The Magnolia gazette., 1891-03-07
WASHINGTON LETTER


atOf ingalls, IS making the effort Of
his life 10 get Mr. Harrisoaanubhed
by the publican Sena'e, aud TO
get even with an old personal
enemy At the same me, by get
ting the nomination of laepesenti.
tive Anderson, Of Kansa to be
Consul-General to Egypt, which
Mr. Harrison sent to the S maze
with thai Of Sc lator Blair to I've
muiste 70 Cni -. rejectet, OF
chung NJ, which would ke,p
Anders ~ out Of the office until
next December.
If.nextra session il to be avoided
Congr s. viii have 10 crowd more
business into these three last days
tLan ID has ever done before, for
everything is ina very much mixed
and back ward condition at this
writing, aud il would certainly
cause - surprise Ii rc shoull sew
erdl Of The regular appropriation
bills fail 70 get through.
There would have been no
probability Of falling to pass Ia
appropriA ion bills it the fepubli-
cdns ~ the House had MT vot d
to spend wo days on the Shipping
bills, and il they we're not con
family trying to leave The appro-
piatlon bills for the purposs OF
pnshir g through something to help
The decree it o.d republican party.
Representative Cannon had the
'nhlime lmpudence to make the
threat that unless the mocra's
would vote for the suSp nsi0n of
the rules so as to allow tho mlju,i-
ty to pass such legisIa ion as it
might see it, The majority would
lay aside the appropriation bulls
and proceed uud,r the rules to DIS
pose Of such business as II might
believe ought to be passed.
The shipping bill III which the
lobby was mostly interested, the
one granting tonnage subsidy to
all Amor cnR vessels engaged in
trade with foreign countries, was
defeated in the House, and the
least ohjec ionable bill, that author.
izlng the granting Of subsidies 10
steam vessels, in the guise OF pay
ments for carrying United States
mail, WIS passed. with an amend.
mcnl reducing the amount to BE 50
paid. In principle one of these bills
u lust as Objectionable as the
Other, but call the one that
passed tho least objectionable, BE-
cause 1t VIII require 4 great deal
less money nobody could tel how
much tile other one weuId have
take had it become a law.
Through tile maclnations Of
tAat enlerprising lobbyist, ex- Sen
atot Malone, all present hope Of il
new Government printing office in
place Of the tumblcdown structure
now used as such, has gone glim-
meIing. and il i much to be re.
gletted that two such eminent
democrats as Senators German
and Butler should have allOwe
themS' Ives to be used as ins ru-
ments for the accomplishment Of
Mahone's purpose. Finding it inn
possible TO sell to the Government
as a te for the new printing office,
tor S250,i 90, u piece ,f land en-
trely unSuiled for the lnrp So,
Mah' ne, through his pud", Sen
a'or Cameron, the man who couldn't
sec any harm in Specializing il
silver while Il bill an, citing is
value was pel ding in the Senate
set 70 work to prevent the site
recommended by the committee
being purchased by til pres mt
Congress. The scheme was we
worked. Waiting until the closing
rush of the ssi1n beg II, when
momse's are glad tlposipou any
thing, Il resolution was offered t.
lay tue Hhole matter aside until
next December, ami il Wis adopted.
This is all right for Malone but
IT'S rather tough Oh tho more than
two thousand mel aud women who
s'critice their health an endanger
their lives in the old bu lding. Tne
question naturally arises: do these
democratic Sen tors propose trying
60 help Malone sell his ground to
Uncle sam throueh tie democratic
Cengresst c,nLot b Ii ve il.
Mr., Harris n now has a whack