Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-04-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ON onr Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April, 4, 1890.
The President is to be entertained at din
ner by tbs foreign members Of the Three
Americas Congress on the nth inst, and
Secretary Proctor has ordered grand re-
view of troops regular and militia, to take
place on the same dale in honor of the for
eigners
The Senate discovered early in the week
that meeting at II o'clock did not expedite
business any owing to the absence of men,
bers engaged in committee work, so resolu-
ton has been adopted to return to the usual
hour of meeting-I2 o'clock.
The long chung up' Florida judicial nom-
nations have been confirmed by the Senate.
The Democrats voted solidly against them.
Representative Flower, of New York, who
is Chairman of the Democratic Congressional
campaign committee, is suffering very much
from a violent attack of the Presidential
fever. He is also suffering from severe
drubbing which he received from the execu-
tive committee of the National Association
Of Democratic clubs. MIR. Flower attempted
to side track the committee and to keep the
clubs out of the campaign SO that he could
put himself to the front, and knife Mr..
Cleveland or any body else that happened
to get in the way Of his aspirations. This
programme did not suit the club men and
they kicked SO hard that it was upset, but
Mr. Flower is a millionaire, and as he puts
up freely when he wishes to carry point,
the fight is not won yet.
| The new tariff bill is being considered by
the full Ways and Means committee, and will
probably get before the House some time
next week. The New England people are
dong some pretty vigorous kicking because
hides have been put on the duty list, end
there is objection to the bill from sugar and
tobacco men, but when the bill comes to be
voted upon, it is certain that not more than
three, and possibly only two Republicans
will vote against it. The bill is made for
the entire country, and necessarily bears
down a little heavy on some people, but
about as little as would any measure that
could possibly be prepared. The howl
raised by certain Republican members just
now for the purpose of trying to get sections
of the bill modified, but whether they sue
coed or fail these men have not the slightest
idea of jumping out Of the party traces.
! U. S. Treasurer Huston is made of the
right sort Of metal, before leaving for Indi-
ana this week, he stated that he was going
home to take an active part in local cleo
ton, and that he would not return until it
was over. No mugwumpery there.
The Senate has taken iup the Montana
contested election cases, but no vote has yet
been taken.
The dependent pension bill has been
passed by the Senate.
The Postmaster General held conference
with the postmasters Of number of cities
at the Postoffice department this week to
discuss methods of improving the service.
This is the second consultation OF the kind
that has been held.
A Thomas B. Reed Republican associa-
ton has been organized here in honor of the
Speaker OF the House.
Another Territory is half way in the
Union, the House having passed the bill for
the admission of Idaho.
The House committee on the election of
President and Vice President will decide to-
morrow what shall be done with Representa-
tive McComas' anti-gerrymandering bill.
Indications point to its being favorably re-
ported.
Superintendent Porter has dismissed Shidy,
the man for whom the Civil Service Com
mission secured position in the census Of
flee as payment for perjured evidence against
the postmaster at Milwaukee.
The Senate Committee has not yet report
ed the Worlds Fair bill, and it is not likely
to do so before next week.
The Senate Judiciary committee has re-
ported a substitute for Senator Sherman S
antitrust bill, and the House committee on
the Judiciary is engaged in considering a
bill against trusts; SO that it really begins to
look as if something would be done to re-
move the burden of these concerns from the
necks Of the people.
1t is said that the Morrill, service pension
bill, which grants IS month to all war vet
Grams who are 81 years old, will be offered
in the House as an amendment to the de-
pendent pension bill.
The court of claims has decided that the
United States is responsible for the money
that Silcott ran away with. The Attorney
General has given notice of an appeal.
The Three Americas Congress has passed
a resolution recommending an international
American Monetary conference to meet here
within year.