Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-31

as it did. Why is it that the hot blood
ed Southerners are always ready to
quarrel with Senator Blair has long been
a puzzle to me. He is essentially a
man of peace. and yet he says that if he
received a challenge to fight duel he
should feel it his duty to fight.
The Senate has passed the amend
ment to the tariff bill. allowing bounty
of one cent per pound on all sugar pro
duced in this country, Senator Quay
was the only Republican Senator that
voted against the amendment, and Sen
ator Payne the only Democrat that vot-
ed for it. Unless something now unfore-
seen shall prevent, the bill will be pass
oil by the Senate tomorrow afternoon.
Commissioner of Pensions, Black,
wants to be appointed Judge Advocate
General of the army, and rumor says
Cleveland has promised him the appoint
ment, but there is considerable doubt
about his eligibility.
DIR. Mortons present visit to Wash
ngton is for the purpose of familiariz-
ing himself with the duties of the pre-
siding officer of the Senate, in order that
he may be prepared to assume them
after the fourth of March without awk
wardness.
The house has passed bill proyid-
ing for the admission of South Dakota
with two Representatives and Mon
tana with one, by presidential proclaina-
ton, when the voters accept the con-
stitutions already formed; and for the
admission of North Dakota. Washing
ton and New Mexico by Congress when
their constitutions are formed. Opinion
differs as to the probabilities of Sena-
torial action on this measure, but the
majority think that nothing will be done
at the present session.
Senators Morrill, and Stanford. the
Republican members of the sub-commit-
tee of the committee on public build
ings and grounds. which is engaged in
investigating the office of the Superyis-
ing architect of the Treasury, have al
ready exposed condition of affairs
that should put some body in prison.
Ii has been a common practice in this
office for employees to make contracts,
through outside dummies, to perform
workwhich should have been done in the
Office. Although receiving salaries from
the government, these men were allowed
to contract for doing work. and what is
worse than all, to fix the price to be paid
for the same. The investigation is not
yet over; and it is said that considerable
crookedness is expected to be shown up
in connection with the selection of sites
in various cities for public buildings.
The Democratic administration viii get
out none too soon.
The Democratic Senators are some
what frightened at tho prospect of n
number OF Democrats of the House vot-
ing with the Republicans to pass the
Senate tariff bill. Representative Will
son, of West Virginia, and Representa-
tive Catchings. of Miss, have openly
stated their intention of voting for the
measure, il it eyer gets before the
House, and ii is generally believed there
will be enough of the same sort to in
sure its passage, if it could be brought
before the House. There's the rub.
1t is hardly likely to be voted upon in
the House, unless its friends can steal
march on its enemies.
The supporters of the several scandiy
dates for Speaker are showing DISPOSE
ton to divide up into factions. Penn
sylvania has two candidates for Clerk
of the House, Hon. Ed. Mcpherson and
Major Carson, Washington correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger. Penn
sylvania has always had the clerkship
when the republicans have had the
House, but the combination made on
tho Speakership may result in giving 1t
to some other state this time.
Mr.. Randall, although he doubtless
greatly enjoyed the defeat of the Mills
Carlisle wing of the party, which Mr..
Cowles of North Carolina brought about
when he secured the adoption of his
motion referring bill containing the
Internal revenue portion of the original
Mills bill to tho appropriation commit
tee, of which Randall is chairman, in
stead of to the ways and means commit
tee to which it properly belonged, is now
in great quandary about what to do
with the bill. II reported to the house
it may pass, and that would be rebuke
to the administration and the party
leaders, and as Mr.. Randall expects to
lead his party in the next House he does
not want to set precedent that might
cause him trouble in the future.