The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-12-13
washington Letter.
from our regular Correspondent
WAsuINgroN. u. C.. Dec 3. 1888

Washington Letter.
(From our regular C~orrespondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. g., Dec. B, 1888.
At noon today Speaker Carlisle formally
declared the opening Of the second session
" the Ffitieth congress. A few seconds
later Senator Ingalls, performed q like serv-
Ice for the Senate. There were mauy
vacant seats in both houses, but the most
them will be occupied in q few days. On
in accordance with the vote Of
the house which broke the celebrated dead.
lock of the last session, the direct tax bill,
has been passed by the Senate. is
expected to be taken up. No fllibustering
10 expected, and it is probable that the bill
will be passed, but there are many people
here who believe that the President will
veto it. In the Senate. if Senator Allison
has his way the tariff bill will be taken up
week, but owing to the republican op-
position this may not be done.
Ever since the election there has been
much curiosity az to what Mr.. Cleveland
would do after he goes out of Office. I can
crafty this curiosity. Early in the spring
it is at present the plan Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland to leave for Europe, where they
will stay for an indefinite period. Further
than that nothing is settled.
Owing to heavy payments ofthe Treasury
the public debt shows an increase Of about
I'll. OOO, 900 for the month Of November.
The largest single item was the quarterly
pension payment Of $2s, OO0, 1000.
Washington is to have a circle named in
honor Of General W. 8. Hancock, upon
which the society of the Army Of the Poto-
mao will erect . handsome statue to his
memory.
Representative Mcmillan, who is = MEM
Der of the house committee on ways and
means, thinks it probable that an attempt
will be made to pass a bill, e~mbodying the
the internal revenue features Of the Mills
bill. He thinks the changes proposed
would give q much needed relief, and that
they would cut off half of the frivolous
prosecutions under the law as it now stands,
and that the collection of the revenue would
ont be impaired in the least.
Secretary Whitney's annual report is s
very interesting document. He gives the
status of the navy as it will be on the 4th Of
March, 1889, and compares 1t with the navy
Of March 4th. 1885. He then states that
when the unarmored cruisers already con-
tracted. for are completed that the United
States will rank second among the nations
in the possession Of that NEST useful class
Of vessels. But the most striking part Of
the report is that relating to the finances Of
the department. In this connection the Sec
rotary says: 1T il gratifying to be able to
report, IS will be seen from the following
table, that Notwithstanding the expenditures
for the new navy in the last three years, the
reductions in other directions have made
the total expenditures of the department,
loss for these three years than for the three
years ending June 3Otll, 1854, the ordinary
expenses of the department having beer
reduced over twenty per cent" The table
mentioned by the secretary shows that thu
expenditures for three years, ending june
80, 1884, were $47. 979 1897, and for thu
three years ending June 80, 1888, 1880.
$50. This is q plain statement of unvar
nished facts, aud shows in q manner tina
even the dullest can comprehend, the differ
ence between democratic economy and re
publican extravagancs. Secretary Whit
ney's report makes = highly crsditabls show
ing for him, and amply proves the CLAIM
long made by his friends that he is the bes
secretary Of the navy that this country hs
' er had.
Who will receive the complimentary dem
ocratic nomination for speaker Of the house
is asked quite often at the capitol. TIL
only two men mentioned are Speaker Car
Isle and Mr.. Randall, and tho former i
certain to receive the caucus nomination
although Randall will get q much large
AuAIo0A VI No1oS sAoA PsopAo WAN OAAy %
the surface of things would suppose possi
BILE. MIR. Randall has almost recovered hi
health, but IS a matter Of prudence he vii
not regularly attend the meetings of th
house for some time yet. "a hs lives nea
the capitol. this will not impair his ussfu'
ness.
The republican canvass for the speake,
ship Of the mex house is rapidly developin
into q sectional fght-the east against th
west. And as the ssst has only one cand
date-Reed CT Maine-while the west
divided among four-Cennon Of Illinoi
Burrows Of Michigan and Mckinley an
B~ut:erworth of Oaio-it looks now as if tn
east would win, but 3 combination anon
the western nor may change the result
, There is q rumor here that Blaine is tryin
in an u~nderhandsd way to beat Reed, who
he dislikes very much.
It is noted as q sign Of the times TIL
everyone here seems to think that it is onl
question of time when Mexico al
Canada will be parts of the United State
The only difference Of opinion seems to
in the length Of time which is likely
lelapse before these highly important even
take place.
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