Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-02-18
WASHINGTON WISPS.
WHAT ISL GOING ON AT THE
nATiSfAL CAPITAL.

ton, aud recent \events have added a
special zest to it. Senator Hill is given
the credit, whether rightly or not
do not pretend to say, of having made
a combination with Senators German
and Brice to control The Democratic
nomination, which Mr.. Hill wants
himself if he can get it, but falling in
that he wants hand in naming the
man, and his second choice is said to
be German, and his third s'some good
Western man." Senator Hill found a
congenial atmosphere from the first
among the Democratic senator's, most
Sof whom are bitterly anti-Cleyeland
in their sentiments, and until his re-
cent New York coup he appeared to
be rapidly growing in popularity, but
now fears are expressed by those
friendly to him that he has gone too
far in so openly showing his hand as
the manipulation of the Democratic
machine in that State. No one can
deny that he is one of the shrewdest
political wire pullers that this country
has produced, but that very fact may
prevent securing the nomination Of his
party, as has often been the case in the
past.
Evidently the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations think the present
Chinese laws sufficient for all practi-
cal purposes, as it has reported ad-
versely all of the bills introduced
providing new and more stringent
laws, and presented a substitute in the
shape of bill to continue the present
anti-Chinese laws for a period of ten
years.
Senator Kyle made his debut as a
senatorial orator in set speech in
favor of his joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the Constitution
giving Congress authority to enact
uniform marriage and divorce Jaws
for the whole country.
The Farmers Alliance members of
Congress are welding considerable
influence in that body. They have,
aided by a rapidly growing sentiment
in favor of the change, caused the
House committee on the Election of
President and Vice President to decide
to report favorably q bill for Con-
stitutional amendment providing for
the election of Senators by popular
vote.
Lobbyists representing the great
corporations of the country here are
much exercised over the decision of
the House Judiciary committee to
favorabl report the bill which makes
corporation citizen of the State in
which it carries ON business, for all
Judicial purposes.
The House having adopted an
amendment to the rules compelling the
several committees to report all of the
appropriation bills within eighty days
after the announcement of the com
mlttees at the long session, and within
forty days after the opening of the
short session, the committees will have
to do some lively hustling to comply
herewith, as they have hardly begun
work on any of them yet, and the
time within which they should be
reported will expire on the 18th of
March.
So many Democratic members of
Congress refused to be bound by the
decision of the caucus which was 10
have been held tonight on the silver
question, that the caucus was given
up, and with it the idea of making the
free coinage of silver a. party question
was abandoned, for the present, at any
rate. AS announced some time ago
the House Coinage committee will
free coinage bill TO be
favorably reported to the House. The
Senate Finance committee will also act
on Senator Stewards free coinage bill,
The Memphis Fire.
In the heart of Memphis there was
full acre of charred ruins and here and
there mass of burning debris. The
fire had swept everywhere, the strong
wind carrying the smoke and flames TO
the southwest corner of the square
with great frceeness, and all about
this corner was burned save one small
shanty structure on Union street,
where florist sold his wares. The
estimates that place the loss by the
fire of Monday night in excess OF
81 100000 were not exaggerated, as
calmer survey of the wreck wrought
by the casualty shows on the following
day. AT daylight the ruins were still
in flames ard late this afternoon
fitful blaze or two came up from the
rough masses. Thin smoke, carrying
with it the peculiar odor of water
soaked charred timbers, hung about the
vicinity. Thousands of people crowded
the west sidewalk of Main street, from
Monroe to Union streets and around
the neighboring corners. Throngs
were gathered from early morning to
dusk. The police stretched laugh
ropes from street TO street, and at the
intersections, and were on the alert to
keep curious persons and children
from enoroaching on the firemen at
work. Small streams of water were
poured over the demolished buildings
all day, but the ruins will shoulder
yet for several dave.
Improperly BaIed Cotton.
President Walter G. Flower, of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, has
add paccaH a HAITIAN IN tho ooIta.4..-f