The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-02-25
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON.
GRESS AND WHAT If IS
DOING.
Some Bills Observation-Disclosures
al Mention.

The Tariff bill will be called up
for discussion in House March. lst.
Speaker Crisp, who has not yet re-
covered from his case of the grippe,
is at Fortress Monroe FOR few days.
Congress was not in session for
three or four days last week.
Mr.. Palmer's speech in favor of
the constitutional amendment for
the election of Senators by the pso-
pie and Mr.. Sherman's resolution
foreshadowing the introduction Of a
bill 20 meet the case of the Italian
prisoner, killed in the New Orleans
parish prison were the chief features
of the mornings business in the
Senate last week.
Democratic absentees are giving
the leaders Of the House great deal
of tro':bie, and now that the serious
business of the session is getting be-
fore the House the Continuation of
this practice will prove very embar-
RAISING, as it enables the Republicans
TO tie the House up at any time by
refusing to vote, thus b, b,eaking a
quorum, as was done several times
this week.
Congress, or as many of its MEM
bers as can spare the time from i'm
portant committee work, left here
Friday for Chicago, as guests of the
Worlds Fair committee of that city,
returning next Wednesday morning.
Representative Rayner, of Mary
land, this week delivered one Of the
strongest speeches against trusts ever
heard on the floor of the House. He
reminded the Republicans that nei-
ther the Interstate Commerce law
nor the Sherman Act, passed at tho
last session of Congress, had pre-
vented the continued formation Of
the trusts and combinations which
it was their alleged purpose to erad-
icate, that trusts still blOssomeu and
flourished as hey accu ulate in ev-
cry commercial centre; that they
still defied the law and the jurisdic-
tion and mandates # the courts, and
that they still, with arrogant front
| and bold pretensions, executed their
purposes without the slightest fear
of inflicted punishment or the Sigh
test concern about any enerOachment
upon their prerogative. They are
so powerful and influential that the
legislatures of the States seem to
tremble at their presence, and the
Congress of the United States had
stood by with folded hands and per-
mitted them, with an iron heel, to
trample upon the rights Of the peo'
rle.
The House committee on election
OF President and Vice-President and
Representatives i'm Congress Monday
agreed to report bill leaving the
election of Senators to the people
amt comforting exclusive power or
the State Legislatures to fix The
times, places and manner OF holding
such elections
In addition to the bill introduced
IN the House by Representative Ora
dy, of North Carolina, proposing l
reduction of the salaries of govern
ment officials, Mr.. Wheeler, of Ala
bama, has introduced one which pro
vides for a reduction of 20 per cent
on all salaries amounting to $5,Oot
or more and a reduction OF 10 pc
cent. on all salaries exceeding $500
A bill is to be introduced to put I
tax OF SIC per thousand on cigarettes
) The tax is now fifty cents per thou
sand.
, Gossip on the House side Of til,
Capital has it that the Pacific COas
members of both parties are exceed
ingly Jealous lest the eastern mem
bers shall share any Of the credit 0
restrictive Chi ese legislation. Iti
t rumored by some ofthe Congressmel
: who opposed Mr.. Mills for the speak
; ershIp are anxious to make him Shoy
, mis- hand on the silver question be
fore the senatorial election in Texa-
! The report whice is to accompan,
1 the bill adopted by the ways an
t means committee of the House i
= favor of free twine has been prepar
t ed. Mr.. DENLY. Uniteu States min
: lister to Ct ina, has made Il report t
S the State Department of the recen
/. insurrection in that country. Ther
will be a general observance of til
22d of February in the District. !
bill Tor the better regulation of tn
liquor traffic il the District has bee
introduced in the House of Repre-
e sentatives. The House cOmmiute
t on labor will introduce resolutiO
: investigating the operation OF, tn
/ eight-hour luw. The committe
# holds that it should be strictly Ell
e forced.
# The Uuited States Senate yaste
# day adopted a resolution tor the II
o turn to the republic of Mexico {
!. wenty-one flags captured during tn
- war with Mexico. The Idaho sen;
+ torial contested case was further d.
l. bated. The House, in committee {
the whole, considered the India
s appropriation bill.