Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON April, %, 1897

Washington April, 30, 1892.
"Honor to whom honor is due" is
evidently the motto of Representative
Hooker, OF Mississippi, who although
u democrat does not forget that he is
also an American, as SO many OF his |
party de-. In short speech in the
House this week Mr.. Hooker paid a
high tribute to American diplomacy |
as conducted under the present adj
miniStra ton. He said it was dip
lOmacy which had settled our CHILEAN
difficulties and the Boring Sea con-
trOverSy, and that fortunately for
the country it had in the position OF
Secretary OF State Il man Ofsuch large
and diplomatic ability that he had
settled these questions by diplomacy.
Chilli had been compelled to salute
the flag she had insulted and to
make reperatiOn. Salisbury had been
compelled to renew the mOdus viven-
Iii, and that in accomplishing these
results the Secretary OF State had
been ably assisted by the ministers to
Chilli and to Great Britian-llOns.
Patrick Egan and RObt. II. Lincoln.
He said that Mr.. Blaine had shown
himself to be Il great statesman by
the manner in which he had treated
these qucs, Ons.
1t is regarded as almost certain
that the conference committee which
is now considering the Senate substi-
tute for the House CliEe e exclusion
bill. which extends 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
of ex-Speakcr Reed demonstrated
that it is easy under the prcient rules
to tie up the House, unless the demo
Gratis keep IL quorum OF their own
members constantly on the floor
which they have found it impO Ssiblc
to do, Notwithstanding tho large
number of democrats in the House.
Senator Hale, who is Il member OF
the Senate committee on Appropria-
tinns which has reported large addi-
tions to the Naval appropriation bill,
thinks the senate will indOrse the in
crease in the appropriations for new
ships and that it will also insist
upon the House agreeing to its a.
me ailments, knowing that such &C
ton will be justified by the public
sentiment OF the country, He said
on the subject "'rhcre is Il universal
sentiment throughout the country III
favor Of further additions to the
navy. and the recent diplomatic cN-
perienccs we have had with foreign
nations ought to teach us the ncccs-
sity of being prepared for trouble".
1t may now 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 oppO-
sition 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 Oh Wednesday OF this
week. Senator Henderson, who, |
since the death of Senator Plumb,
has been in charge OF the Plumb res
olution providing for the removal |
SAYS it will never be called up.
Speaking of the Grant monument, |
Senator Sanders. of Montana, offered |
Il Joint resolution this week authorize |
ing the President, whenever the
Grant Monument Association of
New York, shall have received sub /
scriptions amounting to Sl.500O0o .
for the erection of the Grant mOnu-
ment, to subscribe i'll behalf OF the
people of the United States S2GO.O0O,
and askel for it's Immediate cOnsid-
Grafton, but objection WAS made by
Senator Berry, OF Arkansas, and the
resolution was referred to the Libra
ry committce.
Decent democrats are unanimous
II. randcmnlng the action OF Repre-
sentative Hnlue who having made
such IL miscra hle failure in his at
tempt to blacken the good name OF
Gen. Raum IN the su-called Pension ,,
Investigations. lost his head entirely
and SO far forgot the manners of q il
gentleman a, to apply the words :
"vou are liar to Gen. Kaum. and :
to attempt to make Il personal at :
tack on that gentleman. the name /