River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondence
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. 1890


Speaker Reed has fully demonstrated
his ability to control the House, nc
matter how turbulent the minority
may try to be. When the democrats
began to fillibuster, by refusing to vote
on the motion of Representative Dali
zell to take up the contested election
case of Smith VS.. jackson in order to
break quorum, he took the bull by
the horns and instructed the clerk to
enter the names of the democratic
members present as not voting, and
then declared quorum present. This
raised as great a row for while as
was ever seen in the House, members
stood upon the chairs and desks and
yelled themselves hoarse, but above
all the din stood the commanding
figure of the Speaker, quietly giving
his reasons. and they were good ones,
for making the decision. He only fol-
lowed the example of Gov. Hill when
he presided over the State Senate of
New York, and of democratic
Speaker in the legislature of Tennes-
see. Mr.. Reeds action is generally
commended by republicans, though
there are "a few that think the prece-
dent a dangerous one.
Among the Presidential nominations
this week was that of ex.Representa-
tive Guenther to be U. S. Consul to
Mexico. The Senate Immediately con-
iirmed Mr.. Guenther's nomination.
Ex-senator Bruce was also renomina-
ted to be Recorder of Deeds for this
district.
Senator Morrill, introduced Secretary
WINDOWS silver bill in the Senate and
asked that it be referred to the CON-
mittee on finance, which was done.
Senator Teller is heading vigorous
fight against this bill. He made an
argument before the House committee
having it in charge, and in it he used
some very strong language.
The House having passed the resolu-
ton ordering the committee ON Re.
form in the Civil Service to investi.
gate the civil service commission,
that committee will hold meeting
Monday to decide when the music
shall begin.
The district-tax bill, which was
vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland, has again
passed the Senate. There were only
seven dissenting votes, two republi-
cans-Messrs. Blair and Plumb-and
i've Observation-Disclosures. Berry, Call,
Coke, Vance and Vest. 1t may safely
be regarded as one of the certainties
of the session that this bill will pass
the House anu become law. II will
take S20,000,00o out of the U. S.
Treasury.
The Senate Committee ON Elections
has set February 18th as the date to
begin hearings in the Montana cases.
1t is regarded as almost certain that
the two republicans will be seated,
though few careful folks believe
that none of them will be seated,
because none of them have fully COM
piled with the law as to credentials.
The House Military Committee has
reported favorably on the bill to retire
Gen. John @. (''Pathfinder"J Fremont
with the rank of Major-G General. This
bill would have gone through at the
last session if it had not been over
crowded out by time.
Gov. Hovey of Indiana is here work.
ing before Congress for the passage of
service pension bill. He says: 1.-THE
republican party is fully pledged to
this measure, and it cannot afford to
go back on its word. have in my
possession petitions signed by nearly
400, 900 veterans asking for its passage.
Ii the bill is not passed do not think
it will be possible for us to win the
next election"
The President is devotinS considera-
BILE time to careful consideration of
the race problem in the South, and has
expressed himself as very anxious to
see it satisfactorily settled. But howl
That's question that not only the
President but everybody else would
like TO see finally answered.
Senator Cameron refuses to deny or
affirm the rumor that he would retire
from politics at the end of his present
term. Postmaster General Wana.
maker takes the same stand regarding
a statement that he was a candidate
for Senator Cameron's seat.
The Senate committee on the
Worlds Fair is doing absolutely
nothing, and the House committee,
while ostensibly engaged in preparing
a bill, is, in reality, as the patrons of
the prize ring say, "only sparring for
position"
The President has promised to open
the public library and art gallery
which Andrew Carnegie has presented
to the city of Allegheny, Pa. The
ceremony will take place in February.