Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-09
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NAsHINUTON, july Both, 1888.

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Representsiive sspriu<ft sbsa1 beer
working very hard t0get his Oklahoma
bill passed. It was before the House
several times last week, but vOte was
not reached (. Mr. Springer lis very
Of It's .possage.t He says the
only real opposition to the bill comes
from the Cherokee Live Stock AssOcia-
tion, syndicate of white men, who
lease. {, 900, 900 acres of land from the
Cherokee at 500, 900 per aunuIp. Mr..
Springer sayB tile passate Of this bill
would be followed by one a the most
remarkable phenOmena that colonial
ton oreivilization has eyerkpown. In
less than SIX months the territory
would be qualified by population to
become a State-and, with sly wink,
two-thirds of them would be Demo-
Gratis.
Senators Morgan and Salisbury made
speeches In favor Of the ratification OF
the Fisheries treaty last week.
Mr.. Mills is still getting an average
of about fifty letters q day asking. for
copies Of his speech on the tariff.
The House bill to create boards OF
arbitration to settle the differences be-
tween railroads and their employees,
has been reported favorably to the Sen
ate.
The effort made by the labor men to
have the use of the steam plate print
ing machines prohibited in the Bureau
of Engraving and printing, was defeat
ed in the Senate. a
Owing to the delayin passing several
of the appropriation bills, another joint
resolution extending the old appropri-
ations 80 days from to-day, has been
passed. 3@Et4IIt} EL LIT
Mr.. Cleveland left here last Thursday
for short yachting trip. Mrs. Cleve-
land and her mother accompanied him
as far as New York. Mr.. Cleveland
Is expected back here tomorrow. Not
withstanding the-fact- that this is. the
only holiday that Mr.. Cleveland has
taken during this whole summer, the
Republicans are trying to raise a howl
over hislalleged neglect Of public busi-
ness. Wv I'LL
Commissioner StOckslager has mott
fed the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad company to show cause with
In 80 days, why proceedings should not
be taken in accordance with the act of
March 3, 1887, to secure the restoration
of 80, 1927 acres of land, alleged to have
been enormously patented to the At
Iantic and Pacific Co. The land re-
ferred to is in Missouri.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture has favorably reported the Lee bill
to prevent the sale, manufacture or
transportation of adulterated' articles
Of food, drink, or drugs, and the bill
regulating the manufacture of COM
pound lard. ,l g.t -....
Now that the Republican Senators,
after much wrangling, have agreed to
report substitute for the Mills tariff
bill, they are having regular monkey
and parrot time to get up bill that all
of them will vote for.
The House Committee on Manufac-
lures has been working hard, trying to
get to the bottom of the whisky trust.
The further consideration ofthe Outh-
waite bill has been postponed for the
present by the Senate Committee on
Pacific Railroads, but it is understood
that a majority of the Committee favor
the bill & a. ltt i :.
Chief Justice Fuller has been in the
city several days. 1t was his intention
to have gone back home the next Jay
after his arrival. but as he came speci-
ally to see Mr.. Cleveland, he concluded
to remain until the President returned.
He has been the recipient of many
social attentions. 49,.
F. The fortification bill has been report
ed to the House. 1t provides for q
Board of Defense, composed of three
civilians and three army officers, and
appropriates $15.000,0 to be spent in
the next six years for heavy ordnance.
The bill for the enlargement of the
Yellowstone Park has been fayOrably
reported to the House. 1t adds about
l ,600~square miles of territory, and
gives the Secretary of the Interior au-
thority to granta right OF, way to rail-
road from Cinnabar to Cook City.
Chairman Barnum was in town for a
few hours last week. He held consul
tations with several gentlemen. ra =,
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to pension every man who
served three months in the United
States Army or'Navy, in the late war;.
"Senator ingalls, is the vainest man I
ever met" said Washington business
man.. II went to his house on business
and for more than one hour he stood
posing before large mirror, while
he talked to me, not seeming in the
least to mind my being present. y