The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corrsspondsnt.l
wAsHrxorox. b. O.. March 81. 'se.

gress are unanimous in declaring that
there is no truth in the report that
there was q combination to bring about
his nomination ct st. Louis. Repre-.
sentative Henry, of Indiana, says:
"There is absolutely nothing in the
stories, 80 far as know, and I am in
constant communication with those who
would be first to know Of such a move.
ment," and Representative Hanly, of
the same State, said "The people of
Indiana have always taken Gen. Harri.
son at his word. They believe implicitly
in what he says, because they know he
is not demagogue or trickster. Of
course we would all like very much to
see Gen. Harrison President again, but
we are not planning to have him nomi.
mated. Should there be long. drawn.
out fight in the convention, ending in a
deadlock, Gen. Harrison's name might
be suggested. That, however, is only
possibility, not probability. When
the time comes the Indiana delegation
will act as men and as Republicans"
Other Indiana Republicans in Washing
ton talk the same way.
Senator Platt was perfectly serious
when he offered his resolution provid.
ing for the adjournment of Congress on
May I'd. Speaking of it he said cit is
perfectly clear that there will be no i'm
portant legislation during the session
except that embraced in the appropri-
alton bills, which ouhgt to be all disposed
of before the date mentioned. This
being the case we should begin to look
to adjournment. 1 see no reason for
remaining here merely for the purpose
of introducing and talking upon agita.
ting resolutions, and am persuaded that
the country would, under the circum.
stances, be better satisfied to have us at
home than to have us here" Mr.. Platt's
resolution was referred to the Appropri.
ations' committee. While it is hardly
probable that the resolution will be re.
ported to the Senate by that committee
with quite as early date for adjourn.
ment as that set by Mr.. Platt, the opin.
ion is general among Republicans in
Congress that unless some new compli.
cation aarises to prevent, adjournment
will occur before the first of June.
Many regard the bill, this week intro.
duced by Representative Hepburn, Of
Iowa, providing for government com.
mission of five engineers to report upon
the best practicable route for ship
canal, with depth Of 2s feet, connect
ing the great lakes with the Atlantic
ocean, as one of the most important
measures before this Congress.
Col. Warren 8. Reece, who is contest
ing the seat of Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, and who is credited with being
the father of the Allen resolution pro
viding for an investigation of that elec
tion, which was recently favorably re
ported to the Senate, is in Washington
He says of his contest: 1t is the basis t.
show that Alabama is deprived of Re
publican form of government. Over 30,
600 white citizens of the State have sc
forth the facts in petition, showin
that the Governor of the State, a
we'll as the U. s. Senator elected by tn
legislature of 1S93-94, was not chosel
by a majority OF the legal voters of tn
State. It is one of the most remarkabl
conditions ever known in the history G
this government, when $4,000 voters b.
fraud and other dishonest practices dc
feated 100000 voters Those who ar
wailing and tearing their garments t
have liberty vouchsafed to bleeding an
! down-trodden Cuba need to do a littl
missionary work in behalf of liberty
, little nearer home as we'll as to strike
blow for freedom for that unhappy an
long suffering band Of patriots"
Senator Sherman must have chuckle
when the Senators who showed dispt
siti on to keep up the talk on the Cub
resol utions indefinitely in order to pr
vent vote suggested to him their viii
ingness to support motion to send tn
!. resolutions back to conference. {
course he promptly accepted the sui
gestion, made the motion and the res'
n lutions went back to conference. SEN
tor Sherman is too experienced a parli
1 mentarian not to have recognized tt
A victory thus won over the obstructor
8 He knew that the conference commits
had only tereport in favor of the orig
nal Senate resolutions and the House
! accept that report to close the incidel
without giving the Senators who hs
. been talking against the resolutions ar
further chance at them. And after
the difference between the House res
lutions and the Senate resolutions col
i sists mostly of phraseology.
Speaker Reeds supporters are begi
!. ming to isplay much activity in pus
!. ing his claims for the Presidential nom