Nevada County picayune., 1889-01-09
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Weekly Budget of News From the
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range the ordcr of business for the remainder of the session. Their reason for taking this stand is the fear that the pressure for the passage of such measures as the dependent pension hjlI. woell br greater ta.a mtny Democratic members could stand, T ag attempt was made Co ar range the ofdet of business and all of the leaders of the House are particularly desirous that no legisla- ton carrying eXtravagant appropria- tion7 shall pass the House this ses- sion. This decision. which cuts out everything that can get the unanl- mons consent of the House. and the regular appropriation bills, while somewhat hard upon many measures that ought to be passed, and would be if they could be brought before the House. is nevertheless a wise one. i The Democrat, are confident of re- capturing the House in 1890; they are also confident that the next Con grtss will make many large and eX- trayagant appropriations, therefore q good and economical record for the last Democratic House will furnish the very best of arguments to go be- fore the people ro ask for the con trol of the House again. Economy and tariff reform will be the Demo- cratic Watch-word.
 Congress turned up just as snil- iugly oa "Wednesday as if many of It's members were not suffering from oyer-cating, and d-shall l say it, OVer-drinking. However. much can he excused at this session, which at other times would call for censure. Congressmen are human, and Christi mas comes but once year. Both Houses had more than . quorum at the opening. and they went right to work. the Senate on the Tariff bill and the House on the River and IIarbor bill
 The Republican members of the Senate finance committee are having picnic with the people who wish to have changes made in the Senate tariff bill before it is passed. Every mail brings letters by the hundred, and there is a continual stream of telegraphic messengers pouring into the committee room. And as if that was not sufficient, the already over protected manufacturer comes him self to speak his demands. One of them has just handed in a memoran- dum of 10 different articles that he wishes the duties made higher on. He says he contributed largely to the Republican campaign fund with the distinct understanding that he was to amply protected in this bill. The Republicans have agreed upon a number of amendments to the bill, but they do not dare to make them public until the very last moment, for fear of the pressure that will im- mcdiately he brought to bear upon them to make further changes. There is a little lull in the Blaine war here this week, though a tcle- gram published q day or so ago, say ing that Blaine had left home for this city. created quite hubbub un- iii it was learned to be false. The anti-Baiue Congressman seemed to be weakening at very rapid rate perhap. that accounts for the ceSsa- ton of hostilities for the time being.
 Representative Springer has intro- duccd a joint resolution providing for the admission of Arizona and Idaho,
 A bill Ina, been passed by the House providing that the omission by the sender to place a postage stamp on letter bearing a special delivery stamp. shall not hinder or delay the tran-m,tion thereof, but the postage shall b. co!ly.tad on the delivery of the letter.
 Representative Dockery's bill pro- hIbiting any agent or attorney from receiving fee in excess of s3 for se- curing am increase of pension on ac- count of an increase of the disability for which the pension was originally granted, or for securing a special act of Congress in eases where the pen sion might he obtained under the general pension laws, has been passed by the House
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