The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-05-18
WASHINGTON CITY,

Ol IHe ola SOIdlefS, ana ne ce ftalnly
did a good thing for good many of
them when he had the Senate bill
to convey 5000 acres of the Fort
Hayes military reservation to the
State Of Kansas, for homes for old
soldiers and their families and to
open the rest of the reservation to
homestead settlement, changed 50
as to convey the whole reservation
t. shat State for homes for old SOL
dier+, before it was passed by the
Senate.
The compromise Chinese bill
which was agreed upon by the
House and Senate conference COM
nittee got through all right, al
though IS Senators voted against it,
and % Representatives did like
wise. 1t extends the present law
for ten years and provides for the
registration of all Chinese now in
this country; Tor one years impris-
onment and department to China of
every person detected violating it,
and makes it illegal to release Chinr
csc on bail pending decisions on
writs on habeas corpus.
Whenever the House does good
thing, some Democrat is sure to
spoil the effect. For instance, the
House under suspension of the
rules passed bill allowing the two
ocean steamships City of New York
and City Of Paris the privileges Of
American registry, provided their
owners should build two more
steamers equal tonnage aid speed
before they became entitled to these
privileges. wednesday Represen-
tative Snodgrass, of Tennessee, lis
ing to a question of privilege, sub
mitted Il resolution setting forth
that the House had passed the bill
without understanding it, and ask
ing the Senate to return the bill to
the House for reconsideration.
Speaker Crisp, to his credit be it
said, refused TO receive the resolu-
ton and Mr.. Snodgrass exposed his
ears for nothing.
Postmaster General Wanama-
kef'5 report on the experimental
free mail delivery in forty-siX small
towns, which was authorized by the
last Congress, has been submitted
to Congress. 1t shows the expert
ment to have been a decided sue
cess, and that in nearly every town
the postal receipts We're increased
TO an amount equaling the cost OF
the free delivery. Notwithstand-
ing this favorable report the House
has shown by its wholesale reduct.
ions in the Post Office appropriation
bill that if it coull have its way,
which fortunately for the country
il cannot there would be no further
extension Of tho free delivery or
any other branch Of the posta! SER
vice.
A change has come over the
spirit of Mr.. Cut-it-down Holman.
Not long ago he announced his in
tention to have Cong. adjourn by
June /, now, after he has been sever
Dlfimes knocked down and jumped
upon by the party in the House, he
makes pite0us appeal to the Dem.
Ucratic Representatives to keep 9
quorum in the House, in order that
adjOurnment may be reached by
July 10
Tne Senate viii have to he de.
pended upon TO save the representa-
tivas OF the United States abroad
from the humiliation which the
Democratic majority of the House
would put upon them by the alb
surd reduction of salaries made il
consular and diplomatic .adpropria
ton bill, which passed the House
early this week. Ii is not for a mo
ment to be believed that the Senate
will consent to having the United
States which is just beginning t
reach out for extensive foreign
trade, made Ridiculous abroad foI
no better reason than the saving o
a few thousand of dollars. Instead
Of being decreased the salary o
many of our consuls ought to bt
increased, as it is well known tina
representatives Of private business
houses in foreign countries Otter
receive larger salaries than on
consuls consequently the private
establishment often commands tn,
services of ADLER men than hi
government gets for its consul ant
the government loses &C eordingly
if not in actual money in the est
nation Of the residents of tina
place.