The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.


hcpllaf correspondent w HlG.
WAsHINGToN, Mas 4th 1896.
While nothing is certain in politics until it
has been accomplished, the impression is
well nigh general in Congress, although a
few of those who are committed TO other
candidates will not publicly admit as much
that GOV. Mckinley will be nominated for
President by the -. Louis convention The
original Mckinley men express confidence
that no ballot will he taken but that the nomi
nation will he made 10y acclamation. OF course
itispossible that something may occur that will
change matters, and it is largely upon that
something that the opponents of Gov. Me-
Kinley ar" now banking. but from the best
obtnihabc information in Washington it looks
at this tim" as il Mckinley was hound to
win.
Members of the House are disposed to re-
sent the action of the Senate in reducing the
number OF battleships provided for in the
Naval Appropriation bill from to 2, and the
House will probably refuse to agree to the
S"nai" amendment. The House often re-
fuses to agree 10 Senate amendments. but
somehow or other the Senate nearly always
succeeds in having its way and AS members
of the house are much more anxious t. got
home-some Of them have got to fight for
denomination than the senators. this will
probably not be an exception to the rule If
the Senate refuses to recede But the vote in
favor Of the amendment was close-3l to y
and upon Il fuller attendance of the
SENATE, enough votes may lie obtained to
recedr from the amendment
Th" House passed the general bankruptcy
bill by vote of 1877 to 81. Whether the lil
will be disposed of 10y the Senate ut this
session is not yet certain. /: will depend
largely On whether an agreement can he
reached TO limit the debate to Il given time.
Representatives Baker. Of New Humpshir".
has offered concurrent resolution providing
for an investigation hy sc.cc. Congress
ional committee of the recent purchase Of
seed by Secretary Morton. \ PR ambc 10
the resolution sets forth the charges made
| against Secretary Morton by Il Chicago firm
of secdsmen: ais" Secretary MortoL's charge
that senators and Representatives often dis
pose of their quota of seeds for cash instead
OF having them sent to their constituents.
II Senator Tillmau of $. c., was given his
Just deserts, he would be expelled from the
L. s. Senate for having iusultcd that body
upon the two occasions he has delivered
hurangues on the floor of the Serate Cham
Der, by Il copious use of ungentemanly
language. Other Senators have criticised
other public men just as harshy AS Timan
did. and it being their right to do so no OBJ
lection has been made, but no other Senator
has ever belched forth such deluge of
billingsgate rs Tillman did and the worst
feature of it is that he claims all his black
guardism to be done in the name of the peo-
! pie and in the interests of reform. The re-
form of which Tilman is the apostle is truly
to be pitied How hollow it is may be
| Judged from the fact that Tilman drew his
salary rs Senator for the period he was
travelling III the West making hlackguartl
speeches, without Il blush. Some of the
ahlest silver men in Congress believe that
| Tilman has done the cause of silver ire
! parable injury by his wild talk 1t must be
calling to South Caroiinians to read OF Till
mans boast that he has the electoral vote OF
that state completely under his control and
can place it wherever he pleases A more
disgusting or disgraccful boast was never
/ publicly made in this country 1t is little
more than the boldest political boss has ever
dared to do.
1t is believed that when Senator Hill stated
in his speech. on the floor Of the Senate, that
hn didn't Lal
he a candidate for the democratic nomila-
ton. that the foxy New Yorker was irving to
smoke Mr. Cleveland out and get him 10
make definite declaration of his intentions.
The wording OF the platform adopted by the
Michigan democratic convention. which was
probably prepared by Don Dickinson. has IN
creased the belief in Washington that Mr.
Cleveland intends to capture that nomination
for himself unless the silver democrats make
it impossible by capturing the Chicago con-
venton.
Although democratic Senators have assured
their republican colleagues that they would
do nothing to prevent an early adjournment
there is IL belief in some quarters that the as
surance had a string tied to it which will be-
come visible when the republicans report a
resolution TO the Senate setting a date for adj
| iournmrnt.