The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-31
Washington Letter.
lrrom our Regular correspondent.)

IN tue Cnlted States Senate. Yester-
day afternoon the Senator from Kansas
made a characteristic speech to crowded
galleries. 1t was made in reply to
Senator Buffers remarks in favor Of hls
proposition to send the negroes to AZ
rica.
Speaker Reed is ruling the house with
a strong and steady hand, and now that
the republicans have pulled themselves
together and are acting in concert, the
democrats find it utterly impossible to
succeed in any dilatory tactics. AS
soon as one of them attempts to do any,
thing irregular Mr.. Reed decides
promptly against him and the House
stands by the Speakers decision, or at
least the republican majority does,
which amounts to the same thing. OF
course the democrats who expected to
keep the House i'll tangle all the time
by fillibustering are kicking hard and
yelling "usurpation,' but Mr.. Reed
only smiles at them and goes ahead in his
own way. The republicans are con.
graduating themselves that no mistake
was made in clccting Mr.. Reed to be
Speaker.
Senator Chandler has offered con-
current resolution inst.uc.ing the COM
mttees on immigration in House and
Senate to investigate the working of
all U. S. and State laws in regard to
immigration from foreign countries
and also to investigate the working of
the contracts made by the Secretary Of
the Treasury under the Act of Congress
of August 5, 1882, with various state
commissions, boards and officers.
The Western Congressional associa-
tion llada house warming here this
week i'll equarters that have been Sc
cured for TIE future home of the asso-
citation.
Secretary Blaine is so greatly pros
trated with grief for the death of his
son Walker, that lie has not yet been
able to regularly resume his duties at
the State department.
The House committee on rules had
IL meeting yesterday, and it is under-
stood practically agreed on the scllcd-
ule of Rules to be reported to the House
which may be reported almost any day
now. There will of course be two re-
ports, one by the Speaker for the re-
publicans. and one l,y ex-Speaker Car
Isle for himself and eS-speaker Ram
dali. TIE democratic members OF the
committee.
The house isn't making very rapid
progress i'll. disrosing of the World's
Fair question. in fact it doesn tseem to
be making any progress at ALL The
trouble seems to he that none of the adj
vocates of the rival cities wish to
take single step forward unless it fa-
vors the particular city for which they
are working. Unless some sort of a
compromise is agreed upon there will
be no Worlds Far.
The President has removed a batcl,
of receivers of public moneys on ac-
count of their being short in their cash.
| The officers removed were in Arizona.
California, North Dakota, Colorado and
Kansas. There are more removals of
the same sort already determined upon.
The House committee OH Elections has
reported iii favoro unseatlng Jackson,
the sitting member from West Virginia,
and declaring Smith, the republican
contestant, entitled to the seat. This is
the first of the seventeen contested elec.
ton cases to be disposed of by the COM
mittee.
The President and Mrs. Harrison ell.
tertained the diplomatic corps alta State
dinner at the White House Tuesday
evening.
Secretary Tracy has appointed Na,
val Court of Inquiry to gather the
information asked for by Senator
Chandlcr's resolution, as to naval off.
GERS banding together to influence GER
tain legislation, recently adopted b,
the senate.
Senator Jones has introduced bill
to discontinue the coinage of S3 and 81
gold pieces and cent nickel pieces
The coinage of these pieces has alread,
been practically abandoned by the gov
eminent, because there is no demand
for them.
I The House Committee on Reform il
the civil service will decide next Mon:
day whether it will report favorably OF
the resolution to investigate the civi
service commission. TIE commissio,
having joined their opponents in ask
ing for an investigation, the cnmmitte
is almost certain to report in favor o
, it.
The Honse spent the first half of tn
week on the Oklahoma town-site bill
!. and finally passed it.
A GooDcouGiI SYRUP.
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