Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington. Dec. Is. 1879.


Mr.. McKinley's hired men, otherwise
known as the republican majority OF '"s
house are oteying orders like trained
animals. They have begun the actoa'
work Of railroading through the mouse IN
a single week, the gold standard Dill '"a'
Mr.. Mckinley had prepared 'ast cum
NOR The vote is to be taken next Mon
day and, Of course, the bill will be passed
a. !, will he sure to get all the republican
votes. and it is being claimed that eign'
dsmoc,a.s from New York and pr se'o'!
others from the eastern states Will also
vote for it. The republicans are so iona
Of wearing their gags that they nave OF
iered to give some OF the time ai'o'eu ~
,h.c, for debate on the bill to the demo-
Gratis.
The navy department has got schley
vel, out Of the way. but his friends IN
Congress are on the alert in his oeha'1' as
was seen when proposition, which org
in tied with Mr.. Mckinney, was snom .tteo
to them. The proposition was that con.
cress pass a bill reviving the grade Of
vice admiral in the navy, and that Mr..
Mckinley would at once nominate oo'n
Sch,ey and Sampson to that grade. ms
sounded we'll. but Schley's friends have
50 far declined to accept it, unless Mr.
Mckinley would promise that Schley's
nomination should be made first. so tha'
he would continue to rank sampson. KEEP
resenta,iye Berry, OF Ky. who is one OF
schley's staunchest friends, says ne in
tends to push his resolution offering the
thanks O! congress to Schley and the men
under hirn for DESTROYING Cervera's fleet,
but if an agrs ement is reached about the
vice admiral business, that will probably
end the whole matter.
Representative Lentz, OF Ohio, has Of
fered a resolution asking for an investiga'
ton. BY special committee OF the house.
OF the charges growing out OF the inter
ference OF L. $. troops in mining troubles
IN Idaho. in defiance Of and contrary to
the ieds raj constitution, at the individual
request Of the governor, when no riot or
instruction existed, and without consult
ing the legislature or the local sheriff.
Ii present indications may be depended
upon, the position Of those democrats
who voted against the dangerous method
Of refusing to allow n man with proper
credentials, to be sworn in as member
Of the house is likely to be vindicated by
the final disposition OF the Roberts case
Members OF the Roberts committee may,
Of course, change their minds before their
report is made to the house, but it looks
now as though their report would recon-
mend that Roberts be sworn in and then
be expelled. because OF his being
polvgamist. Members are beginning to
realize that the precedent OF not allowing
a man with regular credentials to be
sworn in is too dangerous one to be set
up II one man can properly be denied,
one hundred men might be treated in
the same way by an unscrupulous ma
ioiity. 1t isn't the Roberts case, but the
principle at stake that makes the action
OF the house important.
That Mr.. Quay isn't as certain OF get
ting that seat in the senate as his friends
would like everybody TO believe,is shown
by the presence in Washington, working
in Quay's interest, Of ex-senator Don
Cameron. Mr.. Quay will also be in
Washington this week. An adverse re.
port is expected from the committee on
elections, which is one Of the few COM
mittees not included in the republican
grab OF increasing their representation,
but the real fight will be on the floor OF
the senate. The chances still seem to
favor Quay, although several Of the sena.
tors who had been counted upon as GER
tain to vote to seat him, are said to be in
doubt as to how they would vote. 1t is
on the personal friendship Of those sena-
tors that Cameron and Quay are now
working,
Senator Mason's speech in favor OF his
resolution Of sympathy for the T1ansvaal
Republic, now engaged in war for lib.
erty with Great Britain, contains some
hard knocks for prominent republicans,
including the president. Mason may not
rank high as statesman, but his tongue
has sting on the end OF it when he
wishes it to have, quite as nagging if not
so polished, as that welded by Ingalls,,
and other sting.slingers who have been
in the senate.
Boss Hanna appears to have emerged
from his wresile with the rheumatism
and his check.book, which is credited
with such prominent part in the Ohio
campaign. as cross as a crippled bear. He
was hobbling out Of the white house,
! where he had been holding a cnnfereuce