The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

well as in his own district. The Re-
publican party is proud of him and
the record he has made as Speaker of
the House, Truly he is a worthy
successor of the eminent Republicans
VINO have filled the Speakers chair
in the past.
Gen. Raum Indignantly denies that
he intends to resign, as rumor,
started by some Democrats, said he
would. 81 never ran," said he,
"when under the fire of the enemy
during the late war, and I have no
idea of so now. 1 know that 1 have
been guilty of no wrong-doing
in the conduct of the business of the
Qension Office, and have nothing to
fear from the most rigid investjga-
ton of my acts. Before the investiga-
ton is ended expect to prove that
every charge against me emanated
from parties who bear me personal
iil-Will."
The House without a division,
adopted the conference report on the
River and Harbor bill, and not tho
slightest opposition is expected in the
Senate, though it may be late in the
week before it gets before the Senate,
as it is understood that as soon az the
tariff bill is disposed of the anti-lot-
terry bill is to be taken up and passed,
Everybody is glad that the tariff
debate is over. and that voting upon
the bill and the amendment hich is
to begin tomorrow will wind up the
whole business, for it is practically
certain that no Important changes
will be made in the bill by the con-
ference committee to which the
House, after disagreeing, as matter
of form, to the Senate amendments,
will send it. One of the most i'm
pOrtant amendments, aside from re-
ciprocity, that the Senate has adopted
is that placing binding Irvine on the
free list and Senator DAVIS, of Min
nesota who proposed it, is very ma
turally feeling proud of MS success In
getting it adopted.
During the absence of the Presi-
dent and his family at Cresson
Springs the White House is under
going extensive repairs and refurn-
ishing.
The Congressional Campaign comp
mite is getting right down to BUSH
ness now. The fact is fully recog-
nized that in spite of the magnifi-
cent record made by the Republicans
of the present House in Carrying out
the promises made by the nationai
platform of 'SS that there is no "waIl
over" before the party in its efforts
to retain the House, and if possible
increase the present majority; and
the committee asks that every mem.
Der of the party will personally inter-
est himself and put his shoulder to
the wheel for the next few weeks.
If the voters will do their part as
we'll as the committee does its part
there need be no fear of the result.
Secretary Proctor was quite i'll for
several days last week but he is
we'll enough to be in his Office today.
Another tempest in teapot" was
stirred up by Representative Ken
nedy's speech in the House on the
Breckinridge contested election case,
and language which that gentleman
never used has been put into his
mouth by Democratic newspapers.
The speech has not yet been pub
lished in the Record, Mr. Kennedy
says he made the speech without
consultation with any of his col.
leagues, and that in criticising Sena-
tor Quay for his action in having the
Federal election bill postponed he
was only expressing his individual
opinion, which he thinks he had
pOAiOSt iiShl W uOs NSN6t lU0Ie5S, ~
has always been considered a viola
ton of parliamentary etiquette for
the members of ether branch of Con-
gress to criticise the acts of the other
in public speech,
OF course Mr.. Breckenridge of Ar
kansas. was unseated. No other ac-
ton was left for the mojority after
the report of the committee, which
visited that State was made.
The several bills relating to labor
which were recently passed by the
House have been reported to the
Senate, and if possible they are to be
pushed through. The compound
lard bill will, it is thought. be re-
ported to the Senate this week.
There is some talk of passing the
pure food bill, of Senator Paddock's.
as a substitute for the lard bill. The
Senators from the cotton States, led
by George, of Mississippi. will do
their level best to defeat the lard bill.
The most sanguine members are