Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-28
Washington Letter.
(From Oul Regular Correspondent

Washington, d. C. Nov. IS, 1889.
The President having been working
pretty hard of late on his message which
is now finished, concluded to take lit
tie recreation, so he quietly slipped away
last week and for three days enjoyed
himself shooting ducks in Maryland.
He returned to the white House Satur-
day night, greatly pleased that he was
so Successful in killing ducks and not
less so over his success in getting away
from Washington without the knowledge
of the argus-eyed newspaper men.
Uncle Sam, who is nothing if not hos
pitable gave grand combination ex-
cursion to Annapolis Saturday. A spec
ial train took the Three Americas Con-
gress and the International Maritime
Conference, and number of prominent
officials including Secretaries Blaine and
Tracy to the Capitol city of Maryland.
The objective point of the excursionists
was the United States sailor factory,
and the visitors were loud in their
praises of its products as shown by the
the stock now on hand both finished
and unfinished.
If the candidates for the minor offices
under the House of Representatives
keep on increasing at the present rate
there will be as many candidates as
there are members of the House. Among
the most prominent of the newly an
nounced candidates are exRepresenta-
tive Guenther and Gen. Geo. A. Sheri-
dan. for clerk, and MIR. Charles III. Gray,
prominent newspaper correspondent,
for Sergeant-at-arms.
Secretary Rusk says, in reply TO criti-
cisms of the Agricultural department
because its agents have quarantined a
number Of cattle in Pennsylvania, tina.
such action was taken under the law
establishing the bureau of annual indus
try, and that it was considered necessary
for the protection of the great cattle in
terests of the country against the much
dreaded pluro- pneumonia.
| Much interest has been created here
by the report that exSecrstary of War,
MeCrary, of Iowa, is the Presidents
choice for tie vacancy upon the bench
of Supreme Court. Judge McCrarY has
for some years been resident of Kan
sas city, where he is the legal represent.
alive of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, having resigned United
States Circuit Court judgeship in Iowa,
to wlich he was appointed by President
Hayes to enter the service of the rail
road. He would be an honor to any
court, and the report of his prospective
appointment has been well received here
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, is
very emphatic in his denial of the news
paper charges that he and Other repub-
lican Representatives did not work faith
fully for the election of Gov. Foraker
Mr.. Grosvenor furnishes figures show
ing that Gov. Foraker receives better
support in his (Grosvenor's) district
than in any other in the State.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
deyoting much time just now TO care
full revision Of the estimates of the
amount OF money necessary to run the
Postofiice department during the fiscal
year beginning July /, 1890.
The Civil Service Commissioners deny
the truth of Washington telegram in
New York paper, which stated that
they were making preparations for a
Congressional Investigation. OF course
the Commissioners ought to know just
what they are doing, but if they are not
making preparations for c ongression-
al Investigation, they viii be awfullY
sorry they didn't before they are many
months older. For they are just as
certain to be Investigated by the Fifty
first Congress rs Speaker of the House
is to DO elected Somebody should read