The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-12-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINaToN. Dee. Z. tSag

| tililslllLlCCN li3t Nfi}N.llLtf, u iiAS ~
session Of the fiity-fourth Cons,
| Every seat was not hlied, bat
than quorum Of the House wa i
attendance. Ditto the Senate.
principal business Of the FIRST 1 X
was the alleged listening to the La
| inc of the Presidents message.
der the most favorable conditions.
there are few members of eitbAr
house who really listen TO the read
ing of the message, because they all
have printed copies OF II; out to-day,
When they all knew thai the recon-
menGations of the message viii net
amount TO q row Of pins as o factqk
in influencing legislation, there Wa
scarcely a pretense OF iistenin
There are many points of resemblan
between the message and that Sc
to Congress one year ago; the sanff
ideas are stated III different laf-
guage.
While none of the numerous Repu4b-
lican Senators and Representatives
who have recently been TO CantSn
are willing to quote President-eleet
Mckinley TO that effect, their general
manner OF talking leaves not tae
slightest doubt that an extra ses1 IN
of Congress will be called toges her
within a few week after the inalEu-
ration, to pass tariff bill, regard ess
of whether this session passes " a
revenue legislation ornot.
Chairman Hanna has no reason to
complain of any lack of attention
since his arrival in Washington, to
make the start on the preparation for
the inauguration. Indeed. it is fair
to suppose after seeing the crowds
which are always around him-he
sees all callers-that he would be just
as well pleased with less attention.
General Horace Porter, of n Y, who
will be Chief Marshal of the inaugural
parade, is one Of Mr.. Hanna's constant
companions and assistants. 1t is re
garded as about settled that the In
augural Bail viii be held in the beau
tiful Library building.
The substitute for the House Immi-
grafton Bill, which provides that no
Immigrant shall be admitted who is
unable 10 read five lines of the &. S.
Constitution in some printed Ian
guage, is the unfinished business
of the Senate and as much has the
right OF way in that branch of Con
gress. The Dill is il charge OF Sena-
! Tor Lodge who expresses confidence
that it Will pass There seems no log
| zeal reason tor opposing it. Certain
| ly no man who is 50 illiterate as to be
unable TO read in any language can
be considered q desirable accession to
our country.
senator Dubois, of Idaho, isn't
half as sure that he will be reelected
to the Senate as some other people
have assumed to be- He said on the
subject: Those friends who have
| been saying that | would be reelected
don know any thing of the situa-
ton. 1t is the Democrats that are
bOthering me. They have united
with the POpulists and are engaged
in a still hunt for an original silver
man to represent them in the Sen
ate" And, while Senator Dubois
| didn't say SO, it is evident that he
fears they will find the man they are
hunting for. There is no truth in
The statement that the Republiaaa
National committee is trying to pre-
vent the reelection of Senator Dubois
to punish him for boiling the st.
Louis Convention.
Representative Blue, of Kansas,
who has made more of u name for
himself than most members do in
their first term, and who was a victim
OF the pOpO-dem. combine, presents
this word picture of the elements that
carried his state this year: THE lead
ers of the Populists in Kansas are at
heart socialists, every one of them.
and they welcomed Bryan's candi-
dacy because they believed it was in
its essence s0cialistic, as indeed it
| was. The unrest and discomfort in
this country and Europe are but
manifestations Of socialism. Every
man who had failed in his profession
or business, whose life had been I'M
successful, was on Bryan's side; so
were those who contend that one man
should not have any more property
than another that ali citizens should
stand Oh an absolute equality regard
less OF industry or natural ability,
! and that it is the business Of the gov
eminent TO support the people rather
than the people to support the gov
eminent
Commissioner of Pensions Murphy
has had several unpleasant inter
views with Republican Congressman,
who accuse him OF having during the
campaign purposely delayed answers
to calls they made ON the Pension
Bureau in behalf of their constitu-
ents, for the purpose OF injuring
them and preventing their getting
votes. Mr.. Murphy denied the ac-
cusatiOn III every case, but that didn't
prevent the indignant Congressman
having their say, and it will not pre-
vent their working TO have Mr. Muir
phys head be among the first that
falls after the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
One of the notable abscntees of the
opening session of the Senate 'w'stS
Senator Allison, of Iowa, who was
at home by Il severe cold.
Richmond Il. Sharps, travelling
salesman for Che j. Il. Goodwin drug
company, of Wheeling, was here on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr.. Sharps
is the eldest son of Rev w. j. Sharps,
now of Buchannon, but who for many
years was II preacher in Preston
cOuntV and who will no we'll ramam-