The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-04-30
Twenty individuals of New York
own eighteen per cent of all the real
est tie of that city.
Washington Letter.
our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The chic! pie dis
tributor and his assistants having gone to New
York to take part in dedicating the monument
to General Grant, the pie hunters who hadn't
| the money the railroad passes to accompany
them are taking rest. About half OF Con-
gress has lso gone, as it was previously agreed
that the House and Senate should meet today
| and Thursday only to adjourn.
| 1t is becoming apparent that the administra-
ton is preparing to let down some of the civil
service bars to the office pastures. Mr.. McKin-
| lev has been talking over the matter with the
| civil service commission and two of hi cabinet
Gage and wilson-havc publicly advocated
modifying the civil service rules as applied to
| their departments.
| Some surprise was expressed by Ohio men
who were not inside the game, so to speak,
when Judge Day. of that State, who was sup
posed to be preparing TO go to Cuba, as spe-
cial Commissioner, allowed himself TO be nomi-
| nated First Assistant Secretary of State They
| knew that Judge Day had resigned two Judge
| ships, both paying more salary than any oil the
Assistant Secretaries get, and that he wasn't
exactly the sort of man who would care to be
| anybody's assistant. Well, he is to be Sher-
mans assistant only in name. So far rs the
matters he will handle are concerned, he will be
Secretary OF State, and if Mr.. Sherman, who is
giving visible evidence that he feels his age
vets tired of the worry and resigns the port
| folio will be given to Judge Day. What Mr..
Sherman thinks of tins programme would
make interesting reading, but unless he con-
cludes to add another volume to his "Recollec-
| tions" the public will have to be content with
guessing Had Sherman not been in Hanna s
way in the Senate, he would never have been
| made Secretary of State, and he would not be
persuaded to withdraw it should he tender his
| resignation.
Senator Foraker won his fight against Bel
lamy Storer, of Ohio, without having to ask
for votes in the Senate to reject his nomination
to be Assistant Secretary of State. Storer was
nominated Minister to Belgium instead, and
Foreker has no objections to his going there.
Had % members who were present but did
not vote, supported Representative Blandsap-
peal from the decision of the Speaker, refusing
him recognition to offer his resolution calling
| upon the Attorney General for information as
| to what steps had been taken to protect the in
terests of the government in relation to the
sale of the Union Pacific Railroad, the Speaker
would have been defeated, us the vote stood
| 81 for sustaining the speaker and IS against.
Such close call as that ought to convince Mr..
Reed that he has got to be little careful or he
| will get heavy throw down some day.
The death of Judge Holman, of Indiana, so
| closely following that of ex-senator Voorhees,,
another distinguished son of the Hoosier State,
| ia deeply felt by the old-timers in Congress.
Notwithstanding his fame as an objector to
| bills carrying appropriations he believed to be
unnecessary, no member of tn House had
more personal friends. That he valued the
| good will of his associates was strikingly shown
several years ago. He was very poor and
| when approached by publisher with a liberal
| Offer he decided to write book covering his
personal "reminiscences during his long men,
| bership in the House, and actually began the
preliminary work. About that time John
| Sherman's book was published, and when he
saw the antagonism that was thereby aroused,
| he concluded not to write book. When re-
monstrated with he said II cannot do il.
Every book of "reminiscences that comes out
| only makes trouble for the writer. He is
bound to say something, even if he is innocent
| of any meant intention, that will cause heart
burning and misunderstanding. l must net
| let the end of my lie be clouded in such a
| way"
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said, speaking of
| the future of the gold Democrats some will
remain in the Republican party and the others
will return to us. 1t is too early yet TO predict
what proportion will renew their allegiance to
Democratic principles, but think very con-
siderable number will. Those who are willing
to support Democratic principles will be well
coined back. We shall be glad of the assist
ance of any man who believes as we do and
votes with us; that is sound Democracy. The
gold Democrats may not be permitted to vote
| at the primaries in some places, but that is a
| local matter determined by local sentiment.
Generally speaking, the Democrats who left
/ the party last year, because of the money ques-
ton, will be permitted to identify themselves
with the organization, if they will support our
|