Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-10
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent


Senator Quay has returned to Wash
ingtOn, and already he has held several
consultations with the party leaders IN
reference to the fall congressional cam
paign. He is confident that the repub-
licans can keep the House Of Represent
atiyes not withstanding the democratic
gerrymander in Ohio. And speaking
about Ohio. Representative Thompson
of that State. who has Just returned
from a visit home says: 1.-The democrats
have arranged the districts in the ex-
pectation Of carrying fifteen of them,
but they will be fortunate if they get
more than ten of them. Our folks are
ashamed Of the defeat at the last election
and they will make amends this year by
carrying the State.n 1t is expected that
the Republican Congressional commit
tee will be organized at an early day,
and the preliminary work of the cam
paign begun.
The Naval appropriation bill has been
reported to the House. II keeps strictly
in the line Of policy adopted by the
administration of building up our navy
as rapidly as possible without extrava-
gance in expenditures.
Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son has gone to Iowa, where his father
is lying very i'll. 1t is thought that Mr..
Clarkson will resign this Spring and re-
turn to journalism which is more to his
taste than holding office.
Senator Sherman's dill against trusts
after being loaded down with all sorts
of amendments was, by vote of the
Senate referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee with instruction to report upon
.it in twenty days.
There was a meeting here Saturday
of the executive committee of the Ma
tional Association of democratic clubs
to decide whether it would allow itself
to be snuffed out of existence by the
democratic Congressional Committee or
stand up like man and take its part in
the fall campaign The result was q
sort of compromise. There is a great
deal Of hard feeling among the demo
Gratis about this thing, and it is likely to
increase.
Gen. Raum, Commissioner of PEN
slons. has at the request of the House
committee on Inyalid's Pensions, pre-
pared statement of the probable cost
Of service pension bill. His estimate
is fraction less than S40,000,000
year and in commenting on the bill he
said; Every provision of your bill COM
mends itself to my judgement as wise
and just, and it seems to me that it will
not impose a burden upon the country
Of which the people will complain
The bill for the admission of Wyom-
ing as . State has been passed by the
House in spite of the determined oppo-
sition of the democrats
Speaker Reed has raised another how
among the sinners by denying the priv
ileges of the floor to ex-members of
Congress engaged in lobbying.
The Worlds FAIR bill having passed
the House is now in the hands of the
Senate committee. An amendment has
been offered providing for the holding
Of celebration in this city October IA,
1892 as the fair in Chicago will not open
until April 1898. An attempt is made to
push the bill through the Senate this
week
After the Montana case is disposed of
by the Senate it is expected that the
Dependent pension bill will be taken up.
The reception given to the members
of the Three Americas Congress, Sat
urdav night was one of the most nota-
bile affairs of the kind ever held here.
Invitations were only issued to the
members of the cabinet. justice of the
Supreme Court. Senators and Repre-
sentatives.
The president and secretary of the
Virginia republican club of this city are
to be tried next Saturday for an alleged
violation of the civil service law in So
Letting contributions from office holders
during the last campaign.
The House committee on Elections
has decided two more contested election
cases. both in favor of the repub lican
contestants. the cases were Waddle VS..
Wise. of Virginia, and McDufiie VS..
Turpin. or Alabama.
The bin to appropriate S350,000 for
the boring of experimental artesian
wells in the dry belt extending from
Dakota To Texas has been fayorably
reported by a subcommittee OF the
House
Representative Lodge wants fourth
class postmasters appointed by the
Postmaster General on the basis of re-
ports made by postotliee inspectors, and
he has bill to that effect now before
the House PoStoflice committee.
Beginning today the Senate will meet
al II o'clock until further notice