West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-21

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crowded through in the last days of
n session.
The House has given way to the
Senate and New Mexico will be drop
ped from the Springer Omnibus
bill, and North and South Dakota,
Montana and Washington admitted
by Presidential proclamation. That
is ell right rs far as it goes, but l
cannot see why New Mexico has not
as good a right to come in as the
rest. 4
The Senate committee on terri
tories will this week report the Ok
lahoms bill, and it's early passage is
generally regarded az certain.
The Treasury department paid
out on account OF pensions over $780,
000, 900 during the first half of this
month. Who says republics are
u%ngrateful." Representative Mat
son, who is chairman Of the House
committee on pensions, and who was
recently the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Indiana, %retires
after the 4th of March. AS a token
Of esteem his colleagues OH that
committee have presented him with
a handsome French clock. The
presentation speech was made by
Representative Gallinger, a Bepub-
lican, who expects to get elected to
the Senate from New Hampshire.
The Senate got ahead of the
House in passing the bill retiring
General Rosecrans with the rank of
Brigadier General.
Four hundred special policemen
are to be appointed in this city to
protect us from the Republicans that
will attend Harrison inauguratiOn.
And it would be impossible even
now to throw a stone in the streets
of Washington without striking n
Republican candidate for some Fed
cral Office.
Mr.. Coleman, lately Commissioner
of Agriculture, has been confirmed
by the Senate for his new position,
and on Friday took the oath and as
sumed the duties of Secretary of
Agriculture. lie has received and
is still receiving many c%ongratula-
tons, personally, by mail and by
wire.
Although Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson has been nomi-
mated Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Co
lumbia, he has no expectation OF
being confirmed. a few unimpor-
tant Nominations have recently been
confirmed by the Senate but there
is no hope of anything better dur
ing the eleven working days now
left to the present Congress.
The Senate has passed a resolu-
ton instructing the committee on
commerce to consider the expediency
of the Government purchasing the
Dismal Swamp Canal with a view to
making it a highway between the
Chesapeake bay and the North Car
Dina sounds.
Although the session is so nearly
ended the introduction of a new bill
is a frequent occurrence. Among
the latest is one to establish q ma
tional system Of farmers Institutes,
to be devoted to the accumulation
and dissemination of information of
practical value to farmers. Another
which / neglected to mention while
speaking of the territorial bills il a
separate bill for the admission OF
New Mexico, offered in the House.
and which Mr.. Springer and other
leading Democrats will endeayor to
rush through.
Mrs. Cleveland held her last pub
lie reception on Saturday afternoon,
and in syite of a cold, dreary rain
nearly 1000 people attended.
100000.
They well know that the coming change in
the administrator ~ the government will stim.
ulate bushes. and they are not afraid to invest
their money Ezra.
For ono the ARGUS will have 10
agree with the Era. The manufac-
turers and monopoiists are we'll
n 49, 80