Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-13

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Correspondence Of Tns Mrxxa.
WAsHrx0roN. September eth, 1850.
Congreas seems TO he growing more
Sensational ~ the session grows longer.
There have been few weeks OF late that
either the Honse or Senate, oftsnti,Des
both. has not furnished the country with
something Of = sensational nature. B.iose
people had finished ticking ri the uproar
and the two personal encounters which
took place upon the f.,or Of the Housp
last week, Senator E.i,nunds, freshsned
up BY . weeks vacation. sprung an en-
tirely now one by introducing . resolu-
ton providing for Congressional RECESS
fsem September 10 10 Noysmb " 10. H.
ssys he introduced the resolution without
references 10 any particular meA~ur :. and
without consultation with members Of
his party, and that he did 20 because he
regards the extra thres weeks before the
beginning OF the regular session q ns.,es.
sazy to dispose Of the many important
measures already upon the Senate cal
endar.
The republicans, naturally, take kind
" to the idea. n they hsd already tssn
comforting with Mr.. Harrison on the
feasibility Of his calling an extra session
10 inset immediately after thu November
eietions. The democrats do NOT like i,
81 all. ~ they $50 IL IL o lily :. 4 ,sins =,
sst morn time in which TO .ss the Fed
eral Election bill. An amusing feature
Of the situ ation l. shM the dem rrgts, al
though having heretofore strenu.,,sIy
iienied that their sud lsn agreement 10
>et date for taking = vote np,n the tariff
bill Was the result of An ayrsern ant with
the rrput,licsn lea lsrs which involved
the posfponesnsnt u the Election bill nm
till the next session, nov tscit!y ack NOV
ledge that il was. ny charging the rapub-
leans with having broken faith with them
~ proposing to take up the election bi;f
before Deeemher.
There il lots Of talk among the d,m,.
Gratis about flibussesinx TO prevent the
Eimonds resolution beinx voted upon
when Il IL called mp. S,ch talk u alto
geti,er em.tnre at this time, an II Is NOT
yet apparent that the resolution stands
any chance Of b-inx adopted. A in,jw-
ity and large m,j,rity Of the republican
Senators undoubtedly favor this OF stint
lar resolution, with the dates changed y
little. hut - did u M siiy favor change
in the Senate Rules; but that change
was not made because the consent Of =
few Senators could not be obtained.
There are few republican Senators who
have most decided objection to returning
here before December, and whether they
can be talked into voting against their In.
clinstions Is probmstical.
The reciprocity ides IL beginning to
.quint towards countries not American.
It has been proposed TO include coffee.
tes, and hides in the list Of articles upon
which the President may place ressIis-
tory duties II the countries from which
they come do not reciprocate for their
free entry into onr ports. The fact that
the United States il in need Of foreign
markets for its surplus Of manufactures
and other products seems 70 be slowly
neFcolating through the brains Of our
statesmen.
The Senate il not progressing A. rapid
" A the republicans would like with the
tariff, and this week several sessions are
10 he held. The sugar q1estion 10 expect.
eh to make lots OF trouble when il il
reached this week. Senator Allison will.
It Is said, make an open fight against
the committees Recommendation, which
be thinks 10 too much In the interest Of
the big sugar reHnes. senator Allison
docs not think very well Of reciprocity
either, hut he will not openly oppose Il.
The compound lard bill. after ~ stormy
. career as any bill, not political. ever
had, passed the House with only thirty
ono opposing votes. but those thirty one
men had for several days kept the House
In continuous uproaF. and hsd disgrace
ID Il By being the csuss Of fist fight
upon the Aoos. That no more votss could
10 obtained against this measure ny the
powerful lobby working sssinst IL. speaks
Volumes for the integrity Of the much
sbnsed Congreasmen. ] do not mean 10
10 .innxte that any ono Of the gentlemen
who voted against the bill was improper
~ inflnenced-the members from the cot
ton States ard from Chicago, The head
quarters Of the compound lard inhusiry.
bat represented the sentiments Of their
constituents In opposing The bill; lint Il
10 to the memhers from other secfions
who refused 10 be corrupted that wish
10 give credit.
The nest inspection hin IL now law.
The hill amending the eipht hour law
has been PACED by tho House. Like
wise that amending the alien labor con-
tract Law. and il 10 expected that the bill
against dealing In options IN farm pro-
ducts will DO given q dsy this week In
place Of the one out Of which the tangie
in the Honss enchered it Last week. All
Il the indences which unlimited wealth
an command are heins nsed against this
bill, but II the House II given chance 70