Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-12
Washington Letter.
lion our Regalar correspond ent.l

days of his life, as, owing to the pecul-
lar circumstances surrounding the clos
ing days of the Fifty-First Congress,
there were greater number OF import
ant bills presented to the President dur
ing the last three days of the session
than ever before in the same length of
time. He expresses himself as well
pleased with the results accomplished
by the Congress that was elected with
him, although he would doubtless have
been still better pleased had the election
bill, which was about the only import
ant measure in which he was disappoin-
ted, been passed by the Senate.
Tomorrow he leaves for Maryland for
the purpose of enjoying a few days rec
reation in the shooting his favorlte game
wild ducks. He will return to the
White House next week, when the de-
tails of lis contemplated trip to the Pa
cific Coast will be fully settled, and it is
thought that no will in short time
make the nominations of the nine Unit
ed Stated circuit court Judges provided
for in the law for the relief of the Su-
preme Court, which was recently enact
ed.
Speaking of the new judges, ex-Sena-
tor Ingalls, was approached by one of
his friends and asked if he had any OBJ
iections to having his name represented
to Mr.. Harrison as suitable candidate
for one of these positions. Yes, |
have, replied Mr.. Ingalls,; Il have just
been defeated for the only office was a
candidate for, and | intend giving my
undivided attention to my pri-
vate affairs for some time to come"
1t is believed by those who ought to
know that ex-senator Spooner can have
one of these places ii he wishes it. but
his closest friends are of the opinion
that he will prefer to practice law and
remain in active politics.
Ex-Speaker Reed is not at all cast
down, because the usual resolution of
thanks was passed in the House by
strict party vote; he recognizes that he
is in good company, twelve other speak
ers of the House, including Henry Clay,
James X. Polk, and n. z. Banks hav-
ing had similar experience at the close
of their terms. When asked if he was
satisfied with the work of the Eifty-Fhst
Congress. Mr.. Reed. replied more
than satisfied; am proud of the record
and prouder still of the loyal support
accorded to me, as presiding officer of
the House by each and every republican
member of that body. No republican
can carefully study the work of the
House without being proud that he be-
longs to the republican party"
Secretary Foster leaves to morrow
for his Ohio home, where he will remain
for week or ten days arranging his
private business so as to enable him to
give his undivided time to the finances
of his country.
A large number of Representatives
elect to the Fifty-Second Congrass came
here to witness the close of the Fifty
First and great deal of buttonholding
in behalf of the numerous candidates
for speaker of the next House is going
on. and one of the results is the lack of
that harmoney between The democrats
and the Farmers Alliance which the
democratic newspaper have ever since
the late election been telling their read
| ers existed. The democrats elected to
the next House, particularly those from
the South, are greatly disappointed be-
cause there is to be no extra session of
Congress this spring. The officers of
the House are not numerous or import
ant. with the exception of the Speaker,
but the democrats are hungry, very
hungry for them all the same.
The Senate in the executive session,
just before the final adjournment refused
to ratfy the Brussels treaty for the sup
preston of the African Slave Trade,
etc, on the ground that it would lead us
into entangling foreign alliances.
Senator PETER, the alliance successor
to Mr.. ingalls, has been, in public
speech here, indulging in the always
dangerous pastime of political proph-
ecy. He says that be regards it as prob
able that Grover Cleveland will be the
candidate of both the republican and
democratic parties, cas-. of the Allegha-
ny Mountains next year, and that west
of them both of the old parties will CON-
bine on another candidate, IN short that