Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-06-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, ID. c., June9, 90
The President and his family return
ed to the city to-day from three
days trip to Chesapeake Bay, where
they went on the U. S. Dispatch
ter a short rest.
Speaker Reed has again display
ed his ability as statesman III a
most marked manner, and there
are few men now in public life who
would have had the courage to
risk as much as a failure would
have cost him in this case. a
short time ago the Republican
House caucus endorsed the Win
dom silver bill and it was reported
to the House. There were quite
a number Of Republicans who
were opposed to certain features OF
this bill, aud in Difference to them
another caucus was called last
week to consider the question. At
that caucus Representative Nc
Kiuley, who is an able lieutenant
to Mr.. Reed, proposed new silver
bill as a compromise and it was
accepted by the caucus, although
there were still few Republicans
who were not entirely satisfied.
The next day Speaker Reed called
d meeting of committee on Rules
and a rule was adopted to call up
the new silver bill at once and fix
ing upon Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock as the time for taking a
vote upon it. This went through
with a rush in spite of the kicking
of the Democrats, who saw all their
hopes of a Republican split upon
the silver question vanish into
nothinguess. Saturday afternoon
the bill was promptly passed and
another diamond was added TO Mr..
Reeds already brilliant diadem, as
a party leader.
The Senate Finance committee
is working steady upon the McKln-
ley tariff bill, but no one now ex-
poets that it will be reported to the
Senate much before July.
The Jones silver bill has lately
received some very hard knocks
from Republican Senators. Mr.
Morrill, led off with a speech in OPP
pos ton and be was followed by
Senators sherman and HiscOck and
neither of them minced words in
opposing the measure. Senator
Plumb defended the bill.
Representative Cooper OF lndi'
ana has presented in the Honse a
rc,oiulion directing the committee
ON Pensions to investigate certain
newspaper charges against Com
missioner Raum. Tie charges are
that Gen. Raum has compelled EN-
plovts OF the Pension Office TO bny
stock i'm u o.. poraiiOn in which he
+, interested aud that he has tay'
orcd "a certain firm of pension at
tore here ian the business OF his
ollie The whole thing is simply
"a Democratic attempt to manufac'
tune political ammunition to be
used I'm tie coming Congressional
cau paisr. ami there is not the
slightest proof cxi>tc &c of the
ah>uIi chalgr:.
Some e llr So a'orS who are
d,ci lcl.y opposed to staying IN
Washington all Summer are talk.
ng zap The idea of taking a recess
from July to October. The idea
meets with no favor on the House
side.
1t is now apparent that there IL
a denclency Of Sc 100000 in the
ueu>ion appropriation for the fiscal
year ending with this mOnth. No
appropriation which Oecom es
available July l, and will be pro.
vided for at the next session of
Congress.
1t is expected that the river and
harbor bill will be reported to the
Senate this week.
The President vetoed bill for a
public building at Hudson, New
York, because he did not think it
was needed. He is giving the log
rollers in Congress some rather
strong hints.
\ very funny incident occurred
during the debate on the silver
bill in the House. Mr.. Walker, of
Massachusetts was maklnga speech
and he got so warmed up that he,
seemingly uncOnsclOusly, removed
bis coat and finished in his shirt
81. ewes to the great amusement OF
his colleagues and the galleries.