Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-23
Washington Letter.
lFrom onl RegnIar Correspondent.l


The House of Representatives mourns
for its father, Judge Kelley, for thirty
years a Representative from Pennsli /
vania, has gone to his last rest Fun
eral services were held in the hall OF the
House on Saturday, after which the
body was forwarded to his late home
for interment. Judge Kelley will be
sadly missed and his place extremely
difficult 10 fill. The title of father OF
the House, now belongs to eX Speaker
Randall. who is still confined to. his resi-
dence by illness.
The Senate Committee on the World S
Fair has heard everything that the
champions of the several cities had TO
say for their favorites, but what effect.
if any, The learned arguments had on
the Senators is not apparent to the
naked eye 1t is generally believed that
the matter will be ut once pushed to a
final issue in both House and Senate.
One thing can truly be said OF the
struggle for the location. 1t has made
no bad blood, and wherever Congress
may decide upon holding the FAIR
every body is ready 10 pitch right in and
make it grand success something
worthy of America.
Secretaries Window and Tracy both
favor the transfer Of the Revenue ma
rne service from the Treasury TO the
Navy department This makes it al
most certain that the bill providing for
the transfer. now before Congress, will
become law. Ii has been defeated
in previous Congresses BY the opposi-
ton of the Secretary of the Treasury.
senator Quay and Adiutant- general
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, were visiting
several of the departments here together
on Saturday. That does not look much
like the general was to be an anti-Qnay
candidate for the gubernatorial nomln-
alton in his state.
The Vice President put a quietus on
the silly story of not being on good
terms with the President by giving an
eaborite dinner to the President and
Mrs Harrison few days ago.
No stock is taken here in the rumor
Of democratic OBJECTIONS in the Ohio
legislature. Brice has paid for the
the goods and it is generally believed
they will be delivered according to con-
tract.
Ex-senator Kellogg, like most South
erners, regards Senator Morgan 5
scheme of sending the negroes to Africa
at Government expense as a very fool
ish one, and says the solution Of the
problem will have to be looked for in
other directions.
The tariff hearings before he House
committee on Ways and Means are ex-
pected to end this week. They have
already included abou: every industry
intended, but chairman Mckinley says
nobody shall be excluded, and hearings
may be had on application until the bill
is reported to the House.
Mr. Wanamaker seems TO have the
proper idea of the relation that should
exist between member of the cabinet
and the people, as represented in the
House Of Representatives. He told the
members Of the House committees on
Postoiiices and Post roads, who paid
him social visit. that he hoped they
would call on him as often as they
needed information on postal MASTERS,
and that there was nothing private in
the business of his department.
The Senate committee on Territories
will not report an omnibus bill. The
majority is opposed TO the admission Ct
New Mexico, but will report separate
Bills admitting Idaho and Wyoming.
Mrs Gen. T. s. Grant is spending a
few days with friends here. She is
looking remarkably we'll aud says her
health is excellent
Representative bolivar, of Iowa,
says there is not the slightest doubt
of Senator Alison's re election