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Washington Letter.
tFrom our Regular correspondsnt.)

Washington Letter.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent)
WAsH1xeroN, D. q. Jan. 81, 1890.
Speaker. Reed has fully demonstrat-
ed his ability to control the House no
matter how turbulent the minority
may try to be. When the democrats
began to fillibuster by refusing to vote
on the motion Of Representative .Dalzell
to take up the contested case ofSmith VS.
Jackson in order to break quorum, he
took the bull by the horns and instruct
ed the clerk to enter the names Of the
democratic members present as not vot-
ing, and then declared aquorum pres
ent. This raised as great row for a
while as was ever seen in the house,
members stood upon chairs and desks
and yelled themselves hoarse, but above
all the din stood the Speaker: quiet
" giving his reasons, and they were
good ones, for naaking the decis-
ion. He only followed the example of
Governor Hill when he presided over
the State Senate Of New York, and Of
democratic Speaker in the legislature
Of Tennessee. Mr.. Reeds action isgen-
orally commended by republicans,
though there are few that think the
precedent q dangerous one.
The President will go to New York
Monday to take part in the ceremonies
attendant upon the centennial celebra-
tion Of the United States Supreme
Court. He is to make the closing
speech; the opening address is to be de-
livered by ex-President Cleveland.
Several members of the cabinet will ac-
company the President.
Among the presidential nominations
this week was that of ex-Represent-
ative Guenther, to be y. S. Consul
Gcneralto Mexico. The Senate imme-
dlatly confirmed Mr.. Guenther's NOM
ination. Ex-senator Bruce was also
renominated to be Recorder of deeds
for this district.
Senator Morrill, introduced Secretary
Windows silver bill in the Senate, and
asked that it be referred to the COM
mittee on finance, which was done.
Senator Teller is heading vigorous
fight against this till. He made an ar
gument before the House committee
havingit in charge, and in it he used
some very strong language.
The House having passed the resoln-
ton ordering the committee on Reform
in the Civil Service to investigate the
civil service commission, that commit
tee will holda meeting Monday to de-
eide when the music shall begin.
The dlstrict-tax bill, which was We
toedhy Mr.. Cleveland has again passed
the Senate. There were only seven
dissenting votes, two republicans
Messrs Blair and Plumb-and five DEM
ocrats-Messrs Berry, Call, Coke, Vance
Vest. 1t may safely be regarded as
one of the certainties of the session that
this bill will pass the house and become
a law. 1t will take $20,O0O,OOo out of
the q. s. Treasury.
The Senate committee on Elections
has set February Is, as the date to be-
gin hearings in the Montana cases. 1t
is regarded as almost certain that the
two republicans will be seated. though
a few careful folks believe that none
of them will be seated, because none
of them have fully complied with the
law as to credentials.
The House Military Committee has
reported favorably on the bill to retire
Gen. j. q. C'Pathfnder'' Fremont with
the rank of major-general. This bill
would have gone through at the las,
session If it had not been overcrowded
by time
Governor Hovcy, of Indiana is here
working before Congress for the pass
age Of a service pension bill. Hesays
! 1.-The republican party is fully pledged
to this measure, and it cannot go bacl
on its word. Ihave in my possession
| petitions signed by nearly 100000 vet
erans asking for its passage. Ifthe bill
, is not passed do not think it will b,
possible for us to win the next elec
tion."
The President is desoting consider
. able time to careful consideration O
: the race problem in the South, and ha
: expressed himself as very anxious to se
r it satisfactorily settled. But how
/: That's question that not only tn
r President but everybody else woul,
0 like to see finally answered.
Senator Cameron refuses to DENY o.
: affirm the rumor that he would retir