The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-16
Washington Letter.
GFIom our regular oOrrespOndent.i

W ASiIIN0ToN, feb. 0th, 1875.
Senator HiscOcKs presidential boom
has made rapid strides towards the
front during the past few days.
Deacon" White. who represents one
Of the Brooklyn, N. Y. districts IN the
house of representatives and who is
also generally believed to represent
Jay Gould and his manifold interests
in the same body, In fact II Is openly
stated here that he purchased his nomi-
nation and election for that purpose
only, made himself conspicuous by
sprltedly attacking the Pacific railroad
telegraph bill In the house on Saturday.
HIS argument was perfectly absurd.
He said that the pending bill was only
buncombe and would accomplish
nothing that the present laws failed TO
de, and yet the gentlemen was ready TO
foam at the mouth for fear the bill
would pass, as II subsequently, did. II
IS noticeable thatn no legislation except
that applying to something that inter
ests Jay Gould ever attracts the atten-
tion of Nv White.
The uncalled for slurs againt the
Grand Army OF the Republic ia which
Senator Vest INDUCED in while making
a speech In the senate on Wednesday
in opposition TO the dependent pension
bill, have lowered himin the estimation
even of his own party associates. IL
WAS certainly in very bad taste for a
man who took prominent part In
trying to destroy the government OF
this country, to stand under the dome
of the capitol and try to deprive the
I preservers OF the Union Of their hard
earned pensions.
I Senator Sherman's bill amending the
laws covering Chinese emigration pass
ed through the senate on Thursday.
Among its most violent antagonizers
was the senator from Florida, Mr.. Call,
who characterized the bill as one
undertaking to prove that the world
WIS made wrong because of the 400, ,0O0,-
600 Chinese in IL.
The mountain which has been in
labor, for Lol these many months, has
at last brought forth mouse. The
tariff bill prepared by the democratic
majority If the ways and means COM
mittee of the house. and which was
submitted TO the whole committee and
mads public, was the event Of the week
atc the apitol.
Ii has already made perceptable
chasm In the democratic party. Itdoes
not go far enough for the out and out
free trader, while 1t goes entirely too
far in the direction Of free trade for
the Randall wing OF the democratic
party. Mr. Randall calls the bill wei
ous.
The new bill Is heartily approved by
Cleveland and his secretary of the
treasury. Nothing strange In that, Ms
it is more than probable that they both
ubu q HhbQ III ITO COtfcbl uIbiOu. GUN ~
Is extremely doubtful whether all the
power of the administration, which
will undoubtedly be brought to bear on
ohjecting members, can succeed In
getting the bill passed by the house.
Petitions are already beginning TO come
in opposing the passage Of the hill, the
very first received being from the glass
blowers.
Senator Vance says the bill does not
meet with tie wishes of North Caro-
lima because 1t omits internal revenue
relief. Members and senators from the
tobacco growing states all object TO II
because 1t does not repeal the tobacco
/ tax.
The senate committee on the District
Of Colun. hia have decided In favor Of
local option for the district, and an ef-
fort will shortly he made to give ils
citizens an opportunity to decide the
much agitaied question of liquor by
their own votes.
The dependent pension bill has been