Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-07
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23, 1890.
 The President. like everybody else, is glad that the house has disposed of the troublesome tariff question. There are two other things which the president wishes to see done before adjournment; one is to pass pension bill, and the other to provide the means for carrying out the recommendation of the recent Pan American Congress relating to closer commercial relations between the United States and the countries of Central and South America. As a starter in the latter direction the President this week sent a special message to congress ask ing that the amount estimated as the quota of the the United States of the expense of making the preliminary sur vey of the proposed trans-continental railway be appropriated. Tins railway is one of the grandest projsets of the age, and prominent engineers have ex- pressed the opinion that it is entirely practicable. To build it would make a fitting clcse to the nineteenth century, the most remarkable hundred years in the history Of the world, and its begin ming at this time will make the Harri- son administration occupy proud place in the pages of American history.
 nho aAnfarnnan hax charge Of the two pension bills, which have respectively passed the house and the senate, have not yet reached an agreement, but the spirit of the discuss ion has been such as to remove all doubts of an early agreement. This is disappointing to nobody but the demo- crats, who are opposed 10 pension legisla tion of any kind.
 The president, on Wednesday, presented to the senate the resignation of Sergeant-at-A Arms Canaday to take effect June Both. By vote of the senate 1t was laid on the table. MT. Canady says he resigns to give. his entire atten- tion to private business. The woods are full of good republicans anxious to suc- ceed him, and no wonder; the office pays within fraction of 5000 a year, its duties are not exacting and 1t controls lot of patronage in the minor officials and employees of the senate.
 Secretary Blaine has accepted an in- vitation to deliver an address to the Scotch Irish Congress which IS to meet at Pittsburg on the % inst. Among the other speakers will be Governor Beaver, Representative Breckenridge, of Ken lucky and Governor Campbell of Ohio.
 Postmaster General Wanamaker Is trying to persuade his able assistant, Mir. Clarkson, to change his mind about resigniDg this summer, but so far Mir. Clarkson remains unsheken in his de termination to leave the government service. Mir. Clarkson is now at Boston, where he went to deliver an address be- fore the Norfolk club.
 Senator Stanford has introduced bill embodying his ideas of the solution of the agriculture problem. It provides for the establishment in the treasury de- partment of land loan bureau, which shall be empowered to loan on unincum- bered agricultural land one half of its assessed value at tAe rate Of two per cent per anuum. no leans to run longer than tW enty years. The idea has more advocates out of, than in congress, and there Is not the slightest probability oi its becoming a law during the life or the present Congress.
 Senator Blair has begun a crusade against the lotteries. lie wants con stitutional amendment adopted prohibit ing states authorizing anything in the shape of lottery.
 Chairman Mckinley has received con- gratulations from all quarters for the able generalship he displayed in the management of the tariff bull; not sin gle amendment proposed outside of the committee was adopted, and only two of those which came from the committee were defeated those affecting jute and wool. This was remarkable showing. but more remarkable still was the fact that when the final vote was taken, onlS two repu publicans-COleInan of Louisiana and Featherstope of Arkansas, vUteC against the bill. which was passed by |. vote of 16i to 142. Democratic predic- tiOns of 6 republican revolt in the house having so sIgnalIy failed, they have be- gun on the senate.
 The house will settle one or more oi the contested election cases which the committee have ready, before taking uf other legislation.
 Senator Ingalls, thinks ten years un- disputed possession of real estate should give good title to the same. and he has introduced bill to that effect.
 Silver and the original package" ques- tions as represented in bills before that body have taken up most of the senate's time this week.
 1, has been stated at the Capitol that the President had said that he would not sign d silver bill passed with the help of democratic votes, but that he would willingly sign bill passed en- tirely by republican votes, in short, he will, according to this story, only sign bill that caught republican majority n both house and senate.
 Ex-Speaker Carlisle has been sworn il, as successor to the late senator Beck of Kentucky. He was warmly greeted by his colleagues of both parties.