Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-02-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondent.

ability to control the House no matter how
turbulent the minority may try to be. When
the Democrats began to filbuster by refusing
to vote on the motion of Representative Dali
cell to take up the contested case of Smith
VS.. Jackson in order to break quorum, he
took the bull by the horns and instructed the
clerk to enter the names of the Democratic
members present as not voting, and then de-
clared quorum present. This raised as
great row for awhile as was ever seen in the
House, members stood upon the chairs and
desks and yelled themselves hoarse, but
| above all the din stood the commanding hg-
ure of The Speaker; quietly giving his rea-
sons, and they were good ones, for making
! the decision. He only followed the exam
pie Of Governor Hill when he presided over
the State Senate of New York, and of a
| Democratic Speaker in the Legislature of
Tennessee. Mr.. Reeds action is generally
commended by Republicans, though there
are few that think the precedent danger
Gus one.
The President will 60 to New York Mon
day to take part 10 the ceremonies attendant
upon the centennial celebration OF the United
States Supreme Court. He is to make the
closing speech; the opening address is to be
delivered by ex-President Cleveland. Sew
eral members of the cabinet will accompany
the President.
Among the Presidential nominations this
week was that of Representative Guen-
Their, to be U. S. Consul general to Mexico.
The Senate Immediately confirmed Mr..
Guenther's nomination. Ex-senator Bruce
was also renominated to be Recorder of
Deeds for this District.
Senator Morrill, introduced Secretary Win
dom's silver bill in the Senate, and asked
that it be referred to the committee on FL
nance, which was done. Senator Teller is
heading vigorous fight against this bill.
He made an argument before the House COM
mittee having it in charge, AMI in it he used
some very strong language.
The House having passed the resolution
ordering the committee on Reform in the
Civil Service to investigate the civil service
commission, that committee will hold a
meeting Monday to decide when the music
shall begin.
The district-tax bill, which was vetoed by
Mr.. Cleveland, has again passed the Senate.
There were only seven dissenting votes,
two Republicans-Messrs. Blair and Plumb
and FIVE Democras-Messrs. Berry, Coke,
Call, Vance and Vest. 1t may safely be re-
garded as one of the certainties of the ses-
sion that this bill will pass the House and
become law. 1t will take $40 900, 600 out
of the U. S. Treasury.
The Senate committee on Elections has
set February ID, as the date to begin hear
ings IN the Montana cases. 1t is regarded as
almost certain that the two Republicans will
be seated, though few careful folks believe
that none of them will be seated, because
none Of them have fully complied with the
law as TO credentials.
The House Military Committee has report
ed favorably on the bill to retire Gen. J. c.
(Pathhnder) Fremont with the rank of Ma
jor- General. This bill would have gone
through at the last session if it had not been
overcrowded out by time.
Governor Hovey, of Indiana, is here work
ing before Congress for the passage of SER
vice pension bill. He says: "The Repub-
lican party is fully pledged to this measure,
and it cannot afford to 60 back on its word.
l have in my possession petitions signed by
400, 900 veterans asking for its passage. If
the bill is not passed do not think it will
be possible for US to win the next election"
time to careful consideration of the race
problem in the South, and has expressed him.
self as very anxious TO see it satisfactorily
settled. But how? That is a question that
not only the President but everybody else
would like to see finally answered.
Senator Cameron refuses to deny or affirm
the rumor TINT he would retire from politics
at the end Of his present term. Postmaster
General Wanamaker takes the same stand
regarding statement that he was candi-
date for Senator Cameron's seat
The Senate committee on the Worlds Fair
is doing absolutely nothing, and the House
committee while ostensibly engaged in pre-
pairing bill, is. in reality, as the patrons of
the prize ring say, "only sparring for posi-
ton"
The President has promised to open the
Carnegie has presented to the city of Ale
ghany, Pennsylvania. The ceremony will
take place in February.
Annie Wieland, clerk in a restaurant at