Mohave County miner., 1890-10-11
WARRINGTON METER.
Correspondence Of The MIME.
WasYIsa1oS Otdob

WAsHIsaroS, October 5th, 1880.
Are we on the eve OF q foreign war;
One would suppose so from certain mys-
terious remarks made on the floor OF the
House and Senate by members Of the
naval committees. The occasion Of these
remarks was jt,int resolution introduced
and passed within week, spDropriating
81 ,00O, 900 to purchase sll the nickle the
Canadian mines, which supply the world
with that metal, for making armour
plates for the cruisers nov being built.
The necessity for the immediate appro-
pristion Of this money in order to enable
this government 10 control the nickel and
prevent its going elsewhere, and they
must have talked much palmer in pri-
yate, for the opposition, which was at
first formidable, quickly disappeared. On
Saturday, just before the passage Of the
resolution, Senator German stated that
he had opposed il the day before, but
that he had been ASSUMED that its passage
was an absolute necessity in the interest
Of the public service and he would sup
port il. II was passed, and IL has already
been signed by the president. The cause
Of this unusual haste was the recent
tests Of metal armour by the navy de-
partmeDt, which proved that only the
plates composed Of nickel and steel could
stand shot fired from improved guns. 1t
was stated privately that a representa-
tive Of the Krupps had attempted TO pur-
chase entire the products OF the nickel
mines for some European power, presum-
ably England and Germany, but that the
owners, being citizens OF the United
States, periodically gave this govern
ment the first chance ~ corner the worlds
supply OF nickel. II il not for me TO cast
lmputations on the patriotism Of these
mine owners, bat frotn the prices they
are to receive for the nickel ore, il is GER
tain that their patriotism will pay big
dividends.
The Mckinley tariff bill, as reported
4 from conference, was restored 20 almost
its original condition when PASSED by the
House, about the only differences being
/. luAl Tile htlf1 hlEhlly lbHEtGo
where changes were made, and the recip-
rocity amendment. The very best
amendment added TO the bill by the SEN
ate was struck out entirely by the con
ferenee--that providing for the formation
Of permanent tariff commission. The
conference report was agreed 10 by the
House last Saturday afternoon, and an
attempt is being made TO push IL through
the Senate to-day, but il is hardly likely
70 succeed, as there are q number oi Re
publican Senators who wish 10 make a
lev remarks Of an explanatory nature.
This 10 particularly applicable 10 the SEN
ators from the northwest, whose con-
stituents will want the tariff OF seven
eighths Of q cent per pound on binding
twine explained. The Republican opin-
ion Of the bill was well expressed by
Representative Funston, chairman OF the
House committee on agriculture, who
said There are some things in il that
might have been made better and there
are many which might have been worse
} but taking broader view, it is a good
bill and one am willing to 20 before the
country on" The Democrats are unani-
nous in condemning the bill as utterly
bad.
i Senator Ingalls, denies that be Was paid
for the speech he recently delivered in
Pittsburgh.
Postmaster Wheat, Of the House OF
Representatives, is being investigated.
lie is charged with receiving draw back
in cash from the contractor for hauling
the mail TO and from the House post
office, and with paying a man salary
who does no work. and who turns the
money over TO Wheat's con. Mr. Wheat
claims that the charges are entirely false
and that they we're originated by dis
charged empIoye, but the evidence 70 far
taken does not corroborate this.
4 For the first time In several months
all Of the big guns Of the administration,
including the president and his entire
cabinet, are in Washington at once. They
} have come to perform their parts in the
| lowering Of the curtain on the first act OF
the Fifty-First Congress. The exact time
for adjournment has not been agreed up
on, although the House has adopted Mr.
McKinley's joint resolution providing for
, adjournment tomorrow, but il is not
thought that the Senate will adopt il in
; that shape, although, Of course, it may,
) az everybody is 30 anxious TO get away.
The capitol is thronged with parties in
terested in the hundreds Of bills nav
hung up in yarious legislative conditions,
= and they arc all hoping against hope that
the particular bill in which they are In
terested may by some hook or crook be
acted upon before adjournment. Some
Of them will draw legislative prizes, but
by fan the greater number will get blanks.
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