The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NeroN, D. Q. March 10, 1888.
Itis not atall likely that the Senate bill

tits not atall likely that the Senate bill
providing for erection of post Office build
ings in size and cost proportionate to the
size of the place will ever become Law.
The bill is the outcome of large number
Of bills which have passed the House thi.
session for public buildings, but even the
Senators see so many objections to the
proposed plan that the expression is all
against its passage. So largea q number
of bills for public buildings could NOT
have passed the House but for the fact
ofthe large surplus in the Treasury aud
the reduction of revenues that will follow
upon the passages Of the tariff bill. The
members see ethat now or never is the
time to get their public buildings, and 80
the golden opportunity is taken and'the
buildings 60 up.
Senator Vest is very much worried
over the widely circulated rumor that
he intends not to accept another election
as Senator and will retire from politics.
The Senator has no such intentions, and
will accept a reelection unless he be up.
pointed to Cabinet position under
,Cleyeland's second administration. The
latter is not at all impossible, as the
Senator stands very high in the estima.
ton of the President, ,and he as veil as
the State Of Missouri may be honored by
the bestowment of Cabinet position on
the able Senator.
The Senate is up in arms against the
claim agents, aud an investigation has
been ordered into the ways and means
devised by some of them to work up the
business. Some Of the Senators complain
that they arein frequent receipt of let
tiers from constituents transmitting letters
from Pension Agents urging the soldiers
toappeal to Congress for relief, and say
ing that now is the lime, as on the eve Of
the Presidential election both parties in
Congress will by favorable legislation
seek to get the soldiers, vote. The sena-
ators are indignant that it should be ever
insinuated thatthey influenced by such
motives and the investigation into the
Methods ofone oft Claim Agents whose
circulars have been largely circulated,
will result in such report and action
that others will be deferred from pursu-
ing the same methods.
Senator Colquitt has introduced bill
to submit to the popular vote of the peo-
pie in the District whether we shall have
prohibition or not. While it is probable
that prohibitionists would carry the elec-
ton, still there is not the slightest proba-
bility of the bill passing Congress, at least,
at this session. 1t has been introduced
too late in the session to receive consid.
Grafton in the House, even through it
should pass the Senate.
The division among the Republicans
in the House on the Internal Revenue
question has caused grave doubts as to
concert of action between the Republi-
cans when the subject comes up for con-
sideration before the full house. The
vote in Committee on the abolition of the
tobacco tax was looked upon as test
vote, and the vote of Kelly and Reed for
the abolition and the other two Republi.
cans-Burrows and Browne-agaiDst it.
is at the House regarded as very signiti.
cont III,