Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, ID. C, Nov -. 1897.
Republican conferences are the order Of
the day, senators and repr eseutatiVes
arrive in Washington. President Me.
kinney, having flushed his snuus, mes
sage TO Congress aud got IT into he hand.
OF the printers, is devoting n cons iders-
bic portion OF his time to conferrlng with
prominent members OF the party a. to the
legislation OF the session. He i psrt}cu-
larry anxious that v hstever party uIea--
ures are brought up before Congress shall
have the united support OF republics -
sud he i losing no opportunity 10 inn
press that idea upon those with whom be
talks. While not expecting that al h.
recommendations, financial or other
wise, will be fayorsbiy acted upon toy
Congress, he believes that by good man
agement, some OF them can be put
through.
There are reasons for the belief thai
sufficient number OF Senstor- will, under
certain circumstances, vote with the r.
pubiicsns In the Senate to pass several
bills that will greatly strengthen the
admin istrstion aud benefit the country.
1t is not deemed expedient to specify
these measures at this time, but Just wait
and see II the President does not justify
his reputation ss hsrmonizer.
Ii Is reires hing after reading the nu-
merous jtngo schemes advanced just noa
to find the following sensible Language IN
the snnua! report OF the secretary OF The
navy:
',Addltion- to our feet may lie here
after necessary 10 bring 1t up, III case of
Nh emergency. to an extent cuinuensu-
rate with the growing necessities oil tue
country, especially in view OF the de-
vetopui-nt 81 Aissks, which Is CONT
nent in Itself, and OF the possible snneX-
alton OF island, III the Pacific.
"on he otuer maud, II is ~ mistake not
to recognize that our naval power ttss
more tuan doubled Within tue ia-t few
Year,; That The case OF sny emergency
beyond our present resources In tue very
rare case; mat until IL co Is ships ~ IA
be gradually taken out OF commission sud
put INTO reserve in order 10 reduce run
uing expenses, and that due regard j.
necessary To the reist ION OF tue uatIoisl
exl,ena II ure- to the ationHi revenues.
"ine department therefore recon-
needs that tue authorization OF hea
sulp- by the coming Congress lie Inn ted
to one battle-hIp Tor the P4c fic coast,
" here, alter ttIe five now under cun-tIu c-
tiuu are Completed, there Will tie ou,y
TWO, While ou The Atlantic there Viii Lv
seven; aud also To few torpedo tiosi-
aud torpedo boat destroy err, bot b OF
" bIch are comparatively OF illtle cost.
aud more OF Inch are de,ira bic la uTu.t
to bring this swift, mobile, and handiIy
Effective arm of the service up to its ptsc.
IN tue general scheme for coast deienc..'
Senator PrtIchard, OF North Caroiina,
chairInau OF the committee that il, und.r
Senate resolution. investigating the
workings OF he civii service law, ssy-
he committee will resume work he fir-t
week OF he session OF Congress, paying
particular attention to the internal rev
enue service, aud that its report viii
probably be submitted to the Senate early
tn January, Senator Prilchsrd nlli not
attempt 10 say what tue report OF the
committee viii he, furt her han that he
thinks 1t will proba bly, recon- mend tnodi
fcstion OF existing les, but his personal
opinions, which he freely gives, are be-
lieyed 10 be bout " hat are held by ma
jority OF the committee, and pro ba bly,
are IN line Wit tue report tuat will be
msde. He said:
"A too broad extension OF the civil ser
vice law Is calculated TO weight II down
and render 1t unpopular, thereby .ndan-
grring ITS continuance. good principle
to anopt would he that a scholastic exam
inatio" Is proper to determine the fitness
OF persons TOR clerical Iosit ions, but such
a test Is not suitable TO determine the fit
ness OF man to fiji a position where the
duiie- are executive. The idea that the
law II sort OF blanket to cover every
thing Is very unpopular.
Ex-Speaker Keller, OF Ohio, is renewing
old acquaintance in Washington. He
says he isn't III asr've&9olitics, but tries
to know whats going on. OF Ohio mat
tiers he says: Senator Hanna will be
elected, II he lives; no possible combina-
ton can be made to beat him, and of the
ton Ia my sect ion. IL Is seldom that you
hear any mention OF the subject in Ohio.
and out in Nebraska, where ! visit my
Oldest son occas ionaliy, ! observe that
there i really but little interes; taken in (
I he l6 to idea.
1T Is true that the republicans were !
beaten this year in Nebraska, but it Was
merely rebuke sdministed by The voters .
on account OF the conduct OF former re-
publican state officials Later you will /
see Nebraska getting back into the +
republican co umns and the same viii be +
true OF Kansas, where the furore over
silver, has, think, permanently abated." .
u generally divide my favors, said .
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