Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and compiled tor the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1855.

convention of the New York State
Republican League, and deliver a
speech at their ratification Wednes-
day evening, at Saratoga.
The Democrats of the House
would even put the lights out in a
number OF lighthouses on our
coasts and rivers. They cut down
the estimates made by the light
house board to such an extent,
that the board has notified them
that unless the amount is raised,
it will be necessary to discontinue
a number of lighthouses. T h e
lights will not be extingulshed'
The Republican Senate may be re-
lied upon to protect our commerce
by increasing the appropriation
TO the amount estimated
Senator Morrill,, whose health
has not been very good Of late, has
"paired," and gone to the noun
tains of his native Vermont, where
he will probably remain until De-
cember.
Mr.. Cleveland was so busy sign
ing vetoes OF private pension bills,
that he could not find time to at
tend the soldiers reunion at Get
tysburg.
Attorney General Garland must
have realized on his Pan Electric
stock. He has purchased an SlS,-
600 residence in this city. About
next March he will probably be
hunting for a purchaser.
Accompanying one of Mr.. Cleve'
lands yetoes OF private pension
bills last week, was labored ex'
PLANTATION of his reasons for having
vetoed so many bills of this class.
He is a friend of the soldier; at
least he says he is. No use Mr..
Cleveland. The soldier vote is
dead "agln ye." Gallant Ben Har-
rison is the man they propose to
elect this year. lie did not hire a
substitute, and will not veto bills
giving pensions to deserving veter-
ans or their widows.
The Republican Senators are en-
gagged in preparing a tariff bill,
which is to be offered as substi-
tute for the Mills bill, now certain
of passage by the House-when
that measure reaches the Senate.
First and foremost, this substitute
will repeal the internal revenue
tax OIL tobacco in all forms; there
is a sIrong movement to repeal the
internal revenue tax on alcohol
used in the arts, but it Is opposed
by as experienced statesman as
Senator Sherman, on the ground
that such law will invite fraud
on the part OF dealers it seems al
most certain that the duty on sugar
is to be heavily cnt INTO numerous
other articles have been mentioned
as likely to be affected, but 1t is
not probable that the measure will
be perfected until after the Mills
bill passes the House, which it is
not thought will be later than Aug
LIST.
Even Chairman Mills, the free
trader, does not object to a little
protection, provided it is placed
where there are votes at stake
This was fully proven in the Hous'
on Friday, when Mr.. Mills accepted
an amendment to his tariff bill
striking out paragraph which pro
posed to reduce the duty on Woo
screws. In order to fully under
stand this action, the fact must b.
known that the manufacture 0
wood screws Iii the United State
is virtually monopoiized by the onl,
"doubtful" New England State
Connecticut.
A conference committee is nov
at work on the river and harbO
bill, to which the Senate addeC
amendments before its passage.
Holman's substitute tor the Sen
ate railroad land grant FORFEITURE
bill has been passed by the House
representative PaysOn, of Illinois
says the bill is directly opposed tt
a decision of the Supreme Court 0
the United States.
Cleveland wrote a letter to th
Tammany Fourth of July celebra
ton which was probably intended
as the iOrerun ner of his formal LET
ter of acceptance. 1t pleased tn
Republicans greatly to find that b
still stuck to the free trade tarll
ideas expressed in his message las
December. The dOdging which ha
lately been indulged in by Carlisle
Mills, Henry Watterson and Othe
Democrats, had caused the Reput
licans to fear that Cleveland woul
dodge too.
Representative Reed, Of Maine
the Republican leader of the House
took it into his head last Frlda
to have some iun with that allege
statesman, Chairman Mills, an
right well did he carry it out. The
had a little spat in regard to tn
recent lodging on the tariff b
Democrats. Mr.. Mills in the mos
pOmpOus manner stated that b
, possessed the courage OF his col
victiOns everywhere. Mr. Reed r.