Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-30
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP Economy in Public Expenditures Is the Programme. SN0MINATl0N CERTAIN It Is Proposed to Have It Done by Acclama-
 ton. TARIFF POLICY NOT YET FORMULATED It Is Pretty Certain That the Rivers and Harbors Will Get it in the Neck-The Combine's Plans Are All
 Arranged.
REEDS NOMINATlONCE CERTAIN
TARIFF POLICY NOT YET FORMULATED

Washington, Nov. 29-Rigid economy in public expenditures will be the repub- lican programme for next winter MT. Reed has impressed this necessity upon a number of the older members whom he honors with his confidence and with whom he finds time, notwithstanding the rush of callers, to consult regarding mat ters not connected with the personnel Of the committees. This does not mean that a cheeseparing policy will be adopt ed or that great public works now in progress of construction will be discon- tinued in order to reduce appropriations. But it does mean that not a dollar will be expended unnecessarily. It means, too, that no money will be voted for new public buildings, except where urgent necessity exists. It is also understood to mean that the river and harbor con- mittee will be so constituted as to reduce those appropriations to the lowest point consistent with the needs of the govern ment. If this policy be faithfully ob- served 1t will follow that numper of small streams and harbors upon which moneys have been expended with more or less liberality in past years will be passed over by the next house, notwtth- standing the probability that the mem- DtIS iuttiSStSu III inSSS WOlhS lioy uoC their influence to defeat the bill.
 MT. Reed has not, so far as can be learned, formulated any policy with re- spect to tariff or financial legislation. Not only he, but the other republican leaders in the house are disposed to await the presidents message before de ciding what course the party shall pur- sue upon this and other questions of na- tional importance. The continued deficit in the treasury is causing some uneasi- ness among the members, and the sug geStions which have been advanced to meet the situation are as diverse as the sections they represent and all sorts of antagoDisms are manifested. MT. Reed is quoted as saying that no measure in- creaSing tariff rates will, in his opinion, be signed by the president, even if 1t passes the senate, which he regards as problematical. The contention that the desired relief can be found in the adop- ton of proper currency measure hav- ing for its primary object the retirement of the greenbacks does not meet the ap- proval of the majority of republicans although it is believed that recom- mendation upon these lines will be con- tained in the presidents message.
 It is also asserted that the president will contend that under the present tariff law customs receipts will so increase that they will be equal to all the requirements of the public service. MT. Reed main- tains studied silence upon all matters connected with the committees. Gossip however, assigns Mir. Henderson of Iowa to the chairmanship of the committee on appropriations; MT. Payne of New York or MT. Dingley of Maine to the head of the ways and means committee, and Mir Boutelle to the head of the naval com mlttee.
 MT Reed is overwhelmed with callers and the number grows with the arrival of members in town Attendance at the Saturday night caucuses promises to be unusually great.
 The arrangements for the house re- publican caucus so far as it relates to their candidacy have been perfected by the managers of the McDowell-G Glenn Russell combine. Representative John Dalzell of Pittsburg will place MT Mc- Dowell's name before the caucus as candidate for clerk. MT. McDowells ca 1reer contains number of incidents which affords material for oratorical ef- fort He entered the army at the age of IS. and received seven wounds at the bat ties of the Wilderness and at Gettysburg. He is now a prominent business man of Sharon. Mercer county. bordering on the Ohio line.
 Representative Sereno Payne of Au- burn. N. r., will do the honors for w. J. Glenn, the candidate for doorkeeper. Major Russell, who is the third member of the apparently successful commission, will be placed by Representative Bar tholdi of St. Louis. Representative Gros- venor. it is expected. will make the speech in behalf of Captain McElroy. ohio's candidate for postmaster who looks for the support of the combine" strength.
 No arrangements have been made by the managers of General Hendersons candidacy in regard to putting him be- fore the caucus. Representative Cannon said in the speech there would be no trouble on that score. There were plenty of men able and willing to do the job, and the candidates record offered a rich field. He also said there would be no further meetings of General Hendersons supporters so far as he knew.
 final gathering of the McDowelI men will be held at ' o'clock tomorrow night. in the room of the committee on ways and means. The managers of, MT. Mo Dowell's candidacy said this afternoon that they should insist upon a roll call for the nomination: that they would op- pose vote by ballot.
 There was report current in the hotel Hobbies this evening that General Hen derson's friends had abandoned the fight for their candidate, but this was denied by them. They announced their inten- tion to stick to him to the end.
 As to the nomination of MT. Reed a proposition was favorably discussed to- day to have it done by exclamation and Maine members. disregarddinnes ali preca: dents. No plan has been decided on however
 It was reported at late hour tonight tha. Mir. Reed has practically settled up- on Representative James S. Sherman of New York as chairman of the house com mittee on Indian affairs, and Charles Chckering of New York as head of the committee of railroads and canals. Hooker of New York is. by the same rumor assigned 10 the head of the com- mittee on rivers and harbors. In the same way Dalzell of Pennsylvania is as- signed to the head of the committee on the judiciary.
 It appears that the candidacy of Rev. Henry M. Conden. the blind preacher of Port Huron, Mich. for the chaplainship