The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-02-03
ashiugtoB Letter.

The Fifty Second congress may die IN
Senatorial deadlock unprecedented IN
the annals of Congress, if Mr.. Harrison
follows the advice that is being given
him by prominent members of his party
and nominates Republican as successor
to the late Justice Lamar. The ;.
Supreme Court is in theory, If not IN
fact, a nol- partisan body, and the death
of Justice Lamar leaves only two men
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Field
on its bench who were Democrats before
their appointments thereto; after man
takes his seat upon that bench he Is not
supposed to have any politics, but the
Democratic party knows To It's cost what
"A mistaken idea that is. 1t is only just
ice to the people whose interests are con
stantly at stake in questions coming be
fore this court that its membership
should be as nearly divided between the
political parties as possible, and for that
reason the Democratic Senators are dis
posed to resort to every honorable meth
cd to prevent the addition of another
Republican to the six already sitting on
the bench, and if Mr.. Harrison nomin-
ates Republican TO the vacancy they
will. If they can, deadlock the Senate,
even if il results in hanging up all legis-
lation and forcing an extra session of
Congress. In view of Mr.. Harrison :
early retirement and the fact that the
new Justice cannot take his seat until
after President Cleveland's term begins,
il would only be common decency for
Mr.. Harrison to leave the vacancy for
Mr. Cleveland to fill, and if it were not
for the pressure that IS being brought to
bear upon him by his party associates
it is believed that he would adopt that
manly course. Should he nominate At
torney- General Miller. who has been his
personal preference for every vacancy in
the court that has occurred during his
term, it is believed that Republican Sen
ators would be glad to see the nomina
ton rejected. The greatest danger lies
in the nomination of some Republican
like ex-senator Spooner. whose personal
popularity with Democratic Senators
might prevent their voting against his
confirmation.
Secretary Fosters report on the con-
dition of the Treasury and his estimates
of the probable receipts and expendi-
lures for the remainder of this and for
the next fiscal year is at last in the hands
of the House Ways and means commit
tee 1t is far from satisfactory, as it is
known that the surplus which he figures
out is obtained by failing to deduct liza
bilities amounting to $40, 900, 900, which
will have to be met in the period covered
by his estimates, and Mr.. Foster will
probably have to undergo a rigid cross
questioning.
An amusing episode took place in the
House one morning this week, just be
fore the session began. Chief Wolf, of
the Palouso tribe of Washington Indians
in all the glory of a red blanket and red
paint, was taking III the sights After
strolling around the hall for awhile he
walked up to the Speakers chair and
taking seat therein calmly surveyed the
| members who were in their seats reading
newspapers or writing letters. While he
was sitting there a witty member re-
marked; That's the first savage who
has occupied the Speakers chair since
Reed vacated it." Reed was sitting near
by and heard the remark, and he Joined
in the laugh which followed.
There is an interesting ruinor here to
the effect that the Republican National
| IL tiiShStu III up Nilt
pins TO make J. S. Clarkson the Repub-
| lican candidate for President in 1896.
The idea is not taken very kindly by the
Harrison Republicans who regard Clark
son as s.hoodoo of the first order By
1896, Judging from present indications,
the Republican party will be past hoo
| doOing"
| They asked for bread and received
stones. The Republican Senators from
the new states having convinced their
colleagues that their objections to the ad.
mission of the four Territories now fully
| equipped for statehood, was a party
| mistake, very injurious in the states
they represent, a Republican caucus of
| Senators was held to determine when and
! how the Territories might be admitted
| The first thing the caucus did was 10
| strike AriZOnia from the list, as being too
1 certainly Democratic. Then it proceed
| ed to arrange programme, which, while
| acqulescing in the demands of Oklaho-
| ma, Utah, and New Mexico 10 be admit
| ted To the family of states, only gives
them about one chance out of possible
hundred to get the bills providing there
for through at this session Of Congress.
The programme as arranged gives the
right of way to the Territorial bills after
the Cherokee strip, the antl-option and
the Nicaragua canal bills are disposed of.
What that right of way is worth may be
| judged from the fact that the Senate has
not yet disposed of single one of the
| appropriations bills.
The contract for the Inauguration
fireworks has been awarded to the St
Louis Fireworks Co., the price being
81, $50. N.