The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-02-18
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON.
GRESS AND WHAT If Is
DOING.
Some Bills Introduced--Pers
al Mention.

Some Bills Introduced--Pers
al Mention.
II is about settled that the first
bill reported from the House Ways
and Means Committee will be that
placing binding-twine. an agricul-
tural necessity, on the free list.
The House committee on Terri
tories has practically decided to re.
port bills for the admission OF Ari-
zona and New Mexico as States.
Capt. S. B. Alexander, of North
Carolina, who is at the Metropolitan
said last night to Post reporter:
'These cities that are full of money
don't seem to realize the scarcity of
money in the rural districts. It is
the present mode Of distribution of
| the money that causes the demand
for the increased circulation. The
collateral that the farmers have is
not negotiable out of the sections in
which they reside; this causes a
stringency Of money at the time of
making the crops and forces the far
mers to pay ruinOus time prices for
their supplies"
The Peoples party in the House
Of Representatives has joined with
the free coinage people in demand
ing the ptompt consideration of the
Bland bill.
The free silver men in the House
of Representatives are making
strenuous efforts to have action ta-
ken OF. the Bland bill.
An effort will be made to induce
this Congress to suppress the cirgar-
ettee trade by imposing tax of
$1,000 per thousand on all imported
and domestic cigarettes.
The Senate Agricultural commit
tee will report on Monday a resolu-
tion favoring the appointment of a
committee to investigate the agri-
cultural condition of the country.
Hon. M. Bum Of N. c., proposes
to apply the patent system, which
has resulted in the stimulation Of
invention, to the domain Of agricul-
ture, with the hope of bringing a.
bout equally benefcent effects. A
bill introduced by him Friday pro-
vides that any person who has in
vented or discovered any new and
useful plant, fruit, or flower may
patent the invention or discovery
upon appliance with the present
patent law requirements, with the
exception that the APPELLANT shall be
made to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture instead of to the Commissioners
of Patents.
Senator Turpie has made a strong
argument in favor of such change
in the Constitution Of the United
States as would permit of vote of
the people for United States Senators.
In making this change one step
further should be taken and the
President and Vice-President be
made elective by direct vote.
Our electoral system sometimes
gives us President whom a majcri-
ty of the people do not approve.
Such President now occupies the
White House, Mr.. Harrison having
been defeated on the popular vote
by over 100000.
The employees of this Government
number 247, ,29l. Truly an army of
office. holders.
The exports of breadstuff5 for
January amounted to So, ,281
against $9,718, $50 in January 1891.
Cotton exposts of January 1892,
amounted ia $2S, 1872, ,225 as compar-
ed with $85, ,O3s. 3S9 for January last
year.
MIR. Blaine says there is no truth
in the report that he would retire
from the Cabinet.
The House Committee on banking
and Cure ncy has favorably repor-
ted bill intended to prevent re-
pc, itions of the National bank scan
dals which have become SO common.
1t prohibits national banks making
loans to officers or employees except
by authority of a majority vote of
the board of directors and directs
that all such loans shall be reported
to the Comptroller of the Currency.
| Mr., Stout, OF Michigan, to day in
tronduced a resolution calling upon
the committee on Interstate COM
merce to investigate the recent con-
solidation Of four great trunk line
railways in New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania and to report by
bill or otherwise, The resolution
states that the Reading, Lehigh
Valley, the jersey Central, the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western rail
roads operating lines in different
States and representing nominal
capital of 5000, 900, the plant of
which conld be duplicated at one
) half the sum.
The Democratic members of the
House Committee on Ways and
Means held another conference and
hive practically agreed upon a bill
to be presented to the full Commit
tee, reducing the duties levied by
the Mckinley bill upon waol and
manufactures Of wool. The pro-
posed mea5ure reduces to 80 per
cent. an valorem the duty on all
woolen aud wotsted yarns made
wholly or in part Of wool, Morsted,
the hair of the camel, goat or other
animal.
| The Senate committee on CON-
merce yesterday agreed to make a