The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1891-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Re- gular Correspondent
WAsnINaroN, DEC. %. lS9O

comedy, with the American people Tor
the audience, which is certainly ludicrous
enough to be enjoyed by all, we're it not
for the widespread fear throughout the
audience that tragedy not On the pro-
grsmme, in the shape of terrible finan-
cial panic. may be the afterpiece of the
show.
When q joint resolution providing for
the usual two weeks Christmas recess was
introduced in the House the over virtuous
and over industrious Senators cried out
against such a waste Of the peoples time
and announced the intention of the SEN
ate to continue business right through the
holidays, and, if necessary. to sit even on
Christmas day. What was the result
just about what was expected by those
who had heard such talk before. The
Senate on Christmas eve, finding itself
short of quorum, adjourned until Sat-
urday, and on that day, having but
eighteen members present, it adjourned
a quorum. The prospect for any real
| busintss being transacted this week is
| very slim at this writing, and the House
| is even worse off than the Senate in the
| matter of attendance. So that as may be
seen the majority of both House and Sen.
ate are taking the holiday which they
lacked the manliness to authorize By the
adoption of joint resolution, and this is
| what 10 called modern craftsmanship
! No wonder that the Farmers Alliance and
kindred organizations are growing in
membership SO rapidly.
By the way, speaking of the Farmers
| Alliance, there is a small branch of the
order here. known as Capital Alliance
No. %" which is attracting great deal
of attention, owing to the general curios-
ity among our public men to know more
about this wonderful organization. This
Alliance is under the immediate control
of the Maryland State Alliance aud meets
semi monthly at che Office of the Ma
tooai Alliaoce, the official organ of the
organization.
Friends OF reciprocity. and they are
growing more numerous every day, are
much gratiied to learn in q semi-otficial
way, that Mr.. Ryan, the United States
Minister to Mexico, who has been here
comforting with Mr.. Harrison and Mr..
Blaine, has been instructed to endeavor
to promote system Of reciprocity be-
| tween Mexico and this country. II IL re-
r gretted though that the administration
has given no evidence of favoring reci-
: procity with Canada, which is after oil
probably our largest foreign customer
and Senator Sherman is reticent as to hi,
} attentions concerning the resolution
, which be offered at the lest session o.
Congress instructing the President t;
take steps towards the negotiation of ,
treaty with Great Britain, providing fol
Canadian reciprocity.
|
dent sort of way of expressing his senti-
ments, whether they coincide with those
of his pasty leaders or not, says: "Oh,
yes, some people complain because Con-
gress doesn't legislste, Well, Congress
did leeislste at the last session. thought
it legislsted entirely too much. 1t legis-
lated until it came near busting up one
party, and now we 1.-THE Republicansl are
laying back hoping that the other party,
when it comes into power 10 Congress,
will do the same thing"
The Chicago Worlds Fair boomers, who
had spent an anxious week here, were
greatly pleased when Mr.. Harrison stuck
his official proclamation declaring the
preparations o. k into their yawnng
Christmas stocking, and they went home
in the humor to whoop the show up live
ly all along the line from this time on
The opinion of the Attorney General, de-
livered after they left. will probably not
please some of them so much If the
| Attorney General be correct the act of
Congress authorizing the exposition gives
Mr.. Harrison supreme control of the
whole thing, and he may, in his discre-
erection, amend or change any rule made