Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1888.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1888.
Representative ID. b. IL nderson,
of Iowa, has announced himself a
candidate for Speaker of the next
House of Representatives. THIS
adds to the already complicated
situation. Gen. Henderson is an
able and popular man, and will be
certain to have large following.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, in.
dignantly denies the rumOr that he
is oppos ed to the Senate tariff bill.
He SAYS that the bill has no OPP
position whatever among Republi-
can Senators.
Owing to the manipulations of
INSCRIPTIONS Democrats in the
recount of votes IN the close Con.
gressional districts, the Republican
majority in the next House has
been cut down to three. THIS is
rather close, but when all of the
Republicans who have been honest
ly elected are given their seats by
the House the majority will debut
less be much larger.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads has decided to press the
Pacific Railroad Funding bill to
an early vote. 1t is generally
thought that the bill will pass If 1t
ever gets to vote, but owing to
the very determined opposition
which 1t encounters, 1t is by no
means certain that a vote will be
had upon It,
Senator Quay has received pair
of fine blOoded horses from the
Republicans of Tennessee as a
token of their appreciation of his
excellent management OF the late
campaign.
The Direct.taX bill was called up
in the House on Thursday, and IS
the special order for tomorrow and
Wednesday, when a final vote is
to be taken on it. The parties,
who by fillibusterng, caused the
long dea lock on this bill at the
last session have taken a new tack.
They now propose to offer all sorts
OF ridiculous amendments, among
them one providing for the refund.
ing of the cotton tax levied just
after the war. But the bill is
certain to pass and become a law,
having already passed the Senate,
unless Cleveland carries ont the
threat made by some of its OPP.
poneuts and vetOes it.
Some of the Democrats Of the
House are considerably exercised
over the rumOr that the Blair Edu.
cationai bill is 70 be offered as an
amendment to the Direct tax bill.
If that were done it would certainly
pass the House, but it would Just
as certainly be vetoed, Mr.. Cleve-
land having recently stated over
his own signature in language not
to be misunderstood his opposition
to the Blair bill and all similar
measures. This fact will probably
prevent the Blair bill being offered
as an amendment, and it also kills
the last remaining hope of the
adoption of that measure by the
tlftleth congress.
The first week of Congress does
not bear out the talk among mem
bers of the present being a "busi-
ness session" The Senate adjourn
ed over Friday and Saturday and
the House Saturday, and in fact
there is evidence on every side that
this is the same old Congress aud
that this session will not differ
materially from the last, except IN
the matter of politlcs-we shall
not get quite so much campaign
thunder.
A very interesting campaign lie
has been going the rounds OF the
newspapers to the effect that Rep.
resentative Phelps and Ex-senator
Sewell were indebted to the Re-
publican national committee &c.,.
u
600, for money furnished by the
committee for use in New Jersey,
they having pledged themselves to
repay the money if the State did
not 90 Republican. Mr.. Phelps IN
denying the very absurd story
states that New jersey did not re-
ceive a penny from the national
committee, and that in answer to
his request for funds he was told
that New Jersey must take care of
herself.
Governor Beaver, OF Pennsyl-
vauia, Chef Marshall of the In
angural parade, has appointed
Adjutant General Hastings Of the
same State, Chief STAFF.
The Republican National Execu-
/ tive Committee held several meet
ings here last week 70 hear reports
and wind up the business OF the
campaign. They also discussed
/ the feasibility OF establishing a
permanent headquarters IN this
city. II is expected that they will
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