Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-02-18

/ from the Canadian government, hnunOl
upon any invitation from this Govern
ment. This your Correspondent knows
to be absolutely correct, statements 10
:he contrary notwithstanding. Secretary
Blaine has courteously received them.
as he was in duty bound to do, and
their propositions will be given proper
consideration. but unless they differ
widely from those heretofore submitted
by the Canadian government nothing
will be accomplished at this end of the
line, although some political benefit may
accrue to the Canadian administration
at home, because Of its haYing made an
apparent effort to obtain commercial
reciprocity with the United States.
To. day is the anniversary OF the birth
ofAbraham Lincoln, the firstrepublican
President, and one of the greatest men
that ever occupied the White House.
There was no formal celebration of the
event here, but Senator Cullom, ac-
companied by several Representatives is
in Chicago for the purpose of delivering
an address on "Lineoln and the repub-
lican party" tonight. TO the Marquette
Club of that city.
Representative Newberry Of Illinois,
is pushing a bill he has introduced, to
cut off all pensions now paid to foreign
ers and permanent non-residents. He
says that pensions are paid to at least
fifteen thousand non-residents and that
the greater portion of them never intend
returning to the United States, and are
raising their sons as citizens of the
countries in which they now reside
making it possible at some time in the
future, If their pensions. continue to be
paid, for the sons of men drawing
pensions from the United States to be
fighting against us as soldiers in hos
tile army
Senatorial circles irrespective Of party,
were shocked by the cheek recently
displayed by Senator Hill. At his
request the Senate committee several
times postponed IFS report on the NOM
nation of postmaster Rathbun, of Elmira.
n. Y. but, at last finding that Hill
could show no good reason for holding
up the nomination longer the committee
reportedit. This week when the report
was called up in executive session OF the
Senate. Hill presented, by proxy, very
modest request that the Senate would
defer action until his return from set
ting up the pins for the control of the
New York delegation to the Chicago
convention. Did the Senate get mad?
Well, it at once confirmed Mr.. Rath-
buns nomination.
Mr.. William Grinell. who is a nephew
Of Vice President Morton, has been
nominated to be third Assistant Score
tary of State, to fill vacancy.
The bill appropriating 100000 for a
bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Grant
in this city. which was passed by the
Senate during the last Congress. has
been again faYorably reported to the
Senate. Its passage BY the Senate is
certain and the same ought to be true
of the House, but it isn't He is a rash
man who attempts to predict what the
befuddled majority of the House will
do. So far it does nothing with great
industry.
The President has as yet given no
attention to filing the vacancy on the
Supreme Court. There are no appli-
cants, in the ordinary understanding of
that word, although, of comse. the
names of number of eminent members
of the bar have been suggested to the
President.
The democrats of the House have in
the hope of obtaining some campaign
material for use among those who are
opposed 20 pensions adopted aresolution
for an investigation Of the Pension
Bureau. They will probably find it a
boomerang before it is concluded.
The Senate Finance committee has
reported adversely on whole batch of
financial bills, including free coinage
and Senator Peffer's land loan scheme
The House committee has favorably
reported BANDS free coinage bill, but
it does not follow that the committee on
Rules, which is the autocrat of the
House, will allow it to be voted on at
this session.