The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-04
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Secretary Window is the one solitary
member of the cabinet who opposes Mr..
Blaine's reciprocity scheme. All the rest
and the President too are heartily in favor
of it and are doing all they can to make
friends for it in Congress. But as yet it is
by no means certain that Congress will
adopt it. a very prominent Democrat said
to-day, III the Republicans threw way
the grand opportunity they now have of
beneiting the country by bringing about
tries, reciprocity will be made the rallying
cypof the Democratic party, and mark my
words, it will sweep the country like a
hurricane" "Wlll you take Mr.. Blaine
for your candidate?' lie was asked.
There arc plenty Of worse men than Jim
Blaine vas tie significant reply. If
was at Liberty to use this gentleman's
name 1t would create a sensation in the
political world.
People Who live in glass houses hould
be extremely careful about singing bricks
around. 1t now turns out that c. NJ.
Smiley, formerly an employe of the Fish
Commission, and at present Special agent
for the collection Of fishing statistics for
The Census Bureau. upon whose charges of
nepotism and other violations OF law Fish
COMMISSIONS Mcdonald Is being ~invesii-
gated by a Senate committee, is himself
guilty Of a most glazing case Of nepotism.
He has appointed his son, an incompetent
hey just 20 years old, to be a field agent
for his division Of the census bureau. They
all do it, then they get an opportunity.
The Democrats Of the House are worry
ing the Republicans a good deal by asking
to be shown i'll what manner the new rules
have expedited business? To-day ends the
fiscal year and yet only NJ of the regular
annual appropriation bills, Army and Mil
itary Academy, are lava, lille every one of
them should be available at the opening OF
the fiscal year which begius to morrow.
The others stand as follows: Agricul-
tural, passed House, nov in Senate COM
mittee; Diplomatic in conference; District Of
Columbia, just reported IRON conference;
Fertilization, in conference; Indian, passed
House, now in Senate committee; Legis-
l~ative, i'll conference; Naval, in hands of the
President; Pension, in hands of the Presi-
dent; Post-of1ice, just reported from con-
ference and agreed to by tho Senate; River
and Harbor, passed House now on Senate
Calendar; Sundry Civil, passed House, now
in SeLate committee; General deficiency,
not yet reported by House committee on
Appropriations. 1t is not a good show ing
for the work lone in the House his year.
President Harrison has signed the de-
pendent pension bill, ard the Pension
office has issued a pamphlet Of instructions
to applicants under it. 450 additional
clerks viii be required to do tic work ere
ated by this law.
The oenate by a party vote passed the
bill admitting Wyoming as a State with
the woman suffrage constitution in
cluded. The bill for the admission OF Idaho
was then taken up aid it is now the Jun
finished business"
To-day the tariff bill vas called up in
the Senate but the debate did not begin,
and probably will not until next week, as
it is likely that the Senate will, in honorof
Independence Day, adjourn from Thursday
until Monday.
The international American bank
scheme has been changed somewhat by the
House committee on banking which will
| shortly ia ynr4l1p ra,.rrt - e.. ~ T-
The Blair Educational bill las obtained
a new lease Of life. 1t was introduced in
the House last winter by Representative
Cheatem, of North Car olina, and referred
to the Committee on Education, where it
quitely slumbered until last Friday when
that committee decided to favorabiy report
it to the House. 1t will have a very slim
chance OF being called mp at this session
even if it gets on the calendar.
The House committee on the Judiciary
goes one better than the Senate on the
"%original package question when it
decides, as it has just done, to report a
substitute for the Senate bill making I'M
ported liquors subject to the laws of the
state IN which whey arc sold, which places
all articles of trade in the same boat in
whic the Senate bill puts Intoxicating
liquor.
After a long and unaccountable delay
the eonferees on tile Silver bill haye been
appointed. They arc Senators Sherman
Jones and Harris aud Representatives
Conger, Walker and Bland.
The acme of absufdity in the pension
line was certainly reached when Represent
alive Council o. Nebraska introduced a
bill (by request) in the House providing
for a pension of "a, SO, SIP and s15 per
month, according tothe age, toalIliying.x
slaves. This remarkable bill also provides
that each OF these ex-sIaves between the
age of sixty and seventy shall receive in
addition to the pension, $500 and those over
seventy $500. WESTON