The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1884-02-23
wAsHIsaTos Letter.


~ regular Correspondent
,sHrSeros. .. @, Feb. 10Th. 1884.
rhouah the forty-eighth Congress has
nossed large number Of important
I K has thus far, record that will
aasre isyorably with any Of its prede>
u me work 0. the committees has
= attended to with care and industry,
4 a;s II rood shape. The bills that are
NJ y reported show through research
~ ordinations are promptly given
~ called tor. The time is now at
III II when important matters will be
ansht ~ forward, and they are likely to
81 nrompt attention. Nearly five I
"s,apd bills passed of them Of a
;sste nature have been introduced in
iIouse. Al number Of these have
j rejected ia committee, while ABOUT
y hundred have been fayorably report
m action The naval appropriation
n came up Tuesday in the House and
IN its consideration Congress began
y " sessions work OH large appropria-
m bills. A number Of other money
ii, have been prepared. all showing a
mn Of retrenchmeRt. The Navy bill
ets down the department estimates
oore than seven millions, and altogether
nores recommendations for an incre, Z
\ fleets. while work on monitors is y o
4 he suspended. During the week the
Eeuste sharply debated the question Of
kstronage, in connection with the recent
smoyal Of Senate employees by the Re
Sublican majority and discussed the
uestion OF contributing money for po-
|iticsl parposes. 1t passed bill for .
library. criticised Cabinet
kfcers, Attorney General Brewster, and
Postmaster General Gresham directing
M, Brewster to report in relation 70 the
6,layea execution Of Il law in the De-
bsrtment Of Justice and considered the
bilI regulating the circulation OF Nation.
II Banks
The House OF Repressat tatives began
|he week with charity. 1t unloaded the
bursting Treasury vaults to the extent of
Ehree hundred thousand dollars for the
|clief Of the people washed out by the
ohio foods; after discussing for day
lie eenstitutionality of sach measure.
Mr. Calkins made a long speech on the
Naval appropriation bill, criticising IL
.eyerely as being very insufficient in It's
PROVISIONS. The indications are that Mr.
Randalrs policy in this matter will meet
With vigorous oppositien, many holding
The opinion that with an oyerflowing
Treas ury, now is the favorable time to
the Navy ard build ur a nier-
chsat marine. The Hause also devoted
/ day to the Cnalmers-Manning cleo
lion contest, and voted 10 send q com
mlttee of three members at an EXPENSE NJ
Dne thousand dollars. to the Hot Springs
If Arkansas, to inspect the work beiag
done on the Government reservation
here, and prevent the hotel monopolists
Irosa depriving INDECENT persons OF the
Iree use Of the baths set apart for their
benefit.
The Senate committee in charge Ut the
alleged Mississippi political outr 'ge set
nut Tuesday IN it, lar South, ilnketinA
excursion. The party will be 'dxuriozs.
II entertained at public EXPENSE in New
Or cans see the gorgeous carniva:, enjoy
the climate for several weeks, and return
with about as little campaign capital as
it tuok.
The Senate has alse been talking about
the duration of patents, though there I
no prospect Of a change Of law in regarn
to them. That body has passed a bill
h,eever providing that no person shall
be debarred from receiving patent for
an invention because of lis having been
first patented in i foreign country, m
less It shall have been introduced int"
public use in the United States tor more
than two years before the application
for snch patent in this country.
The Secretary Of War explained to the
house committee an appropriation Yes
terday his plans for relieving the suffer-
ers bv the q ,ods along the Ohio river-
He SAID that one boat with provisions
and c.othing had been sent from Pitts
burgh, that two boats-nne mp stream
and other down strearn--wouid be rent
out tonight from Cincinnati, one boat
was sent to-day from louisville :" a'd
the sufferers between that city "tc
Evansville, and d fifth boat 70 run IT,
ward Cairo, would be ordered iron
a soon ~ pSssibir. IL ex'
pected also to have two additional boats
sent from different points siung the Ohio
as soon as he could arrange tor them
In addition to the suffering 0ccssioned by
The water he said he had information
that . cold wave was apWeaching. and
that the thermometer would probably
iall to zero to-night.
The committee announced that y war
ready to recommend an appropriation
but on the suggestion Of Secretary In
coin that he might secure data upor
which to base the amount Of the appro'
priation action was postponed. lt y
Ihonght BY members. q the COMMITTEES
that an appropriation OF 1T least 5000,
600 will be made, and it is possiblc tn
,,lm will be greater this morning.
A novel suite Of furniture, made ior
4 4 ~ te.f r~In