Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1888.


eminent, said: "AnOther OF Groy-
ers treaty's has gone To grass.
He seems to be having bad luck
Representative Morrow, Of Caliior-
mia, speaking on the same subject,
said: "If the news of the rejection
of the treaty shall be confirmed,
the California Members will ask
Congress to pass bill requiring
the President to give six months
notice to the Chinese Government
that thereafter no Chinese except
diplomatic, consular, and other Of
fcers of the Chinese Government
will be allowed 10 enter the United
States" The general opinion
among Congressman seem to be
that it is English influences which
have caused the rejection Of the
treaty.
1t has been quite a while since
we had a professional "bully" in
Congress, but the present session
has produced one OF the worse
kind his name is KilgOre-quite a
bloodthirsty cOgDomen-and be is
member OF the House from a
Texas District. His pet aversion
is legislation that is for the benefit
OF ex.UnlOn Soldiers or their Wild
ows. He recently attempted to
get up & personal difficulty with
Representative SpinOla, of New
York, a man who is old enough to
be his father. On Saturday he
further distinguished himself by
Directing to allow day to be set
TO vote Oh the bill to grant Mrs.
General Sheridan pension, stating
that his purpose in Directing was
TO defeat the bill. Some Of his
Democratic colleages tried to re-
monstrale with him, but it was no
use, and he angrily said that he
was responsible to his constituents
for his actions, and if any member
wanted to make a personal matter
of it, ne could do so whenever he
saw proper. Fine language, that,
to be used on the floor of the Unit
ed States House of Representatives.
Mr.. Kilgore might make very
good Representative to a cowboy
convention, bat be is evidently out
OF place among gentlemen.
An emplOye OF the Interior De-
partment is in charge Of the distrl-
button Of documents at the demo-
cratic national headquarters. More
of Clevelaud's grand civil.service
reform.
The bill known as the retaliation
bill, which has just been perfected
by the House Committee on For
elgn Affairs, has been reported to
the House and made a special con-
tinuing order for tomorrow. There
will probably be quite number OF
speeches made on this bill, but
there will be little, if any, Opposi-
ton to its passage. 1t gives Cleve-
land the authority which he asked
for IN his recent lingo Canadian
message. 1t is not likely that,
having failed to use the authority
which was long ago given him, he
will make any use Of the additional
authority which this bill confers.
Speaker Carlisle has gone to
Virginia to try and put a little life
into the disappointed Democrats
It's a big contract.
Senator Henderson has reported
favorably, from the Military Com
mittee, a bill introduced by Senator
Sawyer to give to soldiers who
served ninety days or more, and
were discharged on account of dis
ease contracted in the line OF duty,
the same bounty to which they
would haYe been entitled if dis
charged for wounds.
The Republican Senators in eau
Gus have fully approved ofthe sub
stitute for the Mills bill upon which
the Republican Members of the
Senate Finance Committee have
been working for some time. The
bill Will be reported about the 10th
instant. 1t makes a reduction of
80 per cent. in the duty on sugar;
lets the wool schedule remain as at
present, except to add | cent per
pound to the duty on fine wool,
and it leaves the lumber schedule
Just as it is. In accordance with
the action of the caucus, Senator
Allison has given notice to all par
ties who wish to be heard on the
tariff that the hearings will close
on the 8th instant.
Senator Dolph, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, has Ie-
ported a bill declaring forfeiture
of all lands. except right Of way
and station grounds granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad COmpa-
ny, which appertain to those por.
tons of the road which shall not
have been completed at the date of
the passage of the act. The for
fixture lands are to be thrown open /
to settlement.
Senator CulInm, in a speech I
showing up Cleveland's motives
for issuing the fisheries message,
also took occasion 10 criticlse the .
acfion M tLe Treasury DEPARTMENT /