Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-03-27
J. L.. NJ
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.

March 20.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Mar. II, 1890
Senator Stanford said to-day that an
oody That wanted to, might speak Sigh
ingIy Of or make fun of his resolution i
>trncting the Senate Finance committee
inquire into the feasibility of the Unit,
states Government loaning the farmers {
J the country money at one or two per cen
per annum taking mortgages upon the
iand To secure payment, but that the res,
luton was offered after mature consider,
ti"n and lie believed it to he entirely prac
ucable and also to be the best method q
restoring prosperity to the depressed agr
cultural interests. Mr. Stanford also sta,
ed that he proposed using all the intluenc
ne had to get the committee to frame aDt
report bill on the subject The thin,
i""AS somewhat startling at first glanc.
but when a man of Mr. Stanfords busipe.
experience advances business proposition
i certainly worthy Of careful considera
! ton
ne President has been urged to 70 Il
| Philadelphia. Wednesday, to witness III,
launching Of the new cruiser Newark
and he may do 50; he has it under con.id.
Grafton.
/ Secretary Tracy has become Disguised
| With the tiresome, long drawn OUT. red
tapr method of conducting business in Ger.
! a htIr 4 IN
ma determined 10 have a change, and in
order to have ii made according to hi.
own ideas he has gone 10 the Norfolk navy
yard to make personal investigation IN
|" the delays that have attended the com
pletlon of the cruiser Baltimore" ut that
yard. Commodore Fulton, chief Of the.
bureau Of provisions and clothing Of tb,
Navy department. has resigned and Others
may 90 in Consequence of the Secretary'>
determination
Representative Lodge of Massachusetts.
has introduced his Federal e,ectio, bin
II contains many features similar To th,
Australian system Of voting and is intend
ell to apply To all Congressional and Pre,l-
dental elections. Each polling place T.
put IN charge Of six judges, three repre-
senting each political party Voters who
cannot read and write may have their tick. |
ets marked by one Of the Judges, liz IN,
prr,ence Of another representing the OF |
troll affsp's o'Y
rn. cant will |
warning intending settlers To Keep
Cherokee strip in the Indian Territory
which many people seem under the i'm |
preston was opened To settlement by the |
passage OF III. oklahoma bill. 4 commi>- /.
sion i, now negotiating with the Cherokee !
Indians for these lands and it il probable |
that they will be open to settlement IN the |
near future but they are not open now.
The Democrats have been indu-triuu-lS |
engaged for some time past in trying t"
get up a political sensation by making
statements about the enormous apPropria-
lions this Congress was to make and the
hi. deficiency there was TO be in the Treas
ury instead of surplus, Representative
Cannon of Illinois. who Is chairman OF
the Mouse Appropriation committee, has
by statement of facts, spiked every gun
on the Democratic line. Mr. Cannon say
that with the exception OF pension bill
the appropriations of the present session
of Congress will probably be less than
that of the last. and that there will be sur
nus enough left to enable the Republicans
70 make the contemplated reductions IN
the tariff Mr.. Cannon is authority In
this matter a. no appropriation olil can gel
before The House until 1t has been passed
upon BY his committee. The Democrats
will have to get up something new.
A resolution has been adopted by the
House calling for information from the
Secretary of War as to the facilities and
money at his command to guard the le-
wees and Government works from damage
and destruction by the present food in the
Mississippi river, also what steamers can
be used to rescue those in peril.
The Worlds Fair bill a. approved by the
Chicago committee will probably get be-
fore the House this week. IL provides
for commits sion to consist of two repre-
sentatiyes from each state and territory
and two from the District of Columbia
and eight commissioners at large to be de-
| si"nated as the Worlds Columbian Ex-
| position 1t also appropriates Sl,50o,OO0
| for the erection of buildings to display the
| Government exhibits, and that the United
States shall not he liable for any debts in
Cured BY the said incorporation. The
question of date is still uncertain. The
Chicago folks say they will be satisfied to
have Congress settle that.
Speaker Reed proposes to make things
wa. m for the ex-Congressmen who abuse
the privileges of the hoor of the House by
acting as lobbyists. There are number
of such.
The vote on the Blair bill is to be taken
in the Senate next Thursday.