River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-09-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
Washington, Aug. 81

Senator Stewart Is after the General
Land Office with a vengeance. He
does not believe that the affairs of
that office are as well conducted as
they should be, and he has offered
resolution calling upon the Secretary
of the Interior for information as to
land suits, land patents, and timber
depredatiOns. 1t is opposed by the
democrats on the ground that it will
cost too much to prepare the state
ment, but Senator Stewart will proba-
bly, insist on having his resolution
passed.
The House has passed the bill re-
quiring all Government securities to
be printed in the highest style of art,
on hand presses.
The republican Senators held eau
Gus last night to consider the tariff
bill, Cleveland's bombastic message,
and general legislation. 1t is proba-
Die that the republicans will agree to
pass resolution which will give Mr..
Cleveland all the authority for which
he asks in order to retaliate upon Can
ada for its treatment of our fishermen
aud other interests, although they be-
lieve that the joint resolution, passed
more than eighteen months ago, gave
him all the authority for which he
L he l,,fs 10 ~ oil lilynlu
that he will do anything; in issuing
his message he has accomplished the
only object he had in view-trying to
| hold the Irish vote for the democratic
party. The intelligent Irishmen of
this country are not, however, likely
to be caught by anything as transpar-
ent as Cleveland's message.
The pleasant little fiction known as
''civil service REFORM" which was so
popular in the early days of the pres
ent pinchbeck administration, has
been entirely laid aside, and every
Office holder is expected to put his
hand in his pocket and his shoulder
to the wheel to re.elect the great lin
weight and good when he cannot be
Otherwise) Grover Cleveland. 1t is
given out that Cleveland has contribut-
ed $4,000 to the democratic campaign
fund. This is probably lie, but it
will have the effect intended-that of
making the small fry officials come
down with the cash. 1t is also said
that Postmaster General Dickinson
has given SIC, 1000, Secretary Villas the
same amount and Secretary Whitney
| S25, 900. Office holders are making
stump speeches all over the country,
but of course, it is not "perniciOus ac-
tivity" to work for Cleveland.
The country has been nauseated
with constantly hearing of democrat
ic economy during the past two or
| three years. Senator Allison has
shown this week, in speech in the
Senate, that it has cost the people of
this country just $95, 0O0,0 more to
run the Government under a democrat
ic administration than it did under the
Garfield-Arthur administration. No
claim that has ever been put forward
by the democratic party for the con-
fidence of the people of this country
will stand the test of common sense
| and mathematics.
Senator Plumb, from the committee
on appropriations, has reported the
Notifications bill to the Senate. 1t APP
propriates SIS, 322, 900, and there is al.
so provision under which S6,000,000
additional may be spent at a rate not
exceeding 100000 year for the
purchase of guns.
Senator Allison has exploded the
futile attempt of the democrats of the
House to throw the responsibility for
the extravagant appropriations which
have eaten up the annual surplus for
the present fiscal year upon the repub-
lican Senate. because that body added
items to the appropriation bills as
passed by the House. The House cut
down the amounts asked for by the
democratic heads of departments, and
the latter went to the Senate with
their estimates. That is how the
items came to be increased. The re.
publicans thought that the money had
just as well be given them this year in
the regular appropriation bills, as to
have TO pass deficiency bills for the
same purpose next year.
Mr.. Cleveland refused TO attend the
Changers meeting this week at Will
liams' Grove. Pa. in order TO go on
a three days fishing trip to West Yir-
ginia.
The House had quorum this week,
but it is extremely doubtful if it can
keep it.
Representative Yost. of Virginia,
made TN exhaustive speech in the