The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-02
Washington Letter.
From our Rsrular oorresponden..l


WASHINGTON. D. O., Mar. 2S, 1890.
The old question Of transferring the
pension bureau 10 the war department Is
again being agitated In Congress. Secre-
taries Proctor and Noble. haye, In answer
10 resolution Of the House, transmitted
to Congress their views on the matter.
Secretary Noble under whom the bureau
now Is, can see little, II any, advantage In
making the change, while Secretary Proc
Cor, under whom It would come II trans
ferred, thinks 1t would be an excellent
thing to do, and that It would save con-
siderable money II IS not yet apparent
what disposition Congress will make Of
the matter.
Bills have been introduced In both the
House and Senate TO grant pension Of
$4,000 year to the widow of Gen. Crook
The House has passed the bill for the
edmission Of Wyoming as State.
The Chicago Worlds Fair bill went
through the House with rush, receiving
only 40 adverse votes, and they were
mostly members who had from the first
opposed holding any fair at all. As has
heen foreshadowed In this correspondence
the bill was amended to make the date of
bolding the fair from April to October
1893 The bill will be pushed through
the Senate as soon as possible.
The House Committee on Territories
has decided to postpone further consider
atiOn OF the bills ,c admit New Mexico
and Arizona, and to appoint a sub-com-
mi tee to examine the constitution OF New
Mexico and 10 report on both Territories.
1t Is believed that this action kills their
chances for getting in at the present
session.
The Ways and Means Committee are
still working on the tariff bill, and the
present indications are that 1t will not get
before the House before about April TO-
Hides and raw material have been put
back upon the FREQ list, and II is limited
that the cut In sugar may not be more
Chan % per cent, but this last is only sur
misc.
The Civil Service Commission have,
after many months of investigation had
warrants Of arrest served upon The Presi-
dent and Treasurer Of the Virginia Repub-
hcan Association, Of this city, for alleged
violation of law in soliciting campaign
contributions from office holders. The
Civil Service officials say their principal
object is to have the court construe ceI-
tain clauses of the law.
Members of the Three Americas Con.
gress are to be taken TO Mount Vernon on
the U. $. 5. Despatch on April 9th.
Ex-senator Angus Cameron has beer
appointed chairman of the Cherokee Com.
mission and an attempt is to be made al
once 10 close the negotiations with the
Cherokee Indians Tor their lands
Secretary WINDOWS silver bill has beer
favorably reported 10 the House witt
amendments depriying the Secretary o.
the Treasury Of the discretionary powe
10 suspend coinage, and providing
for free coinage when silver reach
he value OF 81 for 37lll grains Tn,
fate or the measure is very doubtful. Il
will have hard fight to get through the
House, and It may not succeed In doing it.
and men who ought to know. II anybody
does, say that It cannot possibly get
through the Senate.
Speaker Reed has done another cour-
sgeous thing in depriving the ex-members
df Congress, whom he had reason to sus.
pect Of lobbying, of The privileges Of the
f6or Of the House. Mr.. Reeds backbone
may make him President one Of these
days.
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