The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-12-18

srom cur regular correspondent
Washington. Dec. i. 1891

during rs first week. bat nobody sup
posed ii would. The Senate has bern en-
gagged the most Of the time in = general IT.
arrangement of its committees, made nee
essary By the large number Of Ne" mem
bers. and It Is doubtful vhether il can do
much more than hold a few executive ses-
sions for the confirmation Of the long list
II Presidential recess appointments. before
the Christmas adjournment.
The House vas in session a few minutes
On Saturday. but the only business done
vas the announcement OF the members OF
the committees on accounts aud on mile
age; tbeu an Adjournment was taken to
Wednesday Of this week. These three-day
Adjournmeuts will be kept up until Speaker
Crisp gets ready to announce the commit
tees. or until tie regular holiday recess is
1akep. aud from present indications the
holiday recess will be taken before the
committees are announced.
President Harrison has nominated Rep
resentatige Culbertson, OF Texas, for the
Democratic vacancy On the I~atef-State
Commerce Commission, aud Judge Gull
bsrtson will al once tender his resignation
% the Governor of Texas as a Representa-
tive in Congress. His ac,eptaDce Of this
appointment IS regarded here to mean that
be Y il. not be a candidate for the Senate,
against Mr.. Mills, before the Texas legis-
.ature. should an extra session Of that
body be called in the spring.
8fr. Mills position il the House is just
row the cause OF much speculation. He
has not been offered any Craftsmanship by
Nj. Crisp, and some say that he will ae-
cept none. He says E~othing. and keeps
himself secluded the most of the time.
President Polk. Of the National Farmers
Aniauca, says there is rot a VOID Of truth
IN the report that he would take steps to
bring tie old charges against Dr.. Macane
before the executive committee at liz meet
1ug here next month. He says that Dr..
siacune enjoys the confdeuee Of all Of bis
! colleagues on the executive committee.
He also says that all statements coucern-
ing the less Of strength By the Alliance
are false, and that the organization is
stronger tod THAN ever.
F. "a Of the House Mcpherson, who
I dropped into 'tbe soup with the advent
Of the Democrats, vas presented with q
tureen By his employees when lie retired.
It seems that they might have selected a
present which would not have been quite
so suggestive.
An effort is to be made by Representa-
tive Wheeler, of Michigan, to have the
House pass a resolution expunging from
the record the resolution of censure which
the last House passed upon Representative
Bynum, Of Indiana, for abusing Speaker
Reed. 1t is expected that the bringing up
Of this old thing ill precipitate a bitter
partisan row on the floor of the House,
aud for that reason Conservative members
Of all parties would prefer its being left
alone.
Attorney-Genera Miller has designated
special counsel to bring suit in the State OF
New Hampshire against one of the New
England railroads, in order to get a judi
cial decision as to the legal right Of rail
roads to issue free passes. He thinks the
Intel. State Commerce Law absolutely pro-
iIibits free passes.
Senator PETER has introduced a bill to
amend tue immigration and naturalization
laws; also one to grant service pensions to
prisoners of war; to provide means for
their payment and to repeal section 2 OF
the pension act Of June p, 1890; TO reduce
the number of pension ratings to ten aud
TO abolish pension agencies and 20 lessen
the expenses Of examining boards. The
same gentleman has offered a resolution
directing the committee on finance to in
quire and report as soon as practicable as
10 the actual expenses attending the Lusi-
ness Of money lending, as conducted in the
United States by bankers and otoer per
sons. The resolution vas referred to the
committee on ~inauce, and unless Senator
PETER kicks up a rumpus that will be the
last of it.
Senator Piumb's old free coinage bill
has been introduced by Senator Stewart,
OF Nevada, changed only SO as to make ii
compulsory TO coin all the silver taken to
the minis into dollars, instead Of bars.
Senators Cullom and Mitchell have re in.
troduced bills for one cent letter postage.
Senator Paddock has done likewise with
his bill for a permanent tariff commission.
Two Senators, one ID mocraf, Turp;e, OF
Indiana, aud one Republican, Mitchell, OF
Oregon, have introduced joint resolutions
providing for the adoption OF a C0ustitu-
tionai amendment providing for tae etc
lion Of Senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie, aud Senator 1urpie has given notice
that he will speak OF the resolution this
week. Senator Plumb has introduced a
bill for the retirement of National bank
notes, the free coinage Of silver, and the
promotion of intern ati0nal free coinage OF
silver. WESTON.
Secretary Franklin Dye, of the State
Board Of Agriculture, is IN communication
" it'll @ 5. GlenD, of G4Iesburg, III on the
subject Of starting mammoth beet sugar
works in Burlington county. The project
is said to be likely to materialize and the
farmers in that section are corresp0ndiugly
happy. Mr.. Glenn has asked for the best
location in New Jersey for this industry,