Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-07
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. April l. 1892.

both foreign and domestic that he want
ed to go to Maryland to enjoy bis favo-
rite sport-shooting wild ducks; but
found it impossible to get away. The
diplomatic yictsry won by him from
Lord Salisbury was vindication of his
vigorous foreign policy. which has been
such a marked feature of this admins
trai)n, that the whole world now
understands that the United States is no
longer good country to try to impose
upon. So much for foreign affairs.
The serious split in the democratic
party in the House ON the free coinage
bill was the domestic event of the week
most pleasing TO the President and all
other good republicans. II is an excel
lent beginning OF the Presidential
campaign-for the republcans-for
Representative Bland to accuse Speaker
Crisp of having prevented final and
decisive vote on the free coinage bill by
deceiving its supporters into agreeing
to an adjournment by promising that a
rule should be reported enabling them
TO get a vote without fillisbustering, and
for Speaker Crisp to retort by calling
Mr. Bland-somelhing which gentlemen
usually resent with blow 1t augurs
so well for democratic harmony.
There has been another change in the
democratic programme in the House.
and it is now announced that the free
wool bill is to be passed next Monday,
under suspension of the rules.
The vote of the Senate on the ratifca-
ton of the arbitration treaty was
remarkable for two things, the unusual
| ly large number of Senators voting,
seventy-two, and the fact that ali of
them voted one way, for the ratification
of the treaty. There was no politics in
the question, and 10 the credit of the
democratic Senators be it said. there
was no attempt to inject any into it.
Quite crowd went from here, in
Guiding Secretary Tracy and other
prominent naval officials and Con-
gressmen, to see the launching of the
cruiser Raleigh, which took place at
the Norfolk navy yard yesterday.
Assistent Secretary Netileton has filed
formal charges with Secretary Foster.
against immigration Commissioner
Owen, accusing him of being unfit,
incompetent and untrustworthY in the
performance of his duties, of circulating
malicious ISLANDERS against his superiOrs
in office, and of having slipshod and
reckless ideas of conducting public
business. Commissioner Owen disputes
every item of the charges.
Representative Dolliver, of Iowa. who
is one of the youngest men in the House,
made, this week, one of the best tariff
! speeches that has been made during the
present session. 1t has at one bound
! placed him IN the front rank of the
good takers IN Congress. He referred
as follows to the Homeopathic pol
| Icy of the democrats. The fact
that this House, almost unani-
mousy democractic, sent here, it is
claimed as a protest against the Nc
Kinley act, with its prominent candidate
for Presidency asking for its repeal, has
not dared to touch it, except in acts of
childs play, is evidence that the Prgu-
ment of free trade is a demagogic
proclamation secretly discovered by
people who are posting it upon the
| barn doors of Iowa and Nebraska (this
refers to the free trade speech recently
made by Representative BrYop, of Ne
braska, and which has been posted
throughout Mr.. Delivers district
Two years ago the republican party
under a tempest of false pretenses went
down, carrying the Mckinley bill on its
back This year the Mckinley act
carries the republican party, and the
gentleman who gave the measure its
name from his Governors chair looks
down upon the country made happy
and prosperous under its provisions.
The wish is father to the thought
when the democrats express desire for
an carly adjournment of Congress. The
longer the session lasts the more mis-
takes the democrats will make, and
that is why the sensible men among
them are anxious for an adjournment
as soon as possible. There is not the
slightest probability of an adjournment
earlier than July, and it will most likely
be August before the democratic men,
bers of the House can escape the dam
gers which daily confront them, and by
that time their party's chance of carry
ing the Presidential election will be
reduced to 0.
A bill has been reported to the Senate
from the committee on Foreign Rela-