New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. D. G., Dec, 18th. Is


Iowa, has announced himself a candi-
date for Speaker of the next House Of
Representative. This adds to the al
ready complicated situation. Hen
derson is an able and popular man, and
will be certain to have large follow
ing.
Senator Plump, of Kansas, indignant
ly denies the rumor that he is opposed
to the Senate tariff bill. He saws that
the bill has no opposition whatever a.
mong Republican Senators.
Owing to the manipulations of un-
scrupuious Democrats in the recount Of
votes in the close Congressional dis
tricts, the Republican majority in the
next house has been cut Gown to three.
This is rather close, but when all of the
Republicans who have been honestly
elected are given their seats by the
House the majority will doubtless be
much larger.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads has decided to press the Pacific
Railroad Funding bill to on early vote
1t is generally thought that the bill will
pass if it ever gets to vote, but owing
to the very determined opposition which
it encounters, it is by no means certain
that vote will be had upon it.
Senator Quay has rec eived pair of
fine blooded horses from the RepubIi-
cans of Tennessee as token of their ap-
probation of his excellent management
of the late campaign.
The Direct-Tax bill was called up in
the House on Thursday, and is the spe-
cial order for tomorrow and Wednes-
day when final vote is to be taken on
it. The parties, who by flibustering,
caused the long deadlock on this bill at
the last session have taken new tack.
They now propose to offer all sorts Of
ridiculous amendments, among them
one providing for the refunding of the
cotton tax levied just after the war,
But the bill is certain to pass and be-
come law, having already passed the
Senate, unless Cleveland carries out the
threat made by some Of it's opponents
and yetoes it.
Some of the Democrats of the House
are considerably exercised over the
rumor that the Blair Educational bill
is to 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..
Cleveland having recently stated over
his own signature in language not to be
misunderstood bis opposition to the
Blair bill and all similar measures.
This fact will probably prevent the
Blair bill being offered as an amend
ment, and it also kills the last 1emain-
ing hope of the adoption of that mea-
sure by the Fiftieth Congress.
The first week of Congress does not
bear out the talk among members of the
present being q ssbusiness session.
The Senate adjourned over Friday and
Saturday and the House Saturday, and
in fact there is evidence on every side
that this is the same old Congress and
that this session will not differ material
ly from the last, except in the matter OF
politics-we shall not get quite so much
campaign thunder.
Avery interesting campaign lie has
been going the rounds of the newspa-
pers to the effect that Representative
Phelps and Ex-senator SewelI were in
debted to the Republican national COM
mittee 100000. for money furnished by
the committee for use in New Jersey,
they having pledged themselves to re-
pay the money if the State did not go
Mr.. Phelps in denying
the very absurd story states that New
Jersey did not receive 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 Pennsylvania,
Chief Marshal of the Inaugural parade,
has appointed Adjutant General Hast
ings of the same state, Chief of Staff,
The Republican National Executive
Committee held several meetings here
last week to hear reports and wind up
the business of the campaign. They al
SO discussed the feasibility of establish
ing permanent headquarters in this
city. 1t is expected that they will hold
another meeting in January.
Some amusement has been created
here by the absurd action of the admin
istralion in ordering three naval vessels
to Hayti to enforce the demand mado5
by the State Department for the release
of an American vessel seized by the
Haytian Government. An oyster Sloop