Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular COrrespondent.)
Washington, May 26. 1898.

one thing for which it deserves credit.
In the entertainment of the Spanish In
fanta and her suite. who were in Wash
ington week as the official guests of
the nation, it discharged an unusual
task 10 most satisfactory manner, to
all concerned, in spite of the attempts
of some tuft-hunting Americans to per-
suade it into making a mess of things
by following European customs Not
little of the credit. however, is due
the Infanta, who proved herself to be a
woman fully endowed with common
sense, ready to adapt herself to AmeIi-
can customs, instead of expecting
Americans to adopt Spanish customs.
Before leaving for New York yesterday.
she expressed herself as delighted with
her visit to Washington and with the
people she met here. After spending a
few days in Ec~ York she wilt go to
the Worlds Fair.
Prof. Harrington, chief of the Wealth
or Bureau, seems to have been in strik-
ing distance of the truth when he said
that the attack which led to the recent
investigation of the Weather Bureau
was the beginning of movement to
Fut the bureau back under military rule,
il one may judge from the report of As
sistant Attorney General Colby. who
conducted the investigation, which was
made to Secretary Morton this week.
Ia view of the evidence taken az the in
vestigation this report is considered a
remarkable one, and while it does not
in so many words recommend that the
Secretary of Agriculture ask for the de-
tail OF an army officer to take charge of
the bureau, it does so indirectly. At
least that is the construction which nine
out of ten men with whom your CORES
pondent has talked upon the subject put
upon it. The end of this business is
not yet in sight. Prof. Harrington feels
that the report wrongs him and he is
preparing to strike back.
The relentless war which the admins
tration has waged from the day it as
sumed office upon the Hill-Murphy
machine in New York has reached the
stage at which the friends of MIR. Cleve-
land privately claim to be in a position
to overthrow the machine and capture
the state committee, when the new COM
mittee is formed, next fall. The hotter
this fight becomes the better it will
please republicans, and the more GER
tain will be the return of the Empire
State to its proper position in the re-
publican column.
Representative Charles O'Neill, of
Pennsylvania, who, since the death of
Judge Kelly has enjoyed the distinction
of being the Father of the House,
that is, the member having the longest
continuous service therein, says the re-
publicans ought to be we'll satisfied with
the outlook. which indicates in every di-
rection return of the republican party
to power. Mr.. O'Neill is Justly noted
for his clearness of vision on political
matters.
Although it was announced some days
ago that the administration program of
Congressional legislation included an
income tax. and there are the best of
reasons for believing that announce
meut to have been authentic, the talk of
some of the men close to Mr.. Cleveland
during the last few days makes it APP
parent that if the idea proves very I'M
popular, as it is almost certain to do,
they are preparing the way for Mr..
Cleveland to say that he never thought
of recommending an income tax, just
as he said recently that neither he nor
Secretary Carlisle had ever had any idea
of redeeming treasury notes in silver,
although Secretary Carlisle had posi-
lively stated 10 more than one man that
such a course had been agreed upon.
In short the idea Of an income tax is
put out as q 'feeler'' of public senti-
ment. If it appears favorable it will
be recommended to congress; otherwise
it will be dropped for the time being.
Commissioner Lochren in a published
interview talks very nicely about his in
tending to justly administer the pension
laws and about the justice Of every man
who is entitled to a pension being
granted one, but inasmuch as the num-
Der of new pensions granted have fal.
len away down below what the average
was when Gen. Rsum was at the head
of the Office there must wide differ
ence between his talk and his acts, and
no man under the Government occupies
a place where the effect of his acts are
sooner or more widely felt than does
the Commissioner Of Pensions
II is rumored that movement is