The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-06-25
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. O., June 10, 1890.
Senator Plumb and all the rest of the
silver senators are very much elated over
their success In amending and passing the
silver bill In manner which makes ii pro-
vide for the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver by the substantial vote of AZ to 25.
II vote on the amendments is forced In
the House they will be concurred in.
The Mckinley tariff bill has been re-
ported to the Senate, but it will not be
called up until monday, the 30th inst.
The radical changes which our Demo
cratic friends have been predicting have
not been made. There are changes, OF
course, quite number OF them, but they
are unimportant and do not in the slight
est degree affect the character of the bill
which will become a law substantially as
1t passed the House. This has been said
before in these columns, but II is impor-
tant enough to repeat
Both House and Senate have withdrawn
its amendments 10 the antitrust bill which
has now gone to the President in exactly
the shape in which 1t first passed the SEN
ate. It's harmless document.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum has no
idea of reslgning, although his position is
one of the hardest and most unsatisfactory
under the government.
The river and harbor bill has been re-
ported TO the Senate. With the amend
ments added by the Senate committee the
bill carries an appropriation OF nearly
$25, 100000 and there is much talk among
the leaders Of the party against the advis
ability Of passing 1t at the present session.
Such talk, however, will not defeat the
measure, which Is specially dear to the
average legislators heart, but should 1t
pass there will be great pressure brought
to bear on the President 10 veto IT,
Speaker Reed, when asked when Con-
gress would adjourn replied "The
House can adjourn by the first Of
.. July, and not leave anything Of pressing
importance -undone. Il would require
I some very lively hustling on the part OF
the House to adjourn at that date, but OF
course It could be done IL the Senate was
ready to adjourn, and the Speaker so will
ed 1t, but the Senate will Just be beginning
Its consideration Of the tariff bill on that
date. Adjournment will be nearer to
September than July.
The Senate rejected two Presidential
} nominations this week-John B. Esves 10
be collector Of internal revenue for the
fifth district Of North Carolina and H. H.
! Schoch, to be postmaster at Selin's Grove,
Pa Both Of these appointments were
made more than year ago.
Mrs. Harrison and her family have left
Washington for the summer; they haye
gone to their new cottage at Cape May
J Point The President will pay them
visit tomorrow, returning Monday or
, Tuesday.
! The House Republican caucus having
finally decided that Federal election law
. shall be passed by the House at this
session, the bill has been reported to the
) House and II will be pushed through at
once. II Is not believed that the Senate
will pass the bill, certainly not at this
{ session, and in the House those who are
3 most deeply interested, the Southern Re-
publicans, are almost to man opposed to
the bill, though Of course they will vote
for 1t because the caucus has made Ii a
2 party measure.
: Secretary Noble has transmitted
4 through the Secretary of the Treasury, To
Congress letter from Commissioner Of
Pensions Raum, asking for an appropri.
alton for 443 new employees In his office
He estimates that the services OF tha
e many will be made necessary by the new