Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-09-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)


Boston as we'll as in his own dis
trict. The Republican party is
proud of him and the record he
has MADE as Speaker of the House.
Truly be is a worthy successor of
the eminent Republicans who have
filed the Speakers chair in the
past.
Gen. Raum Indignantly denies
that he intends to resign, as a
rumor, started by some Democrat,
said he would. 81 never ram" said
he, "when under the fire OF the
enemy during the late war, and ]
have no idea OF doing SO now. /
know that 1 have been guilty of no
wrong.doing IN the conduct of the
business of the Pension office, and
[ have nothing 10 fear from the
most rigid investigation OF my acts.
Before the investigation is ended,
L expect to prove that every
charge against me emanated
from parties who bear me personal
ill.will."
The House without a division,
adopted the conference report on
the River and Hsrbor bill, and not
the slightest opposition Is expected
in the Senate, though it may be
late IN the week before it gets be-
fore the Senate as it is understood
that as soon as the tariff bill is dis
posed of the anti.lottery bill is to
te taken up and passed.
Everybody is glad that the tariff
debate Is over, and that voting
upon the bill and the amendment
which Is to begin tomorrow will
wind up the whole business, for it
is practically certain that no i'm.
portant changes will be made in
the bill by the conference CON-
mlttee to which the House, after
disagreeiDg, as matter of form,
10 the Senate amendments, will
send it. One of the most import
ant amendments, aside from re-.
clprocity, that the Senate has
adopted is that placing binding
Irvine on the tree list and Senator
Davis, of Minnesota, who proposed
it, is very naturally feeling proud
of his success In getting 1t adopted.
During the abence of the Presi-
dent and his family at Cressen
Springs, thu White House is under
going extensive repairs and refur.
nishing.
The Congressional Campaign
committee is getting down to bust
ness now. The fact IS fully recOg-
nized that IN spite of the magnif-
cent record made by the Republi.
cans OF the present House IN carry
ing out the promises made by the
national platform of 'SS that there
is no "walk.over" before the party
in Its efforts to retain the House,
and if possible increase the present
majority; and the committee asks
that every member of the party
will personally interest himself and
put his shoulder 10 the wheel for
the next few weeks. II the voters
will do their part as we'll as the
committee does it's part there need
be no fear of the result.
Secretary Proctor was quite i'll
for several days last week [; but he
is we'll enough to be in bis Office
to-day.
Another "tempest in a teapot"
was stirred up by Representative
Keunedy's speech in the House on
the Breckenridge contested election
case, and language which that gen.
tleman never used has been put
into bis mouth by Democratic
newspapers. The speech has not
yet been published in the Record.
Mr.. Kennedy says he made the
speech without consultation with
any of his colleagues, and that IN
crltlcising Senator Quay for his
action in having the Federal cleo.
ton bill postponed he was only
expressing his individual opinion,
which he thinks he had a perfect
right to do. Nevertheless, it has
always been considered a violation |
OF parliamentary etiquette for the
members of either branch of Con.
gress to crlticise the acts of the |
other in a public speech.
Of course Mr.. Breckenridge OF
Arkansas, was unseated. No other
action was left for the majority at.
ter the report OF the committee,
which visited that State was made.
The several bills relating to labor
VIII ich were recently passed by the
House have been reported to the
Senate, and If possible they are to
De pushed through. The compound
ard bill Will, it is thought, be re.
Dol ted TO the food bill. of Senator