Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-07-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON DC. July :. 1880.

NASHrNGrON. II. &. July Z. 1880.
Senator Morrell, chairman OF the com
mittee on Finance. today called mp the
Mckinley tariff bill. a. amended by his
committee, in the Senate and made a
speech opening tho debate, the end of
which no man is rash enough 10 attempt
TO sat a date for There was "A disposition
on the part OF Senators favorable TO the
River ard HarbOr bill 20 have that meas
ure disposed of before tho tariff bill was
taken up, but owing to the fact that there
is a doubt i'm the minds of manv Sen atOrs
as to whether the President will sign the
River and HarbOr bill n it is passed
by the Senate and the Senate amend
ments agreed To by the House, but little
was done towards autagOnizing the tariff
bill with it.
Democratic Senators are openly threat-
ening 10 talk out the rest of the fifty
first Congress on the tariff bill, unless the
Republicans will promise not to take up
| the Federal election bill in the Senate at
! this session. This can be done upder the
| present Rules of the Senate, If the demo-
Gratis have the nerve TO carry out their
threats. OF course the Senate can, If 80
disposed. change it's Rules 80 as to upset
this little democratic scheme but from
| conversations v it'll a number of the lead
ing republican Senator'S think the senti
ment is at this time against making the
radical changes in the Rule which won Id
be necessary TO do. Many republican
Senators are under the impression that
there is no general demand 10y the party
throughout the country for the enact
ment of Federal election law, 50 that IL
may be said that the fate of that measure
is iD the hands of the republican voters
of the country; IL they wish il passed let
them make that fact known TO theIr Sena
tors, and it will be done. TIL s is the
whole situation in n nutshell
| | hp
; has been i'll for quite while has recover
ed aud resumed his duti's Mr.. Huston
is a deser vedy popular official.
I Ex- ReDreseutative Valentine, tha new
Sergeant-at Arms for the Senate. has
r made a jump into popularity by raising
I tour mammoth United States flags at the
( feet of the Goddess of Liberty on the TOP
. of the dome of the Capitol, on the Fourth
Strange as il may sound this is the frs
n time that the national flpg has been
O raised over the Capitol since that build
. ing was completed, except VIII IN The
n | House or Senate was in session, because
. of the rules. which say that the flags Ovel
= the respective houses of Con gTess shall b'
y hoisted only when they are in session
% consequently on all holidays and du ms
the recess al Congress there has been nj
flag over the Capitol. This has been So
prising to all visitors, particularly thos
from foreign cOuntTiss and Mr.. Valentin
is deserving of credit for having beef
the fest To solve that problem OF how Z
:, raise the flags. He had four staffs temp
~ rarily erected pointing north, south, eas
" aud west, aud it is probable that the.
:. will be made permanent.
u The agreement on the silver bill sti
i, hangs fire, aud if one listened TO tn
'u opinions expressed by the con erees,
at private, he would soon be convirc
tn That no agreement was possible. Nevt
Ill - -. 10 To- hot anna
rn will he reached aud that il will eiih'
ne provide for the purchase and coinage
81 500 coo ounces, and IL is probable tbs
lir the bill VIII make the coin certificate
he full legal tender, good for either gold
Y. silver, although the last will not be
he cOmplished without stubborn figh
ad The republican conferees are now tryiI
ar to get together ia their ideas so as 10 a
ar as a unit in this important matter, aud
or is hoped II a. they Will succeed VIVA
We ever is adopted should be republic;
;sa measure pure and simple Without al
,ds democratic suggestions assistance
ne, Today is individual suspension Ca7
n the House, and what is TO come mp ial
in the week is not yet sully determi IN
upc1, enough the committee on electO
will try TO get some of the contest
un election cases disposed of; if the appro
,un stion bill which usually have the rig
air. of way, do not prevent.
N Mr.. Blaine has gone to Maine and
not expected TO return for some time.
less the complications with Great Brit
in regards TO the Behring's Sea Fisher
II. shall reach a crisis. There was run
II. here last week that the Squadron
in Evolution" has been ordered TO the b.
o e ring Sea TO protect American interests
nth ali hazards, but it is stated at the N;
and department that the Squadron is on
TO way home, having sailed from Rio
of JaneiTo Saturday.
bit There are now forty three stars on
and legal Il 'g OF the united stat es' the +
to dent having signed the bill admi tt
in I1aho as State on the SRI inst. the
ae providing that the new star shall be
the ed on the Fourth OF July succeedin &
&C.; law admitting new State. Owing {
r. Senate amendment the bill admit
ntS Wyoming is still on the Speakers t;
"'0' in the House.