Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.


ne PRESIDENT is Close observer OF OOn-
gressional legislation and he holds constant
consultations with the Republicans Of both
House and Senate. He does not attempt to
be dictatorial and yet he does not hesitate to
tell the Congressman when he thinks thing
is wrong, and he generally offers in the way
of suggestion, some thing to take the place
Of the Objectionable measure. The result
Of this is to put Mr.. Harrison in closer re-
lations with his party in Congress than any
recent President has been, and if kept up,
and there is not the slightest reason to sup
pose that it will not be, there will be no use
for Presidential vctoes during this admins
tration.
The Senate has decided to vote on the
Blair Educational bill on the goth. inst. 1t
will probably pass a very small majority,
but this is by no means as certain as it was
month ago. In fact its defeat would not sur
prise many people here.
1t is thought that a pension bill will be
gotten up embracing something from each
of the several bills now in the hands of the
committees, it being generally agreed that
it will not be advisable to pass all Of the
bills that are being pressed. The dependent
pension bill will probably be made the basis
of the new measure, or it may finally be de-
cided to pass that as it is, and leave the
others for the present.
The town was thrown into a commotion
one day this week by an alarm of fire from
the White Ho use, but it soon subsidized when
it was learned that the alarm had been turned
in to test the new fire-alarm wires which had
Just been put into that building. In the
crowd which hurried towards the White
House was Secretary Blaine and Attorney
General Miller, both of whom supposed the
house to be on fire.
The Senate has practically administered
reprimand to Senator Call by voting to ex-
pugne from the Record certain Objectionable
language referring to Senator Chandler,
which Mr.. Call had inserted, notwithstand-
ing that he did not use the words in his
speech on the floor of the Senate. This
falsifying the Record is practice that is be-
coming entirely too common in both branches
of Congress.
Senator Stanfords resolution providing for
an investigation by the Senate Finance CON-
mittee as to whether the Government may
loan money to the owners Of farms at two
per cent. per annum is being much talked
about, and has been Endorsed by the "Fed-
Grafton of Labor" of this District. II such
a thing is really practicable it would beyond
all question be the most popular measure
ever before Congress.
Senator Allson's credentials for his new
term beginning March 4, 1891, have been
presented to the Senate.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution which provides that United
States Senators will be elected directly by
the people, and given notice that he will
shortly address the Senate upon the subject.
The idea, while not new one, would seem
to be, in view Of the charges of bribery in
connection with the election Of Senators
which have become SO common of late years,
good one. Anything that brings the Gov
eminent nearer to the people should be well
coined.
The House yesterday passed the Oklahoma
Territorial bill. 1t passed the Senate some
time ago.
The House Committee on Coinage will de-
eide next Monday what report it will make
on Secretary WINDOWS silver bill. 1t will
probably be favorably reported with several
amendments.
The House committee which conducted
the civil service investigation has not yet
considered the printed testimony, and the
members Of it are very reucent in regard to
what the report is likely to be.
The concurrent resolution for the investi-
cation of immigration and the purchase Of
American industries by foreign capital has
passed both Houses. Now perhaps some
thing may be learned about this English syn
dictate business.
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Wanamaker, Miss
Wanamaker and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harri-
son have gone to Florida for a short stay.
Ex-Representative Taulbee, Of Kentucky,
having died, Mr.. Kincaid, the newspaper
man who shot him, two weeks ago, has been
placed in Jail under charge of murder.
Representative Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
has his Federal election bill nearly ready to
introduce. 1t proposes to put the control Of
the elections for President and Congressman
under control of Federal Off Gals.
Deafness Can't be Cured