Mohave County miner., 1888-01-28

WASHINGTON LETTER.
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(FRoh OUR REduLAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsHrHoToN, Jan. 10, 1888.
Although Congress has been in session
six weeks and thousand bills have been
introduced. only one bill has passed
both Houses, and that one IL Of special
interest to the large number Of people
who are given TO the sport In which their
patron, Isaac Walton, 30 distinguished
himself, and also to that still larger mum.
Der who are fond of fish, but not OF hsh.
ing-the bill In question being to pay the
United States Fish Com mmissioner salary
Of 5000 q year and providing that he
shall hold no other Federal Office. Here
tofore. the position has not been salaried
place-the late Professor Spencer F. Baird
having thus served the country gratu.
itously several years. II is thought the
measure will become law, az the Prssi-
dent IL known to have friendly interest
In piscatorial matters and TO be favorable
to the development Of the fishing indus
tries OF the country. While on this sub
ject 1t may be well to mention new com.
plication that will have disturbing
influence upon the deliberations Of the
International Fisheries Commission, now
in session at the Capital, and that 10 Q
complaint Of our fishermen on the great
lakes similar TO the grievance Of the
New England fishermen against their
Canadian nsighbors. The matter was
presented to Secretary Bayard by Rep
resentativs Chapman, Of Michigan, and
the State Department telseraphed an inn
mediate protest to the British authorities.
There came near being . sectional con-
trovsrsy in the Senate the other day. the
provocstion being short speech OF Ssn-
ator Chandler on his resolution Of inquiry
ss to tho alleged suppression Of colored
votes at the recent municipal election at
Jackson, Mississippi. After few COM
mon-placs comments from three or four
Senators, and the passage Of tho resolu-
ton, Senator Riddlebergsr remarked that
there was no concealment Of tho fact that
the resolution was intended to affect
matters that ought to bs considered only
in executive session, and he gave notice
that, al TO himself. he would vote for the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamar. This is the
second shock Of Senatorial dignity
within q week, as Senator Stewart. Of
Nevada, has made q declaration similar
TO that announced by the Virginia Senator.
II Is now thought that Mr.. Lamar's con.
irmation is assured, as IL Is assumed that
all the Senators Of his own party will
support him; he will then need but two
Republican votes, and Messrs. Stewart
and Riddlsberger have pledged these
The casets very likely TO be considered
to-day, likewise the nomination Of Messrs
Villas and Dickinson. No issue 10 raised
against tho two latter gentlemen. and II
10 supposed that their nomination will be
confirmed without further delay after Mr.
Lamar's case is disposed Of, as 1t comes
FIRST on the Senate calendar.
As foreshadowed in my last letter, the
President has appointed Gen. Edward
A. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, TO be Minister to
Mexico, and though Mr.. stockslsger has
not yet been made Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, I am inclined to
think he will be given tho place immcdi.
stsly aiter Mr.. Villas takes charge of the
Interior Department. Several officials OF
that department are In dread Of the prob
able changes that the new Secretary may
make, for experience has taught them
that an incoming Secretary must provide
few Offices for his friends. There has
teen Chief Clerk Of the Interior Depart.
ment In ten months; upon the resignation
OF the Chief Clerk at that time. Secretary
Lamar appointed an Acting Chief Clerk,
but he, after serving six months, resigned,
and then another was appointed and he Is
still acting. These facts are given TO II.
lnstrats the one predominating character.
istic of Mr.. Lamar. and q single word
procrastinat,on--tells the story. This Is
his great failing--constitutional Incidence.
Mr. Villas win appoint Chief Clerk be-
fore ho himself Ii in Office a week.