Mohave County miner., 1888-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
PROM OUR REcuLAs cogREspogpgHT.
WASHINGTON, March II. laS0.

society wears it, weeds more lightly as
the season progressss. The gay world
eats, givsa entertainments and even
dances little for charity, hut dinners
and lnncheons are the principal oases
whah IL finds In the desert OF Lenten OBJ
servancs. Every night this week and last
has Witnessed many elegant dinner par.
ties, and the afternoon luncheons have
been an numerous.
Congress has done nothing startling
during the week unless the political and
oratorieal hattie between Senators Ingalls,
ard Blaekburn could be 30 called. There
we're some Interesting debates, however,
on the Dependent Pension hill before II
passed the Senate by a vote Of "A sgains,
IL. The debate showed that a Presiden-
tial veto IL greatly feared.
The hill now goes 10 the House. Ar
passed by the Senate Ii pro"ides that in
considering the claims of dependent par
ents the fact and cause of death and the
fact that the soldier left no widow on
cbildrea having been shown a. required
by law, !, shall be necessary only ~ show
by sufficient evidence that such parents
are without other means Of support than
their osn manual labor or the con'riFnI
tions OF Others not legally bound for their
support. The pensions allowed CON.
lnencs from the date Of the passage oi
this act and continue only during the
existence of such dependents.
Then ii provides that all persons who
served as much a. three months IN the
military or naval service Of tho United
States during tho late war. and xho have
bcen honorably discEiar2e1, AMI who are
sufering from mental or physical dis
ability, not the result OF vicious h4fits,
which ineapacitates them from supporting
themselves, and who are without othe,
adequate means Of support, shall, upon
making such proof Of these facts as the
Secretary Of the Interior may pro ride, be
placed on the list OF United States invalid
pensiOne., and be entitled 70 receive Sl2
per month.
II looks very much ss il We might have
complete system 0! postal telezraphy ia
the near future The House Committee
on Commerce has favorAhly reported a
bill which appropristes q. .0O0. 300 for the
establishment Of postal teleeraphy
The report claims that the Government
can place IN service q system answering
all the needs Of the public for q sum
vastly below that which is represented by
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
In brief it's conclusions are these: First.
That the time has arrived when the
Government should construct and opsr-
ate postal telegraph system a. branch
OF its postal service" Second. That
the service will undoubtedly be self-sup-
porting" Third That the Go, ern-
nent has the right to build and operate
telegraph lines under the jurisdiction OF
its Postal Department" Fourth. That
public opinion will not permit, and good
faith and justice do not require, the pur.
chase by the Government nf the property
and franchises OF the Western Union
telegraph Company"
The hill places the general supervision
OF the system under Fourth Assistant
Post master General. The work Of estab.
li-hins the lines, etc, ia to b. done an ie
the direction OF the Secretary Of War,
with ths approval Of the President.
The bin provides for telegraph, postal
money ORDERS At existing mail Rates, plus
the telegraph tolls. The rates fixed are
On 4 basis Of 10 cents for twenty words
so miles or less, and one third OF u cent
for press dispatches one thousand words
or less.
To-day, on Senator BIt'khnrn's desk in
the Sen,te Cham ,er, there is a very
handsome floral tri put,, a.'comp ,nie with
reso Ition Of thanks. II Was sent by
the Hancock Veterans Association. Of
Philadelphia, for his rem ,rks in vindic,.
ton Of General H.ncp.k last Tnesiay
during his inpromp'n .p .ech in reply 10
senator Ingalls, attack on the President,
Horace Greedy and Gems. Hanco X, Nc.
Clellan and Black
II i. understood that very few OF the
Republican Senators appro ed OF the
Kansas sendtur's speech. and il was re-
20 tad daily last week that Mr.. Ingalp-
con'empst sted a partial retraction or some
explanation Of some OF his marks,
tho g'I 1 yet he has taken no step in
tn direction. When asked by a news
paper reporter II he did not repent him OF
his speech, he replied. looking nouchantly
and, indeed. anything b'it penitsnt,
"rhe world will not believe mao repents.
A I'd this wise world OF ours Is mainly right"
Senator Black veil has prepared him
self for any reopenin. Of the matter that
Mr.. ingalls, may see fit 10 make.
The W0aan's international Council
will assemble in this city on the 25th
In Il and will hold an eight-days' confer.
snce. II il not woman suffrage con.
vention. although called ny that organiz
alton 10 celebrate the fortieth anniversary
VI the frst WON ans rights convention.
Its purpose is 10 discuss all the varions
movements Of reform in which women
are interested. Delegates from 4 Nun osr
OF foreign countries will be here.