The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-07
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE COMING WEEK TO DE a BUSY ONE
FOR THE SENATE

p:dered-Proposed Transfer or the Rev
rnuc Marine to the Navy Department
Inicieucy OF the District Militia.
wAsurSGToN, July Ex-senator Fryos Ship
ping bills, upon which vote was not taken
last Thursday because OF the lack Of q quorum,
arc tho unfinished business on the Senate cal
endnr for tomorrow, and no hopes to have
Thorn disposed OF without further delay He
will then ask to have the River and Harbor
bill taken up. This bill. with the amendments
which the Committee on Commerce has
authorized Mr.. Frye to offer, carries total
appropriation OF about 500 900, 900, and he says
st is tho best bill OF the kind ever prepared.
Two days. he thinks, will DO sufficient for Its
consideration.
Senator Morrill,. Chairman OF the Finance
Committee. will ondeavor to have tho Tariff
bill mado tho order OF business after the Ship
ping bills arc out OF the way The indlca-
lions. however. are that the River and lIar-
Dor bill will DO first taken UP. The
Tariff bill, It Is understood, will be
in charge OF Senator Aldrich. II the
River and Harbor bill gets the right OF way it
Is moro thnn probable that the Tariff debate
will not be begun until next week. as there are
three appropriation bills to come before the
Senate this week. one OF which-the Sundry
Ciyil--is likely TO BIO debated at some length.
1t will ho reported on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Among It's provisions as 1t passed the House Is
an appropriation Of $1,000 90 for tho geological
and Irrigation sn,rveys' TO DO SxpendeI under
will DO antaGonl4ed by Senator Stewart and
possibly by other Western Senator'S who want
Agricultural Department. Tho other two nr-
preparation bills arc the indian and Consular
and Diplomatic; These exhaust tho list Of ee.
ular auploDriatiOn bills except tho deficiency
bill. which viii not como before the Senate I'M
til noar the close Of tho session.
tho Silver bill which Is privileged matter,
tsliS ely t. DO PRESENTED before tho close 81 tho
week, and It will paroLably give rise ,, to 4 debate
ceiyed from tho House probably Tomorrow
and DO referred to tho CommIttee On Privileges
and Elections. \ caucus OF EennbiiCan Spna-
tors Is expected some time this week. ut which
Il will 10 decided whether or not TO take up the
The proceedings in tho House this week
promise to 10 comparatively uninl ernsttng aud
preparation bill the lest Of tho appropriation
bills. will be reported and ncted upon before
the week Ia ended. Tho Elections Committee
two contested election cases Miller va. FL
hot OF South Carolina. and Langston va. Ven
able of Virginia which have been for some
tme on the ca len. Iars. In addition 20 these
cases tho friends OF the Bankrnrtcy bill expect
TO be able TO got that measure before tho House,
while there are Indications hat during the
week the conierrecs on the Silver bill will have
adjusted their differences and presented 10 the
House a compromise measure, Which 1t VIII be
called upon to consider.
The bill for the transfer of the Revenue Ma
rine Service from tho Treasury Department TO
the Navy Department is said to be among the
measures which several influential Senators
insist on having considered this session. The
bill PASSED tho House last March by vote OF
Senate Committee on Naval Affairs appeared
to have no have no hesitation about the merits
OF the transfer and Mr. Chandlers bill was IA
vnrADlv rppDrtpl T.
affecting lie general trans fer. The action in the
House and dsnosition in THO Senate Committee
expression in favor OF the transfer by Secr.-
tatiess, Window and Tracy, Boards of Trade
lake cities. State Legislatures, and individual
ship owners. The ollires OF the hovenue
M b united n in Teton for the of
Tie biII doveloped on the two occasions When
Tor Sherman. when The bin came from the com" com
miteed s vol a length against it, He re-
6ribe" to every oillcer Of the revenue marine.
who were made naval officers without the lat:
to on o he 4cs
ment and increased nay it provided for. Sen
ator Cockrell attacked the bill on another oc-
officers" He tridled Mt the idea Of tlictation
In regard to the transfer from naval officers
designated the benecaries" aud tho only
gentlemen who 1, seem to be consulted In This
Sto R3s up IS 1hs t4e been
patent 10 keep tho bill hung up. Those whose
interest in the, proposed transfer keen them
Informed as to the attitude OF tho Senate. say
the bill will yet pass; that not more than seven
Senators will Join Messrs; sherman and Cock;
rell in opposing it. and that the session will
not end without vote being taken.
Two years ago the militia OF the District OF
Columbia first became recognized part OF the
National Guard of the United States. Prior TO
hat ii n had oil in
There were several Independent companies.
between which there existed constant rivalry
ized,. weIl-disciplined so'diery. free from dis
sension' which coWraroS laNornbly with the
Na,iPnai Guard Of He% l9rk AMI Is ine2 an
officer OF the District militia are we'll versed
In army tactics. and continual drills and
inspections have raised the standard OF efil-
cheney eighty Tor cent over what it vas last
year; There are now two, full regiments. a
cavalry troop and several batteries Of light
artillery. i he riftieth Congress enacted the
and appropriated $5l.OOU for that purpose.
present ,onGress is asked to make the amount
$G2,cuU. Tho sum is hardly enough. and rs it
expenses by n System OF dues. Ii Is now the
poruIar thin To appropriate largo sums for
the use oil tho army and the navy. not becau-e
swift cruisers and h9aEy ordnance are needed
In these p!rln. times 81 peace. but because the
cannot 'her be easily procured. however. not
much is done in comparison TO: tn" militia OF
the nltod states. ll3re ~ now an annual aU-
proprintion Of f4w,vUD when is Jnlt
when ,compa, win The appropriations
annually, mnde fOr the d"velopm ont oI the
army and navy, and yet one al the wisest. it
not tho most honest Of ANCIENT statesmen
Aiacchiaveili- be iey"! That III strongtn OF Tho
btato was it, r., militia RESERVE. Within the
past six months the District miiltia has been
called ont several times to ShoN 10 representa-
tives Of foreign countries 4 sample ol our Ma
tional Guard, Mex, month II (: es into camp
at Old Fort WASHINGTON nine miles below the
city. on the MARYLAND shore Of tie Potomac.
That docs not mean ~ lTOllc Tor tho men. but q
lot Of hard work. TITO President Is the Com
mander in, hief cX-olllcIV, aud he and his
Cabinet are TO 10 entertained. The expense OF
the entertainment wall fan on the StaiI ohire!s.
There may 10 something II tho play soldier
about the militia but nevcrhels-s. the last
war developed tho fact that som" OF the lest
officers among tho volunteers were those who
had served IN the militia.
Dick Quay tho son OF his father. Is no tyro in
politics. as his recent nomination a. Il momber
OF the Pennsylvania Legislature Indicates. lie
Is n bright youn. fellow. and Wisely follows the
counsels OF his crafty parent. Dick has had
moro or less to do with the appointment OF the
Postmnsers in his Stqte, but ms hat work has
considerably subsidized since the ] st OF j January,
hO has not been much In NRglinEt aii hOugh