The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-18
From our Regular Correspondent.)

mlttee, a been passed by the senate.
The judiciary committee made a num-
Der of changes in the bill in order to
make it conform to the constitutional
objections raised against it, and it Is
feared that in its present condition it
will not hamper the trusts to any
marked extent if it should become a
law.
The Montana case still drags on as
the unfinished business of the senate.
1t may be voted on this week, but it is
doubtful.
A bill has passed both house and
senate adpropriating $4,000 to pay
the money stolen by silcott, it having
been decided by Secretary Window 20
appeal from the decision of the court
of claims, making the government re-
sponsiblc for the money.
The members of the three Americas
Congress were much pleased with the
military review here this afternoon,
which was gotten up in their honor.
All branches Of the regular army and
of the militia were represented, and
there vas also a battalion of cadets
from the Washington high school. The
foreigners will start on their southern
tour next week.
A special committee of thirteen re-
publican senators is engaged in pre-
pairing a silver bill at the request of a
conference of republican senators. 1t
is believed that the new bill will deal
more literally with silver than any
measure now before either house or
senate.
Representative Butterworth's bill to
levy a special tax Of 81 900 and a tax of
5 cents per pound and 90 cents per
bushcl upon the articles which are the
subject matter of sales under futures
and option" contracts, has been favor
ably reported to the house. The re-
port says the bill is intended to apply
to speculative gambling in fictitious
farm products, and does not injurious
ly affect any legitimate trader or dealer
in farm products.
There is a movement on the part of
the opponents of the present civil SER
vice law in the house to defeat the APP
preparation for the support of the COM
mission. This is not a manly way to
fight. and it is hardly likely to succeed.
There are a number of gentlemen who
would gladly vote for the repeal of the
law, who would not resort to any such
method as trying to cut off the appro-
pviation. When a law is obnoxious,
Gen. Grants method is the best way to
deal with it-enforce it strictly.
Gen. Raum, Commissioner of PEN
sions, in a report just made to the Sec
rotary of the Interior, shows his Office
to be in better condition than ever be-
fore. Every applicant on file on the
first Of last January will have been ex.
amined by the first of May.
The Chicago idea isnot making very
rapid progress in the Senate Worlds
Fair Committee, and some people are
beginning to hint that the fair may
not so to Chicago after all. But there
seems to be no solid foundation fol
such a statement.
The democrats Of the house are
afraid to attempt to get up a tariff
bill of their own. and have announced
that they will simply oppose the NJ,
Klnley bill. 1t will become a law al
the anne
The preliminary steps are being tax
en- to secure the Grand Army encamp
ment for 1891 for Washington
Pledges have been given for all thu
money necessary TO entertain the visit
ors will ne subscribed by our citizens
An attempt was made this week t.
suspend the rules of the house ant
pass a limited service pension bill
which recently passed the senate, bu
it failed, owing to the lack of a few
! votes to make the necessary ~two-thirds
y Representative Baothman, of Ohio, ha
introduced a new service pension bill
Secretary Blaine's idea of amendin,
the Mckinley tariff bill so as to provid
for trade reciprocity with such Ameri
can nations as may extend the same t
the United States, has been very favor
ably received. 1t provides also tina
these concessions shall only be mad
for merchandise carried in American
vessels.
1t is probable that the new tariff bill
will be reported to the house earl
: next week, and there is not the slight
est doubt that 1t will be pushe
through as early as possible, demo
cratic statements to the contrary moi
withstanding.
f Gen. Lewis A. Grant, of Minnesot,
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