Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-03
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent }
Washington. Feb. rs. 1892.

TO obtain few days of very
much needed rest, and has gone with
his family, to Virginia Beach. leaving
word that he must not be bothered with
business, unless it be of the most urgent
nature, before bis return to Washington,
which will probably be about the last of
next week. This is the first rest the
! President has taken since last Noyem-
Der, and few men in any occupation
haYe worked more hours than he has
during the last three months.
The democratic leaders Of the House
are trying 10 hatch up a compromise
agreement that will stave off the open
rupture which has been threatened for
weeks between the silver and anti-silver
democrats. Having failed in their
attempt to persuade the silver democrats
to allow the free coinage bin TO go over
until after the Presidential election, they
are now at work upon the anti-silver
| democrats with a view to allowing the
free coinage bill to be passed with as
little debate as possible after the free
binding-twine bill is disposed of by the
House, and, although the anti's haYe
not yet fully agreed with that pro-
gramme, it looks as if they would have
to do so, unless they can get the repub-
licans to vote with them. Ademocratic
caucus was held last night, but no
attempt was made to do anything
definite.
Democratic Senators are beginning to
show considerable opposition to Senator
Paddock's pure food bill, and. as usual
with democratic opposition, it has a
very flimsy foundation, if indeed it has
any at all. Senator Bate, of Tennessee,
made a pretense of having discovered
that great big political machine, with
thousands of active agents in every
section of the country, was concealed
in the BILL Senator Paddock made
short work of that by calling attention
to the fact that only 100000 was asked
for by Secretary Rusk to carry out the
provisions of the bill for the first year,
a sum that would not employ many
thousand political agents. Senator
Coke, of Texas. the eted his obiec-
ions which were prime, because be
did not think it would prevent the
adulteration of food. Senator Paddock
regards the passage Of the bill by the
Senate as certain.
The Senate adopted a resolution,
offered by Senator Sherman calling
upon the Secretary of Agriculture for
copy of the report male by the special
agent who experimental in the pro-
duction of rain by artificial means, last
year. Secretary Rusk hopes the reso-
luton will bring the report, which he
has not yet received from the aforesaid
special agent.
The nomination of William B. Gilbert,
of Oregon, to be U. s. Circuit Judge
for the 9th Judicial district, which was
sent to the Senate this week, fills the
bench of the new Circuit Court.
The Senate Postoflice committee is
favorably inclined towards attaching an
amendment to the post office appropri-
ating 5000, 600 to enable the postmaster
general to make test of the free
delivery service in rural districts. The
idea is strongly urged by representatives
of National Grange and other farmer
organizations. and is also warmly APP
proved by business men.
A non-partisan convention of lumber
men will meet here this week to protest
against the democratic proposition to
put lumber on the free list. Delegates
from all sections of the country will
attend this convention which has adopted
for its motto: american markets for
| Americans
| But little Importance is attached in
Congressional circles to the ST. Louis
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the South will remain in control of
Tammany Hall, which is now running
the national democratic party, that the
prediction is made that thousands of
republicans in the Northwest who have
been misled into joining the third party
movement win return to the support of
national republican ticket this year.
Representative Springer's flop from
Cleveland to Hill shows which way the
democratic wind is blowing. Hill has
certainly made rapid gains in Congress,
Notwithstanding the statement, which
should be taken with good deal of
caution, that Brice and German had
withdrawn their adherence. Many
believe that this statement has been put
out for the purpose of heading off the
cry of 'Dossism. and that the triple
alliance is still in existence.
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