Mohave County miner., 1886-05-02
WASHINGTON LErrER.
srson our arouIA. coanrsroxvrsr,

Since the great Washington Ex-
position project has been brought
before Congress, weekly meetings
have been held here. at which
representative business rosn OF THU
city and Baltimore have discnsss.l
the subject. The Monumental CITY
10 not jealous Of Washington in hav
ing the Worlds far, bat on the con
trary feels that the Capitol 10 the
most fitting place for il, and hs'
pledged her loyal suppoot in making
itsuccessfui
Those who will be instrumental il
,natsrializiDg the project gnarante.
that the pr, posed Exposition shsl
not degener ,te into a merely local
scheme, as tho New Orleans Expo
siiion is alleged to have done. Being
left in the hands Of the Government,
of the nations represented. 1t j.
promised that il shall be an entirely
international affair. II 10 held the
Exhibition will solve the great mer.
camille questions OF the sgs, viz, d
market for our over production, b,
showing the manufactures OF tbs
United States 10 the South American
countries.
The record OF ths week in Con.
gress j. almost too mesgre TO notice
ppropratioo biiis 10 the Honse oi
Representatives, and 10 the Sensts
ths secret sessions debate, the
fisheries question and Interstate
Commerce have consumed the time
with no Legislative results.
The forty Nintn Congress il slowly
bot surely driftiaS towards failure
Four and bali re; tbs Of the session
have already pas-e', aud PRACTICAL,
nothing has b ea accomplished.
fhe outiook for lie pew tantT bill Is
defeat. About ssaty tive adverse
votes from the Dcmocratic side o.
the House sitL taa Republican op
position that may "- counted upon,
would do tine deed, while clear sigbtso
students Of the situation predict thai
rcar,y forty Democrats will yot.
agsiusti it.
II 10 thought the debate will begin
abont the 6rst Of Msy, and ttst i,
will run for several weeks unless the
bill Is killed with ameDdents at the
outset, as will be attempted. In
case of no such accident, however, W.
will have another long siegs oi
tariff for revenue only, since there
are over fifty names alrssdy on ths
Spesker's list for speeches en- tbis
bill.
The Congressional Railrosd Strike
Committee, which 10 70 investigat
the cause OF the great strike. sum.
moned Messrs Gould and Powderiy
o this city; they will be examined
,n Tuesday, "Wednesday, thursday,
aud Friday next. Asssrs Powdsrly
ssd Mcdowell representing the
Kn,gbts Of Labor viii nrst bs heard,
and tbeu Jay Gould aud Hopkins,
representing the raiirosd company.
Tue committee 10 spxious to secure
all the correspondence passing be-
tween these gentlemen ~ Relation
70 the strikes and they seem disposed
10 mako the investigation thorough
sud iupartlal. Oo ns1t sunday the
committee will start Tor st LouIs.
and after taking ssch testimony ~ 10
ae.med material at that point, they
expect ~ divide INTO sub-c0mmIIIses,
vns proceeding to Atchison, Klaus,
and the other To Fort Worth, Texas.
At notable gathering IN this city
of the irisnd vi tie labor movement,
at which certain Seustors ana
Representatives made sympathetic
.pseches, Congressman Iarsuey, Vi
michigan, was heard. He did Not
approve OF this Western bound com-
lnitsee TO investigate tho troubles,
but called it ! waste Of pubic money
SAID he: 80 long as the statute books
are encnmberad with Legislation for
toe few, strikes will be the order Of
tns Gay"
SO mach has been said about the
Presidents BRIDE and his approach
ing marriage in June iba, the people
are oscom,og used to IT, and begin
to believe III tho truth Of tbc report.
II he should marry, Mr. Cleveispd
will be the first President since I, Ter
" take wife during his Admini-
stration. and there will be an ipInenss
amount Of gossip and pubsic iBieres,
IN ibseveut. Although Miss Folsom
oss reached the sober years OF twenty
tnr 20, she will be . youthful brIde
for tbs President, when it is 70
membered tat be il more tssa twice
a. old as she. But what Inns that to
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