Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-09
Washington Letter.
From our REGULAR Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 4, 1897. The
tariff debate as far as it has gone has
been particularly pleasing to the Re-
publicans of the house, because most
of the schedules which have been
adopted are nearer what they were in
the Dingley bill as it passed the house
than they expected thcm to be when
the amended bill was reported TO
the senate. There is a report that
Senator German is at the head of a
scheme to delay the final passage of
the tariff bill until September, because
he prefers making his campaign in
Maryland before the people have an
opportunity to see the good effect
that the new tariff will have upon
business. However, the Democrats
have not yet shown any disposition to
delay the bill.
Speaker Reed was amused at the
exposure of the sensation manufac-
tured by an Anticipated fellow who
lmaglnes himself detective and a
newspaper man. This fellow wrote
letters threatening the speakers life
signed "A Cuban and after mailing
copies of them to Mr.. Reed peddled
other copies of them among the
Washington correspondents, and act
ually succeeded in selling them to
the representative Of several notori-
ously sensational papers. Speaker
Reed knows that the policy of the
house which he is carrying out so
well is endorsed by the best interests
Of the country and that is all he wants
to know about it.
Represen alive Grosvenor put the
house III a glorious good humor with
his description of the changes in
Democratic leadership and his re-
marks were interspersed with shouts
Of laughte-. He said in part: Every
now and then they spring something
new on Us in the shape of a new lead
er. When the talented young Texan
(Bailey), who inherited his leadership
rather than earned it, was in COM
mand, little fiattery and few kind
words sufficed, and we got along very
well. Of course we had some trouble
with the disappointed leader from
tennessee (McMillin), who grumbled
a good deal. We got used to that.
But when the great leader from Kan
sas (Simpson) suddenly flashed upon
the horizon and swung the minority
into solid phalanx, | thought, per-
haps, God Almighty had decided to
wreck the Democratic party under his
leadership But he dropped out.
never knew exactly how. Perhaps
his time was out. Then came the
gentleman from Washington Newis).
| have not examined his credentials
yet, and don't know who he represents
in this contest. don't know whether
he will be supported, as his leadership
has not progressed far enough to get
a vote" Mr.. Grosvenor also had a
few words to say about Senator Nor
gan's assertion that the house was not
legally in session, which he declared
to be ''wild, senseless, imbecile" talk
that ought to be rebuked.
As the Democratic senators have
objected to including the campaign of
1892 in the sugar investigation pro-
posed by Pitchfork Tillman's resolu-
ton, and Senator Smith, the only man
who has been directly accused, has
denied that he specialized in sugar
stock, the Republican senators will
probably vote against the investiga-
ton resolution, and as a number of
Democratic senators have announced
hnIJ int 20 4
little chance for the adoption of the
resolution
The Sultan of Turkey has with
drawn his objection to receiving DR..
j. b. Angel, late president of the
university of Michigan, as United
States minister, and says the objection
was based upon a misunderstanding