The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-17


tended by about every prominent
person in Washington. The General,
who by the way, is looking remark.
ably we'll, came over from New York
City, where he now resides. and will
remain here for a few days. The sec.
ond event celebrated was the sixty
seventh birthday of Senator John
Sherman, who made it memorable
by dinner at which the President,
Vice President and other prominent
personal friends were entertained.
10 the House today, the five-miu-
ute debate on the tariff bill, which is
to continue eight days, was begun.
At its close the vote will be taken.
Some very strong speeches were
made last week in support of the bill
but as important as the subject is.none
more important-the audiences have
been small both on the floor and 10
the galleries. There is but llttE
entertainment in a tariff speech, no
matter how able the speaker may be
The election of a successor to The
late Senator Beck has brought out
the fact that ex-Speaker Carlisle, on
of the leading candidates, has gres
many bitter enemies in his ow6Ysw
and some very revolving storesef
his personal habits and privsCe life
are being told by democrats fere.
A bill has been introduces into the
House to prohibit printing upon or
attaching any advertisement for
public display to an American nag.
In spite of Democraic opposition
the Senate has passed, and the Presi-
dent signed the bill classifying all
imported worsted cDths as wooden.
Secretary Procto on SATURDAY.
made a second allowance of $4,000
for the Missippi fool sufferers. This
leaves balance in mis- hands of $780,
600 out of the $50, O0 recently appro'
priated by Congress.
Representative Ia Fayette, of Wis
consin. made a telling point in favor
of protective tariff when he said
"The Democrats denounced the Re-
publican party when in 1883 it placed
al duty on wire nails of 4 cents q
pound. The duty has stimulated
the production of wire nails. and to.
day they are being sold at 2 cents and
two.tenth cents a pound, or just
little more than One.half of the duty
imposed"
Gen. John G. Fremont was 50 oyer
joyed to learn, as he did last week
that instead of owing the Govern.
ment SIS, 900 as claimed by the Trea'
sury department some years ago, the
Goyernmet owed him $1,000 that he
tainted, in the office. The mistake
was made by a careless bOok-keeper
The Senate has passed the Arm,
appropriation bill with an amen.
ment providing that no ai"n'. a$sifS
uors, beer or wine shall be sold to en-.
listed men in any canteen or building
in garrison or military post.
The House has passed a bill giving
Mrs. Parnell. mother of the leader of
the Irish party in the British House
of Commons, pension of $50 a
month. The pension is given In
consideration of the extraordinary
services of Mrs. Parnells father, Ad.
miral Charles Stewart who served in
the United States navy for II consecu.
tive years.
The Senate before passing the an.
nual pension appropriation bill
adopted an amendment. thereto in.
creasing the number of pension agen.
cies from eighteen to twenty.
The RoWell Federal election bill
which has been approved by the
Republican caucus has been intro.
duced in the House. 1t is almost the
same as the Hoar bill now pending
in the Senate. 1t now seems certain
that a Federal election law will be
enacted at the present session, though
few Republicans in both the House
and Senate are opposed to it.
Senator Edmunds is again in his
seat, and he denies that he has been
ill as was reported, and says it was
only another case of newspaper
Sickness"
Representative Morrill, of Kansas,
who has been represented by the
Democratic press as being a candidate
to succeed Senator ingalls,, says that
he has no idea of becoming a can.
didate for the Senate, and he Aus
that Mr.. ingalls, is certain of being
reelected by good majority.