Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, Oct. -, 1888.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. -, 1888.
Senator Allison has settled dis
puted point, which was caused by
an error in the Senate taIil bill
that made it appear that coal wal
! to be on the free list. Mr.. Allison
says that it is the intention Of The
Republican members Of the Senate
committee on finance, to put al
coal upon the du table list, as nov
provided the tariff upon coal t
be made 20 cents ton, and upoI
coal slack 80 cents a ton.
Chairman Barnum, OF the Dem
ocratic national committee, spen
Friday and Saturday in this city
engaged IN what, to me, appears
no whit better than highway rob
berry. The day before his arriva
he mailed circular letters to al
Government employees here, telling
them that he wished them to cal
upon him at his hotel on Friday
and Saturday, for the purpose o
making camp Iigu contributions
Those who called upon him were
plainly informed tn at he wanted ,
per cent of tn cir annual salary fOl
the Democratic national committee
they were furt her informed that
those who did not come up with
the money asked tor, need not ex
pect to retain their positions under
Democratic administration. To
leave no doubt in the minds OF the
clerks as to the authority which
Mr.. Barnum has TO carry out his
threats in case of their refusal to
contribute, they have been IN
formed by their superior officers
that they must contribute or 90
The democratic party must be des-
perate indeed, when it resorts to
such means as this for the sake OF
raising few Thousand dollars.
Tue House was IN session only
two days last week-Tuesday and
Friday-and it IS not likely to meet
oftener this week. The fact of the
matter is that so few OF the mem
bers remain here, that several Rep
resentatives have come to the con-
clusion that it would not be right
to adopt any legislation Of impcr-
lance, and have given notice that
they would raise the point of no
quorum against everything but
private pension bills, and a IesO'
luton to take a recess or adjourn
The Senate is also without a
quorum, and the number present
is daily growing less; as fast as
the Senator'S make their speeches
on the tariff bill, they leave for
home, with tue expressed intention
of not returning until after the
election. The fact being patent
that it will be impossible to pas )
the Senate tariff bill before election,
added to the anxiety of both Mem
bers and Senators to get home and
take part in the campaign, makes
1t certain that Congress Will either
take a recess or adjourn inside of
ten days, aud those best informed
think it will be an adjournment
until December.
The show OF the city Just at
present is sixty Sioux Indian
Chiefs, who are engaged in a
grand pow-wow with the officials
of the Interior Department con-
corning the proposed treaty by
which they are to sell the Govern
ment 100000 acres of their
present reservation.
Mr.. Cleveland has pardOned j.
,;g G.. Wilcox, formerly Second
e1ecutionant Seventh Cavalry, who
was undergoing sentence in the
penitentiary for duplicating his
pay accounts. Election day is
drawing near, and Democratic vo-
tiers are getting scarce.
The bill retiring Gen. Alfred
Pleasanton with the rank Of Major
has been passed by boch Houses,
and is now in the hand of the
President.
Senator HOar has introduced a
bill providing that the rate OF
pension for total disability in.
CURED in the naval service of the
United States daring the late war,
shall be $50 per month, whenever
it shall appear that the pensiOner
by tnvOn board any war vessel Of
grant, :,;Oiss,.ti I'D States during an en-
laws securing tofib IT, enemy, for
steads and with using th. nd orou IN
made for that purpose tc'e'nu cio" IT,
settlers with spies and pthe Secretary
der the false pretense of rep. -,
and vindicating law. The Goyernh '"
by Congress OF Tue ltll lAoi ltoi 10 'el0N"
upon necessity only to the end that they
may become states in Union Therefore,
whenever the condition OF population,
material resources, public utelligenc" aud
morality. are such as to insure ses
local government therein, the or'Oepart'
such Territories should be peru nh.
right inherent in them, 10 foD ,ence"
selves constitutions and s. .,o impc
menis aud he admitted into Nuo ne
pending preparation for stateNnm OF IN
officers thereof should be selec. :,t
resdents aud citizens Of the u
wherein they are 70 serve. SOUTH
should Of right be Immediately 4 feeble
As a state 10 the Union under the ,o,.
tuition formed and adopted by her "o"N'
and we heartily endorse the act of rue
Republican Senate in twice passing BIZ
for admission. The refusal OF the Demos
cratic House Of Representatives for partl-
san purposes to favorably consider these
bills isa wiful violation of the sacred
American principle of local self govern.