Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-28
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent

a. Ills SCSoAOus OeudlOE quay lnluhS
that one or the other is bound to be
sacrificed; hence his resolution to drop
the Election bill until next winter.
About three-fourths of the republican
Senators differ with Mr.. Quay believing
that both bills can easily be passed if
the Senate will only agree to change
the Rules so as to limit debate, but
there's where the trouble comes in. A
number of the republican Senators have
up to this time refused to vote to change
the Rules.
Senate Quay's resolution prescribing
the legislation to be acted upon at this
session and setting the 80 iDst.. to begin
voting upon the tariff bill and amend
ments was taken up in the Senate yes
terday and Senator Hoar offered as a
substitute a resolution authorizing a
change in the Rules so that when any
bill or resolution shall have been under
consideration for a reasonable time'' it
shall be in order for any Senator to de-
mand that debate thereon be closed. He
also amended Mr.. Quay's resolution by
adding the Federal Election bill to the
measures to be acted upon and provid.-
ing that it shall be voted upon Septem-
Der 4. Mr.. Hoar then delivered very
strong speech in favor of the Federal
Election bill, and showing that the
measure had been grossly misrepresent.
ed for the purpose of stirring up section
al strife. He quoted from a report made
by the late s. S. Cox strongly commend
ing the United States law under which
Congressman are elected in New York,
and asked what was the objection to
passing a similar law for the entire
country. He called attention to the fact
which some gentlemen seem to have
completely forgotten, that The re-
publican party had time after time
promised that such law should be en-
acted, and quoted from President Har-
iison's inaugural address and from his
first annual message; from President
Hayes second annual message; from
President Garfelds, inaugural address
and from the republican national plat
form Of 1884 sRd 'S8.
Senator Aldrich refused to allow the
tariff bill to be laid aside for the purpose
of continuing debate on the Quay reso-
luton, so that only he"morning hour"
which is now from 10 to u o'clock, Will
be occupied by that debate, the length
of which is problematical. Senator
Edmunds is deeply interested in it, and
he evidently expects the debate to last
some time as he leaves today on a six
day leave of absence. Many shrewd
observers do not believe that the reso-
luton will eyer be voted upon, they
think a compromise programme of some
sort will be agreed upon by the repub-
lican Senators. Something should be
done and that speedily. The present
state of affairs is certainly bad politics.
A very pleasant incident occurred at
the White House yesterday morning
Just before the President left for Cape
May Point to celebrate hit fifty-seventh
birthday. The California delegation in
Congress waited on the President and
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the Native Sons of the Golden West pre-
scented him an invitation. engraved on
a plate of solid gold, TO attend and par
ticipate in the celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of the admission of Cali
fornia into the Union. Mr.. Harrison
in a short address regretted that he
could not visit California this year and
said he hoped to do so next year. He
alse mentioned the coincidence of his
receiving the handsome souvenir on
his birthday.
Secretaries Noble and Rusk are the
only members of the administration in
Washington just now.
Secretary Window this week issued q
circular offering to redeem S15, 100000
of the a per cent bonds which will
mature September l, 1891, paying par
and interest therefor. This in addition
to the regular purchase of bonds which
is constantly going on. How does this
tally with the democratic statement
that the Treasury is bankrupt.
The House committee on Agriculture
drew legislative prize this week when
the committee on Rules reported reso-
luton setting aside yesterday, today,
Saturday and Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week for the consideration of
bills from that committee. Yesterday
Senate bill providing aid for agricultur-
al colleges was passed and today the
bill for the inspection of meats for ex-