Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-04-17
Washington Letter.

Saturday was a gala day in Wosh-
ington, made in honor Of the Pan
Americans. The day vas perfect
one for street pageantry, and the gov
eminent showed this International
American Congress some specimens Of
the United States SOLDIER as he appears
in the service and in the National Guard
in the infantry, cavalry and artillery.
The streets were alive with martial
music, and bodies of blue cloth clad
and russell leggiuci soldiers, and a
great crowd of people attempted to see
the review of the troops made by the
President and Cabinet, together with
the Pan American delegates. A rath-
er poetic and pretty incident Of the af
fair was the presentation to each coun-
try represented in the conference Of
an American flag made Of American
woven silk.
This conference, by the way, which
has been in session here for so many
months discussing the spread of COM
merce. the march of progress and lib
erty on the Western Continent, and
kindred international subjects, expects
to conclude its labors on the 18th in
slant. That is the day fixed for the
delegates to start on their tour through
the Southern States.
Among important reports Of Its COM
mittees that have been submitted to
the International American Conference
and adopted by it, is that reciprocity
treaties be negotiated between the re-
publics of the American hemisphere,
each making tariff concessions SO that
the peculiar products of all of them
may be introduced free into the others.
This report is in the same line as the
amendment suggested by Secretary
Blaine to the committee on Ways and
Means of the house of representatives.
The committee of the conference on
banking thinks that commerce would
be benefited by facilitating direct ex-
changes between the money markets of
the countries represented in the con-
ference. 1t may not generally be re-
allied that United States merchants
who import goods from South and Cen
trail Amecica, make these importations
almost exclusively through the use of
English bankers credits. Therefore
the committee suggests the passage by
the United States of law incorporat-
ing an international American bank
with ample capital and giving the clti-
zens of the several countries in the
conference the privilege Of taking
shares in the bank pro rata to their
foreign commerce.
On Saturday, the president decorated
Francis Joseph, the inventor of the
life saving car, with geld medal.
Congress decided that he should have
it as mark of national esteem for in
genuity that had already saved thous-
ands Of lives. There was little cere-
mony attending the presentation, that
took place in the blue room of the
White House. The president made a
short address and told the inventor
how much pleasure it gave him to put
the medal in his hands.
After an investigation of great care
and accuracy, the special committee Of
the National Reform League estimates
that more than one-third of the entire
time of each congressman is consumed
in trying to secnre Offices for his con-
stituents. And upon the strength of
this, the league warmly recommends
the bill introduced into the house rela-
tive to the appointment of post-mast-
ers as fourth-class officers.
The senate is still worrying over
those two disputed seats involved in
the Montana election cases, nor can it
be predicted when it will be done with
them. The discussion has become mo-
notonous, but when vote on the main
question is imminent, some senator will
take the floor and renew the debate.
An interesting hearing was held On
Friday by the house committee on ag-
riculture upon Representative Butter
worth bill to prevent dealing in
options and futures. The brokers who
deal in grain and cotton were here from
Chicago, New York and New Orleans,
to defend the system aud protest
against the passage of the bill. They
argue that by the present system east
ern money moves the western crop, and
that to destroy the business of produce
and cotton exchanges would paralyze
business and interfere and interfere
with producer as well as broker. The
bill has already been favorably report
ed by the house committee.
The death of Hon. Sam j. Randall
yesterday morning was surprise to no
one. For several days all hope OF his
recovery had been abandoned by his
family and physicians and his death
was expected momentarily. HIS res
idence, small modest building on cap
ital hill, was visited during his illness
by Secretary Blaine and President
Harrison. Although no callers we're