Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled tor the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, May IA, 1888.


support the Mills tariff bill. Cleve
land sent out orders that Randall
was to be depOsed from the leader
ship of the democratic party in
Pennsylvania. With the assistance
of the Fedora! officials in that State
the orders were carried out to the
letter.
But Cleveland is not yet salts
fed. He wants to have Randall
defeated for denomination to the
House. Cleveland's nearest friends
openly boast of this sort of work,
and say that he intends to snub
every man who refuses to vote for
the Mills tariff bill aud that he
also proposes to use the entire
power of the administration to de-
feat their denomination for Con
gress.
Last week the President vetoed
a public building bill for Allen
town, Pennsylvania, because, ut is
stately Mr.. Sowden, who represents
that district in the House, had re-
fused to vote for the Mills bill, and
now his friends say that he has
Mr.. Sowden's defeat for renomina-
ton to Congress assured. These
are not merely republican charges
against Mr.. Cleveland, they are
the openly made boasts of his
nearest friends and advisers. This
country never before had but one
President who descended to such
politics, and that was Andrew
johnson. Lei Cleveland beware of
his fate.
Senator Ingalls, is to be given a
public reception this week by the
Republican National League of this
city.
The democrats of the House are
in terrible muss over this same
Mills tariff bill. They have eau.
cused several times without being
able to determine just what they
Will do. The last caucus decided
that all who desired to offer amend
ments to the bill should first sub
NIT them to the democratic men,
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee for consideration, and re-
port to another caucus. The re-
suit has been a deluge Of amend
meuts. The average member is
willing to take away the last yes
tige of protection from some other
members district, but he wants all
he can get for his own.
How they will settle the thing is
hard to say, but one thing is now
quite sure, it would be absolutely
impossible to pass the bill as re-
ported from the committee, and it
is doubtful if it can be tlnkered up
sufficiently to get the democratic
vote of the House. The general
debate on the bill has, by mutual
consent, been extended to next
The House committee on Mill
tary Affairs have made favorable
report on the bill authorizing the
President to nominate for retire
ment with the rank and pay of
Major General such ex-ArDy Off
GERS now in civil life as were pro-
NOTED for gallantry or good con-
1uct to the grade of MAJOR General
aud commanded departments or
divisions. The list of those affect
ed by the bill is very small, and
includes Gems. ROsecrans, Schenck,
McCauley, Palmer, and Buell..
A bill has been introduced in the
nonse to prevent convict labor
from competing with organized la
Dor. 1t provides that all convicts
within the jurisdiction of
the United States shall be employ
ed at such labor as they may be
best suited to perform, and semi
monthly shall be paid the same
rate of compensation as is paid to
organized labor in the locality
where the convict is confined. No
is to be required to work
more than eight hours a day. The
bill carries with It an appr0pria-
ton of $1,000, 900, to be expended
by the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Labor in giving it effect.
The Senate has passed the bill
forfeiting all unearned railroad
land grants; also the International
Copyright bill, and quite number
of bills Tor public buildings. 1t
has also ratified the Chinese treaty.
The 100000 River and Har.
Dor bill pissed the House by more
than a two-thirds majority.
Senator Voorhees, finally con-
cluded that he was indebted to the
dignity Of the Senate to the extent
OF an unqualified apology for his
recent bad language, and paid tue
debt.
The nomination of Mr.. Fuller to
be Chief Justice Of the United
States is now in the hands of a
sub committee of the Senate COM
mittee on the Judiciary, for investi-
CATION. Their report will probably
be made inside of two weeks.
There will be special memorial
services held on Decoration Day at
the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan,
under the auspices of the G.. A. r.
Gen. Logan was the originator of