Mohave County miner., 1888-12-29
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WAsHfxosos. Dec. i7th. isss.
Tbs Rsrablicans who ara most Opposed
10 an extra ssssioa u the Yifty-Grss Con.
gress are making their soices heard In
she land. According 10 their views, II tins
sarplas ID sasiiriensiy r4dneed daring The
present session and the Republicans have
three o. more matxisy in the n9st Hos~s,
this necessity ios m EXTRA session ID ~.
moved. Ths opponenis a sn extra $50
sscn have. therefore. hus oae hos~, and
that IL that large appropriation hiils viii
be paased. The Democrats enjoy the sis.
uAiion. and will zee 10 II that the spp~o.
tsisiions ssv ksrs within hmlt. Adsi~d
10 this y The probability that no rivss and
hssbos bill Win he p~~sed. iss v~so by
the President uculd In assused. and ths
least Democratic orYosssion on eoaassss-
atson ot the veto. would, of coarse. hin IL.
The blair educational hill hsloags in the
same essesosy. Isde~sl. i.s chances ase
still smaller.
senator Beck's magnificent Scotrh en-.
ergy took him 10 tis~ Capitol ca Saturday
10 attend 10 urgent basin~ss. before lsAy-
Ing for the Eouth 10 seeA health. To Ill
appearances tho senator 10 n<s 10 III n
represented. bat II must bs remembered
that men Of his type do no4 shou illness
readily. His co0stautsoa resisss attack.
In the meantime, the Democrats In the
senate feel his Absencs greatly. In lAssii
debate he was suwsme among All Dem.
ocrxts, and nos thst be ID stricken and
the fight 10 on. his loss 10 fully sppsecia.
ted.
New York men In Co0gruas are no~ oa
the opinion that the fight between M~s@rs.
Piatt and Miller win result In New York
being unrepresen,ed In Mr.. Hasrison's .
Cabinet. Mr.. Piait's appointment, II is
held, would reosrn sll The farsioaai asaAr.
rels in the State. and Mr.. Mixers sp
pointmens would inset bitter opposition
In the breast OF Levi y. Morton. In
short, Mr.. Morton wakes up in The night
10 hate Mr.. Miller. In Ohio, the Sher-
man-FosHkes disInie bids fair to keep
senator Sherman out oi the Cabinet The
possibility ol senator Allisoa's sppoiat.
ment a. Secretary 4 the Treasury thus
grows brighter every hour.
The scnator who shares In the care os
Virginia has again heen exhibiting him.
self 70 delightful audience, consisting Of
the public and fellow Senators. On Fri.
day he desired TO twist the BSissh lion's
tail, and was esfettuaIly sat upon by Mr..
Ingalls,. He then retired 10 the cloak
room, where he announced his intention
10 resign and leave the senate In the
hands ef the Democrats The threat hav-
ing been made oissn befose. no oue paid
much attention 10 il. Senator Riddle
berger then asked the sssemhlagc il any
man thought he was drunk, and stated
that II such q man there brsssthed, he
would like 10 90 out and wrestle with
him. Every Senator having made affirm.
alton TO Senator Riddleberger's undying
hatred for malt and distilled liquors, the
eminent Senator took q streetrcar for
home And this In craftsmanship.
In Washington society, that largo con-
tingent that care not who Is elected or
what Congress does, there Ia always q
reigning fad. Just now II is riding. No
one with any pretensions Acknowledges
an inability 10 master horsemsnship.
The result 10 less ludicrous than might be
imagined. The most enthusiastic riders
are women, and il is rny experience that
they make more graceful and safer riders
than do men, For instance, at the
riding academy lew evenings since, .
lady made the jump Of four ieet ten
inches without allowing the cob 10 the
top rail.
The new Washington Press" started
with the present session of Congress. IL
not idoing 30 we'll ss the founders had
fondly hoped. There Ia a prospect Of its
demise, even. II is peculiar but un-
controyertable fact, Republican nevspa.
pers in Washington have never been
paying investments. Whether II 10 due
TO the Democratic instincts OF local Id
vertisers or the inroads on circulation
made by Baltimore, Philadelphia and.
New York daily papess, | have never
been able 10 determine. Reason or no
reason, the Press seems doomed to bank
ruptcy or change Of management.
Tho hearing Of the American Sabbath
Union by Senator Blair's committee, this
week, developed strong opposition TO
any enforced Observance Of Sunday. The
Executive Committee Of the Union had
unwisely refused to accept the clause ex-
empting persons who religiously observed
the seventh day Of the week. The pro-
bable result will he that Congress will
take no action Ia the matter, The He
brews are naturally aysrsc 70 any legisla-
ton winch would legally declare their
observance Of the seventh day Of the
week an error.
The real estate boom appears 10 retain
its strength, despite everything. The de-
mand Tor honass oi the medium sort
that certain indication Of . city's prosper
ity---increases. And the suburbs are ex-
pecting much greater real estate craze