The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.


t1Io0 Ouv He8omr Ootteopoo0o0S.J
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec, IL, 1895.
Senator Aldrich deserves the thanks
Of the party and and Of the country for
his promptness in exposing the motive
Of Senator Allen in moving that the
Dingley bill be taken up by the Senate,
. motion that was adopted. Mr.. Aid
rich compelled the Populist Senator
from Nebraska to admit that he would
not vote for the Dingley bill - It passed
the House, an admission that he tried
to quslify by adding that the bill could
be amended 90 that IL would receive his
vote and that Of other Senators who are
not Republicans The same could be
said Of any bill, but after it was 90
amended it would be long way from
pleasing to the Republicans. Mr.. Aliens
motive was to make mischief, BY max.
ing IL appear to the country that tariff
legislation could be had at this session
if the Republican Senators desired It
and he knew when he made the motion
that the Dingley bill az it now stands
does not contain line relating to the
tariff, an amendment having been at
the last session adopted providing for
the free coinage Of silver and striking
out the whole bill, excepting the enact.
ing clause, that was passed by the House.
This is probably just a taste Of what the
Republican Senators, helpless because
Of lack Of majority, will have to contend
with during this session Of Congress.
The wisdom Of the caucus Of Repub.
lican Senators in deciding not to at
tempt to make programme for the
session, and in leaving everything to the
discretion of the steering committee, is
already apparent. There is no use Of
having a programme unless you also
have the power to carry it out. The
steering committee composed Of Sena.
tors Aldrich, Allison, Hale, Mcmillan,
Cullom, Perkins, Quay, Davis, Hans
brough and Shoup, has the confidence
of the party and may be depended upon
to accomplish all that can be accomplish.
ed under the circumstances, which at
best is not likely to be much.
Although the six boiling Republican
Senators - Teller. Pettigrew, Dubois,
cannon, Squire and Mantle-declined
to avail themselves of the invitations to
attend the caucus Of Republican Sena-
tors, four out of the FIVE who are in
Washington-Mr. Teller has arrived
have declared themselves to still be
Republicans upon everything except the
silver question senator Dubois eays Is
out OF the Republican party for good
and all, and announces in advance that
he would vote against the Dingley hill
II it were brought to q vote, and init.
mates rather strongly that he would
vote against anything that originates on
the Republican side OF the Senate. 1t is
believed that Mr. Dubois is playing to
the <prejudiccs Of the anti. Republican
members of the Idaho legislature, in
order to, save himself from being retired
to private life.
The Republican House is keeping up
the record 1t made at the last session az
business body. It has already passed
the Pension appropriation bill, bill
allowing the use of private postal cards
with one cent stamps used upon them, 9
bill providing flor a limited indemnity
of $40 for tho loss of registered mai
matter, a bill authorising private letter
carriers in villages where there is nc
free delivery, and q number of minol
bills, including some private pensions.
Speaker Reed and Chairman Hanns
met for the first time, in the Speaker
private office at the Capitol, this week
and very cordial meeting It was OF
both sides, according to the six or eigh
prominent Republicans who were pres
ent. Mr.. Hanna has made many nev
friends during his abort stay in Wash
| ington, and some Of those who made hi
acquaintance have very different ide'
OF the kind of man he 10 than they ha,
before coming in contact with him
Although 1t is the general opinion o
those who have talked with Mr.. Ham,
that he will not be . member OF tn
cabinet, he expressed such . liking 70
washington that some think he win b.
unable to stand the temptation Of fou
years residence In the city.
/ No grass has been allowed to grow Of
the Inauguration preparations. o.
Monday Chairman Hanna appointe'
Mr.. O. J. Bell chairman of the commit
tee, and todsy the committee ID eatah
lished ip it, headquarters (which, b.
the way is in the same building In whicl
rooms have bean secured for the PEI
manent headquarters OF the Republican