The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 30, '95.


Speaker. to-be. Reed has been the plan
ct around which everything Congress.
sional has revolved since his arrival in
Washington early this week. One might
suppose from the number Of those who
profess to know his intentions that he
spent the entire week taking newspaper
men into his confidence, if one didn't
know cheap sight" better. Like the
wise man that he is he will unquestion.
ably do in the future as he has in the
past-allow his acts to tell his intentions
--and let other men, less wise, do the
talking. He has, however, done two
very good things-for himself and for
the Republican party-advised all Re.
publican members of the House to 60
slow and to consider we'll before com.
mitting themselves to any particular
line of policy, and absolutely refused to
take any part or to express any prefer.
ence in the contest for the minor House
offices. Although it is believed that he
has nearly or quite completed the as
signment of members to the committees
he declines to discuss that matter until
after he has taken his seat as Speaker.
Then it is expected that he will give the
members an opportunity Of expressing
themselves on the subject before he an
nounces the committees, and will. so far
asit may be judicious, make such changes
as may be desired, keeping in view the
welfare of the party as whole and not
the ambition of individuals to occupy
prominent places. Right here wish to
record a prediction, which lie not based
upon conjecture. When the committee
announcements are made it will be seen
that Mr.. Reed has not organized the
committees of the House in the interest
of his own candidacy for the Republican
Presidential nomination, but in the in.
.erest of business like disposition of
legislation, and consequently in the in
terest of the Republican party as whole.
Mr.. Reed is ambitious of being Presi.
dent, but he is more ambitious of seeing
the Republican party restore the pros
perity of the country by its wise legisla.
ton.
The Kansas delegation in Congress is
unit in being disgusted with the man.
ner in which the State Department has
conducted the Waller case. Secretary
Olney has ignored their protests and
suggestions, and now they propose that
Congress shall have say about it. A
resolution is to be introduced in both
branches of Congress providing for the
appointment of committee to investi.
gate the arrest and imprisonment of ex.
Consul Waller. The refusal of France
to furnish this government with copy
of the proceedings at the trial of Weller
has added to the interest of the case, and
not few Senators and Representatives
are of the opinion that France should be
compelled, by force, if necessary, to fur.
nish that record. A number Of news
paper men and other citizens of Wash.
ington have arranged for a benefit for
Waller and his family, and the manager
of the Academy of Music has denoted
it's free use.
Mr.. John w. Yerkes, who had the
honor of being chairman OF the Repub.
lican State Committee of Kentucky in
the recent campaign, is in Washington
to see the opening of Congress. He
says: "We have redeemed Kentucky,
and I haven't the slightest doubt that it
is going to stay redeemed. In 1894 we
carried the State on National issues, and
did it again this year on National and
State issues combined" Mr.. Yerkes
thinks the chances favor the election of
Republican Senator and that Black.
burn cannot be reelected, even should
the report that he has captured the votes
of the two Populist members of the
Legislature prove to be true. He be.
lieves that there are Democrats in the
Legislature who will vote for Republi-
can sooner than see Blackburn re elected.
Presidential booms are arriving in
Washington along with the congressman,
although their custodians are rarely
members of either House or Senate.
For instance, Chairman Hackett, of the
New York State Republican Committee,
says: "New York is for Morton, and we
expect to see him nominated. We have
no second choice. We do not expect to
need any. We intend to nominate Nor.
ton." Mr.. Geo. w. Curtis, the rich
Iowa lumberman, says: Senator Allison
will have the solid and continued sup.
port of Iowa, and besides his own State,
he will also be the first choice OF several
neighboring states, especially those lying
to the westward, and the second choice
Of many others"
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