Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-03-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, d. q. March 3, '9O.-
The President Is understood to be
taking 4 great deal of interest in
the investigation of the civil service
com mission now going on here, and
there is reason to believe that th e
resignation of at least one member
of the present board will as con-
sequence be asked for at an early
day If 1t is not rendered vOluDtarl-
Iy. Up to the time that Shidy a
confessed pprjurer and the man
who was given a position IN the
Census Office here for turning
states evidence against the post
master of Milwaukee, was put on
the witness stand, Commissioner
Lyman was the only sufferer, but
Shidy made it plain that all three
of them are in the same boat and
now the popular verdict is guilty.
Guilty of trying to bambOozle the
publ. with reform talk while fol-
lowing practices that would bring
bushes to the cheek of the most
hardened spoiIsmen. If this be re-
form the people have had quite
enough of it.
The Senate committee on Elec'
tious discussed the Montana Sena-
torlal contest on Saturday without
ARRIVING at any conclusion, and ap-
pointed subcommittee, Senators
Hoar aud Gray,to make a collation.
of the facts in the case and report
them to the full committee next
Saturday.
The President of the Western
Union telegraph company made an
argument before the House post
Office committee Saturday against
Postmaster General Wanamaker's
Postal telegraph bill.
Mr. KincAll, correspondent OF
the Louisville, XIV, Times had a
personal difficulty last Frid IS in a
corridor of the Capitol building
with ex.Representative Taulbee, OF
Kentucky, and the latter gentleman
was shot in the head by the former.
The widest excitement existed for
a while IN the building. Mr.. Taul-
bee Is now out Of danger and Kin
cad has been released OH bail.
Vice President Morton and FAINT
Ily have gone to Florida for a stay
of several weeks. Senator ingalls,
has been elected president pro
tempOre of the Senate to acc during
Mr.. MOrton's absence.
Secretary Window has accepted
the offer OF the North American
commercial company of New York
and San Francisco and awarded 1t
the exclusive privilege of taking
seals in Alaskan waters tor the next
20 years. The amount to be paid
is about s1,OOO,00O.
Secretary Tracy has returned
from his hurried trip to Brooklyn'
He looks well, but his extreme rtst'
les,ness tells the clDs4 observer
that bis shattered nerves have not
vet resumed their normal cOndi-
ton.
The House has seated two more
R-pubicans--Atkins, of w. Va
and Feathrrstone, of Arkansas.
Tue other contested cases ara to be
pashed along as rapidly az pos
sibe.
Elk. President Cleveiind h IS sod
his suburban residence near this
city for $4,000. His friends say
that he has cleared 800, 900 in the
transaction, bar lots of people here
believe that the entire amount re-
ceived is profit as the place WAS
given to him by real estate syn
dictate for the purpose Of booming
property in the vicinity.
The bill providing for the hold
Ing of a Worlds Fair in 1892 Is
still in the hands of the Hoase com
mlttee, and will not be reported tC
the House until 1t Is fixed up tC
suit the Chicago people who have
: not vet fully decided just whaI
= thew want. It will pass the House
= thoagh not without opposition, bu'
+ its fate in the Senate is regarded
4 as very uncertain.
8 Many Republicans are beginning
to talk up Speaker Reed as tn
candidate for '92. We might e
!. farther and fare much worse. MI
e Reed has two of the principal re
Il onisites to make a successful Pres
. dent-br4ins aud backbone.
- The members OF the Senate /
J. their attempts to discover wher
1 and how the newspaper men ge
the reports of the proceedings l
executive SESSIONS are furnishing
heap of fun for the newspaper me
s without gaming any information
Tc Ill Tho GanafOra affan1 ant mo