Omaha daily bee., 1890-07-21
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BILL.
Con gressman Walkers Death Will Delay
the Vote Upon 1t.
SOUTH DAKoTAS TIN MINE INTERESTS.
The Couger Lard Bill VIII Probably
Re Brought Be fore the House
this Wcck-Frenlxs OF Wash-
ington Society.
WAsniNGroS BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE, !
5l3 E'oIRrEENTU STREET, :

WAsniNGroy BUREAU TnE OMAHA BEE
ol3 FOURTEENTH STREET, 7
WAsHINGToN, ID. G., July ~
The death of Congressman Walker OF Mis-
souri,, which occurred yesterday, will proOa-
bly, prevent the vote upon the original pack
age bill which was to have been taken to-
morrow afternoon. 1t has always been the |
custom for the house to adjourn at once after |
the announ cement of the death OF one OF lts |
members, and there is no reason to expect
that n different course will be adopted in the
present case. The immediate adjournment OF
the house will put the vote on the bill over
until Tuesday, and that will necessitate the
postponement of the vote upon the bank
.ruptcy bill until Tuesday, or one day later
than was intended
Those who are most active in the interest
of the original package bill are no better aolc
toiudge of its fate tonight than they were
week ago, but the return of many absent
members tomorrow morning will afford an
opportunity to make canvass and TO give
the members of the judiciary committee an
opportunity to decide whether it will be ad-
visable to insist upon the Wilson amendment
| in view of the opposition and the strength OF
the following of MIR Adams OF Chicago.
TRYING TO CONSOLE THEMSELVES.
While the democratic members of the house
are trying to console themselves with the
idea that the majority for thelr party III inc
| next congress will be something enormous,
they are at the same time greatly worried
| over the reports which are being received
from several of the congressional districts
where they have heretofore regarded them
selves as havinga ''cinch." 1t IS geher-
ally admitted that nearly every district IN
Georgia is in danger, owing to the activity oi
the farmers alliance, and that south caro-
lima is in about the same fix, without. even
the federal elections law, and now comes
word that one of the supposed safest ol Nlr
ginia districts is in imminent danger. rms
district now represented by General Lee, IS
in an uproar over the methods OF tnat gentle
man. So bitter is the feeling that II rs openly
admitted that if he is renominated and TINS
seems certain, he will be showed under and
democrats will lose the scat. The repunll-
cans are active and intend to try hard towin,
TIE SURPLUS STILL WITH Us.
The talk of the deficit in the revenues Oh
the government, and the complete aDoltioh
| of the surplus which seems to be agitatlng
the democratic press at present, was erect
! ually answered by Secretary Window yestcr-
| day in the circular which he issued III
viting offers for the sale OF bonds Oh the
government. The surplus is still with us,
and the secretary estimates that 1t now
/ amounts to SI500OO,OOO. Should the revenues
: for the current fiscal year threaten
= to fall below the expenditures author
d on account of the increased expenditures
I on account of pensions, and it will be remem
I bercd by all but those who refuse TO recall th.
n facts conneC ted with the last campaign, tha
n the rcpub blican party promised to make goot
: the pledges to the soldiers which the demo
Gratis had given, and which their late presl
dent sQuas he'd by vctoing the dependent pen
sion bill when it went to him 1of MS sigma
= ture
G MRS FREMoNT's PENSION.
l. 1t seems to be admitted on all sides tina
# the bill to place the name Of the widow o
"a the late General Fremont on the pension rol
.e will pass at this session of congress. Il
" spite of the fact that the Pathfinder was tn
~, first republican standard bearer in natlona
At campaign, there is less opposition to the pre-
is posed pension in this instance than there ma
ii been to any similar measure Tor many yea!
n on the part of the minority in congress. 1t
likely to be called up at an early day
MARsHAILING FOR THE FRAY.
The District democrats are already layin
W pipes for the control of the convention her'
which will send delegates to the next nj
. tional democratic convention. 1t is eXpece
u to prove rather hard fight for the friends {
nc Mr. Cleveland, among whom are eX-Marshi
ol- Wilson, ex Commissioner Wheatly and Res
lister Claggett. They are expected to us
IN strenuous efforts to capture the convention
the Cleveland interest. Arrayed again'
IN them will be many of the old rank and file
the party in the district, who do not regar
I'm Mr. Cleveland as the best candidate at tn
time, but look WIN 1DOIc ldNOI VII NiuNClh'
Hill of New York. There will be a han
fl ght in some of the districts for control an
,rn the clans are already mrrshailing Tor u
Did fIay The central democratic committee ht
got a called meeting for last lhursaay, ouu as !
' quorum showed up the meeting was a
'''S jouncd until the middle of August III
OF composition of this committee is antagonist
me to X-President Cleveland.
,Cu THE CoNGER LARD BILL.
,,pt The friends of the Conger lard bill will
A.. nln lIsi Af1
ua ent week for an opportunity to bring t
w. measure before the house, and tits confident
on expected that their demands will be compli
- with. Members of the house have rcceiy
am so many petitions and memorials from in
rly yiduals and commercial bodies all over t
his country, both iavOrng and opposing I
He measure, that it is evident to the commit
Mr. on agriculture having the measure IN char
in that the deepest interest is felt in the BILL a
ere they will insist that the committee on ru
! of give them an opportunity to discuss the b
cen FIFTEEN DAYS ANNUAL LEAVE.
ing The senate committee on poStohlceS a
postroads, at its meeting tomorrow, IS
pected TO take fual action on the oil 1t
had under consideration for some time to
rom force the eight-hOur law in first and secOl
,tes class postoiices, audto give the clerks Their
no., an annual leave of fifteen days. The &C
~ mittee has investigated the subicctWlth tn
rom oIghpess, and it is said has come to the e
lhtS clusion that il is not practicable to apply i
rec eght-hour law to these offices,
III Communications have been received fr
the clerks themselves saying they do
crave relief in that direction, but they
want their salaries increased. The argume
Iblc they have used in their communications h
T of satisfied the committee that to make
lint eighthour law effective, and to paythe Gle
49,, extra for overtime, would result in d
"a Ia cheney for clerk hire however large in rea
nu'- the appropriation might be. So the wis
,,r of the clerks in regard to their salaries
my be met by the committee AS far as posi-
'o- now by recommending mat fifteen days
nual leave or pay be given them.
SOUTH DAEoTA's TIN MINES.
, re- One of the hottest fights that will arise
inst the senate during the debate on the tariff
a be led by Senators Pettirew and Moody
, ue- South Dakota in favor OF protection for
tion, development of the tin interests OF that st
"a un III There has never been any serious ofort II
luc until now TO develop the tin mines of
countay. In the Black Hills of South Dal
are undoubtedly some of the richest tin m
-, in the world, and they have only been loo
'ne into sufficiently to ascertain the quality OF
Mac ore and something of its extent.
re- While lead, silver, especially copper,
er Of nearly all other ores indigenous OF the Tn
was States have been given specific attentio
nem- the tariff laws, our tin has been permtt'