Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
WA SHING TON LETTER.
From our reguIar eorrespondent.


has been almost overwhelmed this /
week by the crowd Of wealthy i'm |
porters who have come down here |
hoping by the half billion dollars
which they represent to awe the
republican Senators into taking
certain clauses out Of the Mckinley |
tariff bill. These gentlemen say if !
the Mckinley bill becomes law it
will benefit the American manu-
facturers and drive the importers
out Of business. To which a mem
Der Of the committee replies: "That
is just what ought to be done; the
importers are Of no benefit TO any
one but themselves, while the Amer
lean manufacturer benefits the whole
community by reason of the large
amount Of money he pays out as
salaries. The business Of importing
might be stopped entirely without
any serious injury to this country"
That is the whole question, in a
paragraph The interests Of the
importer and the foreign manutac-
turer are identical, and every con
cession made TO them means just 80
much taken froa the American
manufacturer
The Senate has passed a resolu-
ton to investigate the United States
Fish Commission, and some very
interesting facts can be brought to
light if the right witnesses are
examined. The Fish Commission is
run as an independent bureau, owing
allegiance to no department of the
Government except to Congress,
and some very rich stories of the
doings aboard of the "Fish-hawk"
and the other steamers belonging to
the commission have been whispered
around Washington for several
years.
The unusually large number Of
allowances recently made by the
Pension office have caused def
cheney in the funds in the possession
of the various pension agents
throughout the country, and it is
probable that quite a number of
pensioners whose claims are now
due will be compelled to wait until
after the first of July for their
money.
The House has been stirring up
political feeling by taking action
upon several of the contested election
cases, and putting the men who
were elected into the seats which
have been filled by the fellows who
stood in with the returning boards.
The House and Senate conferees
have failed to agree on the pension
bill, and the House has instructed |
its committee to stand by the ser
vice pension feature Of the bill N
the new conference which is to be
held.
Senator Henderson, who has been /
i'll for several weeks, is again filing
his seat. He has entirely recovered. /
Senator Sherman has offered the
wool schedule prepared by the
Natio nal Wool Growers Association
rs an amendment to the Mckinley |
tariff bill,
Speaker Reed does not weary in
well doing. He has given orders
that the lunch, cigar, bric-a-brac and
which have for years
the corridors leading to
the House wing of the Capitol
building, shall get out by the first
Of the month.
The Senate Commerce committee
expects to report the river and har-
Dor bill, which recently passed the
House, to the Senate inside of ten
days.
1t does not require mind reader
to tell the Congressman who have
been renominated, from those who
have been turned down by their
The last named gen
Jlemen DO lots Of smiling, but the
smiles do not hide their disgust.
Several republican members have
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