The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-29
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1890.

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Senator ingalls, Is still postmaster in
the art of excoriating democrats, psrticu.
larly those who are his colleagues in the
United States Senate. Yesterday after.
noon the Senator from Kansas made q
characteristic speech to crowded galleries
It was made In reply to Senator Buffers
remarks In favor Of his proposition to send
the negroes 10 Africa.
Senator Chandler has offered a concur
rent resolution instructing the committees
on immigration In House and Senate tc
investigate the working of all U. S. and
State laws In regard to immigrating from
foreign countries, and also to investigate
the working of the contracts made by the
S ,cretary of the Treasury, under act Of
Congress, Of August 3, 1882, with various
state commissions, boards and officers.
The Western Congressional association
had house warming here last week In
the quarters that have been secured for
the future home Of the association.
Secretary Blaine is so greatly prostrated
with grief for the death Of his son
Walker, that he has not yet been able to
regularly resume his duties at the State
department.
The House committee on rules had a
meeting yesterday, and it is understood
practically agreed on the schedule of
rules to be reported to the House, which
may be expected to be reported almost
any day now. There will Of course be
two reports, one by the Speaker for the
Republicans, and one by the ex-Speaker
Carlisle for himself and ex-Speaker Ran.
dali, the Democratic members Of the COM
mittee.
The House isn't making very rapid
progress in diSposing of its Worlds Fair
question, in fact dosen't seem TO be max
ing any progress at all. The trouble
seems to be that none of the advocates OF
the rival cities wish to take single step
forward unless |, favors the particular
city for which they are working. Unless
some sort OF compromise is agreed upon
there will be no Worlds Fair.
The President has removed batch ol
Receivers Of public moneys on account Of
their heing short IN their cash. The
officers removed were in Arizona, Cali
ornia, North Dakota, Colorado and Kan
sas. There are more removals OF the
same sort already determined upon.
The House committee on Elections has
reported in favor Of unseating Jackson,
the sitting member IRON West Virginia,
and declaring Smith, the Republican con-
lestant, entitled 10 the seat This is the
first Of the seventeen contested election
rases to be disposed Of by the committee.
There was minority reported signed by
all the Democratic members of the com.
mittee.
The President ani Mrs. Harrison enter.
tained the diplomatic corps at State
dinner at the White House Tuesday even.
ing.
Secretary Tracy has appointed Naval
Court of inquiry to gather the informa-
ton asked for by Senator Chandler's reso-
luton, as to Naval officeres banding to-
gether to influence certain Legislation,
recently adopted by the Senate.
Senator Jones has introduced bill to
discontinue the coinage Of 50 and 81 gold
pieces and three-cent uickel pieces. The
coinage Of these pieces has alread been
practically abandoned by the Governmen,
beca lst there !. no demand for them.
The House committee on Reform 10
the Civil Service will decide next Mon.
day whether It will report favorably on
the resolution to investigate the civil
service Commisson. The Commission
having joined their opponents In asking
for an Investigation the committee Is
almost certain to report In favor oi il.
The House spent the first half Of the
week on the Oklahoma town-site bill
and finally passed II.
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