Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-03-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. G. I
March Oath, 1890.

what uneventful one at the Capi.
tai. The Chief Executive and
many of his subordinates have
been enjoying themselves else
where, and Congress with the field
to itself, has simp y been journey.
ing onward, and much more can.
not be said than that it is one
week nearer to the end of thu
session.
The Blair Educational Bill has
been disposed of, however, anG
though this cannot be said to be
something done, it is another
obstacle out of the way of neces.
sary Legislature. After enjoying
the distinction of being for siz
months the unfinished business OF
the Senate it was on Friday last
to the surprise of all, brought to q
vote, and to the surprise of none,
voted down. Senator Blair in
hopes of still keeping the bill
alive, when he found the vote was
against him, voted himself in the
negative to entitle him to a motion
to reconsider. This he promptly
did when the result was announced,
and was proceeding to address the
Senate when Senator Edmunds,
who by the way is a friend of the
bill, cut the matter short by mov-
ing an executive session, and Mr..
Blair will have to take another
opportunity of delivering his
valedictory. The bill is dead Mt
least for the present Session.
Pension legislation Will be the
next order of business, and the
coming week vii! see lively and
interesting debate in both Houses.
The House has already before it
the Pension Appropriation Bill,
and it has elected sharp debate.
1t is well known that the Re-
publicans are committed to liberal
Legislation for pensions, and with
such Democratic leaders as Bynum
on the majority side of the House,
the old soldier may look for liberal
treatment. The Dependent PEN
sion Bill, the Per Diem Bill, the
Pensioners of War Bill, and even
the Service Pension Bill, have
numerous advocates, and while
they will be opposed by a stubborn
majority, hopes are entertained
by their advocates that they will
become laws the present Session.
The Tariff Bill reducing the
revenue some S60,000,0O0 was
some days since announced ready
for report TO the House, but it is
not yet on the Calander, The
Ways and Means Committee, after
many weeks of labor were about
to launch their completed work on
Congress and the Country, when
a cry went up from the sugar men,
the iron men, and many other
dissatisfied Industries, and back
went the bill to committee to be
again revised aud repaired. The
period OF It's stay is not known,
but if, like the ground hog on the
second of February the cause of
Its retreat was that it became
scared at its own shadow 1t may
remain in hiding another six
weeks.
Congress is still watching the
farmer as a lion watcheth the
lamb. Both the House and the
Senate have beer induIgipg in
a discussion of his wrongs and
oppressed condition.
The bill adding the Revenue
Marine to the Navy Department
has passed the House. This was
recommended by the President in
his message to Congress, at the
suggestion of Secretary Tracey,
who desires to broaden the founda-
tions of our new Navy SO as to in
clude every branch of the service.
Now that Genl. Crook is dead
the greatest of indian fighters is
no more. He was the only man
whom the indians both feared and
respected. Terrible and unmercl-
full with them when they were ON
the war path, they knew when they
surrendered to him on conditions
those conditions would be keut. |
He was the only General who had
successfully fought, subdued and
made peace with their race from
Canada to Mexico, and some of
the stories told of the hardships
endured in his campaigns against
these indians are phenomenal.
Beginning at the very bottom
Genl. Crook arose slowly but sure
ly to the rank of Major General,
and had not death cut him short
would probably have been Com
mander in Chief of our Army.
America never knew q better
soldier. Let the Nation 10 honor
% his name. "R. NJ"