The Arizona champion., 1890-07-19
WEEKLY CHAMPION
.WAsHfNGTON LETTER.

Sh0 EOOSAo4 S~SSSAOA p41li AS ION oO Bar Harbor, where he is guest of. Secretary Blaine, and those who ought to know say that he is gone. there for the purpose of trying to persuade MT. Blaine to withdraw his opposition to the Federal Elec- tion bill. This may be and probably Is true, but those familiar with the sentiments of Mir. Blaine on this class of legislation are not will 3 to believe that MT. Lodges powers Of persuasion gre strong enough to cause him to change them.
 h Che meantime the discussion of the Lodge bill goes merrily on. It is positively asserted by some that g bargain has been entered into by the Republican and Democratic Senators whereby the latter gre to allow the amended Mckinley tariff bill to pass the Senate without any unusual delay, in return for which the Federal Election bill is to go over until the next session. Others  deny vehemently that any bargain of the kind has or will De made, but it is generally admitted that the chances are decidedly against that bill at this session. In fact, 1t is not believed that 1t coald be passed if it was voted upon next week un- less it was mads caucus measure, sdn that is just what its Senatorial advocates are working end scherning for now. One caucus was held last night.
 Both the Senate and the House sprung surprises CT the public this week. First, the Senate refused to begin the debate upon the tariff bill, although it had been generally understood for two weeks past that it would. This was done by thej Republican Senators who are partial silver voting with the Democrats and it's object was to serve notice that the silver question must be de cided before the tariff debate shall begin. The next surprise was when the House voted against following the legislative programme mapped out by the Committee on Rules, l which was to take up the Original Package" bill, after tue disposal of which was to come the bill estab- fishing a national bankrupt law This was surprise indeed, ss the Committee on Rules has had its own way during this eatire session, and She cause of it would be difficult to explain.
 The regulations adopted by the late International Maritime confer ence to prevent collisions at sea have been incorporated in 6 bill and passed by the House. The silver problem may now be considered settled as far as Congress ;s concerned The bill, as it came from the conference committee, pre- vides for the purchase by the Treas ury of 4,50o,00O ounces of silver sach month. This is not entirely satisfactory to the extremists, but 1t is regarded as the best that could bl done under the circumstances.
 The bin to pension army nurses has been fayera6ly reported to the House.
 The Eouse iE without a quorum:  more Shan Lali the 5ilas this warn, weather, owing to the absence oi memhers Upon one vote this week 92 iaa.nbers were announced as pei~ei, and set the date of adjourn meslt ';'ea nut appear.
 Ills President has signed the bil, oi;nittiny Wyoming as state. She makes the fmty-fourth in tie great aisterhood of states.
 Evidently the Republicans have ao id,.t of admitting New Mexico for some time to oome, fer Repre, sentative Perkins, of Kansas, has just introduocd {, riii to establish , sy4ten. of public sobools in that Tsrritoiy.
 When Senator Sherman delivered his eriogy on ths late Hon. $. s. Co:, in She Senate this week. he was several times go affected as to be compelled to stop pntil he could naste. hi5 emotion, and yet, when Mr Cox was living, he and Senator Eherman were political enemies. |