Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-28

nitelY the debate on the new Chinese
exclusion bill. which had been on the
programme for this week. It's place
WAS taken by the Morgan silver TesOlu-
ton and several silver speeches have
been made, including a rather sharp
one by Senator Teller along the same
lines as thu one made by his young cOl-
league, Senator Wolcott, recently.
The democrats had very pretty
light between the Hill and Cleveland
( factions in the house this week, the
bone of contention being the report OF
the election committee in favor of Col.
Noycs. the republican contestant from
the 18th New York district. The rum
pus was enjoyed by the republicans,
who took little part in it, further than
to vote solidlY IN favor of givins Col.
Moves the seat to which he had been
elected.
Secretary Foster has received the re-
port of Assistant Attorney General Ran
nells, who, at his request, investigated
lde Charges of incompetency, ETC., rec
ently made by Assistant Secretary Net
Teton against Superintendent Owen, OF
the immigration bureau, but it is not
probable that it will be made public
until he has decided what. if any action
he will take thereon.
The house committee on foreign
affairs will recommend a resolution
providing for the apo ntment OF
joint commission, the duties of which
shall be the bringing about of closer
trade relations between Mexico and the
United States.
Senator Hill has gone over bag and
baggage to the camp Of the free coinage
democrats, as shown by his vote on the
bill to amend the Arizona funding act.
This is the last resort of a demagogue
to gain Strength in the south and the
northwest. after having come to the
conclusion thathe had got all the votes
i r;s possible for him to get in the
Eastern and Middle states. German,
who is playing fast and loose with both
Cleveland and Hill, lived up to his rep
utation as a trickster by sneaking out
of the senate before the vote was taken
which would have put him on record
upon the silver question. Ii any evil
dence had been needed to prove that
German expects the fight between
Cleveland and Hill to result in the kill
ing off of them both and his own n0mi-
nation it would have been furnished by
his lodging this vote
How honest the democrats of the
house were in passing their resolution
for the investigation of the alleged neg
lect of the administration TO punish the
alleged violations of the civil service
law by United States officials at Balti-
more, was shown by their refusal to
adopt the amendment suggested by
Representative Hopkins. of illinois,
providing that the committee should
first find out whether the charges were
true by investigating for itself. When
the average democrat goes in search of
party capital he leaves reason and JUS
;ice behind him.
The senate proved that it can tran
sact business in hurry when there is
occasion for it to do so, by ratifying the
new modus Uicendt with Great Britain
after debate of only two hours.
Senator Chandler has introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the marble bust of Gen. Grant
made by Franklin Simmons, the cele-
brated American sculptor.
Ii is fortunate for the welfare of
the people of this country that
the republican senate stands be
tween them and the desire of the demo-
cratic house to cripple the various
branches of the government service by
cutting down the appropriations below
the amount necessary for their efficient
maintenance. A striking instance of
this disposition on the part of the dem
ocrats is the postoflice appropriatmg
bill, which before being passed by the
house was reduced S3,000.000 below
the estimates of Postmaster-General
Wanamaker. Now if there were no
republican senate to see that enough
money is appropriated, this reduction
would prevent the extension in any
direction of the postal service during
the next fiscal year, as wei as the
establishment o the proposed postoffic
on the grounds of the Worlds Fair.
The republicans know that the intelli-
gent people of this country want good
postal facilities, and they also know
that they can only be had by appropri-
sting the money to paY for them.
Opinions differ as to whether the