Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-01-17
WASHINGTON LATTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan 9th. 1888.

AhCiC 10 OtIS tuIHS WbiCh WI
, gress did not fail to do before
adjourned for its holiday recess
, draw it's mileage. This mileage
quite an item. and amounts to $33
600 for the Senators, and $110,0 90
for members of the House. Here
tofore it has been virtually a gift
for nearly every Senator and mem
Der, if not every one, travelled OF
free passes. The passage OF tn.
Interstate Commerce bill cut of
that nice little perquisite. The
mileage to the delegation from the
Pacific Coast amounts to 81 800 6
year to each. The rate is twenty
cents mile for tho distance, by the
nearest route, between the NOM
bers home and Washington at tba
opening OF each session, and bac k
to his home again after adjourn
mens.
Senator Stanford, of California,
is 4 liberal nan With his millions in
nero w2vs than one. His generos-
ity is shown, for instance to his
committee clerk, whoa tho law al
lows 81 500 per year. To this Mr..
Stanford adds his mileage OF 81 800,
which gives the CLERK the comfort
able SUM OF $500. Their Mr..
Stanferd's salary IS Senator is So
900 3 year, and this entire sum he
turns right over &c his private Sec
rotary. How fortunate some men
are ia money matters.
The Bureau of emigration claims
that there are 100000 Hungarians
in this country, . large proportion
of whom are lot naturalized. It
seems impossible to estimate how
MANY foreigners of all kinds We
have who have not taken out natur-
aliza.ion papers, though eligible to
citizenship, and it is probable that
bill will be introduced in this Con-
gress to make this matter compul-
sorry. 1t does seem reasonable
that man who enjoys the prosper
ity of the Republic should be COM
PEELED to suffer Its adversely with
others if adversely should come.
A bill will soon be introduced,
with good prospect of its passage,
creating a commission 10 treat with
the Indians in the Indian Territory.
Its object is TO mass them closer to-
gether in the Eastern part OF the
Territory thus leaving about 21,-
900, 900, acres in the Western por-
ton open for settlement. To this
will be added mo Mans Land" or
"Oklahama" SO called, which com
prises 3, 900, 900, acres, making a
territory of "a ,OoO, 900 acres about
as large as the State of Ohio. This |
project is meeting with great fla
vor.
When Congress reassemDled On
Wednesday. most of the members
OF both Houses were present. 1t
was fully expected that the Speaker
" ould proceed at once, on opening
10 announce the committees, but
the arrangement by the Speaker
having been noised about consider
ably before the hour for opening ar
rived, dissatisfaction with appoint
nents was SO great ard pressure
'or changes so strong, that the
Speaker was confused and determin-
ID to postpone the announcement.
The Senate's proceedings OF
Wednesday were characterized by
hree remarkable speeches. Sena-
or Sherman aUalyzed the Presi-
tents message ON the tariff issue in
N able manner, followed by Sena-
or Voorhees, of Indiana, in defense
f the Presidents position, and by
senator Teller, of Colorado, who,
With Il mass OF facts and figures,
howed the sophistry and insincer-
" of the Administrator in its pre-
ended tariff reform and financial
olicy.
The galleries of both wings of the
'apitol were Glled with spectators
tho evinced great interest in the
The Senate drew the .