Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-03-11
NOTES FROM THE Capitol.

/ WASHINGTON, D. G. March 6, 81.
The Fifty-frst congress is dead, and
buried among the archives of the past.
Ii is OF course, too early to say whether
the important legislation enacted by
the majority was wise or unwise, but it
was distinctly republican legislation.
and that party Will be given the credit
or be made to take the blame for it as
1t is viewed by the people when the next
congressional election rolls around. No
single congress since the war has appro-
! priated so large an amount of money
IS the one just ended, and naturally the
democrats are making the most of the
charge of extravaganza, while the re-
publIcans are claiming that the money
will all be well spent, and that the peo-
pie will be benefited by it. On both
sides 1t is the talk of politicians. It is
only by carefully watching results that
| the people can determine which is right.
and no closer watch upon the expendi-
lures of the government has ever been
kept than will be from now until the
next presidential campaign.
The democrats of the House voted
solidly against resolution of thanks
to the Speaker, which Mr.. Mckinley
was compelled to offer because no demo-
crat would do it. 1t was the thirteenth
time that precisely the same thing has
occurred in the House, being on an av-
| erage about one in each four congresses.
Very few congressman have gone
home, and large number of represen-
tatives of the Fifty-second congress are
here. Consequently there is consider
able activity among the friends of the
candidates for Speaker. The alli-
ance members have SO far refused to
pledge themselves; in fact more than a
majority of the House Is as yet unpledg-
ed, which shows that the fight is far
from being decided.
Notwithstanding the excitement con-
sequent upon the closing hours of con-
gress, an open meeting of the citizens
alliance. which was addressed by Sena-
tors PETER and Kyle. and Representa-
tive Jerry Simpson. has attracted a
great deal of attention here. The
speeches, particularly that of Mr.. Simp-
son, were revelation to the Washing
ton people, who had attended from idle
curiosity. Before they left they were
unanimously of the opinion that Jerry
Simpson was born orator. Senator
PETER started good many people to
thinking by asking, after stating that
there was not a hairs difference be-
tween the leaders of the old parties on
the silver question: "What would you
think if Grover Cleveland should unite
the democratic and republican parties
east of the Allegheny mountains, and
be their candidate against the united
south and west? This is not improb-
able"
ExSpeaker Reed is the victim of un-
merciful guying these days from the
democrats, but he apparently enjoys it.
as much as they do. Yesterday he was
approached by democratic represen-
tatiYe from New York city, who walk
ing up briskly with telegram in his
hand, said: Reed, have just recelv-
ed telegram from a constituent of
mine who is the manager of a dime
museum, requesting me to secure at any
cost, for exhibition, the crown you wore
as Car" Il am sorry" replied Mr..
Reed, THAT you didn't see me sooner;
but the crown has been altered into a
foolscap, which is to be presented to
the next Speaker" That's one on
me, - said the New Yorker" as he slap
ped Reed on the back and roared with
laughter.
Mr.. Harrison will not take up the
question of nominating the nine new
United States judges created by the new
law, until his return from duck-shoot-
ing trip to Maryland, upon which he
leaves tomorrow.
The Senate, before adjourning, adopt
ed resolusinn directing the finance
committee to ascertain IN every practl-
cable way the effect of the tariff laws
at home and abroad. If this be fairly
carried out, without attempting to
make political capital, it will be pro-
ductive of much good in the shape of
authentic information.