Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Letter From Washington, D. c.

sylvania this year but they will be wo-
fully disappointed when the returns are
all in. Ny confidence in republican
success is mistaken; it is founded on a
rock, and when you have sand in addition
to the necessary rock you are pretty
well fixed, and that is just the condition
of the republican party of Pennsylvania. "
That was pretty long speech for Mr..
Quay to make to newspaper man.
There is not word of truth in the
statements made in democratic papers
that the republican senators had made
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, aud no
such bargain will be made. The repub-
icans have large majority in the SEN
ate, 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 ad-
journment, 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
law, like all other compromise measures
fails to please the extreme gold standard
men or the free coinage silver men, but
1t seems to suit the average man pretty
well. 1t provides for the purchase of
100000 ounces of silver each month,
which is said to be slightly in excess of
the entire out put of all the mines in the
United States
Notwithstanding the extreme warm
weather the president, since his return
from Cape May Point Tuesday afternoon,
has been working like beaver.
After many delays Wyoming is a state,
although the forty fourth star will not
be placed on the flag Until the fourth of
next July.
The senate by majority of 8, refused
to open the debate on the tariff bill this
week. Five republicans voted with the
democrats in this, because they were
opposed to taking up the tariff bill un-
til the silver question had been finally
disposed Of
Representative Perkins, of Kansas.
has introduced bill in the House to
establish public schools in the territory
of New Mexico.
The House committee ON invalid
pensions has made favorable report on
the bull 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
mere to the effect that Representatives
Hooker and Catchings, sitting members
from Mississippi, had retained their seats
by obtaining the influence of ex-senator
Bruce and Auditor Lynch, two Mississ-
lppl colored men now in Office here.
Ihls may or may not be true, but certain
1t Is that the House committee on cleo
lions has made report against the re-
publican contestants Of Messrs. Hooker
and Catchings' seats.
More than one hundred memhers If
the House are absent from the city, and
speaker Reed has the hardest kind of q
tlme TO keep quorum present, in fact
ne doesn't do it; the unimportant bust
ness is allowed to go through without
having the question of "no quorum
raised, and when anything of Importance
is to be acted upon the members aro
drummed up until there is a onorrn,
present.
The original PACKAGE" bill was. ac-
cording to the programme of the com
mittee on rules, to have been disnosad
OF by the House this week, but the Honso
got contrary and refused to adopt the
resolution submitted to it by the COM
mittee on rules. This is the first TINA
this session that the House has refused
to follow the programme adopted bv
that committee.
Chairman Belden of the republican
congressional campaign committee has
sent an appeal to the republican editors
of the country asking their aid in arous-
ing public sentiment to the necessity of
federal election law.
The House has passed bill contain
ing the regulations adopted by the recent
international maritime conference to
prevent collisions at sea.
A Prominent Colfax Citizen Dead.
CoLFAx, July 15.-WiIliam J. Bran