Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

members have gone 10 render
statement TO the people of what has
been accomplished. The republi-
cans can occupy considerable time
in enumerating the good laws en-
acted by their votes, but the demo
Gratis can claim credit for nothing.
They have simply skulked through
the session, opposing everything
and proposing nothing.
The President and his entire cab
met were at the Capitol for some
hours before adjournment, in order
to avoid any delay in signing bills
finally passed on the last day. The
vote in the Senate on the tariff bill
was SO in favor and ~ against.
Three republicans-Messrs. Plumb,
Paddock and Pettigrew-voted with
the democrats against the bill, that
being also the number OF republi-
cans who voted with the democrats
of the House against the bill. That
only six republicans voted against
the bill speaks well for the new law.
Nothing of importance was done
by the House this week, because at
no time was there quorum present,
and only bills to which no one OBJ
iected could come up, and the last
day was very quiet compared with
the last days Of other sessions.
The President, accompanied by
several members of his cabinet and
other eminent gentlemen, will go
west next week on a flying trip.
They will 60 as far as J peka,
Kans., stopping at several interme-
date points.
The views of three representative
republican Senators on the results
of the session are instructive. Sen
ator Edmunds said: ga great deal
of work has been done and probably
nine-tenths of it is good work"
Senator IInar laid: "It has been
session Of great labor and great
accomplishment Not only has this
Congress passed many measures OF
importance, but it has put many
Others of equal merit well under
way. No Congress for twenty years
or more has worked harder or
achieved more satisfactory results.
The first bill to be considered at the
next session will be the Federal
Election bill, and it will be consid-
erad fairly and passed promptly"
Senator Henderson said: at has
been busy session and has given
the country more legislation and
more valuable legislation than any
other session in all modern congress
sional history. 1t has been a salts
factory session. We will consider
the Federal Election bill as soon as
we return, and we will, think,
pass it,"
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Bachelor having tired of that
position has resigned and been APP
pointed u. S. minister to Portugal.
Gen. Raum has once more denied
that he had any intention of re-
signing his position as Commission
er of Pensions. The committee
has not yet made its report on the
investigation, and of course it can
not now be officially made until the
House meets again, although the
democrats have published the minor
ity report.
Contracts for building the new
battle ships and cruisers provided
for by this Congress, were opened
this week at the Navy department,
The Cramps, of Philadelphia, were
the lowest bidders, but under the
law one of the three battle ships
must be built on the Pacific Coast,
so that it is certain that the Union
Iron works, of San Francisco, will
get one of the contracts.
The President vetoed bill pro-
hibitiug pool selling on horse races
in the District of Columbia because
it exempted the race track of a local
club. He thinks this method of
gambling should be broken up
everywhere and was unwilling to