Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-01
THE SPEAKERS TRIUMPH.
Wyoming and 1daho--PersonaI
and Weekly Capital Budget.
From our Regular Correspondent.

FROM our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. q.
Speaker Reed has triumphed The
long agony is over. The new code of
rules has been adopted by the house
and the principal of majority rule vim
dicated. Under the new rules the house
will be able to transact busi-
ness more expeditIously than
for many years past. The country is
indebted to Mr.. Reed, and the republi-
cans OF the house, for having the cour-
age to topple over the numbo-jumbo Of
precedent and give the people their
rights. The people do not elect major
ity of the house of representatives to
have it controlled by the minority.
The Senate spent goodly portion of
its time this week listening to speech
of Senator Blair in favor of his educa-
tional bill. The enemies of the measure
are now claiming that they have enough
votes pledged to defeat it in the Senate,
but the probabilities are that they are
blutfing, for the purpose of influencing
several of the new Senators who have
not committed themselves either way.
The house spent the week, to date, in
cludIng several night sessions, in dis
cussion of the rules. Some very good
short speeches were made too. Here is
plain business-like statement made by
representative Morse, of Massachusetts,:
''That business men Of the country are
demanding business legislation and that
the 'do-nothing policy Of congress for
the ten past years shall change, and
how shall you change it without amend
ing the rules that bind this body hand
and foot? The business men want a
bankrupt law, they want radical amend
ments to the interstate commerce law,
they want greatly needed public build
ings in centers of population and bust
ness; they want life-saving stations,
light houses and needed improvements
to river and harbors; they want laws re-
gulating and restricting immigration;
they want wise revision of the tariff
on protection lines and they want de-
pendent pension law, law which de-
crees that no ex-Union soldier shall die
in the poor house, and which they would
have had before this If it had not been
vetoed by Grover Cleveland"
Secretary Tracy is far from being
we'll man. He has not yet regularly re-
sumed his duties and is still under the
care of a physician.
Governor Hovey of Indiana, who is
president of the service pension asso-
citation, has made statements this week
before the pension committee in both
house and senate in favor of service
pension.
The committee investigating the Ohio
ballOt-box forgeries closed it's hearings
Wednesday, discharged all the witnesses
and adjourned subject to the call of the
chairman. Wood, the man who furn-
ished Governor Foraker the forged doc
ument, attempted to made sensation
at the last minute by stating that Gov
ernor Foraker, Hadden and himself got
up the forgeries, but he has been been
convicted of so many lies that nobody
would believe anything he might say.
Senator Moody has introduced bill
providing for the erection by the post
master general, upon request, postoffice
in all towns having a popula-
tion of 1000 or more. The buildings to
cost from $4,000 to $4,000. The bill
carries an appropriation of 100000.
Senator Pierce has introduced a bill
to create an agricultural commission to
investigate the causes or the present de-
pressed condition of the agricultural in
terests.
Every member of the cabinet was
present at the last meeting. 1t has
been more than a month since they were
all together before, and Secretary Tracy
would probably not have been present
had he not been an inmate OF the White
House at the time.
We are now pretty certain to have at
least two new states at this session, as
bills for the admission of Idaho and
have been favorably reported
in both House and Senate.
Senator Hoar has introduced a bill
providing that no changes shall be made
IN the present boundaries of the Con
yfessional district in the United States
until the new apportiOnment of Repres-
entatives shall be made by Congress on
the census &c be taken this year. His
dea is to put stop To geFrymandering
The same bill has also been introduced
in the House.
The fight which has been going on be-
fore the Senate for several months
against the confirmation of Indian Com
missioner Morgan, has been ended by
that gentleman's confirmation. Only
two Republican Senators Ingalls, and
Pierce-voted against him.
AT the Presidents request the opening
Of the free public library at Pittsburg
was postponed until next week so that
he might attend and officiate at the
opening,