New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-11
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
TUE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO THE PACIFIC
COAST.
.,,ocrAr1c VIEWS OF THE NEXT CONGRESS-

,.r1N AMERICA AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
washington. March 10.--The President has fixed
. ao,, ~ departure for the Pacific Coast about
hD f., of April. He will be accompanied by his
.o and nerhaps Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Russell
,,arrsc;n. Secretary Tracy is expected TO go with
liz, from Washington, and Secretary Proctor will
.";n him in the West. The President expects
e. he gone about month
u McMllin of Tennessee, one Of the candi-
,o,.s for the Speakership, has been interviewed
u"rsrdinc the programme Of the next House. This
rs.ressee member, although not yet elected
oasoher speaks with great authority about what
.to rew House will do He also calls attention
'. hitter accents to the little work done by the
p.rublican majority in the last Congress. He
. that no Congress ever did less. He also
"a the calm assurance TO speak of the time that
20. wasted in the last Congress. This is part
md marcel of the bumptious talk of the late
Dsmocratic minority leaders. 1t they who
,os,oned like so many blOodhOunds upon every
s,oo Of advance attempted by the Republicans
II was the minority which caused three months
% actual time to be consumed in the long session
- the last Congress with roll-cals.. 1t was the
minority which set up the right to say what legis-
Io,ion should be passed, and which, when met by
tho will of the majority, brought about the terrific
a.lovs which would have defeated all of the legis-
ltop of Congress if it had not been for the Speaker
and the revision of the rules. Nearly every bill
that was passed the subject, not of digni-
fed opposition, not of legitimate opposition arts
inc from debate, but of the knock -down-anddrag-
ont" style Of oppositon which would put an
end 10 everything crossing its will. Mr.. McNiil-
lin also speaks of the blunders in various bills.
II is a wonder that there were not more. The
frantic bowls Of the minority and their fiercely
desperate means to check and stop legislation
might be responsible for some of the clerical
bIunders which occurred in the midst Of such
scenes of excitement. 1t is also pleasant to
tice in Mr.. McMillin's talk that he apprehends
no difficulty with the Republican minority in the
next House. He pays them the compliment OF
supposing them to be reasonable men, and there
fore argues that the new rules will not be neces-
sary. He adds, however saving clause to this
declaration, by saying that the Republican mi
nority is too small, anyway, TO be able to do any
thing in the way of opposition 1t is possible
that when the Farmers Alliance people have
sent their steering committees 10 Washington and
begun to take charge of the Democratic party in
the House, Mr. McMillin and his associates will
be glad to have the new rules to fall back
upon For all the talk, there is not the slightest
the legislation controlled by the Committee on
Rules will be changed. As to the counting of
members present but not voting to make quorum,
there will probably be no necessity for that, as
the Democratic majority is so large.
The State Department has prepared classical
lion of the Latin-American Department for the
Worlds Columbian Exhibition This classified
ton is divided into five groups. The first group
relates to the period of the discovery Of America
Under this group there will be five divisions. The
irst division will comprise the evidences of the
geographical knowledge and the science of navi-
cation of the time of Columbus The second
division will relate to the Court of Ferdinand and
Isabella. This will be represented by portraits,
manuscripts, armor, weapons, and the
ike. The third division covers illustrations Of
the life history of Columbus. 1t will contain a
model of the house where he born and the
place where he died, portraits of Columbus and
his associates, and copies of the best pictures
representing the scenes in his life. There will
lso be fac-simile copies of the instruments, coins.
metals and knives and ordinary utensils of life
lsed at that period. Models of the two ships
ised by him on the voyage of discovery will be
n this division. The fourth division comprises
elics of Columbus and his family. The fifth
livision will contain maps and charts of Column
ous's voyages, with Photographic views of the isl
,nds first visited by him, old engravings of the
Indians and terra-cotta models of the parts OF
he coast explored by his party. This will also
include photographs of the ruins Of buildings left
Jy him in this country.
The next group relates TO the period of the Con-
,uest. The first is the epoch OF the Conquest OF
Mexico Under this head there are three divisions
This first division relates to the civilization oil the
Aztecs 1t will give first the costumes and cos
tuned figures of the natives of that time, WIN
models of their houses, temples and palaces eX-
mples of their art and industries their agrlcuIt-
lral methods: the Mexican picture writing evil
lences of the prehistoric civilization IN lucatah
Nicaragua, Honduras and other parts OF Oeh'ral
America. This will be illustrated by models OF the
Id cities The second division relates to the Con-
,uistadores 1t gives models Of their ships, their
mans and charts and the relics of COrtez, whose
sword and armor are to-day in the Royal Armory
It Madrid His banner is in the National Museum
If the City of Mexico. where the conqueror lies
,urie, The third division relates to the epoch
# the conquest of Peru, and treats Of the clvlza-
ion of the Incas in all walks of lile and VIII IN
Jude relics of Pizarro and his men, with model
# the tomb of Pizarro. The fourth DIVISION re-
ates to the epoch of the conquest IN other por-
ions of America, and will comprise relics OF inc
borirlnes, maps and charts, and collections OF
ntiouities from the various countries explored
~ the Spaniards.
Group three comprises and covers the Colonial
,eriod There are two divisions in This exhibit
'irst is the epoch of the Spanish Viceroys with
heir portraits and relics. This will also include
he relics of the Inquisition in South America
The second is the epoch of the Revoluton' giving
Illustrations of the principal instructions of the
south portraits of the leaders, historical papers
nd maps of the times.
The fourth group is naturally the most I'M
,ortant as it relates 10 the present period lhere
ire six divisions. The first division relates 10 man
md his habitations. First there VIII pe given
and representations 10y NODES OF 'ne