Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-05
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent )
Washington. April %. 1892.

democrat, does not forget that he is
also an American, as so many of his
party do. In a short Speech in the
house this week, MIR. Hooker paid
high tribute to American diplomacy. as
conducted under the present admins
tration. He said i: was diplomacy
which settled our CHILEAN difficulties and
the Behring sea controversy, and for
tunately for the country, it had 10 the
position of Secretary of State, man Of
such large and diplomatic ability. that
be had settled these questions by di-
plomacy. Chill had been compelled to
salute the flag she had insulted and to
make reparation. Salisbury had been
compelled to renew the modus yivendi,
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 Robt L. Lincoln. He said that
Mr. Blaine had shown himself to be
great statesman by the manner in
which he had treated these great ques-
tons
Il is regarded as almost certain that
the conference committee which is now
considering the Senate substitute for
the House Chinese exclusion bill, which
extends the present law for ten Years,
will report in favor Of the substitute,
and it is expected the house will agree
to il.
Again this wetk the republicans of
the house, under the leadership of ex-
Speaker Reed. demonstrated that il is
easy, under the present rules, to tie up
the house. unless the democrats keep
a quorum of their own members con-
stantly on the floor, which they have
found 1t impossible to do, notwithstand-
ing the large number OF democrats in
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 its amendments, knowing that
such action will be justified by the pub
lie sentiment of the country. He said,
on the subject, There is n 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
to teach US the necessity Of being pre-
pared for trouble.
It may be set down as certain that
no further effort will be mace in con-
gress to have the remains of Gen Grant
brought from New York to Washing
ton. 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 cor
ner stone of which was laid on We'd
nesday of this week Senator Mander-
son. who, since the death Of Senator
Plumb, bias been in charge Of the Plumb
resolution providing for the removal,
SAYS it will never be called up.
Speaking of the Grant monument,
Senator Sanders, of Montana, offered
Joint resolution this week, authorizing
the President. whenever the Grant
Monument Association, of New York,
shall have received subscriptions
amounting 10 1900 900 for the erection
OF the Grant monument, to subscribe in
behalf of the people Of the United States
$3.50, 0o0, and asked for Its immediate
consideration, but the objection was
made BY Senator Berry, of Arkansas,
and the resolution was referred to the
Library committee
Decent democrats are unanimous in
condem' ing the action OF Representa-
tive Enloe, who. having made such
miserable failure in his attempt to
blacken the good name of Gen. Raum,
in the so-caled pension investigation,
lost his head entirely and 50 far forgot
the manners of gentleman as to apply
the words You are liar. to Gen.
Raum, and 10 attempt to make per-
sonal attack on that gentleman The
name OF Enloe has already become
synonym for blackguardism
Senator Quay has introduce a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the erection
Of monument in Washington to the
late Admiral David b. Portor
1t has been stated that the Canadian
sealing poachers would endeavor to
save their vessels from seizure by living
the Mexican flag. The scheme win not
work, however, Is the administration
viii order our vessels to sje1a a.l poach-