Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. c. June Is, 1881.
There is considerable gossip about
town touching the officers to be elected
by the next house of representatives.
In addition to Messrs. Kerr, of Penn
sylvania; Gibson, of Maryland, both
ex-members, and John B. Clark, of
Missouri, It is now said that Mr.. Dal-
ton, formerly postmaster of the house,
Will enter the race for clerkship of the
house. Virginia has two candidates for
the clerkship of the NEXT house, of
whom, Mr.. Snowden, editor of the
Alexandra Gazette, It is said, viii
surely get one vote, while ]. R. Fisher,
formerly assistant postmaster, viii get
the balance. In the south, Gen. Field
Is the most prominent candidate for
door-keeper, while Gen. ]. B. Colt, of
Connecticut, has the support of the
New England delegations. Mr.. Yoder,
AN ex-representative from Ohio, is the
only candidate yet mentioned for sar-
geant- at arms.
The billion-doller congress like other
extravagant men and bodies of men.
was often lavish in precisely the
wrong place. Two institutions In which
the country takes just pride, the naval
academy at Annapolis and the military
academy at West Point, are greatly
hampered by false economy in
making up the appropriations
for their maintenance. Both are
far behind the times in regard to
equipment. We take a pride in our
new navy, and yet the cadets at Annap-
oils have to get along with old ships and
obsolete guns in learning the science of
| naval warfare. At West Point affairs
appear to be slightly better, but new
batteries and ne1ehorses for the caval.
ry service are needed; and there are
various other ways in which few thou
sands could be spent to advantage.
But congressman do not get votes in
this way.
| The people of California, at least, re-
gard with no alarm the increasing tide
Of European issE7igration. So far from
it, movement has been set on foot by
the commercial and business associa-
tons in San Francisco for holding a
state convention to devise the best
means of diverting the stream of immi-
grafton to California. While cordially
welcoming emigrants ftsm EussRe, the
Californians draw the line strictly
against the Chinese, who still find their
way in small bands of stragglers across
the Canadian border.
|
The spell of dullness which has fallen
on the world. with nothing more excit-
ing than a London bus strike, cannot
last. 1t is the calm before the storm.
This week the Ohio republicans viii
hold convention, and Foraker will be
there; also Keifer; also Grosvenor.
Such a conjunction of astral bodies
should make its influence felt on earth.
The census Office Saturday gave out
the tobacco statistics of North Carolina.
The total number of planters In the
state during the census year was z7,z5o;
the total area devoted to tobacco,
o7,o77 acres; the total product,
SO, 37s,z5 pounds and the value to the
producer, estimated on basis of actual
sales, s5.175,s35.
The prohibitionists of Iowa are still
making an undaunted fight for their
particular issue They have already
put a full ticket In the field for state
Offices, and as they may be relied upon
to diminish the republican vote their
activity may not be without advantage.
Gus results.