact with HIM and that
his physician has forbid has do
ing any work for the present is
known here, but ii is generally |
thought to be nothing more than
over work, caused by his queer
habit of spending hours over rou-
tine work that might just as easl-
ly be performed by one of the
clerks at the White House. A