The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
CFrom our Regular Correspondent

Great Britain, which the Senate by
resolution recently asked for. until it
could include his latest dispatch to
Lord Salisbury, the British Foreign
minister, and for this reason the cor
respondence has not vet been sent to
the Senate; but it is stated at the
State department today that the en-
tire correspondence will probably go
to the Senate this week. A gentle
man who is familiar with the con-
tents Of the last dispatch sent by Mr..
Blaine says that it is American all
through, and that it rings as clear
and bold as did the original DecIara.
ton of independence more than a
century ago. which shows that no
mistake was made in placing James
G. Blaine at the head of the State
department. England has simply
been trying her usual bluff game,
and it is u great satisfaction to know
that American interests are looked
after by a man who "does not bluff
worth AGENT"
The Senate has selected the follow.
ing board of managers of National
Soldiers Homes E. N. Morrill,, of
Kansas, for the unexpired term of
j. A. Martin, deceased; A. l.. Pear.
son, Of Penn, for the unexpired term
of j. F. Hartrauft. deceased L. B.
GunckeI, OF Ohio, for the unexpired
term of l.. A. Harris, deceased; w.
B. Franklin, Of Conn. j. w. Hyde
of Maine j. G. Black of Illinois aud
s. S. Yoder of Ohio. Senator Plumb
took occasion while the matter was
under discussion. to say that he
thought the Homes would be better
managed if members of the board
were only allowed to serve one term
of six years.
The members Of the Senate COM
mittee on Elections evidently think
that the Federal Election bill is to be
taken up at this session, as they are
daily engaged in considering that
measure as it passed the House, and
they have already agreed upon sew
eral amendments thereto. This Is a
fact that it is we'll to bear in mind
when attempting to predict the fate
of this bill.
The Republican caucus committee
has agreed upon the order of business
in the Senate for some time to come
and there is little, if any doubt of
their report being adopted by the
caucus at its next meeting. The ap.
preparation bills, including the River
and Harbor bill, are to be disposed
of as rapidly as possible. and if at
any time there Ia no appropriation
bill ready for consideration the tariff
hill is to be taken up with the under
standing that 1t is to be laid aside
from time totime, until all the appro-
priatiOn bills are disposed of. This
makes it almost certain that the
formal discussion of the tariff bill will
not begin until August. and it is
hardly probable that less than Fix
weeks will be given up to the tariff
talk, and the chances are that it will
take longer. The committee has not
decided anything about the Federal
election bill. though most people be-
lieve it will be taken up after the tar
if bill is d sposed Of. There will be
another caucus on it this week.
The Senate has decided that the
Geological Survey plan of irrigating
the arid lands of the west, adopted
by the House, was too slow and ex.
pensive to say nothing of its shutting
settlers out of several millions of
acres OF land, so it has amended the
Sundry Civil bill by striking out the
appropriation Of S72O, 900. fer irriga.
ton survey. In place Of it the
amendment increases the amount for
Topographic surveys from 100000,
to 100000, and provides that one.
half of it shall be spent west of the
101st meridian, and provides further
that all of the land reserved from
entry under the act of 1888 shall be
thrown open. except where reservoirs
or canals have already been located
or selected. This action was taken
at the request OF the western Senators.
Senator Pierce has offered an
amendment to the tariff bill which
he thinks would bring about recipro-
city with the sugar producing coun-
tries quicker than anything else. 1t
empowers the President to restore
the present tariff on sugar against
any nation which refuses to enter into
adequate relations with the United
States for the admission of our agri-
cultural products.
The House programme for the first
half of this week is already mapped
out. Today it passed the "Original
Package" bill, as amended, and took
up the bill providing for a National