Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-28
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. }
Washington July %, '92.

IRON our regular correspondent
Washington July %, '92.
The democratic leaders are just be-
ginning to realize what bad break was
made by their party in the House in
defeating the Worlds Fair appropria-
ton; they are hearing from the country
on the subject, and the messages they
receive are anything but satisfactory.
Mr.. Cleveland impressed it upon those
democratic Congressman who went to
New York to hear him and Adlai noti-
fled of their nominations that it would
be suicidal for the democratic majority
in the House to persiss in its opposition
to this appropriation in the face of the
general public sentiment in favor of
Government aid for the exposition.
The credit for this bright bit of dem
ocratic craftsmanship is due to cheese
parer-in- chief Holman and Savers, of
Texas. and the matter is still to a GER
tain extent in their hands, as they are
the democratic conferees on the part of
the House on the bill. but IN spite of the
pressure that is being brought to bear
on them they are still stubborn, and if
they csn hold the votes by which they
defeated the appropriation in the House
they will bring about a dead lock that
may extend the session indefinitely, as
the republican Senate will insist that
this appropriation be made before adj
journment.
The majority against this appropria-
ton was only 10. and it is almost GER
tain that when Holman reports back to
the House the inability of the confer
ence committee to agree because of the
insistence of the Senete conferees upon
this appropriation that motion to re-
cede from its position against the APP
preparation can be carried through the
House by a small majority 1t is
greatly TO the credit Of the republicans
in the House that every one of the 122
votes east against this appropriation
came from democrats most of them
from the South
No one has beer able to find the
slightest fault with the Presidents
nomination of Mr. George Shiras, Jr.,
of Pennsylvania, to fill the vacancy in
the Supreme Court; he comes from the |
district entitled to the appointment, is
Just 60 years old, has never held any
public office or engaged in any other
business than the practice of law, and
is in every respect fully qualified to
adorn the bench of the greatest court
in the world as our Supreme Court has |
been justly called.
Hon. Thomas H. Carter, of Montana,
who has been Commissioner of the
General Land Office. has rendered his
resignation of that position to the
President, in order that he may devote
his whole time to his new duties as
chairman of the republican National
committee. Those who know him best
predict that he viii make a reputation
second to that of no man who ever held
the position, even if he is the Youngest
chairman the party has eyer had.
Commissioner Raum wishes it dis
tinctlY understood that he has no idea
I OF resigning on account Of the demo-
cratic attacks made upon him. and the
/ President is not nor has he at any time
been even considering the question of
Gen. Raum's removal The minority
report made by the republicans of the
committee which has for months been
investigating the Pension Office is a
vindication of Gen. Raum's manage
ment. and strong condemnation of
the democratic conspiracy against his
personal character, which has been SO
plain = every unprecedented person.
The Senate committee which was in.
strueted last March to investigate and
report the effect Of tariff laws upon the
imports and exports, the growth. deyel-
opment. production, and prices Of agri-
cultural and manufactured articles At
home and abroad aud upon wages.
domestic ana foreign, has submitted i
partial report covering the cost Of lig-
nc In the United States and Great
Britain. together with the percentage Of
wages IN both countries. the time GOV.
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