The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-27

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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsmHeroN. ID. C., July 2Osh, loso.
| Commissioner Colman, Of the Agvicul-
iural department. has received IN early
compIeie vindicstion from the charge
made BY General Greeley, Chief Signal
Officer, TO the Senate COMMITTEES on
Agriculiure, 10 the effect that ur. Col.
man was working in sn underhanded
manner 10 get the weather bnresu trsno-
ferrd 10 his department. Gen. Grpeley
has written . manly letter 20 Senator
Palmer Of that committee, ID which BE-
apologisss for having made the charge,
having learned since: that the Informa-
ltion upon which he had based It Was or-
r0neOus; he also asks Senator Palmer 10
assure the members OF the committee Ol
HE regret that be should unintentionaI-
lly have placed . high o1icisl 10 : very
wrong light. To those who know Mr
Goldman, no vindication or anything be
has done since be became Commissioners
lof Agriculture 10 necessary. It is for
those who are not fortunate enough 70
know the man In ell his rugged strsight
iorw wsrdness and honesty, that this 10
written.
| No subsidies for pet steamship lines
this year. The House has again crushed
the Senate amendment TO the Posto0lce
appropriation bill, sppropriatisg $780,.
600 TO increase the mail facilities b.
tween tbis country and South America.
The decisive vote-l4i TO 57-by which
ltbe House, for the second time. rejected
this amendment, will probably cause The
Senate 70 see the wisdom Of withdraw.
ling IL.
Col. Lamont has gone to New York
10 visit bis family. He will return this
week.
i The House 4 now considering sbe
wool cIause Of the tariff bill, and unless
there i some unexpected delsy is die
posing Of Il, the bill will b passed this
week.
!! Senator Pugh to-day made : strong
Ispeech In favor Of fhe fisheries treaty.
Friday Senator George did likewise.
i A delegation Of The PairoDs OF Indus-
TRY Of Pennsylvania called on Mr.. Cleve-
land Friday, 70 invite him % attend
their exhibition and picnic on August
oath. The President said that his du-
lties ere now such - 20 require his strict
lest attention. but when Congress ID
ljourns, be would have more timo.
II The next trust 10 b investigated BY
1.-THE House committee on manufhctures
.lwill ~ Whiskey.
I sGrsnny" Blair, Who b ono o. he
Dlmoee blatant demagoguoo Who ever
occupied . seat 10 The Unitod etslos
? e|receiyed : dressing doUn o. Thusodsy
2 e|isse - the hands or Senator Butier u
s|6onlh Cagolipsu whicn ~ r ~ lIkoly q
|forEs1 5or soo5 d. . soSs iSs rs.
lject under dIscussloa ~ ~ prosidone-
|lal votoes Of private poosIon biils. Blais
IsaId that taken - wholeI the vetoed
leases Of absolute merit, ed he vetoss
were outrages of the rights Of Ameri-
'lcsn citizens. Nr. Butler % reply ssid
lthet The greatest blessing thae could
'Iovertake the senate and ~ coontry,
would Be for the Senator ffom New
lHampshire 20 b les fhithful 10 The iiae
'|of duty which be had marked out for
himself. II there hss been any incumb-
france, any Incubus on The sensible, re-
; |spectabls, orderly discharged OF The
'lduties Of the Senate. it had been "a the
'lperson Of the Senator from New Hamp-
'Iehire, and In the measureo which Be
I|hsd introduced. Mr. Butler also truth
fully stated that Blair Vas, like : dsma-
,Igogue, trying 70 appeal 70 the soldier
vote Of The country. Referring to remark
'|ot Mr.. Blair, that the language OF some
|ofthe messages vas ungenslemsnly, Mr.
) Butler said: GOD oave tho mark
What . terrible calamity it would b
Ito this country II the standard of gentle
men had % b estsblished By the essa-
tor from New Hompohiro. lt would
sne soo2ecs' recognises among elviliseo
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