The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-02


in this, dear reader. il you have time to
study it out.
Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Jan. 20. 'S3
The showing of reports from Com
mittees proves that Congress is busily
at work. A large part of the general
legislation which will bo considered at
this session is already reported or is in a
very forward state in committee. But
the most important bills baye yet TO
come in. The appropriations and the
ways and means committees are both of
them silent as yet. and the banking aud
currency committee has made no sign.
AMERICAN sHIPPINa.
Within ihe last few days special at
tention has peen directed to the shipping
bills, and tire business interests involved
are actively engaged in matching lcgis-
lati,n. In this matter two antagonistic
influences are at work, one urging sub-
siiy as q panacia for our depres, ed
shipping. and the other "free trade
policy in shiGs W ereby our merchants
can avail themselves OF the cheap vess, Is
of foreign builders.
TRYING IT, BRIDGE OVER.
Mr.. Wood. rising Democratic stat s.
man from Indiana. introduced II bill n |
tue House the other day to create MI In
ternutional Commerce Commission, ALA
Tariff Commission, which he claims
, would ayoiu the necessity of tariff legis-
lation this year ami thus carry the ques-
ton over the Presidential campaign as
the commission would not report Til
1855. The fate of SIR. Woods nursing
bottle is to rest in its committee grav,
never to be resurrected
| THE LAND F,R THE PEOPLE,
There Is no longer any doubt as to the
fate of the land grant graUbers. Nh.
Holnan's sweeping resolution declarinl
that AL grants are forfeited where til
Railroad Companies have Jailed to cam.
ply with the terms, Passed tie Hou,,
with only Is dissenting votes. E c
particular grant will now be decl,r d
forfeited Ms was the Texas Pacific the
other day, and the one hundred milllULs
Of acres will revert to TIE people.
HuNlINGToN's APPEARANCE
before tue Committee on Public Lands
defending bis interests only precipi,uted
this COUP DE oTAL and the California
magistrate lett the Capitol in disgust,
threatening TO appeal to to the courlS
against "ihis bigh-Lauded usurpatIon OF
power by Congress
NEW CABINET FFIcER.
The indications row are that the De.
partment of Agriculture will be created
into cabinet Office. the Committee on
agriculture having reported the bill to
the House favorably, The present Com.
missioner Lpripg feels confident of the
: passage of the measure and expects snon
: to become one OF President Arthur's ad
=. visers. The present Congress has a
= large "gIanger" element in it and they
7 rightly consider that the agricultural in
b terests of the land are of Sufficient mag
: nitude to admit that bureau TO the cab
e met circle. The question has been agi
n tated for several years and will now be
b come law.
u THE dREELEY RELIEF BILL
= The action OF Congress during th,
week on the Greeley relief bill makes i
y certain that an expedition Of a suitnbl
y character will be dispatched to the Ar
@ tic regions as soon as possible to searcl
y for the Greeley party. The House ant
II Senate wisely contided the details of th
s. expedition to the President, giving bin
Ie the longest discretion regardless of e1
s. pense, in order that no effort be spare
T. to do all for the lost explorers that ia
IS genuity and courage Can devise. TIL
expedition viii be composed of voluntar
I, eulistments.
u Ex SPEAKER KEIFER IN A CORNER.
General Keller is in i'll luck. I'll
10 Committee On accounts which has bee
IN investigating his appointments made
III tue close Of the Ia t session, called NJ
rs Keifer before it and asked him il It va
I'd true that he had d, manded Que, Tysol
'e- a stenographer TO resign in order th
us Mr.. Keiitr could appoint his nephe,
'o' Gines, to the vacancy. MIR. X IL
It stated to the Committee that Tyson !
or signed OF his own accord. Mr. TysC
me was then called in aud made oath 10 d
bis statement that ex-Speaker Keirrr car
my to him just before the close of the ID
be session and DEMANDED his resignation
'h- which Tyson objected, hut fiually col
CO. piled upon pain OF dismissal The an,
san tion now is has KeiieI sworn to a lie
TIA is Tyson seeking rever Rt9 Other appoi
md ments are being investigated aud the
port OF tue Committee is looked fOrws
on TO with absorbing interest.
cen "BREwsTER, AFToRNEY GENERAL"
ave TLls gentleman, Who sigus his nA
'us- 10 his official documents rs Brews,
ons Attorney General, is preparing hims
Nla' for Slringer's advance ia the Drpp
Lat ment OF Justice aud pToposrs to thI
That the responsibility If tue Bliss, X -rr ,
be- AeTrlck's enormous fess on Ex- AttoTl
'unt General M.cVeagh. It is acknowledl
We in CongFe- SiOuel circles that no dish
eles esty on tue part OF Brew ster will now
now proven, hut il is predicted that Bl
y to Kerr aud Cameron will suffer terrbh
's OF the haudU of Springers Committee.
Z is V.ew Of Brewster Camerou's poss