Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

giving Mrs. Sheridan a pension OF
$4,000.
Republicans here continue to re-
ceive good reports from Indiana,
New York, New Jersey, and Con
necticut.
Cleyeland's Canadian Retaliation
bill is believed to be sleeping its
last sleep in the quist room OF the
Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Justice Matthews who has been
quite i'll, il nov much better, and
his physicians think that he will
be able to take part in the opening
of the Supreme Court next Monday.
Senator Stewart has introduced
a very comprehensive Chinese bill.
1t prohibits Chinese laborers from
entering this country and compels
those already here to be registered.
The House has not had quorum
for a week past, and little business
ofpublic Importance has been trans
acted. 1t is not thought that the
House will again have a quorum
present until after the election.
Clerks in the departments here
have all received circular letters
from the Democratic National
Committee, asking them to con-
tribute to the campaign fund. This,
in addition to the personal solicit
tation of the local Democrats,
makes the Government clerks life
anything else but pleasant one
| just now.
Dan Lamont went over to New
York last week to see if he could
not do something to improve the
rapidly waning fortunes Of Cleve-
land in that State. His mission
was not successful. He was quiet
! ly informed by the local politicians
that the best thing he could do for
Cleveland was to keep his hands
of and 60 back to Washington.
Senator Sherman, from the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs, re.
ported his resolution looking to
closer and better commercial and
political relations with Canada, and
it was placed on the Calendar.
Mr.. Sherman stated that it was not
the purpose of the committee to
push this measure to vote at the
present session, and probably not
at the next, it being such an i'm
portant matter. In lthe meantime
1t may be called up at any time a
Senator may desire to speak on the
subject.
The bip Harrison and Morton
ball was received here Friday
evening by the Republican clubs
and rolled up through the prlnci-
pal streets to the headquarters of
the Republican National League,
where an enthusiastic meeting was
held. Among the speakers we're
Senator Dolph, Representatives
johnson, Houck, Perkins, and
others. The big ball started West
from here. 1t will go through
West Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana,
and there is a possibility of its
going as far as the Pacific coast.
Senator Chandeliers resolution
providing Tor an investigation OF
the Louisiana election brought on a
sharp, personal and political de-
bate in the Senate, in which Sena-
tor Coke tried to see how often he
could violate the RI les of the Senate
by using supplementary language
Senator Gibson made a speech on
the same subject the day before, in
which he virtually admitted that
the elections in his State louisiana
were controlled by the whites ire
spective of the number OF votes
cast, and he strongly intimated
that it was no business OF the
Senate's.
The Republican substitute for
the Mills bill was not reported to
the Senate to-day, as it was gen.
orally expected it would be. The
delay is caused by the Democratic
members Of the committee who
have not yet prepared their report.
They say it will be ready in two OF
three days; if 1t is the bill Will be
reported this week. The tables are
completely turned upon the Demo
Gratis. They have been complaining
OF the slowness Of the Republicans
in preparing their bill, and now
the Republicans have got thelT
hill ready to report and they have
to wait for the Democrats. The
bill Is a very long one. 1t took the
clerk of the committee nearly fouI
hours to read it aloud.
The idea that Army officers, as
class, are honester than other men
has lust received a terrible set. bach
by the discovery OF great frauds II
the building of the aQueduct tun
mel, which is intended to increase
the water supply Of this city, which
being built under the supervision
, Of Army Engineer OF GERS. The
ia cts already disco, cred show con
clusiVeIy that the Army Officers
have been guilty Of criminal neglect