Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Dsines Ia Congress and susdry
Other Matters.

Correspondence OF DEsEKrr SEwsI
Congress having again convened,
the capital has put on its Official
robes and again assumed Its aspect
Of national authority. The somber-
like pail that fell over the Admiais.
tration on hearing the reports OF
democratic victories In some Of the
States Is disappearing teiofe the busy
lie eploined on every official Of the
government during the winter
season, and things begin TO leok
natural again.
The --tseot of Indian affairs is
interesting the democratic side,
while the republicans are getting
ready for the ele ,tion bills, which
are expected TO perform miracles In
establishing fairness at the I Ills.
Zach party II anxious 70 do
something that vii, make a
favorable impression On the great
public and sec:,fe prestige for future
use. Ii Is interesting To note the
progress of each party in the direc-
ton named, and the various meth.
DDS utilized to bring 1t about. The
Held is pretty well canvassed for
good subjects Of legislation, and
sometim bills are apparently pre-
sented and advocated merely to
tickle the fanciiul ear of powerful
constituencies; such, for Instance,
as the enormous pension appropria-
tons AMI some provisions Of the
tarii law. The republicans do not
Manifest their usual acumen in
passing the last named law, As it now
appears on the statute books. While
the clauses for the protection Of the
mining Interests in the West
were necessary and proper, The
immense dutiea on some Of the
in,pertstions have ere ted 3 rise In
prices Throughout the country, and
unsettled business interests to q
great esteat. The political inter.
esis OF the party in power have
largely suffered in consequence. and
even the author OF the bill has been
defeated for reelection. OF course.
what the democrats would have
done is not so apparent. es they
We're in the minority in both Houses,
aud their action had been con-
strued into cb5trtction rather than
advancement. We can hardly
judge what the laws would have
been il they had held sway; but it is
supposed that being now almost
universally converted 10 Mr..
Cieveland's policy, the tariff bill
would, if passed at all, have been
much modified in many particu-
lars.
This must be q very interesting
session, closing as II will the repub-
iican majority in the House, and
afiording some opportunities for n, d.
firing memb:rs to lay a foundation
for future campaigns. II is esti-
mated that il will take a hundred
and seyenty-five millions to meet
the demands Of the pension laws
nov in force, while the aggregated
sum OF European pensions will not
60 much over thirty millions; and
II looks Is though the surplus so
long talked Of will now find an out
let without any great diff Guilty.
some are questioning whether the !
stream will not have 10 he supplied
out OF tie pockets OF the people 10y
additional taxation, but the reprb- |
licans think the increased duties |
will meet the emergency.
In my next letter | will speak of |
the drama, Booth and Barrett, Snl-
Ivan and Lotts having each catered /,
for my subject matter in difiereat
paris where have Travelled.
BEES LoNoNp.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. December |
5ih. 1880.