The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

managed as to secure the adjourn
ment of Congress by the first of July.
That's the republican programme,
and at this writing it is not believed
that the Democrats can prevent 1t,
though they have announced their
intention of trying to do SO.
Mrs. Garfield was at the White
House Saturday for the first time
since the death of her husband, the
late President Garfield.
Senator Hoar's introduction of
Federal election bill at the request of
the Senate committee on Elections
has had very depressing effect upon
the Southern Democrats in Congress.
They haye believed. or pretended to
believe up to this time that the
Republicans were only trying to
bluff them when they talked about
passing a Federal election bill, but
they recognize the fact that this bill,
which has been approved by the Re-
publican Senatorial caucus. means
business.
The vacancy ON the committee on
Rules. generally considered the most
Important in the House, caused by
the death of Mr.. Randall is exciting
greatdeal of interest. The friends
of Mr. Mills want him to have it, but
it is said that Speaker Reed will I'M
der no circumstances appoint him.
Other Southern members are men.
toned, but the latest rumor Is that
Democratic caucus will request the
Speaker to give the place to either
Mr., Springer. of Illinois. or Mr.. Hol-
man, of Indiana, because the other
Democrat On the Communicable.
Carlisle ais from the South. The
matter will probably be settled this
week,
A meeting of the Republican Nat
ional Committee in this city has been
called for May Z, to make arrange.
ments for the coming Congressional
campaighn. AS usual whenever a
meeting of the committee is to be
held there are lots of rumors as to
what will be done. One of the most
important, if true, Of them is that
Senator Quay will retire from the
craftsmanship and that he will be sue.
ceeded by Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral GARRISON
The Republican caucus committees
of the House and Senate have agreed
upon silver bill 1t is a comprom.
Use between the Window bill which
was favorably reported by the House
committee and the Jones bill which
the Senate committee had reported
fayorably. The new bill seems to
satisfy everybody except few ex.
tremists on both sides of the question.
Senator Quay. Speaker Reed. Gen.
J. S. Clarkson and other prominent
Republicans attended dinner at
Pittsburgh Saturday night. given by
the Americas Republican Club of
that city to celebrate the anniversary
of Gen. Grants birthday. The dis
tinguished party returned to WASH
ington this morning.
Representative Burrows, of Mich
igan was designated by Mr.. Reed as
Speaker pro tenn during the Speakers
absence.
1t Is expected that the tariff bill
will be taken up by the House the
last of next week or the first of the
next following. When once taken
up it will be given the right of way
until disposed of. It will 60 through
the House practically as it IS, but
there Is a strong probability that
some of the clauses will be amended
before 1t passes the Senate.
The quickest piece of legislation of
the present session was the joint
resolution sppropriating Sl50.O0O for
the relief of the sufferers by the food
in the Misslppi river; it was passed
by the House and Senate and approy.
ed by the President all in one hour.
Senator Ingalls, has returned from
Kansas and If his looks count for
anything he is not at all alarmed
about the alleged movement in that
State to prevent his reelection to the
Senate. Neither Kansas nor the Re-
publican party can afford to have Mr.
ingalls, retired.
Ex-senator Ferry, of Michigan,
who presided oyer the Senate during
the trying period of the settlement of
the Hayes Tilden electoral count, has
been spending a few days here. He
was warmly greeted on the floor of
the Senate.
The Sherman antitrust bill has