Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
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and nothing startling has taken place.
In theHouse and the Senate good feel
ing has prevailed, and thus far in the
discussion of the Edmunds resolutions
everything is 'squiet on the Potomac. I"
The speech of Senator Wilson in
support of the Edmunds report is re-
garded as one Of the best yet delivered
The speech or Grafton Of Senator Ken
ma, of w. Virginia, on the other side,
is more satisfactory to the democracy
than any other they have had. There
is no telling how long this debate will
last, or who will get the best of it.
The Presidents veto of the Des
Moines River bill for the benefit of
settlers is very unsatisfactory to West
ern men.
The telephone investigating COM
mittee is at work.
[ am sorry to say that the opinion is
rapidly gaining ground in this city,
among all politicians, that no man has
ever filed the Presidential chair who
possessed so little natural and acquired
ability as the present occupant If it
were not for Dan Lamont it is hard to
tell how Mr.. Cleveland would navigate.
Before his term expires all the world
will know that, in fact, the President
is little better than cipher intellect
ually.
The nomination of Matthews, the
colored man from Albany, N. Y. for
Recorder of Deeds, will most likely be
confirmed
Dement, of Illinois owes his confirm
alton as Surveyor-Gen., of Arizona, to
Logan.
Congress certainly has it's hands
full, but there is slowness about its
work that worries the people. Quite
a large number Of matters have been
under consideration for the past week,
but there has been more talk than
anything else. Of course, the main
topic is the discussion of the resolu-
tions in regard to suspensions introdu-
ced by Senator Edmonds' speech was
the best of his life. Its effect upon
the country will be disastrous to the
administration party. 1t was plain,
modest, but able arraignment of the
executive for his refusal to furnish
the Senate with such papers on public
file as may have Influenced him in the
suspension of officers. His gleanings
from past records were telling in their
effect The reply Of Senator Pugh,
Of Alabama, in defense of the Presi-
dent, was we'll prepared and well
delivered, but it was weak from first
to last.
The reports in regard to the Henne-
pin Canal construction are before the
House. One by Major Handy, of
the U. S. Engineers, fovors the Mere
dosia route, while Gen. Newton adheres
to the Rock Island route. Both
reports merit close attention. The
rumor that the Knights of Labor
have been here lobbying in behalf of
this improvement has no foundation in
fact No doubt as individuals they
would hail any great internal improve
ment as a blessing to the laboring
classes, but [ don't believe they are
mixing in the matter.
The death of Senator Miller, of
California, on Monday afternoon, and
and that of ex-senator Chafee, of
Colorado, on Tuesday, has created a
void among Western men that will not
soon be filled.
The Chinese Minister is ''mad as a
hornet and he is not to be blamed.
His complaint is that the President in
his message on the outrages to China
men calls on Congress to take some
action, instead Of ''taking the bull, -
as it were ''by the horns himself,
and further, that the President makes
bad matter worse by intimating that
such action, if taken, should as a
precedent hereafter. The English and
French ministers sympathise with him
in his view, especially in regard to the
latter point. The Chinese Representa-
tive is very popular in this city.
The expression, ''inocuous desue-
tude, first appearing in the Presidents
suspension message, is becoming the
bye-word in Congress.
The contest between labor and
capital inaugurated by the recent
strike on the Gould lines in the
Southwest, is the subject of earnest
thought among the peoples represent,
atives. 1t is becoming clearer every
day that Congress will be compelled
to legislate on this subject, and it is
believed that move towards the con.
stitution of national committee Of
arbitration to settle all such troubles
as these will soon be made. The PEG.
pie are growing restless.
The Committee to investigate the
irregularities of the Pension depart
ment as charged by COMMISSIONS
Black in his annual report, ha:
commenced its work, and the Hon
Commissioner, when called as the frs
witness, could not from memory give