The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-18
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.


dinners now being prepared for them,
although few individuals who have
squared things with King Hanna will h
be at once given generous slices OF
the best pie in the establishment. i
Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives would like Mr.. McKinleys |
plan of making them choose the men
who shall be appointed to office from {
their states much better if he had
not allowed It to become generally I
known. They are willing enough that
the men who get the offices should
give them credit for securing them,
but they do not like the idea of having
to be held responsible by the unsuc.
cessful applicants. 1t was shrewd
dodge on the part of Mckinley and
its announcement has already brought
about marked falling off in the num-
Der OF office seekers who seek to push
their claims by personally calling at
the White House.
While the caucus Of democratic
Senators did not decide the matter
definitely, it was plain from the tone
of the remarks made that a number OF
them were opposed to the proposed
combination with the silver republl- |
cans and populists to reor2anlze the
Senate Committees. Some OF the
shrewdest democrats III the Senate
are of the opinion that nothing would
be gained by such a combination, al
though they are determined that the
successor of ex-senator Voorhees, on
the Finance Committee shall be
silver democrat, in order that the sill
yer men shall retain their majority on
that committee Senator'S Faulkner
and Smith have been put on the demo-
cratic steering committee in place of
Blackburn and Brice, and German,
chairman, and Cockrill, Harris, Wal.
thall, Jones, of Ark, White and Muir
ply have been reappointed as men,
bers of that committee.
The widow of DR.. Ruiz, whose mys-
terious death or murder in Cuban
prison caused Consul General Lee to
threaten to resign if the late Cleve-
land administration did not better
support his demands upon the Spanish
authorities in behalf of American citi
zens, arrived in Washington this week
accompanied by her five children, tc
try to interest the new administration
in her claim for indemnity She say:
she has documentary evidence, which
she is anxious to lay before Secretar
Sherman, proving that DIR. Ruiz wa
killed in his cell by the prison guard
upon the instigatlon of Weyler's men
Speaking of Cuban matters, the ne
administration has disappointed man
by issuing even more rigid orders tha
those of the Cleveland administratio
for the prevention of fillibustering an
the absolute maintenance ofneutralit.
1t had NOT, of course, been suppose
that the Mckinley administratio
would openly countenance hlllbuste
ing. That would make this countr
liable for damages. But ii was thoug
that the idea would be conveyed
the officers of the Naval and OF Il
Revenue Marine Service that the
superiors did not expect them
break. themselves down hunting f
fillibusters. Republicans say t
Supreme Court decision in the Thr
Friends case left the administratl
no choice.
Mr.. Mckinley has to have the s.
vices of special military aid-de-can
at least he has them, and that dl
has been assigned to Capt. Heistal
u. S. A., who by some hocus poo
has been with the McKinley's at {;
ton ever since the election. Ca
Helstands wife will live at the VIII
House and be Mrs. McKinleys C
slant companion. This sort of fl
doodle may be all right in Euro
but it seems out of place in
country. By coincidence the
President who had military add
camp was also an Ohio man-Garfl
Senator Harris, of Tenn, who
been dangerously i'll with the 6
does not expect to be able to att
the extra session. He will go
Mississippi next week, if he contlr
to get better, to remain until he
entirely wele He will be badly n
ed by the democrats.
About twenty democrats who ol
to be snugy ensconced in Presid
ial postoffices find themselves
very unpleasant predicament just
They were nominated and confr
by the Senate, but, owing to dela
getting their bonds approved by
Post Office department, Mr. q
land did not sign their commlsS
If Mr.. Mckinley chooses he can
these commissions, but it is ent
discretionary with him whether he
do SO or nominate republicans TO