The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
{ Posts Regular Corre.Inn,ienlj
WASHINGTON. Jan. %. 1893.

Posts Regular Corres "n'ienL
WASHINGTON. Jan. %. 1913.
Eerils politics do make strange bedfel-
lows. When the idea WAS adva iced few
weeks ago Of the possibility of a populist
becoming member Of the Clcvclands Cab
met il was poo-poohcd by the knOwit-alls,
us being too ridiculous forserious consid-
Grafton. Nov. there arc good reasons for
the belief that Judge Gresham, who came
very near being the populist candidate for
President, has been asked ny MIR. Glove
land to accept Il place IN his Cabinet.
Democrats of prominence. among them
Senator Bricc, Carlisle. Mcpherson, Pal
mer and Gray, all supposedly in MIR. Clcvc-
lands confidence, admit The probability OF
Judge Gresham being member q
the Cabinet. Senator Brice goes
further und says he knows that Judge
Gresham hns been rendered place III the
Cabinet. A friend OF Judge Gresham,
who saw him whom he paid II secret and
mysterious visit to Washington II few days
ago, told your correspondent that he could
90 into the Cabinet, but that he Judged
from what the Judge said that lie would
prefer place OF the bench of the U. 5.
Supreme Court. Judge Gresham has hnd
some experience as IL member OF the Cab
inef: he was Postmaster General under
President Arthur.
Those who were.at the beginning Of the
session, confident that considerable lcSIs-
lation outside Of the eGularapproprations
would pass are getting respondent, and
with good reason, for, with the republican
leaders OF the Senate apparently arail'ciic
and the democratic leaders of the House
in the sanlc state Ut mind, the prospects
Of legislation can not Ire considered even
fairly good. There is even an attempt to
cause the failure OF quarantine legislation
nnd the anticipation bill, which was to
have been voted on last Wednesday is still
Enacted upon--it may he voted Oh this
week, but no one feels certain about it, or
indeed about any thing else concerning
Congressional Legislation.
One of the most interesting questions
before this Congress is the admission OF
new states to the union. Four territories
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Utah-nre claiming through their citizens,
sent to Washington for the purpose, that
they possess all of the requisites for state
hood. and indeed, some that were not re-
ouired of othery earlier admitted to the
family Of states. The House has already
nasscd hills for the admission of the first
two. and the bill admitting The last has
been fayorably reported and will in all
probability he passed by the House on the
first suspension day. Individually the
Senators, with few exceptions, appear to
favor the admission of. the new applicants
for statehood; Senator Plntt, who pre-
vented action Oh any of these bills by the
Senate Committee OH Territories, ut the
last session, now says that he will do
nothing more against them than to cast
his own vote, and Senator Perkins, whose
influence was actively against the adnis-
sion of Utah Mt the last session, is now
earnestly working for its admission. If
parties and politics did not enter the
question it would be perfectly safe to pre-
dict tl,at four more states would he added
To the Union before the 4tll of March. 1t
is nothing but politicas that makes the
outcome doubtful. A member OF the
Senate Committee said: ''lt any get in,
ali will get in. Ny own impression is
that nm omnibus hill including them all
will be put through" The Republican
Senators expect 10 caucus on the question
this week.
The Canadian railroads are apparently
more interested in the bill introduced by
johnson, of Ohio, re-
curing those roads which cross any por-
lion Of the United States TO secure, License
from tho Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. and to tle bond agreeing to obey
the orders of the commission and to pro-
duce any evidence that may at any time
he required, than in the presidential mes
sage on the subject now daily expected.
The Grand Trunk aud Canada Pacific
roads are opposing the bill, through
counsel, while competing American roads
are advocating its passage.
Senator Stewart,who refused to so into
j republican, caucus held Saturday night
10 consider the Sherman bill to repeal
Inc law for the purchase OF silver, says he
,as made careful canvass OF the Senate
md that it will he impossible tospass he
BIN. He SAYS that some Of the democratic
Senator's who voted for free eoinagc last.|
sessions mss be induced hy q eleselaad's
nfnencc to support the ioilI hut that he he
sas positive Assurances fron,.eyery rep,ll,s
is:. {, Senator who voted for free colnaass