Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
a very narrow margin.

very narrow margin.
Present indications bear out the
truthfulness of the report prevalent be
fore the milling of congress, that
the anti-option bill was to be talked to
death in the senate. The other report
that a number Of southern senators who
had favored the bill at the last session
bad changed front and were now OPP
posed to il is not borne out by the action
of the southern senators who have al
ready spoken upon the bill.
The president will endeayor to get
little recreation during the holiday re-
cess Of congress by going on duck
shooting trip. While be s not exactly
sick his health is far from being ROBUST
His friends and family hope taat short
rest viii put him in good condition to
stand the immense amount Of work
that will be imposed on him after the
holidays
In marked contrast to publications in
democratic newspapers alleging by i'm
plcation, if not in plain words, that
Secretary Foster is trying to deceive
the democrats and the country as to the
condition of the treasury. are the words
Of Representative Springer. chairman
of the House committee on WAYS and
Means, which has just been authorized
by a House resolution to inquire into
and report upon the present condition
of the treasury and the future probable
revenues under present laws. Mr..
Springer said: ave shall call upon
Secretary Foster for statement cover
ing moneys on hand and Indebtedness
up to and including Dec. 81. which
closes the first half of the current fiscal
year. OF course we have every con-
tidence in Secretary Foster, who is emf
nently fair, and there is no doubt that
we will be given precise statement of
the treasury's condition. Secretary
Foster told Mr.. Springer and Senators
Carlisle and Brice that it was abso-
lutely certain that there would be an
available surplus of not less than $780,
100000 at the close of the present fiscal
year.
The excitement in the House over the
studied slight put upon Speaker Crisp
at the Reform Club banquet has not yet
died out, but as there is still doubt as
to whether Mr.. Cleveland was party
to it many democratic members are not
talking in public about it. The impress
sion that the incident made Crisp's re-
election to the speakership certain is
not so strong as it was at first, and the
shrewdest observers have come to the
conclusion that the speakership, like the
extra session question, will be decided
by MIR. Cleveland. They argue that the
average democratic member of the next
house will naturally wish to get rs
much patronage for his constituents as
possible. and that hc is not likely to
start out by offending Mr. Cleveland,
tie man from whom he expects the
fayors 20 make him solid in hls district,
By voting against his wishes in the
speekcrshjp contest lis sordid aud
selfish argument, but it is very human
all the same
The design for the equestrian statue
of Gen. Logan that IS to be erected in
this city has been selected Tho sue
cessful artist is Mr. Franklin Simmons,
the famous American sculptor There
is available for this statue sos, 600,
$50, 900 of which was appropriated by
congress and the rest donated by Gen.
Logans comrades Of the g. A. Il. and
the Army of the Tennessee. 1t is the
intention of the committee having the
matter in charge, of which Secretary
Elkins is chairman, to make this the
finest equestrian statue in Washington.
At last the House has taken up and
passed one of the regular appropriation
bills-the army. Representative An
thonY, Of Texas, caused quite stir in
the House when the bill was first taken
up, ty offering an amendment that no
person drawing a pension from the gov
eminent should be allowed to receive
any pay from the appropriation. 1t was
not adopted.
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Wisconsin favored by Nature.