Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-12-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s, 1884

duous labor, and is now busy in plann-
ing the work Of Congress with great
zest. 1t seems to have struck him that
possibly Mr.. Cleveland may have
voice in the selecting of his Cabinet.
Members who have arrived in the city
express the opinion that, Congress will
not lind time this session to attempt any
very important legislation. Besides the
Appropriation bills, the land grant for
felture question will probably he taken
up, and it promises to bring about a
long aRd bitter fight Some OF the
m embers, however, have not given up
the idea Of tackling the tariff, and say
| that something should be done this ses-
sion. MIR. Morrison, it is ood,
is primed for another fight. He looks
party as an endorsement OF tariff reform.
and has expressed the opinion that
something should be done this Winter
to reduce the revenue. II Congress is
disposed, however, TO make busy and
eventlul session of it, there is no lack
Of material in The shape Of pending leg
i.aiion. There is, for instance, the
silver coinage question, which urgently
call, for attention. A very respectable
element is calling for bankruptcy law; ;
there is great desire in legal and bus
mes. circles for action which shall in.
expedite The work OF the Supreme CourI;
much remains 10 be settled respecting
the rela lions OF railroads and land cor.
poTailons 10 the government; and there
are various private canal and railraad
sceemes 10 which Congress will be ask.
ed TO give a helping hand; the pension
laws are not yet satisfactory To some in
fluential Glasses; and the friends Of The
shipping interests look upon last Win;-
er's Legislation as merely preliminary,
aud are anxious 10 follow II up by broad
ey measures; the education bill presents
its claims to the House; and TWO OF three
Territories which have now a large and
ambitious population are clamorlng for
the rights aud dignities Of States. 1t
wall b. seen readily, therefore, that even
if Congress prefers to ignore the taiff
and follow precedence pretty closely in
the appropriations, there is an abund
ance of important subjects on which it
can probably spend the Winter.
Among the first questions presented
at the Capitol to-day was resolution
in the House calling for a diplomatic
investigation Of the action of the French
in prosecuting work on the Panama ca
nal, and declaring in favor Of the
American policy of predominance en-
this continent. Several leading Demo-
Gratis have the matter in charge, and it
is indeed gratifying 20 see some inclina-
| tion towards emf icement of the Monroe
doctrine. The representatives Of the
three great lsthmian inter-oceanic tran
sit projects are gathered here in antici-
pauon Of some action by Congress on
this impor ant question. The Panama
people are simply anxious to be let
alone. The Nicaraguau people want
subs, an ial recognition. The Tehaun-
ttp-ck people are willing 10 lake any
thing they can get. James K Eads,
The Ia her of the Iehauntepcck scheme,
went to- London last Summer TO get
some money. don't understand he
got any there, but he has apparently
gotten some on The way home, for he is
exhibiting quietly 10 New York capital.
lists a working model of his inter-ocean-
ic ship railway which cost him $40, 900
and occupies twenty feet of space. lie
is now arranging to exhibit it at New
Orleans.
The Washington monument is BOOM
ing along towards completion. The
stone was set last week. The tip Of
the capstone will be composed OF alum =.
mum, and is the largest device evel
made of that metal, Ii is about foui
feet high and is as sharp as a moderate.
" dull needle at its apex. There ar,
several reasons why this peculiar meta
was used. To begin with it is good
lightning conductor and will serve as'