The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1895-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 25, 1895

arc agreed that it is the duty of the
Democratic Senators to retain the
control of the Senate until they are
forced to give it up. There will be
no occasion to fill the vacancy in
the Office Of President pro tenn of
the Senate so long as Vice-Presi-
dent Stevenson is on hand every
day to preside over the Senate, and
he can be counted upon to be
on hand unless prevented by
serious illness. 1t is understood
that the Democratic steering COM
mittee of the Senate will recon-
mend 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 sen
ators can, of course, obtain control
of the Senate at once with the as
sistance of the Populists, and with
out their aid if Dupont is seated
from Delaware 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 long ways from agreeing,
and by harmonious and skillful
tactics the Democrats may remain
an control during 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 befound
In the tootings of the ordinary ex-
penditure column of the United
States Treasurer's annual report.
Those footings show that for the
fiscal year, ending June 80, last, the
government spent for ordinary !
purposes ST., 1923, 98l less than was |
spent during the previous year.
Few people in Washington take |
any stock in the story that comes
from New York, to the effect that |
Mr.. Harrison has made a combina-
ton, which is to place Ex- Senator
Warner Miller on the tail of the |
Harrison ticket. Washington peo-
pie know Mr.. Harrison for one of |
the 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
they cannot believe that he has
made any deal with such a has been
as Miller. lie he could get Cover
nor Morton to enter a combination
for the nomination of the
old-'88- ticket, he'd jump at
1t; but Morton has not love enough
for Mr.. Harrison to do so, even If he
desired again to become q candidate
for Vice President,-he remembers
'92. Failing to make a deal with
Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Harrison has
made one with Senator Allison, it
is said, for the express purpose of
both Reed and Mckinley.
Incidentally, they have agreed,
that if at any time during the Con-
vention their combined strength
will nominate either, it shall be
given to the one controlling the
largest number of votes. Harrison,
next to getting the nomination
for himself, wants to keep both
Reed and Mckinley out of it.
Some people have queer ideas of
what is good taste. For instance,
Hon. John M. Thurston, of