The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-29
Washington Letter.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-With few excep-
tions Democrats are agreed that IT IS the duty
troll of the Senate until they are forced to give
it up. There will be no occasion to fill the va
cancy in the Office of President pro ten. of the
Senate so long as ice-President Stevenson is
on hand every day to preside over the Senate,
and he can be counted upon to be on hand un-
less prevented by serious illness. 1t is under
stood that the Democratic steering committee
of the Senate will recommend following this
line of policy; also, that every measure which
comes before the Senate shall be fully debated
by the Democrats in order that the position of
the party may be thoroughly understood by
the country. The Republican Senators can, of
course, obtain control OF the Senate at once
out their aid if Dupont is seated from Della
ware when the Utah Senators take their seats,
which will probably be early in the coming
year, if they can agree among themselves; but
up to this time they are Il long ways from
agreeing, and by harmonious and skilful tao
tics the Democrats may remain in control dur
ing the entire session.
As the annual reports of the heads of the
various branches of the Government service
are made it is easy to see that Democratic
ideas of economy in public expenditures have
been put into effect wherever possible. The
grand aggregate of all the saving effected may
| be found in the footings of the ordinary ex.
| pendture column of the United States Treas
urer's annual report. Those footings show
that for the fiscal year ending June 80 last the
| Government spent for ordinary purposes 81 =
| 329,9S1 less than was spent during the previ-
| Gus year.
Few people in Washington take any stock in
| the story that comes from New York to the
effect that Mr.. Harrison has made combina-
| ton which is to place ex-senator Warner
Miller on the tail of the Harrison ticket.
Washington people know Mr.. Harrison for
one of the shrewdest politicians the country
| has ever had, notwithstanding the impression
| of some people that he is too digniiied to get
| down to the level from which political wires
| have to be pulled, and, knowing that, they
cannot believe that he has made any deal with
| tph hos hn Upf
4 Governor Morton to enter a combination fol
| the nomination for the old 1885
has not love enough for Mr. Harrison to do so,
| even If he desired to again become candidate
| for Vice-President; he remembers 80. Failing
| to make a deal with Mr.. Morton, Mr. Harrison
has made one with Senator Allison. it is said
| for the express purpose of opposing both Reed
and Mckinley. Incidentally they have agreed
| that if ut any time during the convention their
combined strength will nominate either, II
| shall be given to the one controlling the larg
est number of votes Harrison, next to get
| ting the nomination himself, wants to keel
| both Reed and Mckinley out of it.
Some people have queer ideas of what i:
| good taste. For instance, Hon. John N Thurs
employ of one of the Pacific raflroads-onl
| resigned within the last ten days, although hi
salary as Senator began March 4 last-and wh'
| is said to owe his election to the United state
Senate to the influence of that corporation
proposes to inaugurate his Senatorial caree
by introducing bill providing for settle
| ment of the debts due the Government by tn
Central and Union Pacific railroads. He say
that while his bill differs in details from tn
settlement recommended by the Government
directors of those roads, its result will be tn
same. This may be true, but when his past re
latons with these corporations are remem
bered suspicion will naturally arise that he
merely continuing to do their bidding by in
PRODUCING this bill.
Senator Hill has started much gossip b
\ renting large house in Washington, and re
ports as to his intention cover every imagin
able thing from getting married to opening
political club house for the starting of neN