The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-29
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsH1NGToS, April %, 1897.

AAo lOO1"A11101 AAISAo lave 1OuuN
congenial work among the Original
tors of the story that there was even
a remote probability that any num-
Der of the house would join with
Jerry Simpson and the kicking DEM
ocrats in an effort to compel Speaker
Reed to appoint the committees, and
to have the house meet daily and
take up general legislation. The
story once started was widely ex-
plotted by lobbyists and their news
paper organs, they being naturally
oppose to continuation OF the pres
ent policy which leaves them with
out occupation or remuneration; and
probably found some believers. It is
we'll known to every intelligent man
around the capitol that the adoption
of the policy to confne the legisla
ton of the house to acting upen the
appropriation bills that failed at the
last session and the Dingley tariff
bill, YVES the result Of numerous con-
ferences participated in by every
prominent republican who was at the
time in Washington, and that the
policy is to-day approved by at least
nine Of every ten republican senators
and representatives and by President
Mckinley and his entire cabinet.
When majority of the republicans
in the, house desire a change it can
be easily had. Speaker Reed has
publicly announced his willingness
to obey the orders of a republican
caucus at any time, but he will pay
no attention to attacks made by
combination Of populists and demo
Gratis and handful of disgrunted re-
publicans. It isn't his policy that is
being carried out, but that of the re-
publicans of the house.
The indications are that the Ding
ley tariff bill will be reported to the
senate about the first week i'll May.
The subcommittee which has been
carefully going over the bill, work
ing night and day, has nearly com
pleted it's game.
Senator Mason, of ILL.,, made a
characteristic short speech in favor
of his resolution to amend the senate
rules SO as to limit debate. The reso-
luton was referred to the committee
On rules.
Don Dickinson got straight
knockdown this week that he will
not forget for some time to come
Postmaster General Gary asked for
the resignation of Bernard Goode, of
Mich, superintendent Of the dead
letter Office, because he considered
him incompetent. Goode was a
protege of Don Dickinson, who put
him into office under the Cleveland
administration, and Dickinson tried
to get him kept by putting in the
claim that he was, like himself, gold
democrat. Some of the Michigan re-
publicans knocked the pins from I'M
der Don by telling him that they
knew all about how good gold dem
ocrat he had claimed to be; also all
about his Sc cret] y working to carry
the state for Bryan. Don threw up
the sponge. and his incompetent pro
tege made way for Mr.. D. P. Lieb-
hardt, who had been pushed out Of
the same office to make room for him
The senate passed the left over
Agricultural appropriation bill with
out amendment and it is now in the
hands of the president. The senate
made several amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill, which sends
that measure back to the house.
Unless President Mckinley decides
to pardon him, E. R. Chapman, the
New York broker who refused to an
swer questions put to him by the SEN
ate committee that investigated the
charges that senators had speculated
in sugar while the democratic tariff
bill was before the senate, will have
to serve thirty days in the U. S. Jail
at Washington. A decision Of the U.
S. supreme court has closed Ill other
methods Of his escaping imprison-
ment. Three other men, two news
paper correspondents and one broker
are under Indictment for the same Of
Tense. If President Mckinley de-
clines to interfere in Chapman's case,
the others will be speedily tried, but
if Chapman is pardoned it is expect
ed that the other cases will be noll
pressed.
Pension Commissioner Evans is be-
ing warmly congratulated on the Sc
lection of his first and second depu
ties from among those who are thor
ough]y familiar with the practice of
the office. The first deputy commits
sioner is Mr.. James L. Davenport, of
New Hampshire, who has an honor
able war record and has been emf
ployed in the pension bureau for, six
teen years; the second deputy is
Capt. Leverett NJ. Kelly, of Illinois,
who has splendid war record and
who was chief Of the certificate divi-
sion during the Harrison administra-
ton. Commissioner Evans has an
nounced his intention to. restore ev-
cry old soldier whose record for effi-
cheney is good who was dismissed
from the pension bureau under the
Cleveland administration.