Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-07-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

')bosO NOIoA bmNhO w WAIuuOlu buC
Behring Sea correspondence with
Great Britain, which the Senate by
resolution asked for, until it could
include his latest dispatch to Lord
Salisbury, the British Foreign min
lister, aud for this reason the cor
respondeEce has not yet been sent
TO the Senate but it is stated at
the State department today that
the entire correspondence W l
probaly go to the Senate this week.
A gentlem II who is familiar With
the contents of the last dispatch
sent by Mr.. Blaine says that it is
American all through, and that it
rings as clear and bold as did the
original declaration of Independ-
ence more than century ago,
which shows that no mistake was
made in placing James &. Blaine
at the head of the State depart
ment. England has simply been
trying her usual bluff game, and
it is a great satisfaction to know
that American interests are looked
after by a man who does not bluff
worth a cent.
The Senate has selected the fol-
lowing board Of m gers OF
National Soldiers Homes +. n.
Morrill,, Of Kansas, for the unexplr.
ed term of j. A. Martin, deceased;
a. l.. Pearson, OF Penn, for the
unexpired term of j. f. Hartrantt,
deceased L. B. Gunckel, of Ohio
for the unexpired term OF L. A.
Harris, deceased; w. B. Franklin,
of Conn. ; j, w. Hyde of Name
j. G. Black of Illinois and S. S.
Yoder of Ohio. Senator Plumb
took occasion while the matter was
under discussion, to say that he
thought the Homes would be better
managed if members of the
board were only allowed to serve
one term of six years.
The members OF the Senate com.
mlttee on Elections evidently think
that the Federal election bill is to
be taken up at this session, as they
are daily engaged in considering
that measure as it passed b G
House, and they haye already
agreed upon several amendments
thereto. This is a fact that it is
we'll to bear in mind when attemp.
ting to predict the fate of this
bill.
The Republican C .ucLs CONF NIT
tee has agreed upon the order OF
business in the Senate for some
time to come, and there is little, if
any doubt of their report being adj
opted by the caucus at its next
meeting. The Appropriation bill,
including the River and Harbor
bill, are to be disposed of as rap
idly as possible, and if at any time
there is no appropriation bill ready
for consideration the tariff bill is
to be taken up with the understand.
ing that it is to be laid aside from
time to time, until all the appropri.
alton bills are disposed of. This
makes it almost certain that the
formal discussion OF the tariff will
not begin until August, and it is
hardly probable that less than six
weeks will be given up to The tariff
talk, and the chances are that it
will take longer. The committee
has not decided anything about the
Federal election bill, though most
people believe it will be taken up
after the tariff bill is disposed of.
There will be another caucus on it
this week.
The Senate has decided that the
Geological Survey plan OF irTigat.
ing the arid lands of the west,
adopted by the House, was too
slow and expensive to say nothing
of its shutting settlers out OF sever.
al millions of acres OF land, 50 it
has amended the Sundry Civil bill
by striking out the appropriation
of S720, 900 for the irrigation
survey. In place of it the amend.
ment increases the amount tor to.
geographic surveys from 100000
to $4,000, 900, and provides that one
half of it shall be spent west of the
lO1st meridian, and provides fur
ther that all of the land reserved
from entry under the act of 1888
shall be thrown open, except where
reservoirs or canals have already
been located or selected. This &C.
ton was taken at the request of
the western Senators.
Senator Pierce has offered an
to the tariff bill which
he thinks would bring about re.
with the sugar producing
countries quicker than anything
else. 1t empowers the President
to restore the present tariff on