Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-07
Washington Let.e-.
From our Regular Correspondent


make some sensible speeches on that
measure. Senator Aldrich led of will
an argument fairly bristling with tell.
ing facts in favor of the bill Senator
Morrill, was the next republican speaker
and, as usual. his speech was carefully
prepared and well worth listening TO-
lie began by saying that as some Sena.
tors on the other side seemed to be pro.
voked at the silence on the republican
side Of the chamber he would claim q
short time and try not TO thresh over
any Of the old straw of tariff debates.
Continuing. he said: The bill offers in
several instances 'conspieuously in that
OF tin an increase of duties for the pur-
pose OF giving employment to larger
numbers of laboring men and for the
purpose Of keeping at home many
millions OF money now sent abroad.
4 This country has the tin ore, the iron
and the coal; why then should il an
nually send abroad twenty-eight mill,
ions in gold for tin?" He then paid
his respects to Senator VOORHEES, for
having falsely stated that none of the
war taxes on any of the great staples of
human necessity had been repealed or
lowered He then cited the general
reductions in 1870 when there was a
new classification of the duties on sugar
and a removal of The duties on tea and
coffee. Continuing, he said: by add
ticles which this bill places on the free
list about onehalf the importations
from foreign countries would be alb
solutely free from all customs duties. F"
The Senate now meets 1T 10 O'Clock
in the morning and even then it is not
expected that the tariff bill will be dis
posed of by September
The House refused to grant fifteen
leaves Of absence that were applied for
this week, fearing that it might break
quorum. which is somewhat difficult
at best to keep together just now.
Speaker Reed is being roupdly abused
by those interested in public building
and other bills involving an appropria-
ton because he refuses to recognize
members who wish to call up these
bills. 1t doesn't seem 10 worry him
though; he has made up his mind to do
what he conceives to be his duty and
neither abuse nor cajolery will cause
him to change.
Nothing could possibly be sillier than
the absurd stuff which is being sent
from here to democratic papers con-
corning republican conspiracy to
force Mr.. Blaine out of the cabinet.
There is absolutely nothing in the
story Some republicans differ with
Mr.. Blaine as to certain points of public
policy. but there is no personal il-fee-
ing in ii, and no republican is prouder
of our brainy Secretary of State than
Speaker Reed, who is credited, by the
democrats, WITH working to down"
Mr.. Blaine.
Senator Hoar. chairman Of the COM
mittee on Elections, which has been
considering the Federal Election bill.
has gone TO New England for few
DAYS. and it is not thought that any
further changes will be made in that
bin until he returns. 1t is not expected
that the bill will be reported to the
Senate until after the tariff bin is dis
posed of.
The Postoliice department will save
nearly half million dollars on the con
tract for furnishing stamped envelopes
and newspaper wrappers for four years
from the first of next October, which
has just been awarded to the Plimpion
Manufacturing Company and the Nor
gan envelope company OF Hartford,
Conn.
The Senate Postoflice committee has
reported bill providing postal tele-
graph system. A bill for one cent letter
postage would be far more popular.
Not one person in thousand sends or
receives telegram once a wear; but
every body is constantly writing and re-
ceiving letters
The President has sent strong
special message to Congress in favor OF
the bill whi;h has just been reported to
the House providing a heavy penalty
for sending lottery tickets circulars
advertisements or newspapers contain
ing lottery advertisements through the
mails The Louisiana lottery lobby in
this city has managed to defeat several
similar bills which have been before
/ Congress in the past; but it now looks