Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, July Is, 1892

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was made by their party in the House
in defeating the World Fair appro-
priatiOn; they are hearing from the
country OH the subject, and the mess
ages they receive are anything but
satisfactory. Mr.. Cleveland impressed
upon those democratic Congressman
who went to New York to hear him
and Adlia notified of their nOmina-
lions that it would be suicidal for the
democratic majority in the House to
presist in it's opposition to this APP
preparation in the face of the general
public sentiment in favor OF Govern
ment aid for the exposition.
The credit for this bright bit of
mOcratic craftsmanship is due to
cheese-Darer-in chief Holman and Say
crs of Texas, and the matter is still to
a certain extent in their hands, as
they are the democra tic cOnferees on
the part OF the bill, hut in spite of
the pressure that is brought to bear
on them they are still stubborn, and
if they can hold the votes by which
they defeated the appropriation in
the House they will bring about a
dead lock that may extend the sess-
ion indefinitely, as the republican
Senate will Insist that this appropria-
ton be made before adjournment.
The majority against this appro-
priation was only 10, and it is almost
certain that when Holman reports
back to the House the inability of the
conference committee to agree because
of the insistence of the Senate con-
ierecs upon this appropriation that q
motion to recede from it's position
against the appropriation can beca
ried through the house by q small
majority. 1t is generally to the credit
OF the republicans in the House that
every one of the 1872 votes cast against
this appropriation came from demo-
Gratis most of them from the South.
No one has been 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 en- titled to the appoint
ment, is Just 60 years old, has never
held any public office or engaged in
any other business than the prac tice
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 III 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 de-
vote his whole time to his new duties
as chairman of the republican Ma
tiOnal committee. Those who know
him best predict that he will make a
reputation second to that of no
man who ever held the position, even
ii he is the youngest chairman the
party ever had.
Commissioner Raum wishes it dis
tinctly understood that he has no
idea of resignining on account OF the
democratic 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 re
publicans of the committee which
has for months been investigating the
Pension Office is vindication OF Gen.
Raum's management, and strong
condemnation OF the democratic con-
spiracy aginst his personal character,
which has been so plain to every un-
prejudiced person.
The Senate committee which was
instructed last March to inves tigate
and report the effect Of tariff laws up
on the imports and exports, the
growth. development, productions
and prices of agricultural and manu-
featured articles at home and abroad,
and upon wages. domestic and for
eign, has submitted a partial report
covering the cost of living in the Uni
ted States and in Great Britain, to-
gether with the percentage OF wages
in both countries, the time covered
being from June 1889 to September
1891. The cost of living to Il family
in ordinary circumstances was forty :
four-one-hundredths of per cent less
ut the last date than at the first, and
the decline in the cost OF living in
May 1892, as combared with June,
July and August 1889 was 3.4 percent.
The cost OF living in Great Britain in
creased during the same peroid 10
per cent aud wages in this country
tNn tuY,
Great Britain.
There is much ugly talk here about
the way in which the purchase of a
site for Il new Government Printing
Office has been postponed, and it is
said to be the result of conspiracy
between ex-senator Mohone and Sen
ators Vest, Blackburn, Butler and