Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular CorrespOndent.)

day TO open free public library,
but the awful catastrophe by which
Secretary rracy's wife and daugh-
ter lost their lives has upset every.
thing and 1t Is now extremely
doubtful whether he will go. Off
cial society may be considered as
in mourning, and there will be no
more entertainments this season..
The code of Rules has been re.
ported to the House, the major
ity aud minority reports presented.
today they we're called up In the
House aud the debate upon them
opened. Nothing else will be taken
up until they have been disposed
Of, and It is likely to take the great
er portion of this week, as the
Democrats propose making a large
number Of set speeches against
them. The majority report from
the committee on Rules should be
read by everybody, and only lack
of space prevent its reproduction
in full, To mutilate 1t by quota
ton IS not 20 be thought of.
Senator Morrill,, chairman OF the
Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds, is bestiring him
self to secure the legislation to
have Sc veral very necessary public
buildings erected here which will
save the government tidy sum of
money now annually paid ont in
rents. Among the building con.
templated are an addition to or a
duplication OF the White House /;
ditto Post Office and Interior de
partment buildings, and new
Coy eminent printing Office, which
Is urgently needed in place OF the
present over crowded and unheal-
thy, to say nothing of dangerous
building. Its cracked and out Of
plumb walls are a constant source
of fear to the 20O0 or more employ
eeS who daily risk their lives in it,
and Is a sha ne that such a build.
ing should be allowed to stand.
Secretary Tracy went to his Office
at the Navy department this morn.
ing for the first time since the ter
rIble fire. He has aged 20 years
in a week. Yesterday was the
first time he had seen his Surviving
daughter and granddaughter since
TIE fire. The President aud Mrs.
Harrison accompanied Secretary
Tracy from the White House to
the residence Of Jadge Bancroft
Davis, where the meeting took
plac1.
TIE Com nitlee investigating the
Ohio ballot box torgerles expect to
finish the hearings this week. 1t
had very distinguished array of
witnesses last week, including Gov.
Cawpbell, Murat Hals.ead aud
Representatives ButterwOrth and
McKin ey, and the testimony, while
containing little, If anything, that
was entirely new, was at times
quite interesting.
\ clause in the new code of Rnles
fOC the House making pension bills
privileged to come up at any time.
1t j. sNj tilt a very deter.
mined Ell ,rt Is 10 be m ,de TO
have clause stricken out. bat as
it was pat ii by a vote of The
Republican ciucuSlt is extreme.
ly likely t. say there
Members Of IN. H)ise base long
worried over the fact that tue
Senators We're each provided with
a clerk to help them in their cor
respOudeucr. TIE result is a bill
which has been ldvorably reported
to the House providing a clerk for
each representative.
In the Senate thls week The
Blair educational bill and the
Oklahoma Territory bill will prob.
ably occupy considerable time.
The Oklahoma bill is being press
ed 10y Secretary Noble, who says
the present con EDITION OF affairs IN
that cOuntrv is exceedingly danger
Ous.
The Presidents proclamation
opening the Sioux reservation to
settlement is all ready to be issued
and may be given out any hour 1t
will certainly be issued this week e.
There is rumOr here that Sen itor
German is TO be chairman of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee. If'rue this means a
red hot fight for the possession of
the House, aud it behOoves the
Republicans to be on the alert.
Senator Allison is not worrying
over the news from Iowa. He says
things will work around all right
after awhile.