Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER .

MI. Dihlie, alltI Hnflug OttH seNtEht
times report cd as on his way To Wash
ington, arrived here last week and is
now the guest Of Representative William
Walter Phelps. His visit here is said
10 be without any political motive, and
only the carrying out OF arrangements
made long before the election 10 spi nd
The winter in this city. As usual Mr..
Biaine's quarters are overrun with
callers. There are few prominent Re
publicans nov in Washington who have
not called TO see him since his arrival.
Senators Hiscock and Plumb, who are
fresh from visit to General Harrison,
have had several conferences with Mr.
Blaine, and there are any number of
rumors in regard to Mr.. Blaine's max
ing a visit to the President elect. Oue
thing is very noticeable OF late, and par
ticularly SO since Mr.. Blaine came here
That is the very decided change Of
opinion on the part of the Republicans
who are opposed to Mr. Blaine's enter
ing the Cabinet. They all believe now
that he will be asked 10 take the port
folio Of the Secretary Of State, and that
Gen. Harrison could not do otherwise
without putting an unmistakable slight
upon seven tenths Of the Republican par
ty. You ask what has brought about this
great changer Several things, but first
and foremost is the fact that Senator
Sherman. who is perfectly satisfied with
his present position, refused to join in
making q fight against Mr. Blaine.
and tue smaller number of anti Blaine
Republicans are therefore losing no
time in Joining the big procession. Still
all this does not prove that Mr. Blaine
will be the next Secretary u State. He
may decline the place if it be offered
him. Many think he would not accept
it,
The Senate bill incorporating the
Nicaragua Canal company has been
passed by the House with several
amendments, and is now in the hands
of conference committee. The bill as
passed by the House Incorporates a
private company for the construction
and operation of ship canal from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, through
Nicaragua or Costa Rica. The COM
pany is authorized to issue bonds Sc
cured by mortgage on its property and
rights; must have its principle Office in
New York city. and majority of lis
directors, fifteen in number, must re-
side in the United States, and its presi-
dent must be n citizen and resident Of
the United States. It's capital stock is
to be 100000 shares OF go each with
RICH to increase it to 100000.
The House has practically been in q
dead lock since last Thursday, fact
which speaks volumes for the absurdity
of tho rules which At present govern
that body. Representative Reed, from
the House Committee on Rules, offered
a resolution on Thursday, providing
that during the remainder of the session
1t shall not be in order 10 introduce
bills on the first and third Mondays Of
the month. These are known as sus-
pension days, that is, under the rules,
with the consent Of tho Speaker and a
two-thirds vote of the number present,
the rules may be suspended and vote
taken on any bill on the calendar. Ac-
cording to these same rules all Mondays
are assigned as the proper days to in.
troduee bills for reference, and here is
where the trouble came in. One or
two members opposed TO any bill that
should be called up on suspension day
have only to introduce bills long
enough for the reading thereof to take
up the entire day, in order to defeat the
will of all the rest. 1t was TO prevent
this abuse of power by members dis
posed from any cause To be obstruc.
tioniSts that Mr.. Reeds resolution was
offered. But it has not yet been
adopted. as members opposing 1t have
been numerous enough, owing to the
House, to break a quorum by sustaining
from voting, for three successive days.
The friends of the resolution expect
members enough to be present to-day
or tomorrow to pass it without the
votes of the fillibuslerers.
The sugar interests in Louisiana,
California and Kansas have representa-.
tives here endeavoring 10 get the Senate
financial committee to do something for
them. They claim that the so per cent
reduction in the duty on imported sugar
made by the Senate tariff bill, will, if
carried into effect, ruin them. They
have many and strong friends, and it
has been decided by the committee to
report an amendment to the Senate
bill giving bounty for every pound Of
sugar produced in this country. 1t is
not yot definitely settled how much
that bounty will be. but tt will be
decided this week.
Senator Henderson is very proud of
the letter which he has received signed
101 out of 1913 Republican members of
the Nebraska legislature. 1t assures
him that "while you are thus detained
at your post OF duty We will also be at
ours, and will see to it that you are tri-
umphantly elected by the Nebraska
legislature as your own successor.
Senator Edmunds resolutions reaf-
firming the Monroe doctrine were to-
day adopted by the Senate.
CATARRH,
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