The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom our regular correspondent

"Honor to whom honor Is due" is evil
IDENTITY the motto vi Representative HOOK
er, of Mississippi. who. although Demo-
cfa,, does not forget that he is also en-
American, rs so many Of his party do.
In short speech in the House this week
Mr.. Hooker paid high tribute to
American diplomacy as conducted under
the present administration. He said it
was diplomacy which had settled our
Chil,au difficulties and the Behring Sea
controversy, and that fortunately Tor the
country it had in the position oil Secretary
of slate II nlan ol sucn large and diplo-
matte ability that he had settled these
questions by diplomacy. Chill bad been
60 npelled to salute the flag she had in
suited and to make reparation, Salisbury
had been compelled to renew the modus
vivendi, and that in accomplishing these
results the Secretary OF State had been
ably assisted by the ministers to Chill
and to Great Britain-Hons. Patrick
-Egan and Robert I. Lincoln. He said
that Mr.. Blaine had shown himself to be
. great statesman by the manner in
which he had treated those questions.
It is regarded as almost certain that
the conference committee which is now
considering the Senate substitute for the
House Chinese exclusion bill, which ex-
tends the present laws for ten years, will
report in favor Of the substitute, and it
is expected that the House will agree to
it.
Again this week the Republicans OF
the House, under the able leadership oi
ex Speaker Reed, demonstrated that it is
easy ander the present rules to tie up
the House, unless the Democrats keep
quorum of their own mem bers constantly
on the floor, which they have found it
Impossible to do, notwithstanding the
large number OF Democratsin the House.
Senator Hale, who is a member OF the
Senate committee on Appropriations
which has reported large additions to
the Naval appropriation bill, thinks the
Senate will endorse the Increase in the
appropriations for new ships and that
it will also insist upon the House agree
ing to it's amendments, knowing that
such action will be justified by the pub
lie sentiment OF the country. He said
on the subject: "There is universal
sentiment throughout the country in
favor of further additions to the navy,
and the recent diplomatic experiences
we have had with foreign nations ought
70 teach US the necessity OF being pre-
pared for trouble"
1t may not be set down as certain that
no further effort will be made In Congress
to have the remains of Gen. Grant
brought from New York to Washington.
The abandonment OF the idea was caused
by the opposition of Mrs. Grant to the
removal, and by the increasing belief
that New York will raise the money to
erect the monument, the corner stone OF
which was laid on Wednesday Of this
week. Senator Manderson, who, since
the death of Senator Plumb, has been in
charge of the Plumb resolution provid.
ing for the removal, says it will never
be called up.
Speaking of the Grant monument,
Senator Sanders, of Montana, offered a
jeias resolution this week authorizing |
the President, whenever the Grant
Monument Association of New York,
shall have received subscriptions
saounting to 81, ,50O,O 600 for the erection
Df the Grant monument, to subscribe in
bshaH OF the people Of the United States
sc, 600, and asked for its immediate
but objection was made
b. Senator Berry, of Arkansas, and the
resoiation was referred TO the Library
-Becent Democrats are unanimous in
the action of Representative
Ealoe who having made such miser.
Ib3e failure in his attempt to blacken
HE good name OF Gen. Raum in the so.
called Pension investigation, lost his
head entirely and so far forgot the man.
nefs OF gentleman as TO apply the words
goa are liar" to Gen. Raun, and TO
Et4empt to make . personal attack on
HAT gentleman. The name Enloe has
aiready become q synonym for black.
gaardism.
Senator Quay has introduced bill ap|
$50, 900 for the erection Of
in Washington to the late
Admiral David d. Porter.
Il hes been sisted that the Canadian
sealing poachers would endeavor to save
their vessels from seizure by flying the
Mexican flag. The scheme viii not work.
" the administration will order
sar vessels to seize all poachers, no mat.
~ what flag they fly. |
The President and the other prominent
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