The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

of revenue derived from the impor-
tation of sugar by the Government.
1t is generally understood that this
statement is to he used as the basis of
special message which the Presi-
dent proposes to send to Congress,
giving his ideas of what amendments
the Senate should adopt to the tariff
bill. There is doubt as to whether
the President will advise the adOp'
ticn of reciprocity outright, as ad-
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 so far been
confined entirely to the Democratic
Senators long speeches have been
made by Senators Voorhees,, Vance,
and Morgan. The Republicans are
waiting until they haye definitely
determined just what points in the
bill are to be covered by the amend
ments, and one of them said to-day
that he did not think the vote would
be taken on the bill before Septem.
Der.
Speaker Reed has appointed as
conferees on the part Of the House on
the "Original Package" bill, passed
last week. Representatives Reed, Of
Iowa, Thompson of Ohio, and Oates
of Alabama. 1t is regarded as prac-
ticaIly certain that the House amend.
ment will he agreed to by the Senate.
The committee on Rules reported
and the House adopted a resolution
instructing the committee on Pen
sions to investigate the charges which
Representative Cooper of Indiana.
recently made on the floor of
the House against Gen. Raum. Com
missioner of Pensions. The COM
mittee in its report stated that all of
the essential statements of MIR.
Cooper are hearsay, and his conclu'
sions corjectural. and that they did
not know whether they are true or
false but, continues the report
"whether true or false your com.
mittee believes thnt an investigation
should be had to the end that the
truth may be ascertained ; the public
service must not even rest under a
suspicion and the character Of public
officials must be so clean and their
administration so honorable aud
straightforward as to command the
public confidence and withstand the
most careful scrutiny. Every public
official should invite the most careful
investigation of his public ard official
acts, and your committee believes
that Gen. Raum, whose public and
private character mas been heretofore
without faint or suspician, will gladly
promote the investigation" Gen.
Raum is very much pleased with the
action of the committee, and of the
House. He refused to dignity the
charges by officially asking for an
investigation but he has not hest
tated to say privately to members of
the committee that he wished for it,
Senator Sherman has the people
with him in his effort to have the
Congressional Record edited. II
ever there was a publication that
needed careful. painstaking editor.
it is that same cumbrous and mis-
named Congressional Record.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has resumed his warfare upon the
Louisiana Lottery, and is deter
mined, if it can possibly be done,
that Congress shall adopt the bill
which the House committee on POST
offices has just reported which pro-
hibita lottery circulars and tickets,
lists of drawings. money or drafts for
purchase of lottery tickets, or news.
papers containing lottery advertise
ments or drawings. from being car
ried in the mails or delivered by
carriers. and imposes penalty of a
fine not exceeding $500 and imprison.
ment not exceeding one year upon
any person depoeiting such matter In
the mails.
The House committee on Elections
expect to decide the celebrated Al.
kansas Breckenridge con.
tested election case this week. 1t is
believed that it will by a party vote
decide that Mr.. Breckenridge is not
entitled to the seat which he holds,
and Col. Clayton having been muir
dered while trying to obtain evidence
in the case. another election will be
ordered.
Senator Frye has received another
letter favorlng reciprocity from Sec.
rotary Blaine, and that together with
the correspondence in the Behrine
Sea negotiations, has caused Mr.
Blaine to be the most talked about
man in the United States. Mr.. Blaine