Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 30, '95.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 30, 05.
Speaker to be Reed has been the plan
ct around which everything Congress.
sional has 'evolved since his arrival in
Washington early this week. One might
suppose from the number wh) pro-
fess to know his intentions that hc had
spent the entire week taking newspaper
men into his confidence, if one didn't
know "a heap sight better, Like the
wise man that he is he will uuquestion-
ably do in the future as he has in the
past-allow his acts to tell bis inten-
tions-and let other men, less wise, do
the talking. He has, however, done
two very good things, for himself and
for the Republican par ty, advised all
Republican members of the House to
go slow and to consider we'll before
committing themselves to any particu.
lar line of policy, and absolutely re-
iuoNu y 'ohS any paw VI w eApIebS any
preference in the contest for the minor
House offices. Although it is believed
that he has nearly or quite completed
the assignment of members to com
mittees he declines to discuss that mat
ter until after he has taken h is seat as
Speaker. Then it is expected that he
will give the members m opportunity
of expressing themselves Gu the sub.
ject before he the commit
tees, and will 30 far as it may be iu-
dicious make such changes as may be
desired, keeping in view the welfare of
the party as a whole and not the ambi.
ton OF individuals to occupy prominent
places. Right here ! wish to record a
prediction, which is not based upon
conjecture. When the committee an
nouncements 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 Repub.
lican Presidential nomination, but ia
the interest of a business like DISPOSE
ton of legislation, and consequently in.
the interest of the Republican party
and of the country as q whole. Mr..
Reed is ambitious OF being President,
but he is more ambitious of seeing the
Republican party restore the prosperity
of the country by its wise legislation.
The Kansas delegation in Congress is
a unit in being disguised with the man
ner III 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 a say about it. A
resolution is to be introduced in both
branches of Congress providing for the
appointment of a committee TO ~investi.
gate the arrest and imprisonment of ex.
Consul Waller. The refusal of France
to furnish this government with a COPY
of the proceeding at the trial of Waller
has added to the interest of the case.
an l not a few Senators and Represen-
tatives are of the opinion that France
should be compelled, by force, if neces-
sary to furnish that record. A num-
Der of newspaper men and other clti-
zens of Washington have arranged for
u benefit for Waller and his family and
the manager of the Academy of Music
has donated its free use.
John w. Yerkes, who had the honor
OF being Chairman of the Republican
State Committee of Kentucky in the
recent campaign, is in Washington to
see the opening of Congress. He says
I'VE haye redeemed Kentucky, and |
haven the slightest doubt that it is 60.
ing to stay redeemed. In 1894 we car
ried 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
a~'Republican Senator and that Black.
burn can not be r~e.elected, even
should the report that he has captured
the votes of the two populist members
OF the Legislature prove to be true. He
believes that there are Democrats in
the Legislature who will vote for a Re.
publican sooner than see Blackburn
reelected.
Presidential booms are arriving in
Washington along with the Congress.
men, although the c~ustodians 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 ex-
pect to need any. We intend to nomi.'
nate Norton" George w. Curtis, the
rich Iowa lumberman, says: ''Sena-
tor Allison will have the solid and con-
tinued support of Iowa, and he will
also be the first choice of several neigh.
boring States, especially those lying to
the westw ard, aud the second choice of
many Others"
Major G. 7. PIcton is manager of the