The Washington critic., 1886-06-17

q resolution continuing some of the
present appropriation bills will have to
be passed, for five of them have not |
even reached the Senate. 1t is n mat
ter of impossibility that they should
all become laws by the first of July
Yet there is not nor has there been
anything like deadlock between the
two houses. One need not go far to
find where the responsibility rests.
The Brazilian visitors at the Navy
Yard yesterday were very much aston.
ished TO learn that important naval
works should ever come to stop for
want of an appropriation. They will
doubtless inform the Emperor on their
return that the United States Is great
country for land. but too poor to build
q navy to make her great by sea. Our
South American friends may be war
ranted in coming to this conclusion,
from what they have seen, but to
be fully acquainted with American
methods they should come early in the
winter and stay through long session
of Congress.
The House Labor Committee con-
sents to an amendment to the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill to the effect
that three Of the twelve agents of the
Labor Bureau shall hereafter be women
at 81 400 salary. General Weaver Of
Iowa, Mr.. Daniel Of Virginia and Mr..
O'Neill of Missouri earnestly favored
the amendment, and it is no more than
fair that women who form so large n
proportion of the industrial element OF
the country should have share in the
collation. of industrial statistics. 1t is
mainly through the persistent efforts
of Mrs. Charlotte Smith that this legis.
lation has been proposed.
THE subject of erecting new hotel
in Washington-one in its appoint
ments, capacity and grandeur fully up
to the requirements of the National
Capitals being agitated among some
of our progressive citizens, and 1t is
hoped the project will assume practical
shape ere long. The necessity for such
an improvement is conceded by every
body, and our city is so rapidly accu-
mulating the substantial elements of its
future greatness that such an essential
improvement as the erection of grand
cosmopolitan hotel cannot be much
longer delayed Let the scheme be
pushed forward with energy.
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THE Rutland Herald adds two more
to the list Of living war governors,
Frederick Holbrook, who served from
1861 to 1868, and J. Gregory Smith,
who served from 1868 to 1865, and
neither of them has yet reached the age
of three-score years and ten. This in
creases the list to eight, Messrs. Blair
Of Michigan, Berry of New Hampshire,
Curtin Of Pennsylvania, Kirkwood of
Iowa, Ramsey of Minnesota and
Sprague Of Rhode Island having al
ready reported.
THE late revival In Baltimore was q
financial success, the collections
amounting to $4,6S4. out Of which
nearly $4,000 was paid for rents and
other expenses and 81, 500 to Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Small, the evangelists. The
net amount of spiritual good accom-
| plished as return on this investment
has not been computed, but the friends
| of the cause are confident that many
sinners have been led from the error Of
their ways. 1t must be recollected that
Baltimore is pretty tough town TO
tackle.
Mr.. HoLMAN's fences, it seems, were
not in such bad order after all. The
opposition developed fifty votes in the
convention yesterday, but there is little
or no doubt he will be returned by the
people with his usual majority. The
main fault that is found with him Is in
regard to the distribution of offices,
but everybody who knows Judge Hol.
man knows that he has done the best
he could in this respect.
THE President yesterday appeared
on the stage at Albaugh's as the man.
who.delivers diplomas. In few briel
seasons now il will be in order for the
colleges of the land to confer LII. d.
degrees upon him. DR.. Cleveland
wouldn't be bad title for a man who
hadn't any kind.
Mr.. BLAINE will please take notice
that the nomination of Mr.. Ormsbee tc
be Governor of Vermont was the worl
of the Edmunds Republicans, and thai
the nomination was made by big vote
on the very first ballot.
REPoRTs from Bavaria would seen
to indicate that the people of that rea
sonless ruled kingdom were craziel
than their kings.
ALTHOUGH Congressman Holman wa
present at his own denomination OF
Wednesday, he did not object.
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
TO-DAY is the lllth anniversary of tn
battle Of Bunker Hill.
The funded debt of the city OF Philadel
pha June /, was s60,325, 100.
IT IS NOT Representative Hiscock, bu
Frank s. Hiscock, his nephew, who is & @