The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-24
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
SHADOWS WEEKLY BUDGET OF
CAPITAL NEWS.
Alaska on a RoOm-The Republicans
Dissatisfied with the Amount of APP
propriaticns-Mr. Morrison and the.
Tariff
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, June 2I.-Th, ter
ritory of Alaska is growing popular.
If Congress take steps as it should, the
wilderness may soon be transformed
and civilization eventually mark ev-
cry corner. 1t is just what the Unit
cd States needs. The benefits of the
homestead law have already been
promised. Unfortunate men, at the
Capital and elsewhere, are willing to
go to Alaska and begin lite anew. But
several big men, who represent bigger
interests, are discourageing these un-
fortunate men, ON the one hand, and
bamboozllng CONGRESS, on the other.
These big men want Alaska all to
themselves they want every acre of
ground and no restrictions. What is
worst the lobby or third house" is
stronger than the Senate and House
put together.
THE SENATE
resumed consideration of the Northern
Pacific forfeiture bill, with comic veri-
ations ending in its passage. The
comedy of the week, however, was the
attempt to consider the bill forbidding
members of Congress acting as rail-
road attorneys. The SENTINEL has
already given synopsis. Senator
Hoar asked that the last Tuesday of
April be substituted for the 4th of
March, as of terms of President and
members of Congress. The Military
Academy bill was passed. Also, the
Invalid pension bill. Senator Plumb
protested against the West Point APP
preparations on the ground that it
should cease until equal privileges had
been given civilians. He regarded
the present system as hot bed of
aristocracy.
THE HOUSE
actings upon THE SENTINEL's sugges-
ton passed the bill prohibiting book
making and pool-selling in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Mr.. Hewitt asked
that the celebrations of 1892 and 1889
respectfully, be transferred to New
York City. A bill was introduced
appropriating $4,000 per annum, to
State institutions, for the encourage
ment of inventors. Also, to excludeex-
members from privileges of the floor
The sundry civil appropriation bill
provides S21, ,O68, ,822.04. five million
less than last year, and twelve millions
less than asked. Of course, the legis-
lauive appropriation bill, and kindred
subjects, afforded abundant opportuni-
ty for pointless debate.
THE APPROPRIATIONS
do not satisfy Republicans. 1t is un-
fortunate, because on this question
the only excuse, perhaps, for the House
of Representatives-both sides should
unite. It will be a misfortune, indeed
if Republicans do not concur; the
Democrats will be compelled to grant
the appropriation, alone. The ques-
ton is lost in labyrinth of figures.
Naturally, enough, everybody finds a
different result. Hiscock, shaggy Re-
publican, discovers defect in the rev.
enue of s14,000,000. Randall, shorn
Preteetionists, declares it will not be
that much. Morrison, unshorn Free
trader, swears it will not be anything
of the kind. And so no one, but the
Congressman who understand Congress
sional Arithmetic, knows what it will
be.
THE PROTECTIONIsTs
have frequently attempted to alarm
the country in the manner of Hiscock
the shaggy. Sam Randall, and other
Democratic Protectionists, have given
encouragement to all such alarms. 1t
is just what anybody in Sam Randall
pr Hiscock the shaggy's place would
do; it is vantage-ground. But, it
must be confessed, that Mr.. Morrison s
position is not quite so clear. What
is more, Mr.. Morrison needs no sub
terfuge to create an alarm /; tits enough
for Mr.. Morrison to state the cold, hard
truth. And so no one, but these gen
tlemen, knows what Protection or
Free-trade means
THE FREE-TRADERs
can cause no alarm, if we except Mr..
Morrison. The Free trader knows
what he means Mr.. Morrison never
did and never will. If the Republi-
can party have the courage to father
Protection, it would speak little for the
Democratic party, if it could not faith
err snraefhin better than Mr. Morri-