Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-31
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1888.

still the all absorbing topic OF con-
versation here. 1t is a most re-
markable document; remarkable
for the complete sOmersanlt which
he has taken on this Canadian
question remarkable for its tone
of belligerence, and remarkable for
pure unadulterated gall (nO other
word expresses it so well.) lie has
suddenly discovered that the re-
publIcans we're on the popular side
of the question, and forthwith he
proceeds to try and get a step IN
advance of the Senate. This would
be all very good, If it were not for
the damaging fact that what IS
known as the liberalization act" has
been on our statute books for eigh-
teen months; this act places I'M
limited power in tue hands Of the
President for the protection OF
American interests, and while in
his message he acknowledges that
he has known Of number OF IN
stances in which Americans have
been unjustly treated by Canadians,
he has done nothing, has not even
protested against such treatment.
Now he asks for additional power
to retaliate, and this is just where
he has made a mlscalculatlOn. lie
has no intention of retaliating, he
only wants 10 make a little politi'
cal capital, but he will find that the
republican Senate will not be one
whit behind the democratic House
in giving him all the authority he
wants, Notwithstanding the fact
that he has lacked the necessary
courage to make use of the power
unanimously given him by Con-
gress a year and halfago. When
| it comes to protecting American
interests, the republicans are al
ways in the lead, now as IN the
past. If Cleveland and the demo-
Gratis want to join the ranks, even
at this the eleventh hour, and add
their mite to the good cause, the
republicans veterans will give them
a cordial welcome, but they cannot
rule the campaign.
The House is now in a deadlock
on the Deficiency Appropriation
bill, tor want Of a quoram, owing
to the large number of democrats
absent from the city. The House
has passed a resolution revoking
all leaves, except those granted
for sickness, and it it hoped to have
quoram present by the middle of
the week.
Among the other regular appro'
prlation bills still unsettled, are the
Sundry Civil bill, which Is still in
Conference; the Army bill, which
is in the same oDditiOn, the House
having refused to accept the re-
port of the conference committee,
and ordered a new one. The fOrti-
fcation bill has passed the House,
and IS now III the hands of the
Senate committee. If all Of these
bills are not passed by Friday,
another JOINT resolution extending
the old appropriations, will have
to be passed.
The nomination Of Representative
Golf for Governor of West Virgin
ia by the republicans has created
small panic among democrats
here. They acknowledge that the
state is DOW a doubtful one. Mr..
Goff is a very popular candidate,
and deserves to be the next Cover.
nor of his State.
The House committee on pensions
has reduced the amount OF the pen
sion which it proposed to give Mrs.
Sheridan to $500 a year. Repre-
sentative Matson, of Indiana, voted
against giving her any pension.
The bill has also been reduced to
the same amount by the Senate
pension committee.
Senator Hoar has offered reso-
luton requesting the President to
send 10 the Senate copies off all
communications demonstrating
with the British government
against the conduct of Canada in
regard to the canals also copies of
ali demands made by the President
for the redress OF wrongs done to
our fishermen. This is only a little
bit of fine sarcasm on the part of
the Massachusetts Senator. He
knows very we'll that no such re.
monstrance or demand is in exis-
tence.
Senator Chandler used part Of
two days last week in telling how
the democrats carry elections in
Louisiana and Florida. The prac-
tees resorted to are enough to
cause every American citizen to
blush for shame, but southern SEN
ators are always ready to defend
them.
The Senate finance committee
are still working OH the substitute
for the Mills bill, but owing to so
many other important bills being
before the Senate just now, the
members of the committee have
had little time to spare in prepar-
ing the bill.
The democratic party never will
liDgly assumes the responsibility
for anything, so it is not at all sur
.::o. 80 C,J .barn dauviuO that