Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
1Erom Onr REGULAR Correspondent

kI Jul ANS6
Washington, d. q. Feb. II, 1890.
The President, while the con
.rOversy over the new rule was in
progress in the House, positively
refused to express his opinion upon
the merits of the rules reported,
but your covrespon dent happens to
know that since their adoption he
has expressed himself as thinking
their adoption the greatest legIs-
lative reform made in Congress for
many years. The vote IN the House
on the adoption of the rules was
161 to 145, a strict party vote.
An agreement has been made
between the leaders of both parties
in the House not to call up any OF
the contested election cases this
week. This has been done in
order to dispose of the World
FAIR question. The committee has
reported two bills, one providing
for holding the FAIR in Washington
and the other for holding it either
at Chicago, New York or st. Louis.
1t is proposed to give several days
to a discussion of the bills, and it
is expected that by Friday, SatUr-
day at the latest, the final vote
may be taken. \ large number OF
the boomers of each of the con
testing cities are here and the
Washington people are no ways
backward in UNFOLDING the claims
of the Capital. Take it all IN all
the members OF the House will
have a very lively time this week.
The Senate Committee on Priv
leges and Elections heard the evil
dence in the Montana Senatorial
contest on Saturday. The Demo
Gratis being represented by ex.SO.
licitor. general jerks and the Re-
publicans by eX-COmmissioner of
Patents Il. E. Paine. After hear.
ing the evidence and argument the
committee went into executive
session. The report Is aDxOuslJ
awaited and VIII probably be made
sometime this week. Opinion
seems to be divided as to whether
the Republicans will be seated or
all of them thrown out.
Some comment is heard among
Republicans upon the hardness of
the Republicans III organizing their
congressional campaign committee.
The Democrats have already orgl.
nized theirs and from the fact that
Roswell p. Flower, the millionaire
New York Congressman, has been
made chairman it is surmised that
no money will be lacking. Cor.
man is chairman of the Senate
branch of the committee, in fact he
is the boss of the whole machine,
Flower being only an ornamental
fgurehead who is expected to come
down literally with the ducats.
The bill providing for ascertain.
ing the mortgage Indebtedness OF
the country when the census is TAX
en- this year, has passed both Sen.
ate and House and Is now in the
hands of the President.
Gen. Alger arrived here Satur.
day and was a guest OF Mrs Gen.
Logan until today, when be took
quarters at a hotel. Tonight be
will attend the encampment of the
e. y. r. here and tomorrow he
gees 10 Baltimore to attend a camp
fire and banquet. Afterwards he
will return, probably to remain
here until the Congressional Pen.
sion committee decides upon some
line of regarding the various pen.
sion bills, now before them.
1t was supposed that the hear
ngs in the Ohio ballot bcx forga.
RES were closed last week, but Col.
Neal of Cincinnati, is to testify to.
lay. The reason for the reopen.
ng was furnished by Mr.. kurtZ,
sx.Gov. Fosters private Secretary,
who testified that Col. Neal had
said that Gov. Campbell, while a
member of Congress, had gone to
President Cleveland and asked
lim to get the Democratic leaders
o suspend the tariff fight until he
CampbelD could get his ballot
)ox bill through.
There is hitch in the new tar.
If bill, and besides that, Mr.. McKin-
ey, the chairman of the Ways and
'leans committee, has been sick
or nearly week, so that there Is
title probability of the bills being |
eported to the House until after
he frat Of March SuOar - tno