The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-03
Washington Letter.
gF'om our regular oorre.pondenti

senate passed the Freednlaus Bank for
losses incurred by the failure OF that
concern. IL would lie an act of justice
Tor the house 10 pass this bill.
All hopes of an adjournment before
September have been abandoned by
mrmbets u congress, aud not a few of
them say they are likely to be here In
E Octuhef.
There's pretty little row In the de.
mocratie national committee. to begin
tie campaign with. Mr.. Brice, who
purchased The chairmanship of tue ex.
eeutive committee, by making a cam
paigu contribution OF sj00.OOO, aud Mr..
Barnpm, who was made chairman of
the committee for the purpose of try
ing toprevent the free trade platform
adopted at II. Louis, stampeding the
pratectiye democrats. are both hop.
ping mad; they say that Cleveland and
Dan Lamont have taken everything In
their 0wn hands, and that they tthe
chairmen) are only lgure heads. Let
them quarrel, it only makes the cleo
ton OF Harrison ana. Morton more Ger.
tain.
The Mills tariff bin was passed by
the house on Saturday. by vote or 1902
to l49. Only four democrats. Messrs.
Sowden, Merriman, Gfeenman, and
bliss voted against the bill. One re-
pubican-Nelson-and one man elect
ed as republican, but who has since
gone over bag and baggage to tile demo-
Gratis, voted for the bill 1t now goes
to the senate TO meet its death at the
hands of the friends Of American la.
tor and industry.
The river aud harbor bill, with the
canal amendments dropped, has been
passed by .he house, and 1t Is now in
tile hands of the president. Ii will
probably be signed, unless Cleveland
shall so back ON the promise he made
early ~ the session, TO gain votes for
the Mills tariff bill.
In view of two occurrences here last
week, il is nu. To be wondered at that
we are likely TO have a solid north
against Il solid south this year. First,
two invitations were sent by the chair
man of the committee IN charge of
literary gathering In Atlanta, Ca, to
Senator COlquitt, one was addressed TO
Speaker Carlisle, and the other TO Re
preventative Mckinley. Senator Col.
quit delivered the first. and returned
to Atlanta, together with a lettei say
ing ehat he would not deliver an invi-
tati0n to republEaR, and that iepub-
licans had no business IN Georgia, and
should not go there If he could keep
them away. And yet we call this
free country. Second, on Friday in the
house, while the bill appropriatings s25,.
600 TO aid sta. e soldiers homes was un-
der discussion, MIR. kilgore. of Texas,
speaking against the bill, said that 1t
was tie duty of the government to
care for its own paupers. Mir. Splnola.
of New York, replied as follows: "The
braYe men wlro took the field to save
the union, the men who marched biv-
uquacked and fought for the flag of the
country. have been branded as pauperE
10y the gentleman from Texas. Nc
man shall stand in his place on this
floor and brand the northern soldier
AS paupeF without my resenting IL
The bill was passed by the house. and
having already passed the senate, now
only needs Clevelands signature to
become law.
Senator Quay thinks the prospect for
republican victory this year very
bright, but he does not propose to al
low over confidence to prevent his
working as hard as II he had . doubt
| of tue result.
Tho house committee on public
buildings and grounds unanimously
recommended that the Allentown pub
blc building bill be passed over the
presidents veto, but eghty-one demo-
crats placing the fearof Cleveland and
the love of patronage above their sense
of justice. voted to sustain the veto.
And as only i41-n0t two-thirds-Vot-
ed for the bill its passage was lost.
The democratic members of the house
laugh when Cleveland crooks his tn-
ger.
Senator Chace has introduced bill.
consolidating the third and fourth