Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-03
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent

From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April q, 1894.
The kicking democratic Senators
inst ,ad Of being read out Of, their par
" are today masters of the situation.
The tree traders have 81 rendered to
theal and they have dictated the chang
es they wished made in the tariff bill,
ard those changes will appear later on
as Finance committee amendments.
S III the democrats are not happy.
The Republicans have not surrendered,
aud what is more thew q mt intend t..
They are not frightened even little
bit by democratic threats f overthrow
ing rulss and breeder t.. in orler o
force thu bill tnolgh ty the irst OF
June
The Coxpy army. or mech ado g.
bout no hing" movement in fright
oning the people of Washington, but
Judging from The extra precautions
taken TO guard the White House, resi-
dences OF members of the cabinet and
the Treasury department, the admin
istration has got an idea that the Cox
eyites are after it. Prese Mt indies
tons are that the army will be a
very small affair when il comes into
Washington next week
An important meeting Of the exccu-
tive commit ee of the National Reput
lican League was held in Washington
this week. The proceedings were all
secret, but it was plainly eviden' that
they were entirely satisfactory to those
who participated 10 them Secretary
III. 1. g.
formation as TO what was done, aid:
No doubt there has been much in
our executive sessions here which good
republicans all over the country will be
anxious to know about, but they must
wait aud get It through the privst4
league sources Some democrats read
newspapers as wei Is republicans.
and we don't want them to know our
plans. You can say, however, that
plans Of campaign were discussed and
adopted which we all feel confident
will re ult in lsrge increase If repub-
liean votes in the states where they
will be put into practice This COM
nli.tee will make a report ou the pro-
posed change in representation IN Nat.
ional conventions. to the Denver league
convention.
MIR. William X Hearst, publisher of
the San Francisco Examiner, will. il
one may Judge by the contents of bill
be his week filed in court, be glad to
leave the business of prosecuting claims
against the government In the hands of
lawyers hereafter. The bill Is against
MIR. John Weddel burn, manager OF the
Examiner Bureau OF Claims and of
the "Press Claims Co :" of this city,
and asks for the appointment of re-
ceiver MIR. Hearst, who was partner
of Wedderhurn in the original Exam
liner Bureau, charges thu would-be
Napoleon OF claim manipulatcrs with
having started the Press Claims Co. "
without his consent and maintained it
with monev belonging 10 the Examiner
Bureau; with mismanagement and re-
fusing 10 refund money to subscribers
Of the Omaha Bee aud st. Paul Pioneer
Press, in accordance with contracts;
with creating large indebtedness and
signing the firm name without authority
To note for SOS. 600 cashed by Mr.
Hearst mother; with applying firm
moneys to the payment of his personal
expenses, and with injurir2 the reputa-
lion OF The San Francisco Examiner by
sending ont "a circular offering pr zas
for Inventors, and by general mis-
msn cement Of eases sent 20 him
senator Power. Of Montana. baving
been assured hH several democratic
Senators thai they would go'e for an
amendment q the 'arif bill placing q
lower duty on wool than that imposed
by the Mckinley law. has offered as an
amendment to the tariff bill the present
law on amount of duty: On woods and
hair Of the first class, cents n pound.
instead OF 10 cents; second class 5. in
stead Of IL cents pound; on woods
aud camers hair of the third class 4
aud ) cents pound instead of - and
SO per cent Senator Power is working
hard to get supporters for this msnd-
ment. in order to save the wool indus
/ try of his state from destruction.
| Senator Sherman does not take the
4 role of an adviser of the democratic
/ Senators. but he did st the regular
meeting Of the Senate Finance commit
tee this week Seeing that those in
charge of the tariff bill are determined
to retain the income tax Mr. Sherman
deemed it to be his duty to point out the
injustice and the danger OF leyying tri-
butte upon the thousands of building
associations of the country and 10 adj
wise the democrats to amend the bill so
as 10 protect sill shSre- holders and
maintain bona tide building associa-
tons. where the working people deposit
\ their wages for futGee homes. free from
the rayages Of an income tax. As the
result Of Mr.. Shevmaus talk it was
announced in the Senate that the FL