Mohave County miner., 1890-10-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondents Of TnE MrxER.

WAsHIsdToS, September 10Th, 1890.
What is modern craftsmanship? The
question seems pertinent in view OF GER
tain occurrences which have taken place
on the floor OF the House OF Representa-
tives recently. Several members Of one
party have engaged in personal quarrels
and two OF them even came TO blows.
Surely that isn't the average mans idea
of craftsmanship. During the past week
representatives Of the other great party
have been giving the country an exhib-
ition that even the most ignorant do not
mistake for craftsmanship. Ii is not
craftsmanship TO kick open locked door
TO the chamber Of the House il is not
craftsmanship TO run out bareheaded and
stand in groups around the corridors or
congregate in neighboring hotel, afraid
to show their faces on the floor OF the
House it is not craftsmanship 10 take
photographs OF the backs Of fleeing mem
bers and Of their empty seats. No,
brethren, none Of these things are in the
slightest degree related to craftsmanship.
Craftsmanship has been laid on the shelf
and partisan politics rules the roost.
The Republicans are trying to seat two
negro contestants and the Democrats to
prevent it, hence all Of these ridiculous
things. Nothing short Of a quorum OF
quorum Of Republicans will seat the
negroes, and IL isn't certain then, as
more than one Republican is known TO
agree with Representative Cheadle, Of
Indiana, who made a speech opposing
the seating Of one Of them.
Mr.. Harrson's promptness in signing
the river and harbor bill is explained in
various ways by those who had been per
sistently predicting veto. Some say be
was coerced under protest into signing it,
by the leaders OF his party, and others
that his hints about yetoing the bill we're
only intended to obtain Senatorial sup.
port for measures in which he is espec.
tally interested The fact Of the matter
is that river and harbor bin is one Of
the most popular measure which the yot-
ers OF the country, particularly of those
sections where the money is spent, that
ever gets before Congress, and that it re.
quires great deal Of moral courage to
veto one, and Mr. Harrison has not for.
gotten that Mr.. Cleveland made host Of
enemies by yetoing one Of them, likewise
Mr. Arthur, and he is laying awake
o'nights now TO make friends, not enc
mics.
This desi re 10 make friends explains
the great interest Mr.. Harrison took in
the anti-lottery bill, which has also be-
come law. He knew that ninety-nine
out OF a hundred Of the educated men
and women OF the country favored such a
law and he threw all the weight Of bis
influence in Congress Tor it, and its an
accomplished fact, and Mr.. Harrison and
his administration will be commended
therefor by everybody interested in the
progress Of moral reform.
The enemies Of the compound lard bill
are now training their guns on the SEN
ate. Senator Blair on Saturday present
ed a telegram from the state Republican
convention Of South Carolina asking him
10 use his Influence to defeat the bill. II
is thought that the Senate will adopt
Senator Paddock's pure food bill as a sub
stitute for the compound lard bill.
The lobby which has been working 10
strange the Butterworth Option" bill
seems to have succeeded. Bets have
have been made within the last two days
at big odds tina. 1t will not be acted npon
this year.
Representative Flower, chairman Of the
Democratic Congressional campaign
COM miitee, complains because his col
leagues have not Clipped In literally 10
the campaign fund. His colleagues say
that they put Flower at the head Of the
committee because he was credited with
being able TO raise all the money neces-
sary.
They are rushing the workmen at the
/ White House to try to complete the reno
vations by the time Mr.. Harrison and bis
family returns, which will be the latter
part Of this week. II they do not succeed
the Harrisons will become the guests Of
the Wananlakels for q few days at the
old Whitney mansion here.
The conference committee on the Nc
Kinley bill has made good progress, and
the bill will be reported as soon as the
Republicans can muster up quorum Of
their own men. The reciprocity amend
ment is all right, and new amendment
has been adopted by the committee ex'
tending the time for the removal OF goods
from bonded ware houses to February /,
1891.
The Senate has been quite industrious
Of. late, and while the House has been
wrangling il has passed large number
Of bills !; among them, that repaaliug the
timber culture act. 1t has also agreed to
the conference report on the railroad land
grant forfeiture bill.
| 1t hardly seems far to criticise the
bridge by which you have crossed a tur'
bulent stream, but that feeling is not the
prevailing one in the breasts Of those
Senators who have taken pcuslsIon 10 ex'
press their opinions against the policy Of
| thu t,easurery deDartmrut during the re-