Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, d. c. Sept. 30, 1889.
The President has been greatly bene-
fitted by his stay at Deer Park and is
now fully prepared to tackle the eight or
nine methods of hard work, which it
may fairly be said have already begun
at the White House No one more
deeply regrets the tune that the publ
cation between ''private" Dalzell and
Corporal Tanner has given TO the
retirement of the latter from the PEN
sion Office than the President, and he
wishes all comrades of the Grand Army
to understand that he is now, as he al
ways has been, their friend and COM
rade. and that their interests are not in,
or likely TO be in any danger while he
remains in office.
Again it is positively asserted by par
ties very near 10 him that Attorney
General Miles is TO be appointed to the
vacancy in the Supreme Court at an
early day. Nothing can be learned on
the Subject at the White House.
Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son has gone to the Warm Springs in
search of health. He has worked very
hard for the last seven months, and
being only human it has told on him.
He says he only needs few days rest.
The republicans in this city under the
auspices OF the Ohio State association,
gave Representative Butterworth, who
has just returned from Europe, big
reception tonight. $500 people attend
cd and great enthusiasm prevailed.
One of the 5000 ton cruisers to be
built by the Navy department is to be
constructed at the New York navy yard,
and the other at the Norfolk navy yard.
If the Secretary can build these vessels
as well and as cheap as he thinks he
can, they will in all probability be fol-
lowed by many others.
Ill-informed people speak of the
changes that are to be, or should be
made in the Rules governing the House
of Representatives. When in fact there
are no Rules. When Speaker Carlisle
adjourned the House of Representatives
of the Fiftieth Congress on the 4th Of
March, last, at high noon. that body as
an organization ceased to exist and with
it died the Rules, with which it had
been misgoverned. On the first Mon
day in December the first session of the
Fifty-tirst Congress will begin, and one
of the first things to be done in the
House after affecting an organization
will pc TO adopt Rules, and right then
political fighting is likely to begin. 1t
is understood that an effort will be made
to get up a set of joint Rules which
shall govern both House and Senate.
In the past both Houses have always
had their own separate Rules.
Judge Croft, the new Commissioner
of the General Land office, has taken off
his coat and buckled down to work. He
has made very favorable impression
here.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
furnished the President schedule,
showing in detail the present status of
every Presidential postoflice where no
change mas been made by the present
administration. Congressman and others
hunting for this species of scalpS may
prepare themselves accordingly.
Most people seem to think that the
Tanner-Dalzel correspondence will re-
suit in barring both of these gentlemen
out of the official pasture
1t makes one think OF Inauguration
times to see the preparations being made
here for the knight Ttmplar conclave
which assemblies here next week for
ten days stay Wen take good care
Of the 100000 people expected just as
we will OF the American Exposition of
1892.
The Vice President is in Washington
5 Iperintending the completion of his
new residence, and of the mammoth
building to be known as the Morton
flats. He expects TO occupy his resi-
dence by the first Of November.
Who shall be pension Commissioner,
is still an open question, though the APP
pointment is looked for every hour. MIR.
A. b. Campbell. OF Kansas, is the pres
ent fayorile, but the friends of ex-Rep-
resentatiye Brown, of Ohio, and the
other candidates have by no means
given up the fight.
Senator Sherman left for Ohio to-day.
lie viii put himself in the hands of the
State committee, filling all engagements
they may make for speeches.
Secretary Rusk is again at bis desk.
looking all the better for bis western
trip. No man has ever gained greater
popularity in Washington in the same
length of time than "Uucle jerry, SIS
nine people out of ten call the Secretary
of Agriculture. has. II he should some
day be called up higher there will he
great rejoicing here.