Mohave County miner., 1890-04-26
WASHINGTON LETrEs.
Correspondence Of TINE MixEk.
WAsHrxaroN. April Ia. 199

WAsHNarox, April IA, 1890.
Saturday was gala day in Washing
ton, made in honor Of the Pan-Ameri-
cans. The day was perfect one for
street pageantry, and the government
showed the members Of this Information
al Congress some specimens Of the Unit
ed States soldier a. he appears In the
regular service and in the National Guard,
in the infantry, cavalry and artillery.
The streets were alive with martial music |
and bodies Of blue cloth clad and russell
leggined soldiers, and great crowd Of
people attempted TO see the review Of the
troops made by the President and Csbi-
net together with the Pan-American del
egations. A rather poetic and pretty in
cident Of the affair was the presentation
to each country represented in the con-
ference Of IN American flag made Of
American woven silk.
This conference, by the way, which
has been in session here for 30 many
months discussing the spread Of COM
merce, the march Of progress and liberty
on the Western Continent and kindred
International subjects, expects to con.
clude its labors on the 18th inst. That
is the day fixed for the delegations TO
start on their tour through the Southern
States.
Among important reports Of its com.
mittees that nave been submitted to the
International American Conference and
adopted by it, il one that recommends
that reciprocity treaties be negotiated
between the several republics Of the
American hemisphere, each making
tariff concessions, 30 that the peculiar
products Of all Of them may be introduc-
ed free into the others. This report is In
the same line as the amendment sug-
gested by Secretary Blaine 10 the COM
mittee on ways and means Of the House
OF Representatives.
The committee Of the conference on
banking thinks that commerce could DO
greatly extended by facilitating direct
exchanges between the money markets
of the countries represented in the con-
ference. 1t may not be generally real
lied that United States merchants who
import goods from South and Central
America make these importations almost
entirely through the nse Of English bank
ers' credits. Therefore the committee
suggests the passage by the United
States Of law incorporating au Inter
national American bank with ample cap
itsl and giving the citizens Of the several
countries in the conference the privilege
Of taking shares in the bank pro rata TO
their foreign commerce.
On Saturday, the President decorated
Francis Joseph, the inventor Of the life
saving car, with gold medal. Congress
had decided he should have II a. mark
Of National esteem for ingenuity that had
saved already thousands Of lives. There
was but little ceremony attending the
presentation, which took place in the
blue room Of the White House. The
President made short address and told
the inventor how much pleasure it gave
him to place the medal in his hands.
After an investigation Of great care and
accuracy, the committee Of the National
Reform League estimates that more than
one third Of the entire time Of each Con-
gresham is consumed in securing Offices
for his constituents. And upon the
strength of this, the League warmly com
mends the bill recently introduced in the
Hodse relative to the appointment Of
postmas.ers AZ fourth class officers.
The Senate is still worrying over those
two disputed seats involved in the Mon
tsna election cases, nor can it be pre-
dicted when /. will b done with them.
The dicussion has become monotonous,
but whenever vote on the main ques-
ton is imminent, some Senator will take
the floor and renew the debate.
An interesting hearing was held on
Friday by the House committee on agri-
culture upon Representative Butter
worth's bill 10 prevent dealings in opt
ions and futures. The brokers who deal
in grain and cotton were here from Chi
cago, New York and New Orleans, to
defend the system and protest against
the paseage Of the bill. They argue that
by the present method Eastern money
moves the Western crops, and that to
destroy the business Of produce and cot
ton exchanges would paralyze business
and interfere with producer a. well as
broker. The bill has already been favor
ably reported by the House committee.
The death Of the Hon. Samuel J. Ran
dali yesterday morning was surprise to
no one. For several days all hope Of his
recovery had been abandoned by his
family and physicians and his death was
expected momentarily. His Washington
residence, a small modest building on
Capital Hill, was visited daily during his
illness by Secretary Blaine and President
Harrison, Although no callers were al
lowed to see the sick man, hundreds
came daily to make inquiries and the sick
room was kept we'll supplied With fresh
flowers from the White House oonservas
tory.
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