River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TFroz. our regular correspondent
Washington, Jan. 10. 80,

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Washington, Jan. 10. 90.
Senator Edmunds, in q fve-minute
speech effectually took the color out
of lurid speech delivered by Senator
Voorhees, in favor of resolution offer.
ed by him calling upon the Attorney
General for information as to whether
the U. s. District attorney at Indian
spolis had acted under orders from
the department Of Justice in the mat.
ter of refusing to sanction the issuing
of a warrant for the arrest of Col. w.
w. Dudley during his recent visit to
indianapolis. Mr.. Edmunds offered
as an amendment the following, which
was adopted: THAT the Attorney Gen.
eral be and hereby is instructed to in.
form the Senate what instructions, if
any. the department of Justice has
given to S. N. Chambers, district at
torney for the district of Indiana. on
the subject of the arrest of w. w.
Dudley or his exception from arrest.
and by what authority of law any
such instructions have been given,
and that copies of all such correspond
ence be transmitted to the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds sarcastically expressed
his admiration of and concurrence in
the beautiful tribute of the Senator
from Indiana to the value of political
morality. This caused a broad smile
ali around, which was increased to
positive litter among the republicans
when Mr.. Edmunds sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter written by
the chairman of a democratic county
committee in Indiana some months be-
fore the alleged Dudley "blocks of
five" letter, which was 50 nearly lik,
that document that Mr. Edmunds call
ed it its twin brother. The resolution
adopted will bring no information,
simply because the Attorney General
has none to give. Mr.. Voorhees, knew
this. but being overloaded with slurs
and innuendoes against Mr.. Harrison
he took this occasion to unload. He
has injured no one except himself.
The first fight in the House was cas-
lily won by the republicans. Ii ar0s.
on a question of sustaining ruling
of the Speaker in favor of taking up
the District of Columbia appropiia.
ton dill and considering il in commit.
tee of tie whole under the Rules o.
the last House applying to appropria
lions. Mr.. Reed decided that it could
be done. and the democrats appealed
from the decision and insisted, in a
series of speeches from their best men
that the house should do nothing un.
til it had adopted complete set of
rules. The House voted to sustain
the Speaker.
The Senate committee the Worlds
Fair gave hearings to representatives
of all the cities interested in this
work. st. Louis and Washington have
already been heard and tomorrow
Chicago and New York will have their
say. The House bills on the subject
have been referred to the House com
mittee in Foreign Affairs, of which
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, is chairman.
This looks like a big advantage in ia
vor of Chicago. but it isn't, because
the committee has practically decided
to report a bill leaving the site blank,
to be filed by vote of the House.
That will give everybody an equal
show.
Justice Brewer seemed thoroughly
at home on the bench of the Supreme
Court when he took his seat for the
first time Monday.
Superintendent Porter of the Cen
sus bureau, says it will require an ad-
ditionsl appropriation of S450,0OO to
add special report of the present
condition of the negro to the census.
as many prominent people have re-
quested.
The House committee on the Silcott
defalcation have completed its report,
which is to be accompanied by bill
sppropriating money to pay the sala-
RES of the members.
1t is said that the republican mem
beers of the House committee on Rules
.-MessrS. Reed, Mckinley and Cannon
are not of the same opinion regard
ing what Rules shall be reported Ia
the House. | don't believe word OF
it. They know what they are about.
and it is not likely that they want I"
take any outsiders into their conf
dence just now. They can be trusted.
Speaker Reed and Representative
Cannon, in accordance with a resolu
ton of the House, went to ex-Speaker
Randall's house, and administered the
oath Office to him, he not having been
able to occupy his seat in the House
at this session up to this time on ac-
count of his bad health.
The tobacco people, both growers
and manufacturers, took up good
deal of the time of the House commit
tee on Ways and Means this week.
Every conceivable side of the tobacco
uuastiou WAS pivau