Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-24
washlnglOn Letter.

The Democrats In Congress are giving
their time largely to discussing the
Presidential situation, and consulting
as to the best man TO nominate at Chi
cago. 1t Is justas well, perhaps, for
the record Of the forty eighth Congress,
if indeed, it can be said to have a record,
il already made up, and q few more
feverish weeks of summer will add
nothing to the SUN total.
The sensation of the week in the Sem
ate was Q duel Of words between Senator
Ingalls,. Of Kansas, and Brown, of Geor.
gia, who contiued to fire at each other
at intervals for two days. Mr.. Ingalls,
said the Georgia Senator had committed
forgery on the manuscript of the Of
fetal reporter. Mr, Brown said he had
not, and Mr.. Ingalls, insisted that he
had. Many unkind cuts followed, and
another life long feud has been estab-
lished In the by no means happy family,
the United States Senate.
BY decided vote the Senate wants to
suppress Polygamy in Utah. Before the
bill passed, Sentor Van Wyck proposed
that the Utah commission be abolished.
Criticising the commissioners severely
be said they were getting a salary Of
$4,000 a year for performing duties that
justice Of the peace could readily do.
Before the holidays, he said, these men
will visit Washington for instructions,
and after the holidays they will again
visit Washington for instructions. They
will have railroad fare, sleeping car
fare, hotel bill, street car tickets, for
washing, tickets for lunch at the Capi.
tol restaurant, for lagar beer at the
Arlington, and wine at Riggs. Then
they will have q meeting at Chic4 4go
with the same round of expenses. then
q Journey to Salt Lake, and long repose
there. Senator Hoar, who was In charge
Of the Anti Mormon bill said as the
Utah commission has no bearing on
the pending measures he felt in no way
called upon to defend 1t, or attack It,
and it was left unharmed.
The resolution providing for an in
quiry into the condition of the New
York national banks has met witt
some opposition in the Senate. Sena
tor Blair said If one. tenth part of wha
ia daily seen in the papers about tb,
condition Of the banks is true, he die
not see how any Senator could withhold
his assent to the resolution. II th'
Comptroller of currency was now doiDt
his duty in this matter he had withheld
his activity too long. Senator Yes
also wanted to know what that office
had been doing while certain New
York banks were piling up their swiud
ing operations, and making false state
ments under The eyes OF the Govern
ment officials. Senator Morrill, though
no good could be effected by the in
vestigation called for, and that M
member OF the Senate could leav
Washington now.
Senator Plumb also held that Con
gressional investigating committee
could not Keep banks from failing; ant
: senator Sherman thought the fac
that there had been 80 few failures II
the last 80 days, after the instances o
defalsAtion shown by high banl
officers, was . compliment to the nation
al banking system. Nothing that Con
gress could do would prevent . ba'
man having charge of money from
. Stealing it it couldaonly punish hin
after be had stolen.
Senator Hill of Col, says be intend
to press his bill In the Senate for gov
: erDment telegraph to vote. Man
, Senators would prefer to avoid thi
| question, but Mr.. Hill says he is deter
/, mined to have square vote, and t
force every Senator to 60 upon record
Sen ingalls, did not want a model G
} Bartholdi's statue of Liberty placed OF
r exhibition In the Capitol building. II
3 characterized one proposition as an ad
vertising scheme for New York. He sal
,, we had already in the Capitol mis-
l cellaneous assortment of brio a.brat
= and what Mrs. Malaprop called" object
r of bigotry aud virtue" which could b
: removed without injury to the publ
!. taste. Senator Lspham of New Yor
\ replied that this was no advertisin
scheme, hui a work of patriotism Il
which many good men were engage
r without profit. The Senator from kai
. sas preferred that the citizens of New
n York should draw their checks for tn
9 necessary f25O,000, as many OF theI
u could do 30 W without straining their ban
:, accounts. He proposed to guard tt
u public Treasury from this deman
u awhile longer, at least.