The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Cleveland in the New York Senatorial
fight 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.
have undoubtedly played
right into Hills hand of late. Mr..
recent declaration that the
original Cleveland men would be the
first provided for under his adminlstra-
ton was trump card for Hill; it may
enable him to humble Mr.. Cleveland very
early in his administration.
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 Mr.. Cleveland's
nominations, and there are seven or eight
other Democrats, among them Daniels, of
Virginia, Vest of Missouri, and Voorhees,
of Indiana, who will join him unless they |
are allowed to control the federal patron.
age of their respective States. So strong
does Hill feel himself to be that he has
through ex-Secretary Whitney conveyed
the intimation to Mr.. Cleveland that he
does not propose to allow the confirma.
ton of any mug.wump as member OF
his Cabinet. Mr.. Cleveland's friends re-
gard this as great impudence on the part
of Hill, but they have to acknowledge
that the probabilities favor his being
able to carry out his threat, unless the
Republicans help Mr.. Cleveland out, and
nobody can give any good reason for
their doing that.
There is 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 Senator German and greedily snapped
up by such Populists as Jerry Simpson.
In that event even, though the Republic.
cans fall short of clear majority of the
Senate they may by reason of dead
lock retain control of its organization.
At any rate caucus of Republican Sen.
ators has decided to fight the Democrats
! on that line If there were only the
tariff and financial matters to be acted
r on, the average Republican Senator would
be of the opinion that the quickest way
to disgust the country with the Demo
t cratic party would be to let them hav'
0 the Senate along with the rest; but tn
/. exposure of the scheme to perpetuat'
4 the power of the Democratic party b.
repeating the law providing for fedora
A supervision of National elections, nov
!. the only obstacle to unlimited Democrati
a frauds on the ballot box, has arouse
d the Republicans to the impendin
% danger.
$ The President in extending the Civ
e Service law to embrace the letter carrier
Il at all free delivery offices, made the lai
extension he intends to make. No or
,e will deny that it was just and prop'
Or thing to do, for the letter carriers al
ID among the hardest worked employees
IN the Government and certainly ought
m be able to feel secure in their position
n. Some apprehension is felt, however, tn
ty the Civil Service Commission will not
ur able to hold examinations and make I
eligible lists in half of the free deliver
offices before the administration change
cs and until these lists are prepared the a
pointments will be made at the pleasu
IN OF the Post master
ng Secretary Foster says the statement
,es the condition OF the Treasury at t
,es close of business on the 3lst of Decent
'er which was called for by the House Wa
pie and Means Committee, by the authori
OF of resolution adopted by the Hot
.he lust before the recess, will be ready Il
m. week, and that it will contain every it,
Of of information in possession of the Ire
in ury Department that can possibly be
pie any service to the committee.
ing Whenever member of Congr
ria wishes to secure little cheap notor
en- he makes an attack upon that poor,
ing fenseless thing known as the District
Columbia, the residents of which h
neither vote nor representation in or
'ir- of Congress. One of the notoriety hi
OF ers was Representative Otis, OF Kan
40 who while the District Appropriat
IN was under discussion in the House mo
'ere an amendment providing that instea
tol' the general Government paying one
'otn of the total amount appropriated, it
ent' only one.fourth and the District OF
enc umbia three-fourths; and strange a
man may appear to those who understand
ser rank injustice Of the proposition, W
was characterized by Represents
Henderson Of Iowa as one OF the
mas unjust he ever knew to be made in
INV gress, thirty members of the House v
''f with him for the amendment. Re
sen sentative DsArmond, Of Missouri,
NV" worse yet; he wanted the District to
'"' it all. The bill was finally passed
'S's the House without any such tom
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