The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-19
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March, IA, 1890.
The President is close observer of
Congressional legislation and he holds
constant consultations with the Repub-
Leans of both House and Senate. He
does not attempt to be dictatorial and
yet he does not hesitate to tell the Con-
gressmen when he thinks "A thing is
wrong, and he generally offers, in the
way of a suggestion, something to take
the place of the Objectionable measure.
The result of this is to put Mr.. Harrison
in closer relations with his party in
Congress than any recent President
has been, and if kept up, and there is
not.the slightest reason To suppose that
it will not be, there will be no use for
presidential vetoes during this admin
istration,
The Senate has decided to vote on
the Blair Educational bill on the 20th,
inst 1t will probably pass by very
small majority, but this is by no means
as certain rs ii was IA month ago. In
fact It's defeat would not surprise many
people here.
1t Is thought that a pension bill will
be gotten up embracing something from
each of the several bills now in the
hands of the committees, ii being gener-
ally agreed that it will not be advisable
to pass all of the bills that are being
pressed. The dependent pension bill
will probably be made the basis of the
new measure, or it may finally be de-
cided to pass that rs it is, and leave the
others for the present
The town was thrown into commo-
ton one day this week by an alarm of
fire from the White House, but it soon
subsidized when it was learned that the
alarm had been turned in To test the
new iire-alarm wires which had lust
been put into that building In the
crowd which hurried towards the White
House was Secretary Blaine and Attor-
ney General Miller, both of whom sup
posed the house to be on fire.
The Senate has practically admins
tered a reprimand TO Senator Call by
voting to expunge from the Record Ger
tain Objectionable language referring
TO Senatar Chandler which Mr.. Call
had inserted, Notwithstanding that he
did not use the words in his speech on
the floor of the Senate This classifying
the Record is a practice that is becom-
ing entirely too common in both
branches of Congress.
Senator Stanford's resolution pro.
viding for an investigation by the Sen
ate Finance committee as To whether
the Government may loan money to the
owners OF farms at two per cent per
annum is being much talked about, and
has been indOrsed by the Federation
of Labor" of this district. If such A
thing is really practicable it would be
beyond all question the most popular
measure ever before Congress-
Senator Allison's credentials for his
new term beginning March 4, 1891,
have been presented to the Senate.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution which pro-
vides that United States Senators will
be elected directly by the people, and
gives notice that he will shortly address
the Senate upon the subject The idea,
while not new one, would seem to be,
in view of the charges of bribery i'm
connection with the election of Sena-
tors which have become so common of
late years, good one Anything that
brings the Government nearer to the
people should be welcomed.
The concurrent resolution for the in
vestigatiOn of immigration and the pur-
chase of American Industries by foreign
capital has passed both Houses. Now
perhaps something may be learned
about this English syndicate business
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Wanamaker.
Miss Wanamaker and Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Harrison have gone TO Florida
for short stay.
x-Representative Taulbce, of Ken
lucky, having died, Mr.. Kincaid, the
newspaper man who shot him, two
weeks ago, has been placed in Jail un-
der charge of murder.