Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-25
SENATOR EDMONDS
Lets the Light Shine on Dark Doings Of tlie Indiana Delnecracy--Inter- ost;rg Ncws Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10. 189(
 Senator Edmnods, in a fve-mlnut
 speech cffectually took the color out 0
 a lurid speech delivered by Senator Vor
 hee5 in favor of a resolution offered b
 him calling upon the Attorney Genera
 for information as to whether the U. $
 District Attorney at Indianapolis had
 acted under orders from the departmen
 of justice in the matter of refusing to
 sanction the issuing of warrant for tn,
 arrest of Col. W. w. Dudley during hi
 recent visit to Indianapolis. Mir. Ed monds offered as an amendment the fol
 lowing. which was adopted: '"rhat the
 Attorney Gen sral be and hereby is m. structed to inform the senate what in i structions, if any, the department of justice has given to S. N. Chambers, dis
 tricu attorney for the district of Indiana on the subject of the arrest of w. w. Dudley or his exception from arrest, and by what authority of law any such in structions have been given, and that copies of all such correspondence be transmitted to the Senate. MT. Ed monds sarcastically expressed his admi- ration of the concurrence in the beauti- ful tribute of the Senator from Indiana, to the value of political morality. This caused broad smile all around, which was increased to positivs litter among the republicans when MT. Edmonds sent to the clerks desk and had read letter written by the chairman of democratic county committee in Indiana some months before the alleged Dudley blocks of five" letters, which was so nearly like the document that MT. Ed monds called it its twin brother. The resolution adopted will bring no infor- nation, simply because the attorney general has none co give. Mir. Vorhees knew this, but being overloaded with slurs and innuendoes against Mir. Harrl- son he took this occasion to unload He has injured no one except himself.
 The first fight in the house was easily won by the republicans. It arose on question of sustaining a ruling of the speaker in favor of taking up the Dis trict of Columbia appropriation bill and considering it in committee of the whole under the rules of the last house apply ing to appropriations. MT. Reed decided that it could be done, and the democrats appealed from the decision and insisted, in a series of speeches from their best men, that the house should do nothing until it had adopted a complete set of rules. The house voted to sustain the speaker.
 The Senate committee on the Worlds Fair gave hearings to representatives of all the cities interested in this work St. Louis and Washington have already been heard and tomorrow Chicago and New York will have their say. The House bills on the subject have been referred to the house committee on for eisn affairs, of which MT. Hit, of Hi nois, Is chairman, This looks like a big in favor of Chicago, but it isn't because the committee has practi- cally decided to report a bill leaving the site blank. to be filled by vote of the house. That will give everybody an equal show.
 Justice Brewer seemed thoroughly at home on the bench of the Supreme court when he took his seat for the first time Monday.
 Superintendent Porter of the Census bureau, says it will require an addition al appropriation of S450,OOO to add special report of the present condition Of the negro to the census. as many prominent people have requested.
 The house committee on the defalca- ton of Sillcott has completed its report, which IS to be accompanied by a bill appropriatIng money to pay the sal aries of the members. It is said that the Republican members of the house committee on rules-Messrs Reed, ! and Cannon-are not of the same opinion regarding what rules shall ss reported to the house. I don't be- ieve word of it. They know what l they are about, and it it is not likely l that they want to take any outsiders l nto their confidence just now. They l ,au not be trusted.
 Speaker Reed and Representative | Cannon, in accordance with resolution | ,f the house, Event to ex-Speaker Ran | lalls house, and administered the oath | ,f office to him, he not having been able | .O occupy a scat in the house at this | ession up to this time on account of his | pad health.