The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL OF
THE UNITED STATES.

special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Apr. IL, 1880
US Treasurer Huston is made
of the right sort Of metal. Before
leaving for Indiana this week, he
stated that he was going home to
take an active part In local elect.
ion, and that he would not return /
until 1t was over. No mugwump-
cry there.
The Senate has taken up the
Montana contested election cases,
bat no vote has yet been taken.
The dependent lpension bill has
been passed by THE Senate.
The Postmaster General held a
conference with the postmasters of
number of,cities at the PostOface
department this week to discuss
methods of improving the service.
This is the second consultation Ut
'the'kind that has been held.
The MOnse committee GA the
election OfPresident and Vice Pres
ident will decide tomorrow what
shall be done with Representative
.MeComas' anti gerrymaadering
bill. indications point to it's being
fayorahly reported.
Fhe:Senate judiciary committee
has reported substitute sor Sena-
tor ;Sherman's antitrust hGll, and
the Heuse-committee on the .Judic-
larry DIS engaged in considering q
bill against trusts; 30 that It ueally
beginsto look as ifsomething would
be .d0neito remove the bsrden of
these concerns from the sedks of
the people,.
1t issald that the Morrill, service
pension bill, which grants As a
manthlto Ill war veterans who are
60 years old, will be offered In the
House as an amendment to hhe, de
pendent pension bill. z
The court of claims has decided
the United States is responsible for
the money that Silcott ran away
with. The Attorney Geaeral has
given notice Of an appeal.
Senator Sherman's antitrust bill
se reported back from the Judiciary
Committees has been passed by the
Senate. The Judiciary COlnmittee
made "a number of changes In the
billdn order to make 1t conform tt
the constitutional objections raised
againstit, and 1t Is feared that in
it's present condition it will moi
hamper the trusts to any marked
extent.if 1t should become . law.
A bill has passed both House and
Senate appropriating $75,00a 70 pay
the meney stolen by Silcott, It hav
ing been decided by Secretary
Window not to appeal from The
decision ,of the Court of Claim.
making the Government responsi
bic for the money.
Representative Butterworth's bill
to levy . special tax of $1,000 and 1
tax IS cents per pound and a
cents per 'bushel upon the articles
which are the subject matter o
sales xnder futures" and "options'
contracts has BET n favorably re
ported to the House. The reportes
says the biN is intended to apply t.
speculative gambling in fictitious
farm products, and does not injur
iOusly affect any legitimate trader
or dealer in farm products.
Gen. RaAa, Commissioner O.
Pensions, In . report just made t.
the Secretary of'the Interior, show,
his office to be in "a better condition
than ever before. Every applica
tion on file on the first of last Jan
uary will have been examined b,
the first of May.
The democrats of the House ar,
afraid to attempt to get up tafif
bill of their own, and have annouc
Led that they will sinply oppose tn
Mckinley bill. 1t will become
law all tho same.
Secretary Blaine's IDEA of amend
ing the Mckinley tariff bill 80 as +
provide for trade reciprocity witt
such American nations as may ex
tend the same to the United State
has been very favorably received
1t provides also that these conces.
lens shall only be made for mel
chandise carried in American We.
sells.
tits probable that the new tart
bill will be reported to the Hous
early next week, and there Ia M
the slightest doubt that it will
pushed through as early as possibl
democratic statements to the col
trary Notwithstanding.
The Republican Legislature