The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-21

making the appOrtiOnment at the
coming short session, and to get the
apportionment into their own hands.
But it is a decided waste of energy.
The first business of the Republican
House, which meets December, will
he to perfect and pass fair and just
appOrtionment bill based upon the
returns of the eleventh census. The
bill introduced by Mr.. Dunnell to
the last session will necessarily have
to be somewhat changed because the
population Of the country fell below
the estimates upon which it was
based, but there is not the slightest
danger that Democratic hOWls can
succeed in having the bill postponed.
Everybody here is talking reciproc'
ity. The new Spanish Minister.
Senior Miguel SuareZ Guanes, has ar
rived here. been presented to the
President and has already opened
negotiations with Secretary Blaine
LOOKING towards a reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Spain,
which will of course, include Cuba.
In his speech to the President the
new minister made it very plain that
his government was anxious to have
reciprocity. and privately he has
talked even palmer. Negotiations
are ais, in progress with several
other countries. notable those Of
Central and South America, and it
will not be surprising if the Senate
shall be called upon to ratify four or
five reciprocity treaties before the
expiration ofthe FIfty.tir st Congress.
The Joint Senate and House COM
mittee, authorized at the last session
of Congress to visit the Pacific coast
for the purpose of Investigating the
alleged violations of the Chinese
Immigration law, left here Saturday
morning in charge of deputy Ser
geant-at. Arms OF the Senate and ac-
cOmpanied by clerk aud IA aten0g-
rapher to take down the testimony
taken by the committee. The first
meeting is to be held at Spokane
Falls, Washington, where Senator
Squire will joint them. They are IT,
visit in the order named Takoma.
Seattle, Port T0wnshend, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and SandiegO aud
expect to return 10 Washington about
Christmas.
The President spends the greater
portion of his time just now in The
preparation of his annual message
TO Congress, which promises to be an
unusually interesting and important
document, hut he takes time to con-
fer with Republican Senators and
Representatives, who are ARRIVING
quite rapidly. in order to get the
benefit of their advice on the subjects
which he proposes to treat in his
message.
1t is thought that within week or
ten days the most of the Republican
Senators and Representatives will
be here, and it is proposed that
conference be held to decide upon the
legislation of the coming sessions.
II is known that the President will
take strong grounds in his message
for the immediate passage of the
superintendent bill and the shipping
bills, and it is believed by many that
he will also urge the passage of the
Federal Election bill by the Senate.
but there are some doublers as to the
last measure.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has weathered the financial storm in
spite of the determined effort of Jay
G ruld and the Louisiana lottery c. m
pany to break down his personal
credit. and 1 am told by banker
That Mr.. Wanamaker's credit is as
good AS it ever was. This attempt to
bring about the private financial
ruin of pub lie official because Of his
official acts is one of the most dis
graceful in our history. Mr.. Gould
LiSlikes Mr.. Wanamaker because of
his advocacy of n postal telegraph
system and the lottery folks regard
him as the author of their ruin, SO
they combined for reyeuge. The
purpose being to force Mr.. Wanna
maker into bankruptcy. But it was
useless. The lottery law is on our
statute books to stay. and Mr.. Wan
amaker will take a more advanced
stand than ever, in his annual
report, in favor of postal tele.
graph.
heard a gentleman say to day that
the President had decided upon the
successor to the late Justice Miller,
and that his name would 60 to the
Senate Immediately after Congress
meets. The gentIeman's relations
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