The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-01-02
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(From our regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 30, 1890.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. 30, 1890.
Congress is engaged in playing a farce
comedy, with the American people for the
audience, which is certainly ludicrous
enough to be enjoyed by all, were it not
for the widespread fear throughout the
audience that "a tragedy not on the pro-
gramme, IN the shape of a terrible huan-
cial panic, may be the aftsrpieee OF the
show. When "a joint resolution providing
! for the usual two weeks Christmas recess
~virtuous and over Industrious Senators
cried out against such a waste of the
peoples time and announced the intention
of the Senate 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 ola quorum, adjourned to Saturday
and on hat day having but eighteen mem
bers present it adjourned until to-day,
when it again met without a quorum. The
| prospect for any real business being trans
acted 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 Senate are taking the holiday
| which they lacked the manlipess to
authorize by the adoption of a joint resola-
ton, and this is what is called modern
| craftsmanship. No wonder that the Far
| mers' 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 90" which is attracting a great deal
of attention, owing to the general curiosity
among our public men to know more about
this wonderful organization. This Ali
auce is under the immediate control of the
| Maryland State Alliance, aud meets semi
monthly at the office of the Ndtionol
| Alliance, the official organ Of the organiza-
ton.
So - 49,
growing every day, are much g~ratifed to
| learn in a semi-otficial way, that Mr.. Ryan,
| the United States Minister to Mexico, who
has beea here comforting with Mr.. Harri-
son and Mr.. Blaine, has been instructed to
endeavor to promote a system Of recipre-
| city between Mexico and this country. It
is regretted though that the administers
tion has given no evidence of favoring
reciprocity with Canada. which is after all
probably our largest foreign customer;
and Senator Sherman is r~eticent as to his
intentions concerning the resolution which
he offered at the last session Of Congress
instructing the President to take steps
tow ard a negotiation of a treaty with Great
Britain, providing for Canadian recipro-
city.
Senator Plumb, who has an independent
sort of way of expressing his sentiments,
whether they coincide with those Of his
party leaders or not, says: "Oh yes, some
people complain because Congress doesn't
legislate. Well. Congress did legislate, at
Tue ldst hitL-l i'OAEHb ~ ICSAsiHtNd
| entirely too much. 1t legislated until it
came near bursting up one party, and now
we (the Republicans are laying back
hoping that the other party. when it comes
into power in 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
mis- proclamation declaring the preparations
o.. X. into their yawning Christmas stock
ing, and they went home in the humor to
whoop the show up lively all along the line
from this time on. The opinion Of the
Attorney General, delivered after they left,
will probably not please some Of them so
much. If the Attorney General be correct
the act of Congress authorizing the ex-
position gives Mr.. Harrison supreme On
troll of the whole thing, and lie may, in his
discretion, amend or change auy rule made
| by the board Of control.
The nomination of Judge Brown. of the
United States District Court Of Michigan,
10 De tlt SuCeSScE VI Gl6 lubc JdSLlCt Ia
| Ter of the United States Supreme Court,
| which was at first somewhat coldly re-
ceived, because Judge Bow" was not
more widely known. is now thought to be
a very good one.
There is a disposition ON the part of
Southern Democrats in Congress to side
rack Mr.. Cleveland as a Presidential!
candidate, on account of his financial views
and to boom a western man, aud ex-Rep-
iesentative William X. Morrison, of Hi
nois, now a member of the Interstate
Commerce commission. is being talked
up as a strong and available man. 1t is
believed by a great many people here that
oenator-elect Brice, chairman Of the
Democratic national committee. is using
his influence against Mr.. Cleveland.
WESTON.
New Jersey TO be Doomed.