Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
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of Wyoming as state, and he says
he intends to push it to vote as
soon as possible. How soon that
will be will depend entirely upon the
number of senators that desire to
speak on the bill.
Senator James B. Beck f Ken
lucky, who has for many years been
a leader on the democratic side of
the chamber, particularly in matters
concerning finance and the tariff,
dropped dead late Saturday after
noon at the Pennsylvania railroad de-
pot, the same building in which Pres
ident Garfield was shot. Mr.. Beck
with his daughter and his private Sec
retary had just returned from trip
to New York City. The death was
telephoned to the Capitol and the
senate as mark of respect immedi-
ately adjourned.
The House has passed the senate
bill which is supposed to be aimed
at the trusts, but nobody has the
slightest idea of its doing them any
real harm. The House tackled on
little amendment relating to the
dressed beef monopoly.
For the first time in the history of
the country an ex-presldent = Mr..
Cleveland-was last week admitted
to practice before the supreme court.
While here Mr.. Cleveland visited the
White House, where he chatted for
quite awhile with Mr.. Harrison, and
also visited his country house near
here which he recently sold. And
of course he did not neglect the poll
ticians of his party. All sorts of ru-
mors have been in circulation as to
what was the reason of his coming
here, but there seems to be no good
reason to believe that he came for
any other purpose than to be admit
ted to the bar of the supreme court
in order to make an argument in a
case with which he is associated as
counsel.
The Morrill, service pension bill
giving $8 a month to every ex-sol-
dier who has reached the age of go
years has been passed by the house
by Representative McCreary of Ken
lucky favoring reciprocity with the
other American republics and eulo-
gizing the recently adjourned Pan
American congress as the first step in
the social and commercial union of
the American republics, and the 9th
er by Representative McAdOos, of New
jersey against our whole diplomatic
system, which he contends is useless
and vicious and shonld be abolished
and in its place good reformed con-
sular system put. How would the
presidents reward their personal
friends and the liberal contributions
to the campaign fund if there were
no diplomatic service?
The civil service investigation was
all raked over again on Saturday
when the committee listened to argu-
ment on both sides. A report is eX'
pected from the committee this week
If they don't hurry up and make il
nobody will take sufficient interest in
it to read it.
The senate and house republican
caucus committees have about reach
ed the point of agreeing to disagree
on the silver question.
A large party of newspaper mer
returned last night from trip to Au'
gusta, Ga. They give a glowing de-
scription of their trip and of southern
hospitality, and all want to go again
The house ways and means COM
mittee has given out an authoritive
statement that the date on which the
Mckinley tariff bill will go into oper-
alton will be July l, 1891. A good
many democrats take this to mean
that the republicans will not pass the
tariff bill at the present session, but
the republicans still insist that the
bill will become law at this session
New Mexico does not propose to
give up the struggle for statehood YET
awhile. She now has a large dele
CATION, of nearly forty men, here tell
ing congressman why she is entitled
to come into the Union.
Senator Vest has reported to th'
senate the result of the investigation
of the meat traffic made by the com
mittee of which he is chairman. Rail
road and steamship discrimination
according to this report is pauperiz
ing the raisers of cattle and making
millionaires out of the dealers il
dressed meat. Along with the repor
is bill prepared by the committee
to prevent this discrimination.
A lively pension discussion is liabl,
to open in the house at any time owe
the report of the commission whicl
investigated the pension office las
summer, Secretary Noble having jus
sent copies of that report togethe
with the testimony taken, in answe
to a House resolution.
The senate committee on irrigation
of arid lands has reported in favor o
transferring the control of irrigation
from the geological survey to the az
ricultural department.
Secretary Window favors infiatin
the currency to the extent of $50,
. 600, 900 year.