The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-18
Washington Letter.
Crrom our Regular correspondent.9
Washington, DC. Apr. ii, 1880.

has been passed by the senate.
The judiciary committee made Il mum
bcr of changes in the bill in order to
make it conform to the constitutional
objections raised against it, and it Is
feared that in its present condition it
will not hamper the trusts TO any
marked extent if it should become a
law.
The Montana case still drags on as
the unfinished business of the senate.
1t may he voted on this week, but it is
doubtful.
a bill has passed both house and
senate ad%propriating $4,000 to pay
the money stolen hy Silcott, it having
been decided by Secretary Window 90
appeal from the decision of the conrt
of claims, making the government re-
sponSiblc for the money.
The members of the three Americas
Congress were much pleased with the
military review here this afternoon.
which was gotten up in their honor.
All branches Of the regular army and
of Tie militia were represented. and
there was also a battalion of cadets
from the Washington high school. The
foreigners will start on their southern
tour mex. week.
\ special committee of thirteen re-
publican senators is engaged in pre-
pairing a silver bill at the request OF a
conference of republican senators. 1t
is believed that the new hill will deal
more literally with silver than any
measure now before either house or
senate.
Representative Rutterworth's hill to
levy a special tax Of 81 900 and Il tax of
) cents per pound and 30 cents per
bushcl upon the articles which are the
subject matter of sales under cultures"
and "option" contracts, has been favor
ably reported to the house. The re-
port says the bill is intended to apply
to speculative gambling in fictitious
farm products, and does not I'M urious-
ly affect any Legitimate trader or dealer
in farm products.
There is Il movement on the part of
the opponents of the present civil SER
vice law in the house to defeat the APP
preparation for the support of the con
mission. This is not a manly way to
fight. and ii is hardly likely to succeed.
There are n number of gentlemen who
would gladly vote for the repeal of the
law. who would not resort to any such
method as trying to cut off the appro-
pviation. When a law is obnoxious,
Gen. Grant method is the best way to
deal with it-cnforcc it strictly.
Gen. Raum, Commissioner of PEN
sions, in a report just made to the Sec
rotary of the Interior. shows his Office
to he in better condition than even be-
fore. Every applicant on file on the
first of last january will have Lecn ex-
amined by the first of May.
The Chicago idea isnot making very
rapid progress i'll the Senate Worlds
Fair Committee, and some people are
; beginning 10 hint that the fair may
not go to Chicago after all. But there
seems to bc no solid foundation fol
/ such Il statement.
+ The democrats Of the house al,
I afraid to attempt to get up a tariff
| bill of their own. and have announce,
I that they will simnly oppose the NJ,
4 k,nlcy bill. 1t will become a law al
the same.
The preliminary steps are being tax
en- TO secure the Grand Army encamp
mcnt for 1891 for Washington
Pledges have been given for all TIN
c money necessary TO entertain the visit
5 ors will ne subscribed by our citizens
; An attempt was made this week t,
suspend the rules of the house an
: pass a limited service pension bill
which recently passed the senate, bu
ii failed, owing to the lack of IL few
votes to make the necessary two-thirds
Q Representative Baothman, of Ohio, ha
introduced Il new service pension bill
y Secretary Blaine's idea of amendin,
y the Mckinley tariff bill so as to provid
= for trade reciprocity with such Ameri
can nations as may extend the same t
' the United States. has been very favo,
ably received. 1t provides also tina
these concessions shall only be mad
for merchandise carried in America
J vessels.
1t is probable that the new tariff biI
: will he reported to the house earl
:. next week, and there is not the Sigh
est doubt that 1t will he pushe
through as early as possible, demo
cratic statements to the contrary no
w~ithstanding.
If Gen. Lewis A. Grant, of Minnesota
er the newly appointed Assistant Seer
~ tarv of War. has arrived here and a