Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

Secretary Blaine has not the
slightest idea of reslgDIng. al.
though the Democrats are busying
them 'elYrs in circulating a silly
rumOr that be intends reSignlng If
Congress does not do something
towards carry ing out bis reciprocity
IDEAS. Mr.. BlAine is b, no means
alone in those ideas; they are
shared by the President, every
member of the cabinet except one,
and by many Of the most eminent
Republican mem 5ers OF both House
anG Senate but if Congress does
not see tit to carry them out 10y
the necessary legis' alton Mr.. Blaine
is not the sort of man to resign;
be knows that he is IN no way re
sponsible for legislation.
The debate Oh the Federal cleo.
ton law goes merrily along in the
House; there was a night session
Saturday aud there wi be ar0'h
er tonight. The tax has beer
quite lively at times; but 10y no
means as exciting as it was expect
I'd to be.
The President having signed tn,
pension bill Commits
siOner Raum has iss led a pamphlet
of instructions to applicants tor
pensions under its PROVISIONS
which may b. obtained by writing
to the Pension Bureau. 1t allows
a pension of from Sc to 512 per
month to all soldiers who served
ninety days or longer who are
now, from any cluSe, unabi' TO
earn a support also to all willows
of soldiers and to q pen d II {
parents.
In view of tn attic upts to pred
let the date OF The adjournment of
Congress 1t is well to stop a mo
ment and consider the condition
of the regular annual appropria-
ton bills, which must be passed
before adjournment, Only two OF
them the Army and the Military
Academy bill-have become laws.
The others stand; the AgTicul
turAl Dill, passed the House and
nov in Senate committee Diplo.
matte bill, passed House and
Senate aid now il conference Il
District of Columbia bill, reported
from Conference 10 Senate For
tifcation bill, passed House ano
Senate and i'm conference indian
bill passed House AMI in Senate
committee H. agislative bill, passed
House and Senate and in conference
Naval bill, passed both Houses and
IN hands OF the President; Pension
blli, dl;;o, Post Office bill, passed
House and Senate and IepOrtei
from conference to the Senate and
the conference report adopted
River aud Harbor bill, PASSED
House and now on Senate calendar
; Suudry civil bill,
pass d House and now in Seudt'
committee; General Deficiency
bill, NOT completed by House com
mlttte on Appropriations.
Senator Chandler has gone TO
New Hampshire to remain until
the Federal election bill comes upI
in the Senate.
The Senate has passed the bill
to admit Wyoming as a State, and
has begun the consideration Of the
bill admitting Idaho.
Senator Morrill, called ap The
tariff bill IN the Senate today; bit
1t is understood that the debate
upon Il Is not to begin unlil next
week. Opinions differ as 20 whether
the reciprocity auAn lm~at v.'l -.
adopted but the majority seem 10
think that il will be.
The conferees on the silver bill
are Senators Sherman, Jones and
Harris, and Representatives Cong
er, Walker and Bland. The result
will, it is thought, be compromise
on the lines of the original House
bill.
The House Judiciary comm. tee
has reported substitute for the
Senate bill to prohibit the importa-
tion Of liquor into States bal ing
laws against its sale, which in