Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-03-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled for the HERALD.

Written and compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2l.-Sesre-
tary Foster was at his desk bright and
early this morning, hard at work upon
the business which had accumulated dur
ing his flying European trip. He looks
well, and says he feels much better than
he did when he went away, and there is
no visible evidence of the black eye he re-
ceived by being thrown against the side
of the cabin by a sudden lurch of the
vessel, on the homeward voyage. When
asked about the new batch OF stories
which have been stated concerning the
condition of the Treasury, he smiled and
said: "They are simply repetitions of TIE
stories which have been periodically start
ed by the Democrats for year or two
past. The Treasury is all right; it is
meeting and will continue to meet
every legitimate demand upon it, and
will also continue the policy Of keeping
the money Of the country in active circu-
lation, where everybody gets some benefit
from it, instead of allowing 1t to accumu-
late either IN the Treasury or in favored
repositories"
Secretary Blaine continues to improve,
and, if he does not conclude to take short
trip, will probably resume his duties dur
ing the present week. He is In perfect
accord with what the President has done
concerning Behring Sea matters
Certain Democrats in Congress made a
very shrewd move the other day to neu-
tralze the effect of the passage OF the
Free Coinage bill upon the interests OF
their party in the Eastern and Middle
States, and for time it looked like they
would succeed in trapping the Republi-
cans into helping them. but it no longer
looks that way. 1t was proposed, and a
very innocent proposition it looked, that
Representative Harter, of Ohio, and Rep
resentative Bland, of Missouri, should en-
gage in joint discussion OF free silver In
some of the big eastern cities. AS both OF
these men are Democrats, representing re-
spectlvely the radical sides of the silver
question, no politics was discerned in the
proposition. But when Mr.. Bland said be
could not take part, and suggested that
Representative Bartine, of Nevada, one OF
the few Republican free coinage men in
the House, should take his part, the poll
tics in the scheme at once became appar-
ent, and it fairly bulged out when to the
original proposition was added another
that the speeches of the two men should
be reported aud printed for distribution
in the East, the speeches to be printed IN
parallel columns with heads reading "a
Republican for free coinage" and "a
Democrat against free coinage" If the
Democrats get no help of this sort until
it is given them By Republicans their case
may be regarded as hopeless.
In spite OF the complaints of the low
salaries paid our consul- abrosd-mucl
less in many instances than private pusl
ness houses pay their representatives a
the same places-tbe peanut policy OF tn'
Democrats in the House has been applied
70 the diplomatic and consular appropria
tion bill and the salaries Of large mum
Der of consuls reduced. The commltte
also struck out entirely the appropriation
for the Bureau of American Republic
which has been OF great service to thos
having or desiring to hsye business VIII
the countries of South and Central Amer
lea.
Notwithstanding the attempt OF Senate
Hill to bulldoze the Democrats OF I'd
House election committee into endorsln
the theft by which Mr. Rockwell, OF Ne'
York, holds the seat to which Represen
tatiye Noyes was honestly elected By IN
voters OF the twenty-eighth district o
that State, only one Democrat on tina
committee voted against the report dc
Glazing Col )nel Noyes entitled to the sea
which has been made to the House
At last one man has been found who
not ashamed to be called Mugwump.
is Representative Williams, OF Massachu
sets, the gentleman who has been play
ing "me too" to young Sherman Hoar a
this session.
A number of clothing manufacturer
having given the subcommittee OF ID
House committe on Manufacturers a mos
glowing description of the benefits OF 10
so-called Sweating system" of hard iaoo
that committee will think il over unit
the 29th inst, when it will 90 to bos'o
for further information.
This week will be made memorable d
the debate on the Bland tree coinage blI
and the passage of that measure by ID
House. About the only part the Republ
cans will take in the proceedings Will U
to see that the Democrats 60 on recor