Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-12-07
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
Special Correspondence.

special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, 1894.
The democratic senators who hay e ar
rived in Washington are disposed to &C
cept philosophically the fact that the
republican senators are masters of the
situation and that no more tinkering of
the tariff will be allowed. Even as rad
! zeal free trader as Mills, of Texas, who
prefaced his vote for the German Brice
tariff bill with Ito statement that be
wo;td follow it mp with an attempt to
further extend the free list, now con
! fesses that he has little hope of seeing
am OF the popgun tariff bills passed.
1t is noteworthy that the most SEN
sational stories concerning the alleged
danger of war with England. on account
of the diplomatic complications arising
out Of the changed attitude of England
towards Nicaragua, eminated from
sources friendly to the administration.
There is absolutely nothing in the stu
alton so far AS known here that cannot
easily be settled by diplomacy, even of
the bungling sort which has heretofore
characterized this administration, but
there Is little doubt that the administra
ton would gladly welcome a serious
disagreement with England, or any
other country, as anything calculated to
arouse the patriotism of the country
would distract public attention from
the monumental failure of the domestic
policy of the administration in all its
branches. MIR. Cleveland would much
rather that the Monroe Doctrine be dis
cussed in congress than come other
things.
Mr.. Cleveland did not enjoy his
Thanksgiving day dinner, for several
good and sufficient reasons. He has
bad attack of the govt, and everybody
who has had any experience with man
suffering with that complaint knows
that it makes the most amiable of men
savage. Besides, he has number of
very troublesome questions to deal with
in his annual message to congress. lie
hasn't been to the white house for ten
DAYS.
A lot of defeated democratic con-
gressmen thought they had nice little
snap to get sums running from $1,000
aud upwards for ca ID man from Uncle
Sans Golfers, without even making a
pretense of earning it. Present indica
tions are that the snap will have to be
abandoned as unavoidable. These men
concluded that they would not come to
Washington to take part in the short
session of congress-, hut would utilize
the time IN trying to ''catch on to
something out of which they could live,
meanwhile continuing to draw their sal
aries as Recommendation 4 month
until the Sd of next March. But that
was not enough for them. They ac-
tually had the auddcity to write to the
sergeant alarms of the house, directing
HIM to forward them checks for the mil
cage which would have been que them
for coming to Washington and return
ing to their homes at the close of the
session. That demand has probably
bIoken up the whole scheme, as the ser
geant- alarms has very properly refused
to pay mileage to meubers who dc not
come to Washington, and movement is
on foot to stop the salary of members
who remain away from Washington ex-
cept when compelled by sickness to do
| SO.
Although the members Of the admin
istration pretend TO be entirely indlffer-
ent as to whether democrats senators
and representatives carry out their
| threats OF making an attack upon Mr.,