The Washington critic., 1890-03-08

records, upon which all pension and
other military claims are adjusted, and
there IS no reason to believe that it
cannot find ample scope and range Of
duty for second Departmental head.
One nomination for the new posi-
ton has been made with great unanim-
ity. 1t is that of Mr.. John Tweedale,
the present efficient and popular chief
clerk of the Department. Mr.. Twee-
dale is in every way qualified for the
place and will make an excellent As.
sistant Secretary. His army record is
honorable throughout. His knowledge
of every part of the work of the De
partment is unexcclled For many
years he has enjoyed the confidence of
its successive heads and is intimately
informed in regard to the minutip of
its general management. He has the
requisite personal qualifications and is
an accomplished, urbane and obliging
gentleman. Beyond question his ap.
pointment would give general satisfac.
ton.
The ACCESSIBILITY and general con
venience of Washington as convention
city has been frequently demonstrated
of late. Another convention of an uu
usually interesting character will be
held here on the 25th of this mouth.
1t is conference of the educators of |
the colored youth of the country and
will embrace the presidents and pro-
fessors of several universities aud col
leges, and, indeed, of many of the lead
ing institutions of the South. In the
present condition of the race question,
and in view of the discussion of educa-
ton in its relation to the solution of
that question, the meeting of these edu-
Gators cannot fail to prove important and
suggestive.
A MEASURE 10 increase the duty on
hops to almost three times the present
rate does. not seem to be demanded by
the circumstances of the case. It's eff
feet, of course, would be to exclude all
foreign hops, but II would also stop the
country's export trade in that product
Last year the exports of hops were al
most double the imports. Our brewers
at present import hops from Germany
TO mix with domestic hops to improve
the flavor and quality of the beer The
German brewers reciprocate by buying
large quantities of American hops
This interchange is satisfactory to those
most concerned, and may be presumed
to be the best practicable
The FACT THAT the demand for free
raw materials comes mainly from New
England, which for half century has
favored protection, is significant. 1t
shows how much the conditions of
manufacturing and the state of the
markets nave changed, The signif-
canoe of this fact is emphasized by the
additional fact that some leading Re-
pnbliCans-among them Speaker Reed
and Chairman McKinley-are favor
able TO a tariff admitting raw materials
free.
The SENATE COMMITTEE on Military
Affairs has favorably reported bill
providing for Il division of the Signal
| Corps into two bureaus, one of which
the weather bureau-is to be trans
ferred to the Agricultural Department
on July /, 1891, and the other of which
to be known rs the Signal Corps-is
to remain under the War Department.
The proposed division and transfer
should be made, and there is every re l.
son why the bill should pass.
The RAILROAD problem is apparently
in fair way to be thoroughly dis
cussed. Yesterday, in the Senate, Mr..
Sherman characterized the occupation
of streets both by the b. & o. and B.
4 p roads as an outrage and as amount
/ ing to an actual contiscation of prop
erty. The street railway systems also
came up for consideration and We're
made the subject of several amend
ments, upon which no decisive action
was taken.
THE GENERAL feeling of the country
is that the subject of Southern outrages
has been sufficiently discussed. The
RocLy UoUHtaia Ne,rS says wisely and
truly: "The advent of railroads, the
extension of business and the cultiya-
tion of trade between the different sec
tions of the country will do more to
abolish outrages than all the speeches
that We're ever published in the Congres-
sioRdl Rec0rd"
IT is DIFFICULT FOR legislative bodies
to learn that, after the indispensable
limit has been passed, the less that leg
islation is INDUCED in the better off the
State will be. South Dakota has pend,
ing prohibitory liquor law so full OF
regulations, pains and penalties as to
be nearly as long as Presidents mes
sage, but not nearly as harmless.
The LAKE SHORE Railway disaster
calls for thorough investigation. OF
course nothing that can now be dis
covered or done will restore life to the
mangled victims of the accident or heal
the hunts Of the injured passengers.
4 Still, the accident is SO far from being
0f the stereotyped kind that it merits
J special attention. The mishap was oe,