The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 26, 1893.

The administration has at last done
one thing for which it deserves credit.
In the entertainment of the Spanish In
fanta and her suite, who were in Wash
ington week as the official guests of
the nation, it discharged an unusual task
in most satisfactory manner to all con-
cerned, in spite of the attempts OF some
tuft. Americans to persuade it
into making mess of things by follow
Ing European customs. Not little of
the credit, however, is due the Infanta,
who proved herself to be woman fully
endowed with common sense, ready to
adapt herself to American customs in.
stead OF expecting Americans to adopt
Spanish customs. Before leaving for
New York yesterday she expressed her.
self as delighted with her visit to WASH
ington and with the people she met
here.
: After spending few days in New
York she will go to the Worlds Fair.
Prof. Harrington, Chief of the Weather
Bureau Seems to have been in striking
distance of the truth when he said that
the attack which led to the recent in
vestigation of the Weather Bureau was
the beginning OF a movement to put the
Bureau back under military rule, if one
may Judge from the report Of Assista MT
Attorney General Colby, who conducted
the investigation, which was made to
Secretary Morton this week. In view
otthe evidence taken at the investiga.
ton, this report is considered a remark.
able one, and while it does not in so
many words recommend that the Sec
retary of Agricultural ask for the detail
OF an army officer to take charge of the
Bureau, it does so indirectly. At least
that is the construction which nine out
of ten men with whom your cores
pondent has talked upon the subject
put upon it. The end of this business
is not yet in sight. Prof Harrington
feels that the report wrongs him and he
is preparing to strike back.
The relentless war which the admin.
istration has waged from the day it as.
sumed Office upon the Hill.Murphy
machine in New York has reached the
stage at which the friends of Mr.. Cleve-
land privately claim to be in position
to overthrow the. machine and capture
the State committee when the new COM
mittee is formed next fall. The hotter
this fight becomes the better it will
please Republicans, and the more cer-
tain will be the return of the Empire
State to it's proper position in the Re-
publican column.
Representative Charles O'Neill, OF
Pennsylvania, who since the death OF
Judge Kelly has enjoyed the distinction
of being the "Father OF the House." that
is, the member having the longest con-
tinuous service therein, says the Repub.
licans ought to be well satisfied with
the outlook, which indicates in every
direction return OF the Republican
party to power. Mr.. O'Neill is Justly
noted for his clearness OF vision on 90.
| liJical matters.
| Although it was announced some days
| ago that the administration programme
of Congressional legislation included an
| income tax, and there are the best of
| reasons for believing that announce
ment to have been authentic, the talk OF
some OF the men close to Mr.. Cleveland
during the last few days makes it appar.
ent that lfSthe idea proves very unpop.
ular, as it is almost certain to do, they
are preparing the way for Mr.. Cleveland
to say that he never thought of recon-
mending an income tax, just as he said
recently that neither he nor Secretary
Carlisle had ever had any idea of re-
| deeming Treasury notes in silver, al.
though Secretary Carlisle had positively
stated to more than one man that such
a course had been agreed upon. In
short the idea of an income tax is put
out as a ''feeler" of public sentiment
lit appears favorable it will be recon-.
mended to Congress otherwise it will
be dropped for the time being.
Commissioner Lochren in published
interview talks very nicely about his in
tending to justly administer the pension
laws and about the justice of every man
who is entitled to pension being grant
ed one, but inasmuch as the number OF
new pensions granted have fallen away
down below what the average was wher
Gen. Raum was at the head OF the Office
there must be wide difference between
his talk and his acts, and no man un
der the government occupies place
where the effect of his acts are soonel
or more widely felt than does the Com
missioner of pensions.
1t is rumored that movement il
being engineered by southern Congress
men who are especially friendly to ex
Speaker Crisp, to force Secretary Hok'