The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30
Washington Letter.

Washington, April 23rd, 1877
Tie gentlemen engaged in attempting to
organize a revolt in the house against
Car Reed high handed way of doing
things have zeal, will, brains, audaclty-
in fact, everything but the one thing
necessary to succeed; votes enough to
outvote Reed s supporters. There is lots
of talk about large number of Repub-
licans being ready to join the revolt, but
if brought to an issue il will be found
that the ''large number" will be about
a dozen or possibly as many as twenty
at the outside. This being the case il
strikes me that these gentleman are, with
the best intentions, wasting time that
might be put to a better use than raising
expectations that cannot be realized
among those who are not fully acduaint-
with the situation in the house. That
there are enough Republicans in the
house who are at heart opposed to Mr.
Reed s policy and methods to make
majority of the house when combined
with the Democrats and popuIists is
probably true. but they all want the best
committee assignments they can get and
are not going TO vote against the man
VINO makes these assignments; they also
want favors from the administration.
and they know that Mr.. Mckinley is
in favor of the Reed policy. Enough
Republicans to make a majority of the
house will support Reed, regardless of
what they think.
''Billy Mason, of Ills this week es-
tablished his record liz the senate as a
''kicker," by making speech in favor
of his resolution for a cloture rule. in
which he ridiculed the methods of that
august body and charged its members
with caring more for individual power
than for the public welfare Referring
to the failure to act on the Morgan Cu-
ban resolution he said that il was inn
possible to tear down thu golden god of
the senate rules in order to act. and
closed by saying. | would not scuttle
the old ship, but | would like to put her
IN dry dock long enough to have her
bottom scraped -
While no gold Democrat has been ap-
pointed to prominent place by Mr.
Mckinley, he is Indirectly showing his
gratitude to the gold Democrats by al
lowing number of them to remain in
very desirable offices. Mr.. Conrad y
Jordan, Assistant 1r asurer of the l. s :,
at New York, is a conspicuous example,
although Sena,or Platt and the entire
New York machine made a hot fight for
his place for Ellis H. Roberts. a Platt
Republican. Mr.. Jordan was in Wash
lngtOn this week to renew his S4OO 600
bond that expired at midnight on the
End inst. His renewal of the bond
makes 1t certain that he has been as
sured OF his retention in office for an in
definite period, as a reward for being a
gold Democrat. And the same policy is
being pursued towards Claude NJ. John
son, of Ky, chief of the bureau of En-
craving and printing; ex-Representative
Forman, of Ills, commissioner of inter
ternal revenue, and others who fill
places of less importance.
The professional office holders-those
who have been in office before-haye So
cured about ninetenths of the Die dis
trlbuted up to date by DIR. Mckinley
which seems to show that experience is
as necessary in office seeking as IN any
other business; but that doesn't lessen
the disappointment of the inexperienced
reachers after official Die.
Senator Morgan has given notice that
ne would insist upon a vote next week
upon his resolution for the recognition
OF the belllgerency of the Cubans. The
resolution can command majority in
the senate all right, but there il will
stop, unless Gar Rend sees fit to allow
the house to do some business at this
session outside of the tariff bill and the
left over appropriation bills.
The adverse decision by the L. :.
supreme court In the case of Chairman
the y. \. broker who refused to answer
questions In the senate sugar scandal
investigation, leaves Chapman with only
one hope of escaping the thirty-day iaiI
sentence imposed upon him when he
was found guilty of contempt in Wash
lngton court. That is, in his being par
doned by MIR. Mckinley Strong pres-
sure Is being brought upon Mr.. McKin-
ley, to issue pardon to Chapman.
Democratic senators have been noti-
fed that if they would not force Senator
Vests resolution, declaring the action
OF Secretary Gray in issuing orders for
the enforcement of the retroactive clause
OF the tariff bill to be illegal. to a vote.
that clause would be either made salts
factory or dropped entirely before the
Dill is reported to the senate. This con-
fesslon that the clause in question was
merely put In the bill to bluff importers
Is not surprising. 1t never had MANY
advocates in the senate. NJ