Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15
Washington Letter.
wAsnrxeroS. D. C.. MAY 5. 1890.
Fron or ReeaIar Correspondent

provides Tor the payment Of bounty
30 cents a ton for every thousand mile;
sailed by American built and owned
vessels Of more than 500 tons burthen,
and the otter provides for the formation
of an American built and owned ocean
service by authorizing the POSTMASTER
General to make contracts for carrying
ocean mails with four classes Of vessels
at from - TO So mile, according to
class. for the outward voyage. Mr..
Frye stated when making his report that
if these bills became laws he had reason
to know that within three years line
Of the best ships in the world would be
put on between New York and Liver
pool and that another line would be
running between New York and south
America IN less than two years, and
these would De but the beginning. These
bills have been indorsed by boards Of
trade and chambers of commerce all
over the country and also by the Nation
Al Grange and the Farmers Alliance,
but that did not prevent two democratic
members of the Committee Senators
Coke and yest-that they did not agree
to the report Of the committee. The
idea is too progressive for democrats
The idea of an argument between the
Senate and House republican caucuses
on silver bill has, practically been
abandoned The House win pass the
bill agreed upon and the Senate will
amend it and leave it TO a conference
committee to arrange compromise.
The House committee which has been
investigating the civil service commits
sion devoted the greater part Of Satur-
day to hearing arguments BIZ both sides.
A report Is expected from the committee
lhis week.
Senator Beck dropped dead OF heart
disease in the Pennsylvania railroad
station here, Saturday afternoon. but q
few feet from where President Garfield
was shot in 1881. Mr. Beck had just
returned with his daughter and his pri-
yate Secretary from New York City.
He was the abIest democrat in the SEN
ate, but for several years past he has
not taken an active part in COMPRESSION
al work on account Of his health.
The House has defeated the interna-
tional copyright bill, and poor people
who occasionally buy cheap books have
no reason to grieye about it
The House mas passed the diplomatic
appropriation bill, also the legislature
executive and judicial appropriation
bill
The President has signed the bill
providing temporary government for
the territory Of Oklahoma.
Representative Henderson OF Iowa,
has introduced bin providing i penal
/ ~ Of 5000 and Imprisonment for five
years, or both for sending obscene liter
AZURE through the mails.
Representative McCreary, q Kentuc-
ky. is one Of the few level-headed DEM
ocrat. in the House Saturday after
noon he made strong speech in favor
Of reciprocity with the South and Cent
raj American republics and stated his
belief that the recent Pan-Amercan
Congress would be recorded in history
a. Il success. and that il would be re-
membered as the first step 10 the social
and commercial union of the American
republics The speech was frequently
interrupted By the applause Of The
House
Ex-President Clarksons visit to
Washington the latter part Of last week
has furnished the political gossips with
something to talk about for sometime to
come. He came osteusibly to attend to
ease before the Supreme Court, but
as the ease in which he is counsel, was
known to have been put of until the
fall term Of the court before he came it
is evident that, that was not the real
cause of his visit He called at the
White House and paid his respects 10
the President lie also did a good deal
i OF circling around among the democrat
ic politicians and that is PROBABLY the
real reason fer his coming here. he ha,
entered against tile field for the nomin.
alton in 1872
The date when the Mckinley tariff
bin viii golnto eaect has been changed
TO july /. 1891
Secretary Window thinks the amour
of money in circulation should be in
creased at least $4,000, 900 year.
Senator Stanford has returned iron
!. California but his health not havin!
improved he has announced that HI