Mohave County miner., 1890-05-17

Correspondence Of THE NINA.

WAsHM0ros, May S, 1890.
Senator Plat called mp in the Senate
today the bill for the admission Of Wyo-
ming Is State, and be says he intends
to push It to q vote a. soon - possible.
How soon that will be will depend en-
tirely upon the number Of Senators that
desire TO speak on ths bill.
Senator James B. Beck, Of Kentucky,
who has for many years been = leader on
the democratic side Of the chamber, par
ticnlarly in matters concerning finance
and the tariff. dropped dead late Sattr-
day afternoon at the Pennsylvania rail-
road depot. the same building in which
President Garfield was shot. Mr.. Beck
with his daughter and bin private secre-
tary had just returned from . trip to
New York City. The death was tele-
phoned to the Capitol and the Senate as
. mark Of respect immediately adjourned.
The House has passed the Senate bill
which Is supposed to b aimed at the
trusts, bot nobody has the slightest idea
Of It's doing them any real harm. The
House tackled on . little amendment re-
lating to the dressed beef monopoly.
For the first time in the history Of the
country an ex.President-MY. Cleveland
WAS last week admitted 10 practice be-
fore the Supreme court. While here Mr..
Cleveland visited the White House.
where he chatted for quite awhile with
Mr.. Harrison, and also visited his conn
try house near here which he recently
sold. And Of course he did not neglect
the politicians Of bis party. all sorts Of
rumors have been in circulation as To
what was the reason Of his coming here,
but there seems to be no good reason to
believe that he came for any other par
pose than TO be admitted to the bar Of tho
Supreme Court In order to make an a.gu-
ment in case with which be il associat.
ed as counsel.
The Morrill, Service pension bill giving
IS month TO every ex.soldier who has
reached the age Of 60 years hes been
passed by the House of Representatives.
McCreary Of Kentucky fayoring recipro-
city with the other American republics
and eulogizing the recently adjourned
pan-American Congress ~ the first step
in the social and commercial union OF the
American republics, and the other by
Representative McAdoo, Of New Jersey
against our whole diplomatic system,
which he contends il useless and vicious
and should be abolished and in its place
good reformed consular system put.
How would the Presidents reward their
personal friends and the liberal contri-
butors to the campaign fund il there
wore no diplomatic service?
Tho civil service investigation was all
raked over again on Saturday when the
committee listened 10 arguments on both
sides. A report il expected from the
committee this week. II they don't
hurry up and make it nobody will take
sufficient Interest in IL to real it.
The Senate and House republican eau
Gus committees have about reached the
point Of agreeing to disagree on the silver
question.
A large party Of newspaper men return
ed last night from trip TO Augusta, Ga.
They give glowing description Of their
trip and Of Southern hospitality, and all
want TO 20 again.
The House Ways and Means committee
has given out an authoiitive statement
that the date on which the Mckinley
tariff bill will go into operation will be
July |, 1891. A good many democrats
take this to mean that the republicans
will not pass the tariff bill at the present
session, but the republicans still insist
that the bill will become q law at this
session.
New Mexico does not propose to give
up the struggle for statehood yet awhile.
She now has large delegation-nearly
forty men--here telling Congressman
why she is entitled to come into the
Union.
Senator Vest has reported TO the
Senate the result Of the Investigation u
the meat traffic made by the committee
Of which he is chairman. Railroad and
steamship discrimination, according to
this report is pauperizing the raisers Of
cattle and making millionaires out Of the
dealers In dressed meat. Along with the
report is bill prepared by the committee
TO prevent this discrimination.
A lively pension discussion is liable to
open in the House at any time over the
report Of the commission which investi-
gated the pension Office last summer,
Secretary Noble having just sent copies
Of that report together with the testimony
taken, In answer 10 q House resolution.
The Senate committee on irrigation Of
Arid Lands has reported In favor Of trans
ferring the control Of irrigation from the
Geological survey TO the Agricultural
department.
Secretary Window favors initiating the
currency to the extent Of 100000 900 a
year, and it is probable that compro-
mise bill will be the result, in order TO
satisfy the silver advocates.
6tssng Language.