The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-01
Warrington letter.


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July %, 1890.
That the administration aud the Repub-
lican party are approaching a crisis is ap-
parent to the student of politics. What is
to he lone with reciprocity; with the tariff;
with the Federal election law, and what is
TO be the outcome of the Behring's sea
negutiations9 These are all questions
which must necessarily be decided in the
near-very near-future, and upon their
decision much depends.
Mr.. Blaine has written another letter to
Senator Frye on the reciprocity matter,
in which he raps the Republican members
of the House committee ON Ways and
Means, sharply over the fingers and tells
what was before known, viz. that he stated
the whole question to them before the Me-
to adopt it in the bill which they were pre-
pairing. This letter of Mr.. Blainc's while it
has undoubtedly made some new friends for
reciprocity, has also made it almost certain
that the Republican members fthat CON-
mittec will bitterly oppose it should the
Senate adopt it without notifications.
Already it has been proposed in the Senate
to except Nool and hides i'll She reciprocity
with the Latin American nations. That
may prove TO be the solution Of the
question.
The Senate committees on Elections has
md .I. ,NnliG,I and 1,,np1aI Ea1Ara1
election bill PRINTED for the convenience OF
its members, and it is probable that it
will he still further amended before it is
reported Ia the Senate.
The IIonse has passed a resolution order
ing the committee on Pensions to myesti-
gate the charges made by Representative
Cooper against COMMISSIONS of Pensions
Raum.
The senate is meeting daily at Il O'Clock,
and that is the only indication Of any
deslIe 10 hurry matters at the north
end of the Capitol; two different attempts
to have the tariff bill taken up exclusively
have been voted down, and that measure
only comes UP after the expiration of the
'morning hour So far the Democrats
have made all the speeches, not a single
Republican Senator having yet spoken.
This is puzzling the Democrats very much;
but | nave been informed that the Repub-
leans are holding off in Difference to Mr..
Harrison, who is understood to be prepar-
ing a special message on tue subject which
he will send in in a few days.
Secretary Noble, in answe to a resolu-
ton Of the Senate, has made a report stat
ing thattlc Union Pacific Railroad has
not VIOLATED the law az TO its Indebtedness
to the G~oveInmcnt, as had been alleged.
Secretary Blaine is generally commend
ed for his conduct Of the behring's Sea res
0|lution, so far as showni in the published
letters: bGt there is some ugly talk about
,om. secret Instructions having been sent
by Secretary Window 10 the Revenue suit
teTs Bear, Rush and Corwin at Pu2et
Sound, amounting practically 10 back
ing down" from the position which MIR.
Blaine has maintained IN his official cor
rcspnndence, hieh if true would not re-
fleet any credit on any one concerned.
That Secretary Window did send First
Comptroller Matthews to Puget Sound
with sealed messages for tie revenue cut
ters, is known to be true and that it was
carefully kept away from the newspapers.
and WIS only discovered by accident, is
also known to be true. The rest is con
lecture.
1t seems that the silver question is not
yet settled. Senator Morgan has intro
duced the IDENTICAL free coinage bill which
the Senate Passed by a majority of17 votes