The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-06-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corrosp ondcnt

lana went 10 l'hlladclphia on We'd
nesday, to attend the 25Oth ami
versary Of the Presbyterian church
held at Germantown. Er. CIevo-
land returned to Washington Thur
sday, but Mrs. Cleveland will re-
main I'm Philadelphia II few DAYS.
Noxt Tuesday night Mr.. Cleveland
will 20 TO New York to take rurt in
tho Memorial Day exercises in that
city, and Brooklyn on Wednesday.
He will review the New York pa
rade i'm the morning, and the one
In Brooklyn in the afternoon, re-
turning to this city at night.
The Senate has passed. the House
bill to establish n Department of
Labor. There were several unim-
pOrtnnt amendments made which
will necessitnte returning the bill
to the House for its concurrence.
The Senate committee on agri-
culture have made u favorable re-
port on the House bill to enlarge
the duties of the Department Of
Agriculture, and make it an eXccu-
tive department. The bill, rs il
passed the House, provided for the
transfer of the weather bureau
from the War Department to the
department of Agriculture. This
has been struck out Of the bill by
the Senate committee.
The Republicans Of the House
have backed down in Il most inglo-
riOus manner by declining to- ac-
cept the proposition made them by
Representatives Mills to take Il vote
on the substitute which the Rcpub-
licans proposed Offering, and then
on the Mills tariff bill, without fur
ther discussion or amendment
This action on the part Of the re-
publicans shows plainly that they
we're afraid the bill would pass If
they allowed it to come to II vote
without further delay. The bill
will, when taken up again, be con-
sidered under the five minute rule
by sections. Atthis stage, amend
ments will be in order. 1t is not
likely that u final vote will be
reached before July.
Members Of tho Senate judiciary
Committee have received many
letters urging the confirmation of
Mr.. Fuller as Chief Justice. The
majority Of these letters have come
from the Northwest, and quite Il
number Of them were written by
prominent republicans. He would
have probably been confirmed this
week, had not Senator Ingalls, ask
cd for further delay. II is now he
llevcd that he will be confirmed
next week.
The Baltimore, one Of the new
cruisers for the navy, will be launch
ed i'm Philadelphia July 4. 1t is cx-
pected that Mrs. Cleveland will
christcn the new boat.
A resolution providing for an in
vestigatiOnlofll he fur seal fisheries of
Alaska, by the House Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
has been passed by the House. For
many years there have been char
ges made against the Alaska fur
company, n corporation which has
D contract with the Government
that gives it monopoly of catch
ing senls on the coast of Alaska.
Up to the present tim" this wealthy
corporation has always been able
to prevent any legislation looking
toward u Congressional invcStiga-
tIOn, but now it is to be hoped that
the committee will make an cX-
haustive inquiry into the whole
business and methods OF the com
pany.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois, has in
tPoduced Il bill in the House, plac-
ing on the free list all articles of
merchandisr the production of
which may he controlled b. trusts
and corporations.
Thursday the cornerstone of the
now Catholic University in this
ci.y was laid. Gen. itOsecrans,
Register OF the Treasury, was the
Chief Marshall Of the procession
which was an extremely large one.
The ceremonies were very impress
Sive, being participated in by Car
dinal Gibbons, about thirty bishops,
and nearly four hundred priests.
Some excitement was created
here Wednesday by u report that
Gen, Sheridan was dangerously III.
He was and is still sick, but not
dangerously 40.
There wifi not probably be any
pPper fractional currency is used
lust now. The Senate committee
has reported against TIE House bill
providing thereof. In place OF 1t,
they have reported bill reducing
fee on postal notes In sums below
one dollar to one cent. The OppO-
slti0n Of Secretary Pairchild killed
the fractional currency bili.
Wednesday night there was great
rejoicing among the democrats
here, when the news OF the un-
qualified endorsement by the Penn
sylyapja state Democratic Convcn-
tton OF the i'resinent and the Mills
tariff bill was received. II only
shows what rapid beadway revenue
reform il making among the peo-
pie Of the country.