Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-02-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
Written and Compiled for the HERALD
WAsHIN GTON, Feb. 7, 1889


the cares and perplexit'eS OF being
Secretary of the Treasury, warmly
lated Senator Allison on
his escape when the tact became
known that Mr.. Allison had written
to Zen. Harrison positively and
finally declining the appointment.
Nearly every Republican Senator
advised Mr. Allison not to go into
the cabinet, some for one reason
aud some for another, but the ma
iority of them feel that the Iowa
Senator can do more good on the
floor of the Senate than he could in
the Treasury Department.
Evidently Secretary or Post
master. General (which ever it may
be) Wanamaker proposes to hold
up his end OF the coming admins
tration. 1t is said that he has
purchased for $4,000 the elegant
residence in this city now occupied
by Secretary Whitney.
Senator Ingalls, says he will be
very glad to turn the gavel over to
Vice. President-elect Morton on the
fourth Of March and resume his
old place on the floor of the Senate
And most other Republicans will
join HIM in his gladness. Not be
cause he has not made a good pre-
siding officer for the Senate, but
because he is more useful and de
cidedly more interesting on The
floor.
1t is stated here that Repre-
sentative Springer is willing to &C
cept the Senate amendments to his
omnibus bill. The amendments ex
clude New Mexico. If Mr.. Springer
can carry any considerable number
of Democrats with him the bill
can be passed.
The Democratic members of the
House WAYS and Means Com
mittee are at work on a compro
mise tariff bill which they will en-
deavor TO get the Senate conferee'
to agree to. 1t will embrace the
entire free list of the Senate bll
the internal revenue section, ex
cept free alcohol for use in The
arts. It will also embrace thos'
portions of the Mills bill over which
there was little or no controversy
But from the best information your
corresponds mt can get, 1t is now
too late to get ny tariff legislation
through the present Congress
more's the pity.
Once more this poor adminlstra
ton has been sat down upon. and
members OF its own party have
helped TO do it. The British
extraditlon treaty, which Mr.
Bayard was so anxious to have
adopted, has been rejected by more
than a two-tbird vote Of the Senate
John Bull seems to have lost his
influence in this country.
Sensational newspaper articles
sometimes serve a good purpose
We have Just had a striking ex
ample in the Samoan excitement
The newspaper articles aroused
Congress and the people OF The
country, and the sentiments gen
orally expressed by all classes and
in all sections proved to Prince
Bismarck that the United States
would fight if necessary to main
tain the honor and rights of it'
citizens in Samoa. The result
was: Bism arck cabled to the Ger
man minister in this city instruct
ing him to see Secretary BayarC
and assure him that Germany
would do nothing detrimental tC
our interests, aud also that order;
had been sent to the German of
ficials in Samoa TO be more dis
Greet. Sc much for sensational
newspapers.
At last, after many ups and
downs, the Oklahom bill has
gotten thrOu gh the House all right
1t now goes to the Senate, where
Its friends propose making q
mighty effort to rush it through
There is a rumor here that Cleye
land has promised to veto 1t II i
gets through the Senate.
Representative McKinly, who
has been mentioned as likely to b'
Secretary OF the Treasury, says hi
is not an applicant nor would he
accept the position if offered HIM
The House com mittee on terri
I tories we're to have decided Satur
day whether they would report the
| bill for the admission OF Utah
as instructed by recent Demo
cratic caucus, also what they wonl'
do about Springer's "Omnibu" bll
for the admission of Arizona
Idaho, aud Wyoming. The com
mittee held no meeting Saturday
but say they will meet " ednesday
The members seem to be a littl'
do bious about this Utah business
There is no prospect OF the bll
even passing the House. should !
be reported, still ! think some o
the members of the committee d'
not care 20 put themselves Of
record even to the extent of re
porting the bill. Mormonism i
not very popular outside of Utah
Senator BIair's bill giving tb'
mobile women who acted as arm!