Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-08
Washington Letter.
tFrom our Regular Correspondents

Iican programme, ana at tnis Wfitlu2 II
is not believed that the democrats can
prevent it. though they have announced
/ their intention Of trying to do SO.
Mrs. Garfield was at the White House
Saturday for the first time since the
death Of her husband, the late President
Garfield.
Senator Hoar's introduction of a
Federal election bill at the request of
the Senate committee on Elections has
had very depressing effect upon the
southern democrats in Congress. They
have believed. or pretended to believe
up to this time that the republicans
were only trying to bluff them when
they talked about passing Federal
election bill. but they recognize the
fact that this bill, which has been APP
proved by the republican Senatorial
caucus. means business.
The vacancy on the committee on
Rules, generally considered the most
important in the House, caused by the
death Of Mr.. Randall is exciting a great
deal of interest. The friends of Mr.
Mills want him to have il, but it is said
that speaker Reed will under no circum-
stances appoint him. Other Southern
i members are mentioned, but the latest
rumor Is that democratic caucus will
request the Speaker to give the place TO
either Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, or Mr..
Holman. of Indiana. because the other
democrat on the committee Car
lisle-is from the South. The matter
i will probably be settled this week.
A meeting Of the Republican National
Committee in this City has been called
for May Z, to make arrangement for the
coming Congressional campaign. As
usual whenever a meeting of the COM
mittee is to be held there are lots Of
rumors as to what will be done. One
Of the most important, if true, Of them
is that Senator Quay will retire from the
Craftsmanship and that he will be sue
eeeded by Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson.
The republican caucus committees of
the House and Senate have agreed upon
a silver bill; it is a compromise between
the Window bill which was fayorably
reported by the House committee and
the Jones bill which the Senate commit
tee had reported fayorably. The new
bill seems to satisfy everybody except q
few extremists on both sides of the ques-
ton.
Senator Quay, Speaker Reed, Gen. j.
/ S. Clarkson and other prominent repub-
I leans attended a dinner at Pittsburg
Saturday night, given by the Americas
Republican Club of that city to cele-
brate the anniversary of Gen. Grants
birthday The distinguished party re-
turned to Washington this morning.
Representative Burrows, of Michigan.
was designated by Mr.. Reed as Speaker
pro tenn during the Speakers absence.
1t is expected that the tariff bill will
be taken up by the House the last of
next week or the first of the next fol-
lowing. When once taken up it will be
given the right of way until disposed
Of. 1t will go through the House prac-
ticaIly as it is, but there is a strong
probability that some Of the clauses viii
be amended before it passes the Senate.
The quickest piece Of legislation Of
the present session was the joint reso-
luton appropriating sl50OO0 for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the flood in the
Mississippi river; it was passed by the
House and Senate and approved by the
President all in one hour.
Senator Ingalls, has returned from
Kansas and if his looks count for any.
thing he is not at all alarmed about the
alleged movement in that State to pre-.
vent his reelection to the Senate
, Neither Kansas nor the republican party
, can afford to have Mr.. ingalls, retired.
Ex-senator Ferry. of Michigan. who
presided over the Senate during the
trying period OF the settlement of the
9 Hayes-Tilden electoral count, has beer
a spending few days here lie wa:
j warmly greeted on the floor Of the
. Senate.
The Sherman antitrust bill has beer
: favorably reported to the House The
e committee in its report says that while
n the measure is not precisely what any
5 member of the committee could have
Q proposed upon his own motion it i
: recommended for passage as the only
5 legislation on the subject that under the
existing circumstances seems likely &c
e be adopted.
: The Worlds Fair bill having been ap