Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

were held in the hall of the House
on Saturday, after which the body
was forwarded to his late home for
interment. Judge Kelly will be
sadly missed, and his place ex-
tremely difficult to fill. The title
of "fatGer of the House" now be-
longs to ex-Speaker Randall, who
is still confined to his residence by
illness.
The Senate Committee on the
Worlds Fair has heard everything
that the champions of the several
cities had to say for their tavorites,
but what effect, if any, the learned
arguments had on the Senators is
not apparent to the naked eye. 1t is
generally believed that the matter
will be at once pushed to a 6dal
issue in both House and Senate.
One thing can truly be said of the
struggle for the location. It has
made no bad blood, and wherever
Congress may decide upon holding
the Fair everybody Is TO pitch
right 10 and make 1t a grand sue
cess--somethlng worthy of Amer
lea.
Secretaries Window and Tracy
both favor the transfer Of the Rev
enue marine service from the Treas
ury to the Navy department. This
makes it almost certain that the
bill providing for the transfer,
now before Congress, will become
a law. 1t has been defeated in
previous Congresses by the oppo-
sition of tn" Secre tary of the
Treasury.
Senator quay and Adjutant.
General Hastings of Pennsylvania
we're visiting several Of the depart
ments here together on Saturday.
That does not look much like the
General was to be an anti.Quay
candidate for the gubernatOrial
nomination in his state.
The Vice President put quietus
on the silly story of his not being
on good terms with the President
by giving an elaborate dinner to
the President and Mrs. Harrison a
few days ago.
No stock is taken here in the
rumOr of Democratic defections in
the Ohio legislature. Brlce has
paid for the goods and it is gener-
ally believed they will be delivered
according to contract.
Speaker Reed said this morning
that he thought the new Rules
would be reported to the House
sometime this week, unless there
should be some unexpected cause
for further delay.
Ex-senator KellOg, like most
SOutheIners, regards Senator Nor
gar'S scheme of sending the negroes
to Africa at Government expense
as very foolish one, and says the
solution of the problem will have
to be looked for in other direc-
lions.
The tariff hearings before the
House committee on Ways and
Means are expected to end this
week. They have already included
about every industry intended, but
chairman Mckinley says nobody
shall be excluded, and hearings may
be had on application until the bill
is reported to the House.
Mr.. Wanamaker seems to have
the proper idea of the relations
that should exist between a mem.
Der Of the cabinet and the people,
as represented In the House of
Representatives. He told the
members of the HOuse-cOmmittee
on PostOffices and Post roads, who
paid him a social visit, that he hop |
ed they would call on him as often
as they needed information on pos
tai matters, and that there was
nothing private in the business of
bis department.
The Senate committee on Terri.
tories will not report an omnibus
bill. The majority is opposed to
the admission of New Mexico, but
will report seperate bills admitting
Idaho and Wyoming.
Mrs. Gen. U. S. Grant is spend.
ing a few days with friends here.
She is looking remarkably well,
aud says her health IS excellent.
Representative bolivar, of Iowa,
says there Is not the slightest
doubt of Senator AllisOn's re cleo
ton.
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