Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-22
Washington Letter.
Trom our Reealar Correspondent.

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notable feature of the meeting Of the
committee was the entire absence Of
the wrangli1g which our democratic
friends have been of late so industrious
in telling about. There is harmony
among the members of the committee
and they all think that the republicans
can hold their own if rot increase their
majority in the House of Representa-
tives by hard work between now and
election day, next November.
The Sherman family which has occu-
pied a proud position in American
history for good many years celebrat-
ed two notable anniversaries in this
city, Friday and Saturday evenings.
The first was the SEVENTEEN birthday of
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, and
it was celebrated by reception at the
residence of his brother John, the Sena-
tor, which was attended by about every
prominent person in Washington. The
General, who by the way, is looking
remarkably well. came over from New
York City, where he now resides, and
will remain here a few days. The
second event celebrated was the sixty
seventh birthday of Senator John Sher-
man, who made il memorial by dinner
at which the President. Wee President
and other prominent personal friends
were entertained,
The election of 4 successor to the late
Senator Beck has brought out the fact
that ex-Speaker Carlisle. one of the
leading candidates, has great many
bitter enemies in his own party, and
some very revolving stories of his pers-
onal habits and private life are being
told BY democrats here.
A bill has been introduced into the
House to prohibit printing upon or
attaching any advertisement for public
display to an American flag.
> In spite of democratic opposition the
Senate has passed, and the President
signed, the bill classifying all imported
cloths as wooden.
Secretary Proctor on Saturday made
a second allowance Of 5000 for the
Mississippi flood sufferers. This leaves
balance in his hands of S50,000 out
of the S150000 recently appropriated
| by Congress.
Representative La Toilette. Of Wis
consin. made telling point in favor of
a protective tariff when he said: 1.-The
democrats denounced the republican
party when in 1885 it placed duty on
wire nails Of cents a pound. The
duty has stimulated the production Of
wire nails, and today they are being
sold at cents and two-tenth cents a
pound, or lust little more than one
half Of the duty imposed.
Gen. John C. Fremont was so over
ioyed to learn. as he did last week, that
instead Of owing the Government
SO 600 as claimed by the Urea ury de-
partment some years ago, the Govern
ment owed him $500 that he tainted,
in the office The mistake was made
by careless book-keeper.
The Senate las passed the Army APP
preparation bin with an amendment
providing that no alcoholic liquors, beer
or wine shall be sold to enlisted men in
any eanteen or building in a garrison or
military post.
The House has passed bill giving
Mrs. Parneu, mother of the leader of
the Irish party in tire British House of
Commons, pension Of $50 month.
The pension is given in consideration of
the extraordinary services of Mrs. Par
ncll's father, Admiral Charles Stewart,
who served in the United States navy
for Il consecutive years.
The Senate before passing the annual
pension appropriation bill adopted an
amendment, thereto increasing the
number Of pension agencies from eigh-
teen to twenty.
The Rowell Federal election bin which
has been approved by the republican
caucus has been introduced in the
House. 1t is almost the same as the
Hoar bin now pending in the Senate.
1t now seems certain that Federal
election law bill will be enacted at the
present session, though few republic
cans in both the House and Senate are
opposed to it.
Senator Edmunds is again in his seat.
and he denies that he has been i'll as
was reported, and says ii was only
another case of newspaper sickness.
Representative Morrill,, Of Kansas,
who has been represented by the demo-
cratic press as being 4 candidate to
succeed Senator ingalls,, says that he
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