The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-11-29
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in Soo,
Manner of Things in Genera,
About Washington.
Especial to the Citizen.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.


With few exceptions Democrats ara
agreed that it is the duty of the Dem.
ocratic Senators to retain the contrd
of the Senate until they are forced fl
give it up. There will be no occasion
to fill the vacancy in the office of Pres.
ident pro tenn of the Senate so long az
Vice-President Stevenson is on hand
every day to preside over the Senate. and
he can be counted upon to he OH hand
unless prevented by serious illness Il
is understood that the Democratic
steering committee of the Senate will
recommend following this line of NIL.
icy; also, that every measure which
comes before the Senate shall he fully
debated by the Democrats, in order
that the position of the party NAV be
thoroughly understood by the country.
The Republican Senators can. of
course, obtain control of the Senate at
once with the assistance of the ponn.
lists aud without their aid if Dupont il
seated from Delaware, when the Utah
Senators take their seats, which will
probably be early in the coming year,
II they can agree among themselves,
but up to this time they are long
way from agreeing, and by harmon.
Gus and skillful tactics the Democrats
may remain in control during the en-
tire session.
AS the annual reports of the heads of
the various branches of the govern.
do 10 g.
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 footlngs of the
ordinary expenditure column of the
United States Treasurer's annual re-
port. Those footings show that for
the fiscal year ending June 30th, last,
the government spent for ordinary,
purposes S1l, 1923, 1851 less than wa
spent during thee previous years.
Few people in Washington take any
stock in the story that come from New
York to the effect that Mr.. Harrison
has made a combination which is too
place Ex-senator Warner Miller on The
tail of the Harrison ticket. Washing.
ton people know Mr.. Harrison for one
of tue shrewdest politicians the coun-
try has ever had. Notwithstanding the
impression of some people that he is too
dignified 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 such
a has-been as Miller. If he could get
Governor Morton To enter a combine
| f., hu in f. Of ha oil
ticket he'd jump at it, but Morton
has not love enough for Mr.. Harrison
to do so, even if he desired to again be-
come Il candidate for Vice-President,
he remembers 1872. Failing to make
a deal with Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Harrison
has made one with Senator Allison. II
is said, for the express purpose of oppos-
ing both Reed and Mckinley. Incl
dentially they agreed that fat any llne
during the convention their combined
strength Will nominate either, ii shall
be given to the one controlling the lar
gest number of votes. Harrison, next
to getting the nomination himself
wants to keep both Reed and Mckln'
ley out of it.
Some people have queer ideas oil
what is good taste. For instance, Hon.
John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, VINO
was for years in the employ of one OF
the Pacific Railroads-only resigned
within the last ten days, although DIS
salary as Senator began on March =
last-and who is said to owe his cleo.
ton to the United States Senate to Inc
influence of that corporation, proposes
to inaugurate his Senatorial career W
introducing bill providing for SET
Element of the debts due the govern
ment from the Cen raj and Union "a
cific Railroads. He says that wnie
his bill differs in details from the set
Element recommended by the govern.
ment directors of those roads its resuH
will be the same. This may be trus
but when his past relations with thes'
corporations are remembered, suspv
ion will naturally arise that ne
merely continuing to do their bldups
by introducing this bill.
Senator Hill has started mucn gvs
sip by renting large house in WASH
ington and reports az to his intenllop'
cover every imaginable thing from gsgl
ting married to opening poiIiOas,
club house for the starting Of a ne"
boom for the Presidential nomlnauo~
1t is probable that his personal CONVEX.
fence was the only reason for bis se'
ting up housekeeping.