Daily Republican., 1884-04-07
THIRD EDIT|0 \,
W ashsnEtOA Letter.


From our Rekuia Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April btn, lSSl.--The Trade
dollar bin. sdulterated food, and indian Ap-
propr ati0ns are questions that have had at
Ientiun from statesmen OF the lower House
this week. The first measure passed, the
second was returned to committee, and the
last is stlll before the House. 1t calls for
hive illtOD dollars, provides against selling
whisky to the Indians, requires an annual
census of each agency, and will pass with but
little more ebate.
senator Plat, OF Connecticut, addressed
the Senate sbiy in behalf Of the Patent ONCE,
which no said should be made separate
Department, and provided with . large
force tor its daily Increasing business. He|
also dwelt with emphasis upon the benefits
accruing to the country through inventivel
genius.
Tine Blair Educational bill 10 likely to pass
the Senate without much alteration. It's main
idea, which is to give the South money with
which to educate the negroes, hnds friends
rs we'll as foes on both sides OF the chamber
The principal ground Of contention Is the
system Of distribution and supervision, and
1t Ia here II anywhere that tho bill will fail.
rhe Democrats want the money given to the
control ofthe States, while the Republicans
generally favor tho management Of the funds
by federal officers. The father Of civil SER
vice made one Of the last contributions to the
debate. He stated his objections to the
sensibilities were In Its favor
The Naval appropriation bill as passed by
the Democratic House appropriated fourteen
million dollars. To this the Appropriations
committee Of the Republican Senate has
added six millions.
The LABOR question is one t1at Is likely to
have early attention in the House. The bill
to prohibit the employment OF convict labor
by contract. recently reported, is the third
measure recommended this session by the
labor committee to redress the grievances
OF the labOring classes. The others are the
bill for the erection of bureau Of labor sta
tistics, and that prohibiting tho Importation
Of foreign labor under contract. These latter
bills stand we'll up on the calendar, but have
not come up0n account of the mass OF privi-
legged matter taking the time Of the House.
Friends Of the measure will try soon to have
them brought up BY unanimous consent.
While the tariff reduction bill awaits the
sentence Of the House, the National debt re-
duction goes on without interruption. FIJI.
teen million dollars were taken OFT the load
in March. Notwithstanding last winters
tariff legislati on the surplus revenues still
exceed enc hundred millions annually, and
at the present rate the public debt: vi be
reduced during the current fiscal year $ll0,.
100000.
Gen. Grant, supported by his crutches vlsi-
ted both Houses Of Congress the other day,
and was invited to the floor Of ca chamber.
The House took o recess IN order to receive
the ex-President with hand shaking. He
stood In front Of the Speakers desk when the
members filed past, those who had not pre-
viously known him being introduced by Mr..
Carlisle. Congressman Oates, OF Alabama,
extended his left hand to Gen. Grant, point
ing to his empty right sleeve with . ocular
reminder that the missing arm had been left
before Richmond.
Senator Malone has been seriously i'll for
several days at. the Arlington hotel. He was
attacked with chills and rigOrs superinduc ID
by q whole night Ofwork Those most inter
ested in his condition admit their anxiety at
his continued pr0stration, and think In case
he rallies he will be compelled to relinquish
attention to public business for some time.
The House has ordered the employment of
additional folders in the document room. AS
the Presidential campaign pproaches, every
member wants to make a campaign speech
to be sent over the country, and extra force
is needed for their preparation.
Senator Beck is fearful popular-education
in the South will aid the Republican party.
1t is not often Democratic Senator makes
so frank an admission. There is no difficulty
in Identifying the solidly Democratic states
in looking over the statistics Of illiteracy. On
Thursday the Kentucky Senator got the two
subjects Of Tariff and Education badly mix
ed. He utilized the lattor TO make an elabo-
rate tariff argument. X.