The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-05
GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON.
Capital Matters Of Especial In
terest TO the People OF
this Vicinity.
Truce Declared In the Chicago
Planning Mill Mems Strike
Strikes Elsewhere.
May Wheat Reaches 81 In the Chi
cago Pit---Intense Excitement
IN all Markets.

In all Markets.
WAsmrsarox. May ,. special
Representative StFnhle vas called to
I.sMars early IN the week on urgent bust
ness. In his absence the Sioux City pub
isc bniiaing bin is IN the hands Of COL
Henderson. who will give ID all the care Il
reqnires. II IL safe 90 say IL could not
have been left in better hands. than Mr..
Hendsrsons Mr.. Strubie. will return ~
soon ~ possible.
An investigation rrabasie.
IL is likely that there win be an invessi-
CATION in few days In the affairs Of tha
house Of representatives postofEice, and Il
may be thas some new regulations will be
provided for In the management Of the
office. G. y. McCosd, who Ii sn, employe
OF the ONCE. aud son Of Representative
McCord, has filed formal letter OF charges
against James l.. Wheat. the post
master, In which, among other things,
ii is claimed that Mr.. Wheat 10 an
unfit person for the position whsch he
holds and has been guilty OF gross
irregularities In conducting the business Of
said Office; that communications, newspa-
pers and other publications addressed to
members are thrown In the wastsbanket
every day; that letters 10 representatives
have been sampared with, and that he 10
arroeans. tyrauirai. despotie, overbsaring
aud insulting 20 those around him, 4
GOOD MANY complaints are made, chiefly by
employees og the capitol, Of delay In get
ting their matt, and members complain of
their mail getting mixed. Mr.. Wheat Ii
from Wisconsin, and has not been long In
his present quarters. The investigation,
II Il takes place, which is more than likely,
will be watched with interest by those who
wanf clean administration OF that office.
Ceagratnlasimg Isaac.
Representative strahle has received
many congratulations by letter and other
wise from mis- constituents upon the
promptness with which his bill for the
bridge at Sioux City was put through.
Even his colleagues shake HIM by the hand,
for ID was about the most speedy legislation
Of this very rapid session.
want Aaexica Annexed.
A delegation OF twenty citizens from
Msxico arrived IN Washington. Tuesday.
They are hcra ia the interest ot Mexicos
admission to the union, and appear to be q
lof Of stayers. They are rapping harda
are loaded down with reasons why Mexico
shonld become sister.
Ths Tmran Debate.
The debate In tine honse on the tariff II
expected to begin early next week, and Il
In the intention OF those interested 20 keep
II 20 the front until ID IL disposed Of.
Three weeks is thought 10 be ample time
for iis consideration; but II II cannot be
completed In that time By holding day
sessions. night sessions will be held, so
that the tariff windmills win have double
time. Effort will be made TO limit debate
on each section, about which there is ANY
disagreement. 20 that the bunoombe
speeches will be eliminated and only the
practical side Of the questions involyed
discussed. No long winded and unprofs-
able discussion, snch ~ has been the role
heretofore, wilI be tolerated.
nsni .n Eariy Adjournment.
There |, growing determination among
members Of the house for an early djonrn-
ment, and only such measures as aFe es-
ssntiaI ct this time viii be hurried through.
Both parties are preparing For the cam
paiEn this fall. which will determine the
complexion OF the next house. AT the re-
publican canons Tuesday nlRht resoin-
zion drawn upat ths suggestion Of Speaker
Heed was offered, which provides thai the
tariff bull. the silver bill, the Morrill, limited
service pension bill and the federal elec~
ton gehene shall be disposed of during
the session.
An Io~a Pioneer.
ON Monday Of this week DIR. Edgar Har-
rsson LETT Washington for his home In
Florida. He Il an Iowa pioneer and may
ba remembered by some of your readers.
lie lived In many parts OF the state. In
earlier days be was interested 10 the pub
iication of the State Capital Reporter, now
the State Press, at Iowa City. He was
sheriff Of johnson county. Iowa, for sew
erai terms. Heia nj present In the orange
growing business-in Florida, but has pleas
ant rscolIections Of his former state.
Personal.
u. H. la Grange, OF Storm Lake. is ID
Washington. His many friends In the
northwest will DO pleased 10 learn that he
passed highly credisabls exaspjaation be
fore the civil services commission on Tues
day. He will probably enter the census
bureau.
Hon. G. l.. Dobson. Buena Vista county,
ss In the city. Mr.. Dobson II member on
shs Ioua Legislature and popular repre-
sentative. His visit TO Washington il OF 4
political nature, and ID Ia likely that he
asll be made register Of the land Office In
Oklahoma.
women Murdered.