The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-02-05
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81.
Speaker Reed has fully demonstrated
his ability To control the House, no
matter how turbulent the minority may
try To be. When the Democrats began
to tillibuster by refusing To vote on the
motion of Representative Dalzell to
take up the contested ease OF Smith vs..
Jackson, in order To break "A quorum
he took the bull 10y the horns and i'm
structed the clerk to enter the names of
the democratic members present and
not voting, and then declared IA quorum
present. This raised as great row for
while rs was ever seen in the House.
Members stood upon the chairs and
desks aud yelled themselves hoarse, but
above all the din stood the command
ing figure of the Speaker, quietly giving
his reasons, and they were good ones,
for making such ruling. He only fol-
lowed the example of Gov. Hill when
he presided over the State Senate of
New Y FORK, and of a Democratic Speaker
in the Legislature of Tennessee. Mr..
Reeds action is generally commended
by Republicans, though there are II few
who think the precedent dangerous
one.
The President will go to New York
Monday to take part in the ceremonies
attendant upon the centennial celebra-
ton of the United States Supreme
Court He is to make the closing
speech The opening address is To be
delivered by eX-President Cleveland
Several members of the cabinet will ac-
company the President
Among the Presidential nominations
hat II az N Pa
tive Guenther, to be u. 5. Consul-Gen-
eral TO Mexico. The Senate immedi-
ately confirmed Mr.. Guenther's nomi-
nation. Ex-senator Bruce was also re-
nominated TO be Recorder of Deeds for
this District.
Senator Morrill, introduced Secretary
WINDOWS silver bill in the Senate and
asked that il be referred to the commit.
tee on finance, which was done. Sena-
tor Teller is heading vigorous fight
against this bill. He made an argu-
ment before the House committee hav-
ing it in charge, and in it he used some
very strong language.
The House having passed the resolu-
ton ordering the committee on reform
in the civil service TO investigate the
Civil Service Commission, that commit
tee will hold a meeting Monday to de-
eide when the music shall begin.
The District Tax bill, which was ve-
toed by Mr. Cleveland, has again passed
the Senate. There were only seven dis
senting votes, two MessrS
Blair and Plumb-and five Democrats
-MeSSrs. Berry, Call, Coke, Vance and
Vest. 1t may safely be regarded as one
OF the certainties of the session that
this bill will pass the House and become
law. 1t will take 1000, 900 out of
the u. 5 treasury.
The Senate committee on elections
has set Feb. 10Th as the date to begin
hearings in the Montana cases. 1t is
regarded as almost certain that the two
Republicans will be seated, though Il
few more careful persons believe that
none of the claimants will be awarded
seats, because none of them have fully
complied with the law as To creden-
tials
The House Military Committee has
reported fayorably on the bill To retire
Gen, j. G. Fremont with the rank OF
maiorgeneral.
Governor Hovey, of Indiana, is here
working before Congress FOR the pas
sage of a service pension bill. He says
the Republican party Is fully pledged
to this measure and it cannot afford to
go back on its word. He has in his
possession petitions signed by nearly
400, 900 veterans, asking for the passage
of this bill, in default of which he has
grave doubts of our ability to win in
the next election.
The President is devoting considera-
BILE time To careful consideration of
the race problem in the South, and has
expressed himself as very anxious to
see it satisfactorily settled. But how?
That's question that not only the
President, but everybody else, would
like To see satisfactorily settled.
The Senate committee on the Worlds
Fair is doing absolutely nothing, and
the House committee, while ostensibly
engaged in preparing a bill, is, in real
ity, as the patrons of the prize ring say,
"only sparring for position"
The President has promised to open
the public library and art gallery pre-
scented To Allegheny City, Pa, by Mr.
Andrew Carnegie. The ceremony will
take place in February.