The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent
wAsarNarox, D. C., Oct. 18th. '93.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Oct. 18th, '93.
Had Mr.. Cleveland the tact which ex-
perience should have given to sny man
old enough to have been elected Presi.
dent Of the United States he might
have at any time during the last three
or four weeks dictated the terms of a
compromise by which the purchasing
clause Of the silver law might have been
repealed. But he knew more than all
his advisers and insisted that the Senate
should make the ridiculous test of
| physical endurance which began on
Wednesday night of this week, the
failure of which was openly predicted
before it began by majority of the Sem
ators who took part in it. About the
only thing so far accomplished by the
continuous session is The weakening of
the Presidents influence. Unless all
signs fail the compromise which will
result, if there be any result, will be ar.
ranged without regard to Mr.. Cleve.
lands wishes, notwithstanding the al.
most continual presence of his personal
representative, Secretary Carlisle, at the
Capitol. By the way, many consider
that Secretary Carlisle's action is the
violation of good; taste it looks as
though he was there to prevent the ad-
ministration Senators going astray. The
Senatore are very, very tired and the
end OF the business is not far off.
1t costs lot Of money to keep detec-
tives hanging around the homes OF PEN
stoned veterans, in search of some ex-
cuse to deprive the pensioner of all or
portion of his allowance. In the regu.
lar pension appropriation bill for the
current fiscal year there was an item
of $500, 900 for the investigation of pen
sion cases; that is to pay expenses in
Cured outside of the regular machinery
at the Pension Bureau. Although only
little more than one. fourth of the fis.
cal year has gone all of that 5000, 900 ap-
preparation has been expended and Sec.
retary Hoke Smith has asked Congress
for an additional appropriation of $780,
600 to be used for the same purpose.
Although the elections are more than
year of, the Republican Congressional
campaign committee has organized for
business and will at once open head
quarters in Washington and begin the
work that is expected to result in giving
the Republicans control of the next
House. The following experienced
campaigners will run the machine:
Chairman, Hon. ]. A. Caldwell, of Ohio;
vice-chairman, Hon. ]. w. Babcock, of
Wis.,; secretary, Hon. S. S, Olds, of Mich.
igan assistant secretary, Col. T. H. Nc
kee, of Indiana. An executive commit
tee composed of the following Senators
and Representatives, in addition to the
chairman and Secretary who will be ex-
officio members, will be in immediate
charge: Representative Draper, OF Mass;
Hooper, of N. Y; Hit, of ILL.,, Sweet,
OF Idaho. and Settle of N. c., and Sen.
ators Manderson, of Nebraska, and Per.
kins, of California.
The alleged investigation of the New
York Custom House may turn out to be
very bad thing TO, Secretary Carlisle
and the administration. The so-called
Commissioners-ex-Secretary Fairchild,
ex- Congressman Dunn, of Ark, and a
New York politician-are each drawing
salary of $25 a day, in addition to a
liberal allowance for expenses, and the
whole business is eating up the "iraud
fund" OF the Treasury at the rate of
$50 day and absolutely nothing that
will ever benefit the country is being
accomplished.
1t required Democratic caucus decree
to get the bill for the repeal of all laws
providing for Federal supervision of
elections through the House, but it is
not believed that any known power
could get the bill through the Senate in
it's present condition. Democratic Sem
ators are reported to have declared the
bill to have been entirely too sweeping
and to have intimated their willingness
to see the bill very much modified be.
fore it passes the Senate. There is ru.
NOR, too, that Mr.. Cleveland would veto
the bill if 1t were sent to him in its
present condition, but its authenticity
is doubtful.
Owing to hitch in the confirmation of
the nomination of Mr.. Hornblower to
ucceed the late Justice Blatchford of
o. the U. s. Supreme Court, that court
is holding it's present term with one va
cant seat. 1t is not thought that the
hitch will result in defeating Mr.. Horn
blowers confirmation, although many
protest against it, on account of his
age and lack OF legal experience, have
been received by the Senate Judiciary
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