Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

at the request CT the President, a
comprehensive statement OF the
amount of revenue deri' ed from
the Importation OF sugar by the
Government. 1t is generally an
derstOOd that this statement Is to
be used as the basis OF special
message which the President pro-
p SEES to send to Congress, giving
his ideas of what amendments the
Senate should adopt to the tariff
bill. There is a doubt as to whether
the President will advise the adOp'
ton of reciprocity outright, as adj
yised by Mr.. Blaine, or some sort
of compromise. The probabilities
are strongly in favor Of his taking
the latter course
The tariff debate has 50 far been
confined entirely to the Democratic
Senators; long speeches have made
by Senators Voorhees,, Vance, and
Morgan. The Republicans are
waiting until they have definitely
determined just what points in the
bill are to be covered 10y the amend
ments, and one of them said today
hat he did not think the vote
would he taken on the bill before
September.
Speaker Reed has appointed as
cOnferees on the part of the House
on the "O;iginal Package" bill
passed last week, Representatives
Reed, of Iowa, Thompson of Ohio
and Oates OF Alabama. 1t is re-
garded as practically certain thai
the House amendm ent will bt
agreed to by the Senate.
The committee on Rules, report
ed, and the HOnse adopted resOlu
ton lustructing the committee or
Pensions to investigate the charges
which Representative Cooper O
Indiana, recently made on tht
floor of the House against Gen
Raum, Commissioner of Pensions
The committee in its report stated
that all of the essential statements
of Mr.. Cooper are hearsay, and his
conclusions cOniectural, and thai
they did not know whether they
are true or false but, continues the
report truor false your committee be
Iieves that an investigation shOnlC
be had to the end that the truth
may be ascertained; th9 public
service must not even rest under
suspicion and the character ofpublIC
officials must be so clean and theil
administration so honorable an(
straightforward as to command
tn p bile confidence and withstand
the most careful scrutiny. Ever
public official ShOuld invite the
most careful investigation at lii
public aud off ,ial acts, and yOul
committee believes that Gen. Raum
VIII Ose public an private character
has been here tOiOre without tainl
or lSplcion, will gladly pro note
the investigation" Gen. liaum is
very much pleaSed with the action
OF the com nittee, and OF the House.
He refused to dignity the charges
by officially asking for an investi
CATION but he has not hesitated tC
say privately to members of the
committee that he wished for 1t.
Senator Sherman has the people
with him in his effort to have the
Congressional Record" edited. Il
ever there was publication that
needed a careful, pains taking
editor, tits that same cumbrous
and mlsnamed "Congresslonal
| Record
Postmaster General WanamakeI
has resumed his warfare upon the
Louisiana Lottery, and is determ'
ined, fit can possibly be done,
that Congress shall adopt the bill
which the House committee on
Postoffices has just reported, which
prohibits lottery circulars and
tickets, lists of drawings, money
or drafts for purchase of lottery
tickets, or newspapers containing
lottery advertisements or drawings
from being carried IN the mails OIL
delivered by carriers, and imposes
a penalty of a fine not exceeding
$500 and imprisonment not exceed
ing one year upon any person de
posting such matter in the mails
The House committee on Elec-
tons expect to decide the celebrat
ed Arkansas ClaytOu.Br eckenridge
contested election case this week
1t Is b Iieyed that it will by party
vote decided that Mr.. Brecken
ridge is not entitled to the seal
Which he holds, and Col. Clayton
having been mardered while try
in To obtain evidence in the case
another election will he ordered.
Senator Frye h s received
,nofIor Totfnr flvoriuy r.oiDrOcifv