The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the WING.
WASHINGTON, April 16, 1S9

WASHINGTON, April 16, 1897.
President Mckinley returned from his
little outing much improved. The weather
was more or less disagreeable during the
entire time he spent on the Dolphin, but
he got what he went after and what he
needed most rest He was at his desk
to-day looking fresher than for several
weeks.
Jerry Simpson made an attempt to prove
that he was a bigger man than the entire
House, but he only proved himself mon
key. He thought, or rather he imagined
that he thought, that he could compel
Speaker Reed to appoint the Committees
and the House to 90 ahead with miscclan-
eous business, although a majority had
session should be confined to passing the
leftover appropriation bills and the tariff
bill, both of which the House has done.
Jerry made the point of mo quorum" to
prevent the House adjournng from Satur-
day to Wednesday. but Speaker Reed had
no difficulty in counting a quorum, and
Jerry found himself down while the House
adjourned. Whether he intends to get
himself knocked down every time the
House meets just for the notoriety there is
in it, is vet to be seen. 1t is evident that
Speaker Reed regards Jerry merely as an
amusing little cuss."
Secretary Alger, under whose direction
the 5000, 600 appropriated last week by
Congress for the relief Of sufferers by the
floods in the Mississippi valley, lost no
time in putting the machinery of the War
Department to work in order that prompt
relief might he extended, wherever needed.
It may be a hard thing to say, but it is
strictly true that the Cleveland atlministra-
ton was responsible for much of the dam.
aye done by the Mississippi river hoods, by
It's policy of delay in spending money APP
propriated by Congress to strengthen and
raise up the levees along the Mississippi
river at those points where L. S. engineer
officers had reported the necessity of such
work. Reports are on file in the War De-
partment from engineer officers, made after
Congress had appropriated the money, urg-
ing that contracts be made and the work
pushed on these levees but it was the
Cleveland-Carlisle policy to hold back ap-
preparations as long as possible, and these
floods came before the Strengthening of the
levees had been completed. A number of
the breaks are at the points reported weak
by the engineers and ordered to be strength
ened by Congress. For all the damage done
by these particular breaks, the Cleveland
administration is clearly responsible.
President Mckinley's announced policy
of reinstating all ex-Union soldiers who
were dismissed from office by the Demo-
Gratis for no other reason than their politics.
is being carried out in all of the govern
ment departments as fast as the heads of
the departments can get around to the
cases. In the cases of the chiefs of dyis-
ions, the Democrats are being given better
treatment than they gave Republicans
They are allowed to remain in office, in a
lower position, instead Of being dismissed,
as so many Republicans were under the last
administration.
A Republican Senator speaking Of the
tall; in regard to the appointment of Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, to be Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, being likely to make
trouble, said: Roosevelt may make trouble
in the Navy Department, but if he does it
will be in the interest of better admins
tration of its affairs, just as he has made
trouble for the law-breakers of New York
city who had long enjoyed police protec-
: ton. ! notice that in all the trouble stir
red up Wy Roosevelt, he has always had the
support of those who believed in showing
. up and reforming wrong doing wherever
found, and am willing to stand behind
all the trouble he makes in the Navy De-
partment.'
Mr.. Clevelaud's order reducing the nun,
her of pension agencies, which was to go
into effect on the first of next September,
will never 20 into effect. Pension Com
: missioner Evans has ascertaned by invest-
CATION that instead of saving money as Mr..
Cleveland, thought it would cost more to
support the consolidated agencies. lie said
on the subject "Whle have no authority
to speak for toe President, | have excellent
reasons for believing that the order will
not 90 into effect, and that the eighteen
pension agencies will remain as they are. "
Commissioner Evans also says that Mr..
Clevelands order placing pension eXamin.
ing surgeons under the civil service rules
will he revoked, except in the cases of
examiners who receive $500 year or less.
No date has yet been fixed for the report
ing of the Dingley tariff bill to the Senate
by the Finance Committee.
Ex-senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, died
suddenly Saturday morning at his Wash
ington House.