The morning times., 1897-02-15
Capitol News and Gossip

Speaker Thofias Brackett Reeds friends
are angry They have heard so much about
the tyranny or the ex-czar toward his
Republican colleagues in the House, that
they have entereda systematic, and In some
| cases, specific denial. The trouble all
grows out Of attacks against the Speaker
because he is alleged to be using his great
power to prevent the enactment OF general
| legislation, and expedite the passage of
private bills, Involving the expenditure or
government money.
The story has gone out that the Speaker
Is solely responsible for the failure OF
these measures which carry on their face
honesty-measurest that are OF great interest
TO many scores OF Congressmen and their
constituents. Mr. Reeds friends now
come back at his critics and say that he
is simply carrying out the will of the Re
publican ajority and the policy of his
party policy that was adopted at the
beginning or this Congress.
III has come to the ears of the Speaker,
It Is said, that certain Republican mem
bers have written to their constituents
berating Mr.. Reed for his refusal to allow
hearing on certain measures that have
been long pending, when, In fact, these
same statesmen are on record as voting
for do-nothing policy.
1t would make mighty interesting read
ing If the Speaker would secure some of
these letters and publish them.
1t is mistake to suppose that the II on.
| James j. Belden of Syracuse, will not cut
| large swath during the Mckinley ad-
| ninistration, even if he did run ON an
lnGeDenGpUt wishes Df
Thomas Collier Platt and was elected
| with the aid of Democratic votes.
Mr.. Platt triel to take a fall out OF Belden
by opposing the confirmation OF Interstate
Commerce Commissioners K Knapp, but he was
| leftin helurch through the influence Of Nc
Kinley Republican Senators. Now Bel
den's friends are say ying that the astute old
| Syracusian has the promise from President
elect Mckinley that he shall have the nam
| ing of all the Federal patronage in his Con-
| gressional district, whether Platt likes 1T
| or not. AS Platt, Quay and Foraker are
| said to have formed an alliance, offensive
| and defensive, there will doubtless be some
| lively old times in the early executive Ses-
sions of the next Senate. In the event the
| Republicans carry the next New y ork legiS-
lature Belden will enter the field against
| tHc IIlpulslNt LduIefbdIn. L ldtI , cHdiI-
man OF the New York county committee,
for United States Senator to succeed Ed
| ward Murphy. Democrats in the Empire
State are not worrying much over the sue
censorship TO Mr.. Murphy, as they believe
the Republicans viii be so badly torn up
| after the fight over the Federal spoils is
fairly on that they will not be able to Sc
cure control or the legislature in many year S
to come.
Should the Democrats win the legiSla-
ture David BenRett Hill will probably enter
| the race for Senator Murphy seat, but as
the sphinx of WeoEfert's Roost assisted
in the election OF Mr.. Mckinley his chance 5
are not as gootn as some loyal Democrats
who viii enter the contest.
As stated in Sundays Times the best
friends of the arbitration treaty despair OF
it's ratification at this session. Senator