Mohave County miner., 1890-06-14

Correspondence Of TEE hIsss.
WarusNcInH Irea q 10

4 WASHINGTON, June o, 1890.
! Secretary Blaine Is sgain The cenirsI
figure In very Interesting bit OF gossip.
II is stated here and believed by man,
people that he Is 10 retire from the cab
met and he elected president OF the In
ternational American Bank. whi..h Is Il.
he organized under the provisions oi 4
bill now before Congress. which has heer
specially commended by Mr.. Harrison in
special message 10 Congress-. A the
new bank IL to have Q capital OF t25 600 !.
600 with the privilege OF Increasing 1t b
$50. 900 600. its president sill undoubied.
ly occupy = powerful and enviai,le POI
siiion in the financial world, but you
correspondent does not believe that Mr..
Blaine would accept the position. even
conceding that he could have IL, which is
by no means certain. Mr.. Blaine il b,
nature, habit and eduta,ion q politician.
and he will never get DOT Of politics unit.
he dies.
There was seemingly . good deal Of
friction among the Republican SENATOR
when the Mckinley bill first reached the
Senate: but now that the finance com
mittee Of that body has got down to work
on the bill, 1t seems TO have disappeared
and up to the present time no material
amendments have been made by the
committee, which II nov going over the
bill. There are still r1rnors OF great dis
satisfaction, some Of them going no far as
to say that republicans will introduce a
substitute for the bill reported BY the
committee II certain changes which they
want are not made, and others that Sena.
tor Allison is preparing q speerh agains,
this bill and protective tariff generally
All such stories must be taken with an
allowance. The organization of the re.
publican party has from its birth been
one Of its most prominent features, and
the Mckinley tariff bin is party meas
ure. II will be changed. no doubt, bu,
that the changes will he sufficient to affect
the character Of the bill your correspond.
ent does not believe.
Another secret meeting Of the Republi-
ca. National Executive Committee was
held at Senator Quay's residence here
Friday night. Nothing has been officially
given out except the election of Powell
Clayton, OF Arkansas, and n. B. Scott. Of
West Virginia, to be additional members,
and the election II II. G. Payne, Of Wis.
eonsin, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Col. Goodloe, OF Kentucky, and
the adoption Ct resolution concerning
the death of Col. Goodboe. But iher. il
leak somewhere, and it Is known that
the committee had q somewhat Stormy
discussion over the proposed enactment
OF Federal election Law by Congress,
Mr.. Quay leading those opposed and Mr.
Clarkson those favorinE IL. A bare ma
jority voted with Mr.. Qnay against Fed
er,l election law. The financial condiiic n
of the National Committee was also
discussed, and number III Suggestions
IN ide for raising some money. The com.
mftee also instructed Senator Quay TO
ask the Senate Finance Committee to
make several changes in the tariff bill,
which are asked for by the New England
manufacturers.
Congress, after its three days holiday,
began to grind again to-day. Its members !
all had that we'ye-iiad-a-holiday look, |
familiar to every sclioolmaster and mis-
trees throughout the land, as they took |
their respective seats. Ia the Senate,
the bill TO place all imported liquors
under the control Of the several state
laws having been passed. the Jones silver
bill WAS brought up, and its friends say
thu, il will stay up until disposed Of. In i
the House, the river and harbor bill hau-
ing passed, there was a good.natured T.
valry between chairmen OF commuters
as TO what should tie taken up, which
in not much Of anything being
done.
Senator Stewart paid his respects to
Maj. Powell, Of the Geological Survey, on
The floor Of tie Senate, in five-miDute
speech, 10 which he said that Maj Pow
sil had enormous power in Congress bs-
cause he gave employment TO a lot Of
Young men. sons and relatives Of Con-
yressmen, and that he kept an enormous
obby in Washington to control the action
n Congress. This vast bureau of geol.
'gy and mineralo4y is nothing" con-
:luded the Senator, "Uut mass Of hum
,ug and foolishnessi-a great iying-in
hospital for lame ducks" Mr.. Stewards
language was little rough. out II con.
aims good deal Of truth. II 10 a well
Known here that all Of the positions under
he Geological Survey are "soft snals,'
10Th on account Of the liberal salaries,
aid and the small amount Of real worl
equired. L
Since Speaker Reed stopped the sale oil
liquors by the drink in the House restar,
ant, the Senate restaurant has been do
ng regular land Office business In the
liquor line. As soon AS Mr.. Morton re-
urns TO Washington, an effort is to he
made to hayehim issue an order stopping
he bar-room features Of the Senate res >
aurant.
The Farmers Alliance pet measure
he bill providing for the establishment
sub-treasuries for the storage OF agri. !