Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-11
Washington Letter
tFrom our regular corraspondent.l WASHINGTON, D. c.
 Aug. 8, lSSS.


 Senator Plrmb. from the committee on agriculture, hes reported tavorEbiy to the senate the house bill making the Department of Agriculture an Executive Department. under the control of Sec retary of Agriculture, The clause trans ferring the weather bureau Co the new departments h6s been stricken out. There is no doubt of the passage O, this Dill, in fact there IS no opposition 10 speak of.
 QuIte a number of Congressman will go over to New I 0rk tO take part ID the great demonstration given as welcome 10 Jsmes c. Blaine on his return to his nsilve land. l. promises tO be the biggest thing of the kind ever seen ID this country, and SO 1t should be, MT. Blaine Is worthy of It.
 Senator Call bRs "lei the eat out of the bag" He recently offered a resolC- ton calling upon the Treasury Depart m-nt for information ID regard tc prop e-ty once owned by the rebel govern Q ment. I3 reply to that inquiry, treas ury agent submitted long inventory Of ships, machinery. money, etc., BOW ID sxistsnce in the hands Of tor-ig2 gov srnments and privB'e parties, amount ing in value to many millions, and e1- pressing the opinion thst much Ct this property might b. recovered by the United States. Everybody wonder q Eha. was meant by this business, uCill this week Senator Call offered an amen l- me1t to the Sun1ry CIvil Approprla'lCo oil, appropristing SlO,O 10 be used ID locating property belonging to the rebel government All this trouble had been taken to send friend of on Tor aign iunketing tonr, gt Uncle SaTa's e1- pense. But 1t WAS & failure, Tor the sen- ate refused 10 adopt ths amendment.
 The senate committee Is still bearing parties interested m the proposed tsrlh bill, They do not propose to do any thIng without fully be .rirg every side of the effect 1T is likely to have.
 Senator Frye, of the select committee on the Pacific Railroad. hss reported, with some minor amendments, ihe Outhwaite bill providing for settle neut of the cls ms of the government against the Union Pacific railroad. The report accompanying the bIil says. "ln the judgment Of yOUr committee it se- cures a very satisfactory settlement or be debt due from the Union Pacific snd Central Branch Union Pac flo companies, and the committee have every assurance that both corporations will accept lfs terms.
 Senator Hoar's resolution, for the 3D. pointmeut ot a committee of seven sen a ors. to investigate the comm rcisi re- lations between the United States and Canada, has been psssed.
 Senator Riddleherger, from the com rittee on Msnufgctures has reported Q oil to divide lhe surplus iets from the appropriation for the Ohio Valley oeut- tenniRl. between the eXpO-iti0ns gt Rich mond. "a, and Augusta, Ga.
 The direct tsx bilI, which was offered in the Senate Ls nn amendment Co tEe Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, wGs ruled out on point of order, as genera! legislation.
 No fears are entertained by the demo- crsts that Cleveland wlll veto the rvrr and harbor bill Ot course not. The Mills bill would have been defeated m the House had not Cleveland promised to sign the river and hsrbor bill. This pledge was given mOnth9 ago,
 Senator Bowen succeeded m getting an amendment to the Sun dry Civil Ap- uropriRtion bill adopted, giving S2JOUOO for the purpose of Investigat ating the lrrI- gation of our arid lands.
 Representative Burrows, Of Michigan, says be is not g csnd date to succeed Senator Palmer. He prefers remaining ID the House.
 The republican Congressional Com mlttee gre beginning the active work of the campaign. Mir. Goff, tbe chairman, and NIT. MePhersou, the secretary, are both confident of 6 republican maj 1rity in the House this year.
 Representative ForBn of Ohio. A de- uoerats. says be calculates that the next House will be republican by at least tf- teen majority,
 Much interest IS expressed here ID The Indiana State campaign. Representa- five Brown says the retirement of Ex- Governor Porter renders II well nigh impossible to say who the candidate will be.
 Rerresentstive Mckinley is to speak before the ChEtinqu. Society ot Atlsn- fla. Ga. after all. Senator Brown who although a democrat IS a strong protec- tionist, urged as 6 personal fevor She &C., oeptance of the invitation which he car ried to Mr. Mckinley. The date has not vet been fixed for the speech.