Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-08-04
WASHINGTON:
Brief Mention of Public and Social AT
fairs at the National Capital.


working very hard to get his Oklaho-
ma bill passed. 1t was before the
House several times last week, but a
vote was not reached. Mr.. Springer
is very sanguine of its passage He
says the only real opposition to the
bill comes from the Cherokee Live
Stock association, a syndicate Of
white men, who lease 5000, 900 acres
of land from Cherokees at 100000
per annum. Mr.. Springer says the
passage of this bill would be followed
by one Of the most remarkable phe-
nomena that colonization or civiliza-
ton has ever known. In less than
six months the territory would be
qualified by population to become 4
state-and, with sly wink, two
thirds Of them would be democrats.
Senators Morgan and Salisbury
made speeches in favor Of the ratifica-
ton Of the fisheries treaty last week,
Mr.. Mills is still getting an average
of fifty letters day asking for copies
of his speech on the tariff.
The House bill to create boards
of arbitration to settle the differences
between railroads and their employees,
has been reported favorably to the
Senate.
The effort made by the labor men
to have the use Of the steam plate
printing machines prohibited in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
was defeated in the Senate.
Owing to the delay in passing sew
eral of the appropriation bills,another
joint resolution extending the old APP
preparations 80 days from today, has
been passed.
Mr.. Cleveland left here last Thurs
day for short yachting trip. Mrs.
Cleveland and her mother accOmpa.
MED him as far as New York. Not
withstanding the fact that this is the
only holiday that Mr.. Cleveland has
taken during the summer, the repub'
licans are trying to raise a howl over
his alleged neglect of public business
Commissioner Stockslagerlhas mott.
fed the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad Co., to show cause within &c
days, why proceedings should not be
taken in accordance with the act Of
March 3, 1856, to secure the restora'
ton of 90,S27 acres of land, alleged tC
have been enormously patented tC
the Atlantic and Pacific Co. The
and referred to is in Missouri.
The House committee on agricul.
ture has favorably reported the Lee
bill to prevent the sale, manufacture
or transportation of adulterated arti
cles of food, drink, or drugs, and the
bill regulating the manufacture O.
compound lard. rn.uo
Now that the republican Senators
after much wrangling, have agreed tt
report substitute for the Mills tariff
bill, they are having regular mon
key and parrot time to get up a bill
that all of them will vote for.
The House committee on manu-
facturers has been working hard, try
ing to get to the bottom Of the whis
ky trust.
The fortification bill has been re
ported to the House. 1t provides fol-
a Board of defense, composed o
three civilians and three army Of
ficers, and appropriates $4,000, 900 t.
be spent in the next six years fol
heavy ordnance.
The bill for the enlargement of thu
Yellowstone Park has been favorably
reported to the House. 1t adds abou
1900 square miles of territory, anC
gives the Secretary of the Interior au
thority to grant right of way to {
railroad from Cinnabar to Cook City
Chairman Barnum was in town fol
a few hours last week. He held con
situations with several gentlemen.
A bill has been introduced in thu
Senate to pension every man whC
served three months in the United
States Army or Navy, in the lat'
war. ......
"Senator Ingallsis the vainest MAJ
1 ever met" said a Washington bust
ness man. 81 went to his house or
business, and for more than one hou
he stood posing before large mir
ror, while he talked to me, not seem
ing in the least to mind my beins
present"