Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-18
Washington Letter.
WAsHNeroN. D. G. sept. II. 1s9O.
From our Regular Correspondent


bers. Alabama. California, Colorado,
Michigan, Missouri, New jersey, Ore
gon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin
will each gain one, Arkansas. Illinois,
Kansas and Pennsylvania each gain
two, and Minnesota and Nebraska
three each. Ohio and Virginia each
lose one member.
The ovation given the Speaker when
be took his seat in the House was
something unprecedented. Members
jumped into their chairs. waving min
iature flags and shouting themselves
hoarse, while the large crowd of ladies
and gentlemen in the galleries made the
walls ring with cheer after cheer, while
handkerchiefs, hats. parasols. fans and
every conceivable article waved aloft
and even ladies shouted "Reed. Reed,
big Tom Reed" which promises to be-
come republican rallying cry.
An attempt is being made in certain
quarters to get up business scare on
account of the new tariff bills going
into effect on the first of October. 1t is
stated by the engineers of this move
ment that there will be such large de-
mand for money from the importers to
get out the goods before October with
which they have for months past been
filling the bonded warehouses, that it
will precipitate financial panic. Sec
rotary Window is out of the city, but
other officials of the treasury say that
they have no fears of any serious finan-
cial trouble, owing to the far-sighted
policy of Secretary Window in having
anticipated the squeeze before it came
by releasing, through the purchase of
bonds and prepayment of interest. $64,-
100000. This large sum has been
paid out since August 81. 1t is prob
able that some importers who have pur-
chased goods far in excess of their capt.
tai. in anticipation of making large
profit on account of the increased duties
provided for the new tariff bill, may
find it exceedingly difficult to raise
the money to get their goods out of the
bonded warehouses without paying the
New York professional money lenders
an exorbitant rate of interest for it.
These are the people who are making
all the fuss, and as their influence is
considerable with the bankers of New
York they can make lots of it; but
there is no danger.
The investigation of the charges
against Gen. Raum has degenerated
into farce. The charges having all
fallen through, Representative Cooper
has been trying to find something by in
sishng upon the committee going into
all of Gen. Raum's private business
affairs. Gen. Raum stated in the be-
ginning that the whole thing was sim
ply an attempt to break down his credit
as business man, and that is certainly
the way it looks now.
The democrats in the House have
spent the greater portion of this week
indulging in their new method of hide
and seek filibustering-answering to
their names on call for quorum, and
sneaking out of the chamber before a
vote can be taken on the business in
hand. which this week has been con-
tested election cases.
The Ri yer and Harbor bill has been
sent to the President at Cresson Springs
and it is expected that he will act upon
it before next Wednesday, the 18th
inst when he will go to the Soldiers
reunion at Toledo, Ohio. Those who
should know best seem to have no fear
of a veto, but there are still good
many who believe that the President
will refuse to sign the bill.
superintendent Porter of the Census
bureau is the latest official to express a
dislike for the present civil service law.
Mr.. Porter gave the Congressional COM
mittee his reasons in detail for believing
that the law is detriment to the ex-
ecutive departments of the Government.
Senator Hearst of California. is said
to be anxious to know what Senator
Gormon did with check for S22, 900
which he contributed for the express
purpose of defeating Speaker Reed. He
is reported to have said that ii he had
given $4,000, Reed would probably
had 10000 majority.
The final vote on the passage of the
tariff bill was 40 to %, strict party
vote. 1t is hoped that the bill can be
acted upon by the conference committee
within ten days, Senator Plumb's
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