The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

WAsu1NGToN, Feb l3, 1884.
The Mississippi river and its tributary
improvements promise to become q
nucleus for Western political campaigns
Judging from tho action of the Missis-
sippi and Ohio River Convention wbich b
was in session i'll this city last week
The Convention was composed Of several
hundred prominent business men repre-
senting the territory and sentiment q
over 80. .000, 600 people interested in the
Development OF Western Commerce.
They want Congress TO appropriate about
$40 900, 600 Tor Western rivers and har.
bors and they said TO Congress, Give
uS what We usk and need. or our people
will rel~gate You to private lie"
WHAT WILL ooNGREss DO ABOUT II?
Previous to tue assembly OF this con.
veution the House committee on Rivers
and HaIbOrs had informally discussed
the appropriation for the coming yeur,
and tie majority Of the committee seem
ed to favor II $40 OO0 COO limit and ex.
Ule to contine 1t within $4,000. COO.
The estimates OF tue Engineers having
III charge til improvements OF rivers aud
harbors amount to $35 900 900, and the
convention endorsed and urged the ex :
pehditure OF even II greater sum than
this. But the famous river and Lurbo,
steal oI 81 Is still fresh ia the u il DIS of
Cungressmen, and the possibilities ore.
that not uv.r SD 0u0 600 will lie al
pTor TIstcd this Year.
THE EFFECT L NJ iRRIluN's TARIFF BILL,
Democratic Sen tturs uud Representa-.
lives are cautions in what th.y say ON
the Morrison tariff Gili. but it is clear
that The proposed b rzJntul reduction
awHkens no euthu~i,sm aud is not sa,i,-
factory tn ~ large wing ot the party. 1t
Is now to be cunSld, red in committee,
ANA we ale assured II can not come back
to lie DO Sc inside Of month at the
earliest. This will throw over the dis
cusslon well Into tue spring when the
political cdldfOn will lie boiling and The
appropriation bills are TN Ter tnll head. .
way. Hence the bill has stormy car, er
ahead ev, in the House while It's bros
poets i'll the Senate are SO small AS prnc.
the domain OF speculation rather than
legislation. As n battle-cry the bill can
serve its purpose as well whether adopt
ed or not, and 1t Is in this direction that
its chief importance lies.
Nv MUCH 1T REDUCES THE TARIFF,
Tue horizontal reduction of the bill
decreases the taxes about SIS 600 OOU
ANA when you add to this the abolished
duties on the Increased free list the sum
total swells TO $50 600 900. 1t remains
10 be seen whether the bill eau pass the
House. but eight Democratic Senators
have publicly declared that they will
vote against the measure, therefore II can
not pass the Senate
THAT LITTLE WOOL BILL
of Mr.. CONVERSE though lamb-like, is
nevertheless dangerous thirg. Mr..
Converse has been accused of abandon
lug tue measure which r. stores the duty
Un wool, his alleged motives being not
to spring upon the House principle in
distinct contradiction to MoTrison's tar
III reduction. Converse says Oaio lost
over million dollars when the Republi.
cans reduced the duty on wool and Ohio
now demands prompt restoration. and
he proposes to secure it or throw the
responsibility on the heads of his col
leagues. He says he has not deserte d
his constituents.
CHECKMATING JAY ULD.
Some months ago when little war
began between the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy aud the Uuiou Pacific roads.
IL Was here published that Jay Gould was
beginning with this war, to carry on
bis plan for wrecking the Union Pacific.
causing it TO be sold on tie FIST mort.
gage. buying it III himself. and thereby
wlpIng out over $l00 100000 indebted.
ness to he United States, which is only
secured by second mortgage. Mr.. An.
derson, OF Kansas. introduced n bill III
tue House the other day which will save
the Government from such loss. 1t urn-
vIdes that when either of the Railroad
cOmpnnles inde bled to the Uuite d States
! on second mortgages shall tall to keen
up the Interest on their first mortgage
bonds the Attorney General shall apply
io- receiver, who shall thereafter man.
age the road under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, until the deht
to the United States is all paid. There
are great many people who think that
the Pacific railroad companies never in
tended to pay the U. S. when they bor-
rowed this money, but il Mr. Aadersnn's
bill becomes law, the easy, and at
present the only visible method of
freezing ont Uncle Sam as n creditor
will he etfectually shut off.
ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION,
The Illinois Pass will certainly bristle
ior II lew weeks with glowing editorials
on Washington hospitality aud the
grandeur of the ciy. The Club" spent
nearly tour days here aud were toasted,
dlned and wlned rs though each of the
editors was one OF lot OF kings or EN-
ptruTs travelling luxrriuusly for their
neallh. The United States navy l'rne
Despatch was called into r,quisition to
convey the party to Wdshingtou's old
house, (Mt. Nernon) and give the editors
AN opportsnity OF seeing what great
thlng our navy might be if they would
cease their editorial lobby ing against
naval appropriations. Whenever tn
Illinois Press Association leaye their na.
| lye state To have good time, heretfter 7
You Will hear If them making a "bee
hue Tor Washington. Editors are al
nays welcome and we'll treated unless
they iakS III one Of nur Poker Shops. "
IN which case the editor geueri rally goes
home aud makes fresh dun on dellu.
quent subscribers or uses a "pateut in,
side the balance Of the year ITO cover
shorts" One Of the Illinois editors will
probably omit to give the public bi,
experience in this line while here las;
week.
BASEISo AND SILVER LEGISLATION.
A member OF the Banking and Cur.
reney Committee of the House saws that
there Is but little donbt that II bill will
soon be reported providing that pationaI
banks may increase their circulation I,
the iull par yalue Of such United State,
bonds rs they have deposited in the U
> Treasury TO secure their notes III,
also states that there is little pToSpec
"f any silver legislation, except perhap,
with regard io the trade dollars. aud thal
these viii lie retired for Tscoinage upol
Strictly Just terms tn the huld-rs.
sEcaETABT CHANDLER cuRraLED.
There n a strong u ,y"r or ecouOmy ia
the iorihcomlne naval appropriation
NJ. The estimates we're ov-r S22 500
100 an1 a." sniount allowed will b les,
ILan Sl4 800 900 The sum asked lol
the 'our srel ornis,rs il granted. hut Ia,
moor old mo iturs nrs / fl ont an,