Mohave County miner., 1890-08-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Of THE aIsrn.

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WAsmSoroS. August 94th, 1890.
Senator Quay has grided his loins for |
fight, and whether it is for Pennsylvania
capitalists that he Is doing 1t or because
he regards It as good politics, IL IL evi- |
dent that he intends to have his resolu.
ton shutting ont the Federal Election
bill and setting date--Au9ust 3o--for
vote upon the tariff bill. acted upon by
the Senate. He is not disposed to wait
for the deliberate methods Of tile com
mittee on rules. 10 which his resolution
and the amendment Of Senator Hoar TO
include the Federal Election bill, which
was defeated by msjorty Of one in the
Republican caucus, was referred, and
Saturday afternoon he attempted TO get
unanimous donscnt for the introduction
Of the same resolution. He failed, Of
conrse, hut he gave notice that he would
bring 1t mp again this week.
This resolution has caused split In
the Republican party in the Senate. and
II the present stale VI feeling continues to
exist for any lenih Of time the split viii,
get outside Of the Senate. The charges
and threats which are now being passed
between these gentlemen are not indica.
| tive OF harmonious settlement of the
difficulty. Those who favor the election
bill are trying to secure the attendance
at smother caucus Of enough Senators TO
outyots the Qnsy faction, and II they sue
coed they will not stop there-they will
attempt to depose Mr.. Quay as party
leader.
Mr.. Qnay stated this morning that the
adoption OF his resolution WAS certainty ;
but it is not 80 certain after all Several
Of the seventeen Senators who voted with
Mr.. Quay in the caucus have hear from
their constituents in manner that was
not particularly pleasing to them and.ii
another caucns is held some OF them will
be found voting against him. Besides.
the vote Of the Democrats is not likely to
be any thing like unanimous the north
ern Democratic Senators are dead op.
posed to bringing the debate upon the
tariff bill to close until every item has
been discussed, and they say that II Mr..
Quay made bargain with the southern
Senators II Is not binding npon them,
and at least one OF the southern Senators
Vest Of Missouri--is known to believe
that the tariff bill is worse than the Fed.
eral Election bill. All Of these things
make the result doubtful.
Speaker Reeds latest exploit was TO sit
down heavily on member OF his own
paSty-Baker OF New York--~ no intro
duced a resolution refeciing upon Repre-
sentative Mills for being absent. He was
requested TO Withdraw bis resolution, and
refusing, the Speaker ignored MIN and
recognized another member. The per-
sonal relations between the Speaker and
Mr. Mills are strained, which makes Mr..
Reeds act in supressing the insinuating
resolution all the more creditable. any
body would protect the good name Of his
personal friend; but the men who will
protect their enemies are rare.
The recent message of Mr. Harrison on
the lottery question seems TO have stirred
up the Republican leaders Of the Honse,
and on Saturday they took up and the
House unanimously passed the bill clos
ing The mails 10 everything pertaining in
any way to lotteries, including newspa-
pcrs which print lottery advertisements.
II the Senate adopts the Quay programme
this bill cannot be acted upon this ses-
sion.
After two days discussion, which was
at times very acrimonious, the Senate
late SAturdi, afternoon passed the
amended river and barber bill.
Senator Plumb has again jumped the
party traces. This time he has offered
An amendment to give the the producers
OF Tin plate in this country-,here are
none vet bDIny OF onec-pt per poInl
produced, instead Of raising the duty a.
the Mckinley tariff bill proposes.
Mr.. Harrison's reciprocity message
seems to have struck snag somewhere
but perhaps he fenrs to throw s 'mething
else into the Senatorial arena that would
adj to the present Donnybrook Fair con-
dition Of things.
SuperinteBt Porter, OF the census bu-
reau, says we have GA 600. 100 people. hut
be cannot produce The official fg"res for
about a Thousand districts for few days
yet. The clerks OF the census Office have
OF late been working night and day In
order TO complete the count The next
L. a. L.