The Grenada gazette., 1889-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
WAsHIssToS, Jan


range the order Of business for th,
remainder of the gession. Tkei
reason fol- taking this stand is tn.
fear that the pressure for the passag,
ofsuch measures as TIE d ependsnr
pension bill would be greater thar
many Of tbs Democratic members
could stand, If an attempt vas made
to arrange the order Of business; and
all the leaders of the party are
| particularly desirous that nc
legislation carrying eXtrsvagant sp-
propriatioGs shall pas. the House thie
session. This decision, which cut.
out everything that cannot get the
unanimous consent of the House
and the regular appropriation bills,
willis somewhat hard upon many
measures that ought to be passed, aud
would be, II they could be brought
| before the House, is nevertheless a
| wise one. The Democrats are conf
dent of recagturlng the House in
$780, they are also confident that the
| next congress will make many large
and extravagant appropriations,
therefore good and econimical rec
ore for the last Democratic House
will furnish the very best of argu-
ment to go before the people to ask
for the control of the house again.
Economy and tariff reform will be
the Democratic watchword
Congress turned up just as smiling
Iy on Wednesday as if many of its
members were not suffering from the
effects ofover-eating, and shall | say
it?-Over-drinking. However, much
can pc excused at this season which
at other times woIld call for cen
sure. CohgressMen gre human, and
Christmas comes but once a year.
Both Houses had more than a quo
fln at the opening, and they went
right to work, The Senate on the
Tariff bill, and the House un the
river and Harbor bill.
TAs Republican members of the
Senate finance committee are having
/ picnic with the people who W ish t.
nave changes made in tbs Senate
rarIff bill before il is passed. Every
mail brings letters by the hundred,
and there is continual stream OF
telegraph messengers pouring into
the committee room. And as If that
vas not gltlicienC, the already over,
protected manufacturer cOlnrs hin.
.eIf to speak his demands Que OF
them has just handed in y nemoran-
DUN Of 40 different articles that he
wishes the duties made higher On.
He says he contributed othe Kepuh--
!ican campaign fund with the dis,
Ginct understanding that he was t.
Ue amply protected in this bill. The
Republicans have agreed upon :.
number Of 4nleudmeits to the bill,
but they do not dare Co make then;
public lMtil the very l2sj n0m@n.,
for fear of the pressure That viii IT,
im,uediatsly brought to Dear up0H
hem to make further eAHnyes.
There is little luii it the BlAin'
war here this week, though teir-
+;ram published "a day or 80 ago, say
,ng that Blaine had left home for tbs
:lty, created quite hubUub Until II
was learned that it was false. The
:nti. Blaine CongressDlen se.m to be
weakening at very rapid Fate, per-
maps that accounts for the cesessiou ol
for the time being.
Senator Hispock has gone to Ini- |
in The interest ofex- Senator
Plat, vino rumor says, is losing |
ground with HARRISON.
Representative Spri niger has in
u joint resolution providing |
for the admission of Arizona and Ida
no.
A bill has been passed by the House |
providing that the omission by the |
sender to place u postogs stamp Oh I
Ietter bearing Il special delivery |
stamp, shall not hinder or delay the
transmission or delivery thereof, but
,ne postage shall be collected ou the
delivery Of the letter.
Representative Dockery's bill pro-
any agent or attorney trOn
'eceiving fee in excess OF IS for Sc
.uring ali increase of pension on ac-
:Ount of the increase Of the disobil-
ty for which the pension was orig
nally granted, or for securing spe-
ial act Of Congress in cases where
he pension might he obtained IN
Ter the general pension laws, ha.
'een passed by the House.
Secretary Villas has received q let
er from an inquisitiye citizen of
who wants to know
VINO Harrison has selected for his
abinet. Mr.. Villas Is very ohIig-
ug sort of a man, but he was not
ble to furnish the inform alton the
own East gentleman wanted.
Mr.. sherman made some of the
liver Senators mad when he present
4 the petition of the National board
t trade to the Senate, asking for the
Of the purcha ase of silver
ullion and the suspension OF the
oinage of the sill yer dollar.