Mohave County miner., 1886-03-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
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Unusually animated dsbatss are
promised ut the Capitol this week.
The impending fight between the
President and Senate bcgins to dsy.
The Republican caucus resolutions
will Le met by tao sets Of counter
resolutions from tho Democrats, one
sci from the Dapociats OF tho
Judiciary Committee aud another
from Senator Morgan slon~. do
claripg Impeachment ths only logical
outcome OF q Cabinet officers
violation OF the Law
The House o. Representatives
promises silver and nothing bat al
YER for the mex, ton days. Sixty
members havA signined their ia
tsution TO 10 heard ON this subject,
aud yet all agree that the talk will
change no mans vote nor lead TO
any Legislation. When tho last
man has made bis speech the Houas
will 10 likely to vote against the SUI
psnsioa Of silver coinage by . isrgs
majority. and that will bs tho only
positivs financial act done BY
Congress this winter.
The Blair Educational bill 10 still
under ire 10 the Senate. 1t 10 likely
TO pass both Houses Of Congress
although j, is not honestly approved
by ths majority 10 either body.
Many leading Representatives sod
Senators think il will resoltin moth
ing more than the mere spending Of
a large amount Of monsy. bat they
are not wiling TO be placed on record
" opposing any educational
proposition.
The Investigation Of Solicitor
General Goode, who 10 to conduct
the Pan Electric Telephone suit ia
place Of Attorney General Garland,
ia 10 progress. The proceedings are
in secret and but ono witDess at q
time il allowed to cnms before the
committee. When il was made
known that certain charges had been
made sgAinst the Solicitor General
that would prevent his CONTRA atiou
by the Senate. he went to Senator
Edmunds and asked TO see The
charges that had been preferred be
fore tho Judiciary Committee. Dir.
Edmunds, the chairman, replied
that Mr. Goods wonld be gwen dus
notice whom tho committee took uT
the msiter, and every opportunity
would DO gwen him 10 defend him,
self. ...
Congress has had % much
irrelevant talk Of late thst it wal
fonnd necessary 10 bet apart one day
Of each ~eek Saturday wss sgrest
upon for general debate, thus CIV
ing Members 40 opportunity sol
clearing up personal differences
Scarcely a day pssses that soms
Member does not give mortal offenss
to another. by remarks Ut persona
nature. but at the time both are pre-.
vented from saying all they wish Il
ssy on account OF the rules. Here
after Saturday will be free day fol
all. Every Congressman with Z
grievance will make it known. snt
the House galleries will be crowded
with visitors. for there 10 nothing
that the latter enjoy 80 much ~ .
partisan or personal quarrel.
Apropos Of qusrrels, there was
bitter one in the Senate . few day,
since between two members Of tL,
bsppy Dsnocratic family. It Va,
scconmodatingly omitted from tbs
Senate report Of the Congrsssions
Record. The episode was quite a
personal ss anything that has oc
cured in Congress Of late years. apc
has made breach between Senators
Morgan, Of Alabama, and George, o.
Mississappi. that cannot eusily b
healed. In the course Of . speech OF
the Educational bill which Mr.
George advocates and Mr.. Morgan
opposes. the former Senator under
took to convict tho latter OF incon
sistsnry by reading remarks Of BIZ
delivered in the last Congress. Mr.
Morgan said toe reading mis-
represented him. md the Senate
from Mississippi knew it. Nh
George rstorted that this Statement
WAS untrue and thst 1lr. Morgan
knew It. Other equally unpar
lismentary exchanges were made
and the Senators from Alabama an,
Mississippi mo longer speak as the.
pass by"
! INSANITY AND DRINK. Stalls
- A.