The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


| WORKING men III congress, out ne anu
his Republican colleagues on the
House ways and means committee
broke all previous records for speedy
committee work, in the consideration
of the tariff bill. 1t did not get over
TO the House until Friday afternoon !;
it was Immediately referred to the
committee, and this afternoon it was
already to be reported to the House.
The committee recommends nOn-cur-
renee in all of the Senate amend
ments, leaving it to the conference
committee to settle the small differ
ences of opinion which exist. If
there is no hitch the bill he in the
hands of the conference committee by
Wednesday, and it is expected that
it will be reported back to the House
and Senate within week. The
only amendments upon which there
is likely to be a stubborn controversy
are the sugar and binding-tWine
| diIISilhiIeito' Inv IdtIei Will udluIJ
be changed, but it would not-be sur
prising if sugar goes as it was in the
original House bill. All rumOrs of
any intention on the part of the
House to antagonize the reciprocity
amendment are simply bosh.
The attempt to get up financial
furry on account of the passage of the
tariff bill with clause which make S
it 90 into effect o ptober l. has fallen
very fiat. 1t was stated that it
would require S50.000,000 to enable
the importers to get their goods out
of the bonded ware houses by that
date, but Gen. Nett!eton, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury very quiet
~ put an end to that story by show
ing that not over $40 900, 900 would b"
required, and he stated that between
now and the first of October the
Treasurer would release more than
$50, 000, 600 in addition to the ordi-
nary current expenditures, An at
tempt was made in certain quarters
to coerce the administration into
adopting the Cleveland policy of de-
posting large sums of Government
money in the National hanks to re-
lieve the stringency in the money
market, but 1t did not succeed.
Neither the President nor Secretary
Window believe in that sort OF
financieiing.
Saturday was eulogy day in Con-
gress-in the Senate the late Samuel
j. Randall WAS the subject and in
the House Senator Beck. The Gus
tom is a beautiful one, and no one
should have word to say against it,
but in view of the time consumed
thus at this sessiOn--nearly a fall
mOnth-many Congressman favor
the adoption Of a suggestion recent
ly made to hold these services on
Sundays.
The committee investigating the
Civil Service law held a session Sat.
urday, at which representative
Gro5yenor accused the Civil Service
commissioner of deliberate mi4repre-
sentation, The committee has adj
jOurned until December Its MEM
bers are as tired of the subject as the
public,
The committee investigating the
charges against Gen. Raum has prac.
tically completed its work ard re-
port completely generating Gen.
Baum on each and every charge
made is expected from il this week.
The following bills by agreement
of Republican caucus are to be con-
sidered by the Senate in the order
named: The anti-lottery bill Re
peal of the timber culture law; bill
establishing private land claim :;
courts bill for relief of U. S. Supreme
Court; bill for adjustment of labor.
ers claims under eight hour law; bill
making eight hours days work for
Iaborers in Government employ, or
engaged in doing Goyerment work !;
bill to transfer the Revenue Marine
service from the Treasury to the Navy
department bill for the settlement
of claims arising from Indian de-
predatiOns Paddock pure food bill
this is to be substituted for the COM
pound lard bill which recently passed
the House,; Torrey bankruptcy bill
bill to place telegraph companies I'M
der the Interstate Commerce law, and
bills relating to the District of Col
umbia.
Owing to the action of the Demo-
Gratis in leaving the House and break
ing quorum IA whole week has been
wasted, and it will be no better this
week unless enough Republicans
show up to make quorum exclus-
i've of Democrats,
Big Democrats are whispering