Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-08
SENATOR CHANDLER
Worrying Democrats-The World s
Fair-The Contested Election
Gases Civil Service-A
Eewsy Lctter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81, 1890.
Senator Chandler has devoted a good
portion of this week to worrying the
democratic Senators from Arkansas and
Florida. First he convicted Senator
Call of having put words in the Con
gressional Record that he did not use in
his speech on the floor of the Senate;
then he ruffled the feelings of Senator
Berry by presenting petition from the
voters of county in Arkansas reciting
certain facts as to the reign of terror
that existed there at the time of the
State Election in 1858, Senator Harris
tried to make a point of order which
would prevent Mr.. Chandler reaching
a synopsis Of the aforesaid petition, but
the Vice President promptly decided in
favor of Mr.. Chandler.
Chicago has fairly captured the Worlds
Fair as far as the House is concerned,
and it was accomplished by honorable
straight forward methods. People who
talk about money having been coTruptly
used are simply ignorant, or have allow
ed themselves to be imposed on by sill
ly stories told by irresponsible parties
The general sentiment here is in favor
Of the Senate ratlfying the action of the
House as soon as possible, so thatChica-
go may go ahead, but in,the Senate there
Al
not time enough to make the prepare
tions necessary for a successful fair in
time for the date specified, so that 1T
would not be at all surprising if the fair
shoul d be rospOned, and some sort, of
national celebration to last only day
or two, in this city, be provided for the
4OOth anniversary of the discovery of
America.
The necessity for a number of new
public buildings in Washington is being
taken advantage of by INSCRIPTIONS
parties in various ways. For instance,
the owners of the the unproductive real
estate lying south of Pennsylvania av-
enue, between First and Fifteenth street,
are trying to have bill passed provid-
ing for the purchase of this ground by
the government. Periodically, boats have
to be used to get to the greater part of
this property and almost constantly the
cellars have water in them. The scheme
is not new one by any means, and there
is little probability of Congress ever
agreeing to such thing, still it can do
no harm to show it up.
Mr.. Atkinson, the republican con-
testant from the first district of West
Virginia, has been given the seat held
by Mr.. Pendleton. The other contest
ed cases will follow as fast as possible,
This week furnished another chapter
of the investigation Of the civil service
commission. commissioner Oberly,
the most prominent witness summoned
at the request of the prosecution, proved
to be the best witness for the defense.
1t looks now like it might result in the
Scotch verdict. mot proven"
Secretary Tracy went to Brooklyn,
thisweok. He has not decided whether
he will take a sea trip, although it is
strongly advised by his physician.
The most elaborate and expensive
dinner ever given in Washington was on
Tuesday nigh eaten by the Pan-Ameri-
can Congress. Mr. Andrew Carnegie,
the wealthy iron manufacturer, was the
host.
Representative Mckinley is back in
harness and has entirely recovered his
Heaith. lie says the new tariff bill will
De ready in about two weeks.
The opening of the bids for the pur-
chase of the privilege of taking seals for
The next 20 years also opened some very
unsavoTy political gossip, and there is
reason for believing that the most of il
originated with the agents of the com
pany that has grown enormously rich
during the twenty years it has monopo-
lied this very lucrative business. They
have tried to make it appear that par
lies who who have out bid them are con
lected with various members of the
administration, hoping thus to induce
Secretary Window to give them q renew
al notwithstanding there are several
bidders that offer considerable more
money for the privilege.
The bill appropriating $4,000 fer the
erection of a monument to the memory
Of General w. A. Harrison, grandfather
Of the President, at North Bend. Ohio,
has been favorably reported to the
House.
The Blair educational bill still remains
the unfinished business OF the Senate
guSt g. iV mas Dctl AOI l1ISC NeSiAS-
The Senate Finance committee have
eror.cl = bill authorizing the Secretary
+ the treasury to increase the purchase
II silver bullion to S4,500,OO0 month,
md to purchase gold bullion in unre-
strictcd quantities, issuing for both, GER
tificatcs in such denominations as he
may see fit.
the All-Amerisan Congress has pas
sed a very important resolution: it rec
ommends the appointment by the coun-
tries interested, of commission of en-
gineers to examine and report upon the
feasibility of building a railroad, connec-
ting the United States with Central and
South America.