The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-06
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Tho Dodge OF the Drn,0crnis-A PcnsIon
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Aho nouec OIL the DeHi0cfAts-A Pension
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From our Special Correspondent ...I.a=.,
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Next week ia
likely to be a pretty busy one IN Congress.
Alter the calm which is coiucidont with
the meeting 1.-THE Republican Convention
there is likely to come a storm OF, or at
temp:H at bus;ness. The Dsmooatic.IIouse
will, OF courae, be anxious 10 ruah busines,
through and adjourn before the meeting of
the Democratic Convention. Ills not pro-
bable that this effort will succeed, but Il is
certain that It will be made. The Demo-
Gratis in Congsee. will have an opportunity
to make their campaign speeches, yet them
into the Record and have them printed II
public documents for free Distribution: in
the mails during the campaign. They will
not Of couao be especially anxious that tho
RepublicanB have that same privilege, and
they will mako every reasonable tlI5rt 10
adjourn before tEsir convention -meets,
Even should .aey not succeed In doing 80
they Will at lca1t DO able to throw tho
odiu,n, whatever that may be, OF failure
10 adjourn upon the Republican Senate,
aud this opportunity for little political
advantage will not DO omitted.
|. THE AUTHORIZATION Hills,
Most oi the appropriation bills al 0 now
through the House, though several Of them
are still pending in the Senate, When
this is Faid, however. there ia little more 10
say as regards any succefsul work by the
House. Ten thousand bills and joint re,-
olutions, or more, have beon introduced In
Hor7e and Senate, and the number
pnesed by both these bodies and signed by
the President is but about one hundred.
Beside thia there are several Of the appro.
priation bills which are to come in for
long and vigorous discussion before they
are completed. This 10 especially true OF
The naval bill md probably Of The Post
Office appropriation bin also. How long
the discussion on the naval bill will lett no
one can gucas. Congu.s has now been In
session Six months, and aside from the
passage oi about seventy.ive pension bills
and lew oil the appropriation bills there
is little 10 chow for It's work, IRf. F,
Next week Mr.. Willis will at.emnt
to get action upon the Elucations, bill and
then call up the River and H:fbor Appro-
priation bill. This measu:s will meet with
considerable opposition. The opponents
Of the Hsnnepin Canal arc making a vIgor-,.
GUS fight against that section oil the bill',
and every fellow who imagines that he has )
not had az much ior Lis district rs como OF
his conBtituents want, will stand ready TO
fight for more. The bill, however, will
pass without material amendment, uule:3
Z be the striking ont OF the IIennepin ,
Canal section, The report that the Presi-
dent will veto the bill ,is probably without
foundation. The fact that there wes no
appropriation uade by the lis! Congress
maSes tho necessity ior one this year great,
ana uniefs there arc SOME glaring delec'a
in this bill 1t will probably be aigued.
NOAH sAlrn's CASE.
An interesting story comes 10 tho surface
here in the claim Of ..;;osh e. Smith, Of
New Hampshire, ior pension. Mr.. Smith
,s 20 seafcrold, very ihGrm and very poor.
ae Sas once very wealthy citizen OF tho,
United S:ateB, temporarily located In the
city ol Mexico, and doing q large and pros.
porous busnes there. lie resided there
at the time 'of the Mexican war, and, hay.
Ing fully mastered tho language, was found
q very valuable aid by General Scott,
Alter General Scott'a march rom Vara
Cruz TO the City Of Mexico, Smith was ex.
PEELED from the city by Lombardine, who
commanded the military forces. He took
refuge in the house Of Sir Eiward Thorn
ton, the then English Minister 10 Mi1ico.
and escaped at night In disguise, carryipp
important meaaagfs to Scott, TO whoys he
alterward8 became Interpreter and guide.
being thoroughly acquainted with he
country through which he had TO march.
until he entered the City Of Mexico. an3
when he arrived there led the WAY In com.
msnd Of fifty special dragons into the :
city. Hs has never, It !a claimed, received
any, compensation Tor the services, and
having loat all bis property In the CIty Of
Mexico q! that time and being now yery
poor and In irm from old age, a.ks fora
pension ol sevsnty.aye dollars per month,
the payment Of which has been recon-.
mended by The Committee on Pensions.
| A plsIf sToRY. y "A a
The Fish Commissioners new steamer.
the Albaloes. has jusi'e!urned IRON long
cruise In the caribbean sea, the Gull Of
Mexico and the South American coast {.