The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-12-14
Washington Letter.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December 1O.-The Demo-
Gratis in Congress have surprised everybody,
intending themselves, during the past week.
Instead of the chickering's which were expected
and predicted by Democrats as well US mem-
bers of the other parties they have been quiet
ly ut work and have actually succeeded in
mapping out a partial programme of legiSla-
ton which they expect to pass. They held no
caucus in the House, but are acting upon gen.
eral consent of the party in pushing the Fithian
free ship bill and the two appropriation bills
pensions and Notifications, which have been re-
ported. The railroad pooling bill, now before
the House, isn't regarded as p Dlitical meas
ure.
The Democrats of the House committee on
Banking and Currency, who were hopelessly
ut sea during the last session, have announced
their intention to report u currency bill before
the holiday recess, and it is an open secret that
1t will be very near to the recommendations
made by Secretary Carlisle and endorsed by
President Cleveland message an extension of
national bank currency and an authorization
of state bank currency under proper safe
guards. This week the committee will grant
hearings to IL number OF prominent financiers,
beginning to-day with Secretary Carlisle. The
idea is to get the bill reported before the re-
cess so that it can be fully discussed by the
public before the reasSembling of Congress.
The Democratic Senators wisely concluded
to ignore what they could not agree upon and
instructed the steering committee to arrange
an order OF business to cover the following
A bankruptcy bill bills for the admission of
Arizona and New Mexico; Nicaragua Canal
bill, and a bill involving the interests of Indian
Territory, leaving the question OF precedence
to the discretion OF the steering committee.
These things are very gratifying to the average
Democrat, and if they continue through the
session will put the party in fairly good shape.
1t seems almost u pity to point to the ugly
feet of Mr.. Peacock Babcock when he is ex-
hbitiug such beautiful TAIL embellished in
illuminated colors with the claims of what he
accomplished in the late campaign as Chairman
of the Republican Congressional Committee,
put the following conversation between two
Rnra SrTta rNf
be recorded: Il would like to know" said
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, "just what
good the Republican campaign committee did
i'll the late election. l would like to have some
one name the district in which the committee did
anything" "Well," replied Representative
Powers, of Vermont, to whom the remarks were
addressed, at did something in Houk's district
in L, nnesSee and i'll Murray s in South Carolina.
And in both districts the Republican candidates
were beaten" Just So" said Mr.. Hepburn.
THE first time heard from the committee was
a letter sayin@ the committee could supply me
with campaign literature and that my check for
u comfortable sum would be acceptable.
The next was letter after the election
saying that in consideration of Il Mr.. Nc
Inittee, he ought to be elected clerk of
point another committee L shall recite these
and u few other facts, and move that the COM
lnittee be abolished" Mr.; Babcock has been
throwing stones ut the Mckinley boom.
Chairman Hatch, of the House Committee on
Agriculture, was one of the slain, but his greet
ing to eX-Speaker Reed shows that his wit is
still alive-"Reed, want to congratulate you,
| have in part represented the State of Missouri
in Congress good many years, and thought
l knew something about it. but am ready to
acknowledge that you know more about Mis-
souri, than do. l read the speech you made in
st. Louis with great disgust. You said the peo-
pie of Missouri were good people except that
they didn't have sense enough to know how to
vote. I'm blessed if you weren't right"
Delegate Rawlins, of Utah has notified Sec
rotary Smith that if the Governor does not re-
move the Ute Indians from Utah the people
will drive them out by force. He says he fears
that an Indian war will be the outcome of the
present difficulties, owing to the depredations
of the Indians, which, he says, have reached
the unbearahle stage.
An equity suit has been begun in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia by II.
L. Preston, Kansas City newspaper proprie-
tor, and H. L. Strohm. of Kansas City, against
John Wodderburn, manager of the Press
Claims Co., of Washington, and w. II. Hearst, of
the Examiner Bureau of Claims, ~ for the can
collation. of contract, said to have been OBJ
tanned by misrepresentation, made by Preston
with the Press Claims Co." in which Preston
agreed to take stock in that company, upon the
representation that it was valuable. as pay for
advertising. Mr.. Preston asked that the COM
pany be compelled to pay him $40 in cash
for the advertising he has done and to take
back its stock which he doesn't want c. A. 8.