The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-03
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tFrom our regular eorrespondent.l
WAsHINeToN, d. c., Sept. 30, 1890.

House and Senate by members Of the naval
committees. The occasion of these re-
marks was a Joint resolution introduced
and passed within week, appropfiating
81, 600, 900 to purchase all of the nickel the
Canadian mines, which supply the world
| with that metal, can produce for some
time to come, to be used in connection
cruisers now being built. The members
of the committee talked mystoriously of
| tho urgent necessity of the immediate APP
preparation OF this money in order to en-
able this Government to control the supply
| Of nickel and prevent its going elsewhere,
and they must have talked much palmer
privately, for the opposition which was at
first formidable, quickly disappeared. On
Saturday just before the passage of the
resolution, Senator German stated that he
had opposed it the day before, but that he
had been assured that its passage was an
absolute necessity in the interest of the
public service and he would support it. 1t
was passed, and it has already been signed
by the President. The cause Of this I'M
usual haste was the recent tests of metal
armor by the Navy department, which
nickel and steel could stand shot fired from
improved guns. 1t was stated privately
that representative of the Krupps had
attempted to purchase entire the products
Of al f,r
power, presumably England or Germany,
but that the owners being citizens of the
United States patriotically gave this Gov
ernment the first chance to corner the
worlds supply of nickel. 1t is not for me
to cast imputations on the patriotism of
these mine owners. but from the prices
they are to receive for the nickel ore, it is
certain that their patriotism will pay big
dividends
The Mckinley tariff bill as reported
from conference was restored to almost Its
original condition when passed by the
House, about the only differences being
that the amounts were slightly lowered
where changes were made, and the recip-
| rocity amendment. The very lest amend
ment added to the bill by the Senate was
struck out entirely by the conference
that providing for the formation of per-
manent tariff commission. The confer
ence report was agreed to by the House
| last Saturday afternoon, and an attempt
is being made to push it through the Sen
ate to-day, but it is hardly likely to sue
coed, as there are a number of Republican,
Senators who wish to make a few remarks
of an explanatory nature. This is par
ticularly applicable to the Senators from
the northwest, whose constituents will
want the tariff of seven-eigbts of cent
per pound on binding tsine explained.
The Republican opinion of the bill was
we'll expressed by Representative Funston,
chairman of the House committee on Ag-
rieultnre. who said "Therc are some
things in it that might have been made
better and there are many which might
have been worse; but taking a broader
view, it is good bill and one am will
ing to go before the country on" The
Democrats are unanimous in condemning
the bin as utterly bad.
Senator Ingalls, denies that he was paid
for tie speech he recently delivered at
Pittsburg.
Postmaster Wheat, of the House Of Re.
personalities, is being investigated. He is
charged with receiving draw back in
cash from the contractor for hauling the
mail to and from the House Post office
and with paying a man salary " no does
no work. and who turns the money over tc
| Whcat's son. Mr.. Wheat claims that the
charges are entirely false and that they
were originated by discharged employee,
but the evidence so far taken does not
corroborate this.
For the first time in several months all
Of the big guns of the administration in
Guiding the President and his entire cab
met. are in Washington at Gree. They
have come TO perform their parts in the
lowering of the curtain on the first act OF
Fifty first Congress. The exact time for
adjournment has not been agreed upon,
although the House has adopted Mr.. Nc
Kinley's joint resolution providing for
adjournment to morrow, but it is not
thought that the Senate will adopt it in
that shape, although Of course it may, ev-
crybody is so anxions to get away.
The Capitol is throngcd with parties in
terestcd in the hundreds Of bills now hung
up in various legislative conditions, and
they are all hoping against hope that the
particular bill in which they are interested
may by some hook or crook be acted upon
before adjournment. Some of them will
draw legislative prizes, but by far the
greater number will get blanks.
The Raum investigation has taken a
fresh start. The committee is now engag-
ed in trying to find out who gave the New
York Tribune some information.
WESTON.