Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-31
Washington Letter.
CFrom our Regular Correspondent )
Washington. Msr %. 1892.

/ nation as 10 what Great Britain pro-
posed to DO in regard to the preserva-
ton of the sealing industry in Behring
sea. he sent what is in effect an ulti-
matum to the British Government.
So mu-h is known. al hough the text
OF neither Lord Salisbury's dispatch
nor the answer thereto has en- made
public. both are in possession of the
senate Opinion differs somewhat as
to the effect these dispatches VIII have
on the arbitration treaty, some beliey-
ing that the senate will refuse to ratify
the treaty, and Others that the treaty
will be rat fled, but accompanied with
a resolution stating that there does
not appear to be any sufficient reason
why the United States should abate its
claims to jurisdiction pending arbitra-
ton and authorizing the president to
use all the force OF the military arm of
the government to protect our rights.
The adoption of such a resolution
would be next door to declaration of
war Indeed Great Britain might
easily accept it as such, if she wishes
for war with this country.
The big silver fight is over for the
present anyway. The anti free coin
AGE men made the best showing in the
oratorica! Inc. but when it came to
voting they were not ''in it with the
free coinage men. 1t is now said that
Speaker Crisp made pledges as to the
makeup of the coinage committee and
the committee on rules as well as to
his own action in the chair, while the
democratic caucus for the nomination
of speaker was in session, the last of
whichhe has filed to the letter this
week
Representative Dlngley. o. Maine
believes that the sun-letting Of con-
tracts for carrying the mails is an evil
Of large proportions and he proposes
that congress shall declare it illegal,
and backs up his position with
a numerously signed petition ask
ing that it be done
Even the democrats on the house
judiciary committee refused to endorse
the absurd bill which Representative
Enloe int oduced a short time ago for
the sole purpose of trying to get some
evidence from employees of the pen
sion bureau against Gen Raum. The
bill professed to be for the protection
of such government employees as
might testify congressional committees
concerning abuses inthe public service.
but its real object was to encourage
sneaks to vent their private spite
against officials over them, either by
putting M jobs" or by outright
perjury. The bill is dead.
Speaker Crisp considers the term
''mugwump" unparliamentary and so
ruled during the silver debate, when
Representative Taylor, of Illinois. was
called to order for referring 10 the
Mas achusetts Democratic members as
mugwumps.
The first amendment reported from
the committee on Indian Affairs to the
Indian Appropriation bill, VIII eli is
now being considered by the Senate,
provides for the striking ont of the sec
ton Of the bin directing the President
to detail army officers to act as Indian
agents whenever vacancies occur.
This amendment will probably cause a
lively little fight in the Senate, with
the chances against it beng adop' ed.
Senator German stirred up a regular
hornets nest by the publication of the
New York Sun (Which it is said Will at
the proper time support German for
the democratic nomination. of an in
tergiew, and he has been kept busy all
week explaining and denying referen-
+ ces made therein to other democrats
The SENATE this week passed an in
dependent bill appropr ating $500
600 for the Improvement Of the Mis- :
sissjppi river, in accordance with the
plans Of the Mississippi river commits
sion, not more than 50, $50, 900 to be
expended in single year. Only five
senators voted against the bill, Cal.
Kyle, Pc, kins, Pugh and Vance. This
bill has no connection with the river
and harbor bill, which has been com
plicated by the house committee, and
which carries nearly S21, 100000 of APP
preparations
If there be shy truth in rumors Sena-
tor Hll has not pro6ted by getting
Knocked down by the house election
committee which, in spite of his order.
to the contrary, reported IN favor o.
giving the seat now held by Rockwell,
Of New York. to Col. Moves, the re-