Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-01-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondent.

effcetually took the color out Of lurid
speech delivered by Senator VOORHEES, in fav-
or of resolution offered by him calling upon
the Attorney-General for information as to
whether the U. S. District Attorney at Indi-
annapolis had acted under orders from the
department Of Justice in the matter OF re-
fusing to sanction the issuing of warrant
for the arrest of Col. w. w. Dudley during
his recent visit to Indianapolis. Mr.. Ed
munds offered as an amendment the follow
ing, which was adopted: "That the Attor-
ney General be and hereby is instructed to
inform the Senate what instructions, if any,
the department of Justice has given to S. N.
Chambers, District Attorney for the District
Of Indiana, on the subject of the arrest of
w. w. Dudley or his exception from arrest,
and by what authority Of law any such in
structions have been given, and that copies
of all such correspondence be transmitted to
the Senate" MIR. Edmunds sarcastically
in the beautiful tribute of the Senator from
Indiana to the value of political morality.
This caused broad smile all around, which
was increased to positive litter among the
Republicans when Mr.. Edmunds sent to the
Clerks desk and had read letter written by
the Chairman of Democratic County Com
mittee in Indiana some months before the
alleged Dudley sblocks of FIVE" letter,
which was so nearly like that document that
MIR. Edmunds called it its twin brother. The
resolution adopted will bring no information,
simply because the Attorney General has
none to give. Mr.. Voorhees, knew this, but
being overloaded with slurs and innuendoes
unload. He has injured no one except him.
self.
The first fight in the House was easily
won by the Republicans 1t arose on a ques-
ton of sustaining ruling of the Speaker in
favor Of taking up the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and considering 1t in COM
last House applying to appropriations. Mr..
Reed decided that it could be done, and the
Democrats appealed from the decision and
insisted in a series of speeches from their
best men, that the House should do nothing
until it adopted complete set of rules. The
Houte voted to sustain the Speaker.
The Senate committee on the Worlds
Fair gave hearings to representatives of all
the cities interested in this work. St. Louis
and Washington have already been heard and
tomorrow Chicago and New York will have
their say. The House bills on the subject
have been referred to the House committee
in Foreign Affairs, of which Mr.. Hit, of H.
linois is Chairman. This looks like big
advantage in favor of Chicago, but it isn't,
because the committee has practically decid-
ell to report bill leaving the site blank, to
be filled by vote of the House. That will
give everybody an equal show.
Justice Brewer seemed thoroughly at home
on the bench of the Supreme Court when he
took his seat for the first time Monday.
Superintendent Porter Of the Census Bu-
reau, says it will require an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 to add special
| report of the present condition of the negro
to the census, as many prominent people
have requested.
| The House committee on the Silcott de-
falcation have completed its report, which is
to be accompanied by bill appropriating
money to pay the salaries of the members.
1t is said that the Republican members Of
the House committee on Rules-Messrs.
Reed, Mckinley and Cannon--are not of the
same opinion regarding what Rules shall be
reported TO the House. l don't believe a
word of it. They know what they are
about, and it is not likely that they want to
take any outsiders into their confidence just
now. They can be trusted.
Speaker Reed and Representative Cannon,
in accordance with resolution of the House,
went to ex-Speaker Randall's house, and ad-
ministered the oath Of office TO him, be not
having been able to occupy his seat in the
House at this session up to this time on &C
count Of his bad health.
The tobacco people, both growers and
manufacturers, took up good deal of the
time of the House committee on Ways and
Means this week. Every conceivable side of
the tobacco question was given.
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