Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-15
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
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a good, strong, sensible speech in
favor of the Mckinley tariff bill
and also stating in a nutshell the
position of the republican party on
the question. He said: eff any one
thing was settled by the political
contest Of 1883 it was that the pro-
tectiye policy as promulgated by the
republican party In its platform as
maintained by the republican party
through long series of years,
should be secured in any legislation
which is to be had by a Congress
chosen in this great contest and
upon this mastering issue. The
people have spoken, and they asked
this Congress to register their will
and embody their verdict into pub
lie law. If this bill shall become
law the revenues of the government
will be diminished from fifty to
sixty millions of dollars rer annum."
1t is expected that the gentfa debate
on the bill will be closed Saturday
night, then will follow eight days
of fve-minute debate, the final vote
being taken the goth inst. This
bears out your correspondents
/ prediction that the bill would be
| passed by the House before June /.
A republican caucus of the House
has decided upon adjournment not
later than July /. OF course to
make this decision operative it must
be approved by the Senate, and as
the Senators have not the same
reason for wishing to get away from
w ashington early this year as the
Representatives they may not be
willing to hurry themselves any and
it may be somewhat later than the
date set before adjournment actually
takes place.
1t has been practically decided by
the republicans of the House that
the river and harbor bill, carrying
an appropriation Of something like
| $25 100000, shall not pass at the
present session. A number Of other
measures involving more or less
heavy appropriations will also be
quietly shelved, and it will not be
surprising if the democratic cam
paign of "eXtrayagant appropria-
tions" shall be turned against that
party in the coming Congressional
campaign by the fact of the total
amount of money appropriated by
the first session of the Fifty-hrst
Congress being less than that appro-
pliated by the first session of the
Fiftieth Congress, when the demo
Gratis had a majority in the House.
The bill authorizing the Secretary
of War TO deliver to the state Of
Colorado all flags carried by Colo
RADIO regiments in the late OWL war
has become law.
The Senate took up the Jones
Silver bill this week, but owing to
the absence of Senator Jones, its
author, it will not be disposed of
until next week, if then.
The sudden death of Senator
Beck on Saturday last, and his
funeral in the Senate chamber on
Tuesday made a big hole in the
I Congressional work, little or no
business being done on Monday
or Tuesday.
The members of the Senate com
mittee on Pensions do not take
! kindly to the Morrill, service pension
| bin which the House passed as a
substitute for the dependent pension
bin passed by the Senate, and it is
probable that a report recommending
noncurrence will be made to the
Senate. That, if adopted by the
Senate, would throw the matter into
the hands of a conference committee
of the House and Senate and would
probably result in a compromise
bill, containing something Of each
of the present bills.
Attorney General Miller has been
confined to his house for nearly
week by sickness, but he is getting
better and expects to be IN his office
Monday.