Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.


the Senate passed, on Saturday,
the bin to reimburse the depoSitors
of the Freedman's Bankfor losses in.
CURED BY the failure of that concern.
1t would be but an act ofjustice for
the house to pass this bill.
The Mills tariff bin was passed by
the house on Saturday, by vote Of
162 to 149. Only four democrats,
Messrs. Sowden, Merriman, Green.
man, and Bliss voted against the
bill. One experimentation ---and
one man elected as q republican,
but who has since gone over bag
and baggage to the democrats, vot.
cd Tor the bill 1t now goes to the
Senate to meet its death at the
hands of the friends of American
labor and industry.
The nomination of M. w. Fuller,
60 be Chief Justice, has been con.
firmed BY a vote, Of Al to 20. This
action was predicted in this CORES.
pondence some time ago. u9
AN hopes Of an adjournment be.
fore September have been abandon
ed by members of Congress, and not
q few of them say they are likely
be here in October.
There's pretty little row in the
democratic national committee, tn
begin the campaign with. Mr.. Bricc,
who secured the craftsmanship OF
| the executive committee, BY making
a campaign contribution of $500, 900,
aud Mr.. Barnum, who was made
chairman of the national committee
Tor the purpose OF trying to prevent
the free trade platform adopted at
st. Louis, stampeding the protective
democrats, are both hopping mad;
they say that Cleveland and Dan
Lamont have taken everything in
their own hands, and that they (the
chairmen) are only figure heads. Let
them quarrel, it only makes the cleo
ton of Harrison and Morton more
certain. vAt-at
The river and harbor bill with the
canal amendments dropped, has been
passed by the House, and is now in
the hands of the President. 1t will
probably be signed, unless Cleveland
shall go back on the promise he
made early in, the session, to gain
votes forlthe Mills tariff bill. y
In view of two occurrences here
last week, it is not to be wondered
at that we are likely to have q solid
North against a solid South this
year. First, two invitations were
sent by the chairman of the commit.
tee in charge Of q literary gathering
at Atlanta, Ga, to Senator Colquitt,
one was addressed to Speaker Car.
Isle, and the other to Representa-
| Tive. Mckinley. Senator Colquitt
delivered the first, and returned the
other to Atlanta, together with a
letter saying that he would not de
liver an invitation to republican,
aud that republicans had no business
in Georgia, and should not go there
if he could keep them away. And
yet we call this o free country. Sec
ond, on Friday in the House, while
the bill appropriaGlng $4,000 TO aid
state soldiers homes was under dis
cussion, Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas, speak
ing against the bill, said that it was
the duty Of the Government to care
for its own paupers. Mr.. Spinola, OF
New York, replied as follows: "The
brave men who took the field to save
the Union, the men who marched,
bivouacked aud fought for the flag
OF the country, have been branded
as paupers by the gentleman from
Texas. / hurl the assertion back in
to the throat from which it emenated.
No man shall stand IN his place on
this floor, and brand the Northern
soldier as a pauper without my re.
senting it," The bill was passed by
the House, and having already pass
ed the Senate, now only needs Oleve-
lands signature TO become law.
Senator Blair has introduced o bill,
requiring FIVE years. residence, and q
knowledge Of the English language
from all applicants for naturalization
papers. The bill also provides that
no naturalized person shall exercise
the right Of suffrage for one year al.
ter receiving his papers. de
Senator Quay thinks the prospect
for republican victory this year very
bright, but he does not propose to al.
low Overconfidence to prevent bis
working as hard as If he had a doubt
of the result.
The House committee ON public
buildings aud grounds unanimously
recommended that the Allentown
public building bin be passed over
the Presidents veto. And as only
141-not tvs thirds=voted for the
bill, its passage was lost. The dem.
Ocratic members Of the House laugh
when Cleveland crooks his finger.
Senator Ohace has introduced o
bill, consolidating the third and
fourth classes of mail matter, and
making the rate Of postage l cent