The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-12-23
Soseespet'e sitee,
WASHINGTON LETTER.

/ haunls OF the lhlfu mouse Tor many
years. AT frat whisky and tobacco
monopolized the lobby, but as the
Committee on Ways and Means
progress in the schedule for reyis-
ion OF the tariff, you may sec tho
representatives. Of a hundred indus.
tries, from the man whose portrait
figures on "A bottle Of patent medi.
cine down to the manufacturer of
soap and tho humble proda9er Of
peanuts.
The Senate Goes more work than
the House it takes up its Calendar
and disposos Of bills as they come,
and wastes no time in discussing
points before settled. The House
has three Go,eridars. Sometimes it
will take up one, and sometimes an.
other, but you can never tell just
what 1t is going to do.
In conversation with prominent
Senator as to the prospects of Il tar
if and revenue bill, he said that he
considered the prospects Of its pas
sage at this session very doubtful.
The diversity OF views upon the
subject will lead to such a protraet-
cd debate that the 18th of March, the
close of the 47th Congress, will be
at hand before these differences can
be harmonized.
The civil service reform bill, pro
viding for competitive examina-
tons, fixed tenure in Office, &C., Is
opposed by leading Senators and
Representatives of both parties.
Such Senators as Voorhees,, of Ind.
ana; Brown, of Georgia and Lo-
gan, of Illinois, are making strong
opposition to the bill.
Dakota has two delegations of cit
liens here, those from northern Da-
kato simply urging a division OF
that vast Territory, those from the
south asking the admission of the
southern portion as a State. The
Democratic Senators at their caucus
on Thursday morning decided TO OPP
pose the admission, at this time, OF
any Territory as State, which
would give the Republicans two adj
dltional votes in the Senate.
Most of the appropriation bills
not already reported from commit
toos are we'll under way. The Ar
my appropriation bill, it is alleged,
will contain provision to increase
the Army from $4,000 to 10000
mon. 1t is urged with considerable
force by those who advocate this in
crease, that it is not only in the in
terest of economy but of humanity.
They say that with our troops scat
tered over such o vast extent OF
country when an Indian outbreak
occurs, moro property and life is de-
stroyed before troops can be moved
lin sufficient numbers than would
cost to keep an army of five times
| $4,000. Millions of dollars worth
OF properly has boon destroyed by
Indians in these Iorays, and thous
ands of lives sacrificed, which could
have been prevented by the pres
encc of few troops whose expense
would not be one tenth that sum oil
money, Apropos of the army, there
has been a number of oommunica.
items received by members of Con.
gress IRON the various homeopathic
institutions in the country, com
planning that physicians Of that
school have been designedly or in,
adyertently overlooked in making
appointments in the military and
naval service. A bill is being for
mulatcd to prevent any disorlmina-
ton against homeopathic physicians
in these appointments.
The decision of Secretary Teller
lin the case Of JAS +. Perkins VS.
The Central Pacific r. r. Co.,
whcroln he holds that lands within
The granted limits to railroad com
panfos, 70 whicn prc.cmptiofr and
homestead claims, capable OF being
perfected, had attached at tho time
the grant took effect, are excluded
from the grant to the company, and
that upon abandonment by settler
the lands do not inure to the com
pany, but may be entered as homo
stead or presumption by another
sottlcr will bring joy to the hearts
of thousands of hardy settlers ant
their families, who have built az