Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-19
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent }
Washington. May Is. 1892.

Washington. May Is. 1892.
The President is going to the seashore
with Mrs. Harrison, who is just getting
well enough to travel. Secretary Noble
is in st. Louis. and Secretary Foster
hos gone up the Potomac for several
days bass hshing All of which shows
how much truth there is in the stories
printed by the democratic papers,
charging that the entire administration
is doyoting its whole time trying to in
tluence the votes Of the unnstructed
delegates to the Minneapolis conven-
ton.
The republican Congressional Cam
paign committees has elected an execu-
tive committee and officers and buckled
down to the work of assisting to elect
republican majority of the House next
November The committees work is
constantly being made easier by the
action of the democratic msjorily of the
present House.
The Senate committee or Foreign
Relations does not agree with the House
in ignoring the good prospects for
largely increasing our commerce with
the other republics TN this continent, so
it has reported amendments to the con-
sular and diplomatic bill increasing to
$4,000 the amount appropriated for
the maintenance of the bureau of Amer
lean republics. and appropriating 500,
600 to pay he share of the United States
Of the preliminary survey for the inter-
continental railway, recommended by
the Pan-American Congress.
There is considerable opposition 10
the Senate 10 the confirmation of the
nomination of T. jefferson Coolidge 10
be minister to France, but the impress
ion is that it is hardly strong enough to
reject him. The opposition is headed
by what are known as the silver Sena-
tors, who are opposed to sending a man
of Mr.. Coolidee's pronounced views in
favor of single (gold) standard to a
bi-metailic country
Having passed the big river and har-
Dor bill, the democrats of the House. in
order TO even up things slashed away at
the items of the Sundry Civil appropri-
alton bill. making reductions that all
admit to be absurd, such for instance,
as cutting down more than one-third
the estimates for repairs and preser, a.
ton OF public buildings" Representa-
tive Coggswell, Of Massachusetts, wittily
said that ii he were called upon to put
a motto at the head Of this biii it would
read thus: No saving, but postpone
ment; no economy but increased
expenditures in the end "
There is big difference between
allowing two of the finest steamships in
the world the privileges of American
registry, on condition that at least two
similar vessels be constructed in Ameri-
can shipyards, by there owners. as the
bill signed by the President this week
does, and passing bill granting those
privileges to any and all vessels built in
foreign countries, as the democratic
House will soon find out, if il accepts
the advice of Representative Fithian, OF
Illinois. aud passes a bill to admit
foreign built vessels of all kinds to
American registry. The first bill will
result in an increase of work for Amer
leans, while the last, should it
become Law. would eventually result
in the closing Of every American ship
building establishment.
The House committee on Elections
has reported in favor of another repub-
lican- Representative Shonk, the sitting
member from the Twelfth Pennsylvania
district, whose seat is contested bv a
! democrat. and as the democrat in the
case is not backed BY boss Hill it Is not
probable that the House viii reverse
the action Of the committee this time.
Senator sherman says all the talk
! about his becoming . candidate against