Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-01-30
Washington Lel.e.;
FROM oGr Ie .ul.- corrl-l 1err.1

Speaker Reed is every day showing
how unfit he is to occupy his. present
position, and the republican member,
Of the House are daily whipped int,
supporting him in his unT parliamentary
decisions.
| The House committee on rules met
yesterday and the republican members
of the committee, against the protest
of ex speaker Carlisle, decided upon
schedule Of rules, to be reported. Mr..
Carlisle will make strong minority re-
port, and will fight the adoption of the
rules by the House in every way posi-,
bic, but Of course if the Speaker per-
sists in deciding everything according to
his own sweet will the democrats stand
little show of defeating t!:em, unless
some of the conservative republicans
shall display courage enough to vote
against their party. Many OF them are
known to be opposed to the proposed
rules but whether they have nerve
enough to vote as they think, Is a ques-
ton.
The House has passed the Oklaho-
ma toVnsite bill, after nearly a week
spent in debating it in committee Of
the whole.
Senator Ingalls, delivered a charac-
teristic harangue in the Senate yester-
day afternoon, alleged to be a reply to
Senator Butler speech in favor of his
negro emigration bill. This senatorial
spit-6re does not mellow with age, but
grows more wicked with les temptation
The worst of it is that he cannot be
left to stew in his own juice, because
he is nothing but skin and bones and
veins filled with nitro mUriatic acid.
The indications now are that the
special House committee on the World
Fair will soon fnd itself in an intcrmin-
able deadlock. The Senate committee
does not appear to be getting along
much faster. Everybody Processes to
want to see the matter settled at once.
but the prospect of an early settlement
is not good.
As was expected the House com
mittee on elections has, by strict par
ty vote, reported in favor of unscating
Jackson. the democratic sitting men,
Der from West Virginia, and giving the
seat to Smith, the contestng republican.
This is the first Of the seventeen con
tested election cases, and it would not
be at all surprising if the republicans
of the committee reported in favor of
every republican contestant, except
Langston, the negro contestant from
the Fourth Virginia district NIahone'
home) 1t Is understood that Malone
has secured promises enough TO beat
LangstOn.
Governor Campbell having been un-
able to come to Washington this week,
the House committee investigating the
Ohio ballot box forgeries has postPon-
ed the further hearing OF witnesses I'm
til February, 3rd. The witnesses 50
far heard made havoc of what little
reputation Ex Governor Foraker had
The civil services Commissioners
having stated to the House committee
on Reform in the civil service that they
desire an Investigation, that committee
will next week make favorable report
on the resolution ordering an inycstiea-
ton.
Ex-Speaker Randall has joined the
Presbyterian church. His health still
keeps him confined to his residence,
but he continues hopeful and expects
if he is not able to 20 to the House, TO
send a written protest against the
adoption of the schedule Of Rales pre-
pared by Speaker Reed.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum
gives it out fat-footed that all The /
clerks in that Office who had their
pensions rerated will be bounced. \
chief of division, who was q special
protege of Tanners, has already been
made to walk the plank.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison gave State /
dinner to the diplomatic corps Tuesday |
evening. They have made an lnnoya-
ton in White House entertainments
by having the dinner furnished by an
outside caterer.
Ancient history sometimes crops out
in Congress. For instance Senators
Pasco and Chandler had a dispute
about the famous Florida Returning
board of 1876 this week. Dir. Chand-
Ter, it will be remembered, was one Of
the visiting statesmen on that interest
ing occasion.
Secretary Tracy has ordered naval
court of inquiry to investigate tie
charges of certain Naval officers band
ing together for lobbying purposes, as
alleged in a reccn. Senate resolution.
Ex-Secretary Villas and cx-commIs
sioner of Pensions Black were in Wash