Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-17
Washington Letter.
(FrOm our Regular CorresDoudeut

Senator Quay. who has returned from
Pennsylvania. said today: "Yes, the
democrats are claiming great deal in
Pennsylvania this year but they will be
wofully disappointed when the returns
are all in. Ny confidence in republican
success is mistaken; it is founded on
rock. and when you have sand in addi-
ton to the DecessarY rock yo1 are pretty
well fixed, and that is just exactly the
condition of the republican party of
Pennsylvania" That was pretty long
speech for Mr.. Quay to make to a news
paper man.
There IS not word OF truth in the
statements made in democratic papers
that the republican Senators had made
a bargain with the democrats by which
the Federal Election bill was to be
shelved for the session in return for
democratic promises of not obstructing
or delaying the passage of the Mckinley
tariff bill. No such bargain has been
made, and no such bargain will be
made. The republicans have a large
majority in the Senate. and to intimate
that they would allow the minority to
dictate what should or should not be
done by that body is simply to insult
some of the brainiest members of the
republican party The tariff bill will
certainly pass before adjournment, but
no determination has yet been reached
upon the Federal Election bill 1t is
thought another republican caucus will
be called before it is finally decided
what shall be done with it, One was
held last night and several Senators
who had been credited as opposing it
stated that they favored it.
The silver bill reported from the con-
ference, and which is certain to become
a law, like all other compromise meas
ures fails to please the extreme gold
standard men or the free coinage silver
men, but it seems to suit the average
man pretty we'll II provides for the
purchase of 100000 ounces of silver
each month, which is slightly in excess
of the entire output of all the mines in
the United States.
Notwithstanding the extreme warm
weather the President, since his return
from Cape May Point Tuesday after
noon, has been working like beaver.
After many delays Wyoming is
State although the forty-fourth star will
not be placed on the flag until the
Fourth of next July.
The Senate by majority Of 3. refused
to open the debate on the tariff bill this
week. Five republicans voted with the
democrats in Ibis, because they were
opposed to taking up the tariff bill until
the silver question had been finally dis
posed of.
Representative Perkins of Kansas has
introduced bill in the house to estab-
lisn public schools in the Territory of
New Mexico
The House committees on Invalid
Pensions has made a favorable report
on the bill to pension Army nurses. The
bill only affects about 900 women, and
it seems but tardy justice that these
women, many of whom are destitute
and in bad health, should be provided
for by the Government for the rest of
their lives.
There is an ugly report floating
around here to the effect that Repre-
sentatives Hooker and Catchings, sitt-
ing members from Mississippi had re-
tanned their seats by obtaining the in
fiuence of ex-senator Bruce, and Aud
itor Lynch, two Mississippi colored men
now in office here. This may or may
not be true. but certain it is that the
House committee on Elections has made
report against the republican contest
ants of Messrs Hooker and Catchings'
seats.
More than one hundred members of
the House are absent from the city, and
Speaker Reed has the hardest kind of
time to keep quorum present. in fact
he dosen't do it; the unimportant bust
ness is allowed to 60 through without
having the question of mo quorum
raised and when anything of importance
is to be acted upon the members are
drummed up until there is quorum
present.
The Original Package" bill was, ac-
cording to the programme of the COM
mittee on Rules. to have been disposed
of BIZ the House this week, but the
House got contrary and refused to adopt
the resolution submitted to it by the
committee on Rules. This Is the first
time this session that the House has re-