The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-04-19
Our Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Uorrespondent.l

/ Congress. First the long discussed
/ Educational bin came triumphantly
through the Senate by a vote Of thirty
+ three to eleven. Nine Democrats and
two Republicans voted against it, leav-
ing the majority with twenty Repnhli-
cans, and thirteen Democrats. The
bin as passed, however, had been so
amended that it was not the same
measure presented by Senator Blair.
1t appropriates S77,000,000, to be dis
tributed through a series Of eight
i years, as was FIRST proposed; besides
number Of less important changes. On
the day it passed the Senate, Con
i gresham King introduced in the
House an Educational bill having the
same general terms us the original
Blair BILL Representative Willis has
already on the House calendar an Ed
ucational bill, which is almost identi-
cal with the amended Blur bill, and
after careful canvass Of the vote Of
the House, he is confident he can OBJ
tain consideration and passage for
either it or the Blair bill, before the
final adjournment.
The important questions decided by
the House of Representatives were,
that duties on wool shall not be in
+ creased, that no land shall be decided
severally 70 Indian farmers, that there
shall be no meddling with the whisky
internal revenue tax, and that some
millions shall be expended on public
buildings in various cities and towns
These matters we're decided under Il
suspension of the rules, when only
half an hour Of the debate is allowed
on any one question, divided equally
/ between the friends and foes Of the
measure. This plan is adopted for
the purpose Of disposing Of bills on
which the body is supposed to be well
posted, and well agreed, but which, if
left to take their turn in the regular
order of business, would never be
reached. Such curtailment forces
argument into epigram and speakers
make the quickest and most decisive
blows il their power. In the wool de-
bate the feature Of the day was the
free trade speech Of Mr. Hurd, of
Ohio, to whom Chairman Morrison
/ Welded a few minutes Of his time, say
ing, to the amusement Of the House,
that he did 50 because this was a sort
of Ohio question. Mr.. Hurd said if
the Democratic party were lifted into
power on the shoulders Of taxation
and monopoly the leaves Of its laurel
would be entwined with poison vine,
which would cause them to wither
even as they were being gathered.
! When he said he did not care that
his party should triumph unless it was
/ to give freer trade to the people, bet
ter investment to capital and larger
wages to the laborer, the Democrats
applauded long and loudly Repre-
sentative Converse closed the debate
with a statement of the enormous in
terests involved, and the caIamitous
effects Of last winters wool legislation.
The House passed a bill requiring
that the Governor Of Territory must
be a citizen and have resided within its
limits at least two years prior to his APP
pointment. Whileit was under discuss
ion, two Members, Messrs. Budd and
White called each other kicking mules
without brains, while others laughed
at the undignitied quarrel. Lack Of
civility is the rule among Members of
the lower House, but a few minutes
later | heard similar exchange be-
tween Massachusetts, and Kentucky,
in the usually decorous Senate cham
Der. Senator Hear characterized an
objection made by Senator Beck in
relation to the taking up of bill, as
an outrageous and tyranical peryer-
sion of the courtesies Of the Senate, :"
while the latter retorted that the Ian
guage was unworthy Of anyone but
the Senator from Massachusetts,.
The Naval appropriation is now be-
fore the Senate and the defenscless
condition Of the sea-coast is being elo-
quently portrayed.
The Parking Commissioners of
Washington are busy with the seasons
work. There are already fifty two
thousand trees along the streets of the
city, making one hundred and twenty
FIVE miles Of shade, and three thous-
and new trees are being planted at
an expense Of $4,000. These include
the sycamore, linden, ash, and poplar
brought from Maryland and Virginia
The parks, squares, and little triangu-
. lar reservations scattered everywhere
through the city become more beauti-
( full every year, and during the COM
ing summer they will contain one
hundred and fifty thousand towering
plants.
American Newspapers IN 1851.
From the edition Of Messrs. Geo. p.
Bowell 4 Cos American Newspaper
Directory, nov in press, it appears