The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-28
WASHINGTON ETTER

stated although not upon his personal
authority, that he v i'll shortly announce
his withdrawal as a Presidential candi-
date. This determination is understood
to be the result of conferences with his
friends in Congress, and to be in the in
tsrest of party harmony.
The President has accepted the invita-.
tion for himself and as many members Of
his cabinet as can make it convenient to
90, 10 attend the Grant monument dedl.
catory ceremonies in New York on the
9th of this month.
1t i. believed that Senator Hill has Sc.
cured the pledges Of enough Democrats
Ia the House to reject thd report OF the
Election committee and retain Rockwell
! the seat to which the committee has
reported Colonel Noyes to be entitled.
The case will be called up tomorrow and
several very lively days are expected,
during which some of Hills peculiar me.
taods will b. exposed by Democrats. If
tne House decides against the committee
the chairman and several other Democtl.
tic members say they wi ! refuse to serve
longer thereon.
Private Secretary Halford is AGAIN at
his desk in the White House, but be lie
still very weak from the effects Of his RI.
cent illness.
The old question of abusing the priv.
lege of ''leave to pint" by inserting
matter in the Congressional Record
which has no relation whatever to the
proceed ings OF Congress is once more
causing trouble in the House, and the
committee on rules is trying to devise a
remedy. Four Democrats aided by
Jerry Simpson started the trouble this
time by inserting the whole of one OF
Henry Georges books favoring free trade,
in the Record Then Mr.. Lodge aud
other Republicans retaliated by inserting
protection publications, and the end is
not yet. The House should follow the
example of the Senate and let nothing
appear in the Record that is not spoken
on the hoor
The Democrats in the House exercise
considerable judgment as to the location
of their cheese pairing, For instance, the
postmaster general concluded this year
that the money paid for special railroad
facilities in the shape Of a fast mail from
New York to Tampa, Florida, was en-.
tlrely unnecessary, and that no Especial
facilities" were secured by its payment
TO the railroad companies, so he omitted
it from the annual estimate made to Con-
gress, but the House postoffice committee
has put in the postotfice appropriation
bill an item appropriating Sl96,6l4 for
these railroads. which WELD considerable
influence in the South. The fact speak.
for itself; comment would be superhuuus.
The Senate will do its part towards
preventing the failure of the proposed iu-
ternational naval review in Hampton
Roads and New York hsrbor next Apr
by adopting an. amendment to the naval
appropriation bill, which has already
been introduced, appropriating $500, 900
for the expense of the review and of en-.
PERTAINING the official guests of the
United States who will accompany the
foreign fleets. The President, will, how
ever, take no chances. The invitations
will not be sent until the appropriation
is authorized.
So certain are the Democrats of the
House that they made mistake in order.
ing the census investigation that it was
exceedingly difficult to find enough of
them who were willing to serve on the
subcommittee which is to conduct the
investigation.
The Democrats in the House cut down
the estimate of the amount needed to
pay pensions for the fiscal year begin
uing July l. next, Sl3,000,0O0, on the
ground that there would be a surplus If
more than that left of the appropriation
for the current fiscal year, but 81 rapidly
has General Rsum granted pensions that
it is now certain that the SURF lus will BE-
very small at the end of the year, If
there is one at all, and the Senate has
concluded to hold the pension appropria
ton until near enough to the close of the
fiscal year to determine how much of the
money cut of by the House must be re
stored.
There has been some talk among the
Democrats OF Senator Hill withdrawing
from the Presidential field, but he says
he will not even consider withdrawing as
long as Cleveland remains a candidate.
! This is taken to mean that Hill is willing
to withdraw il Cleveland will do the
same. In that event German would be.
come the leading Democratic candidate.
BY May lst the Revenue cutters Ruth,
Bear, Corwin and Albatross and the
naval vessels Adams, Mohicln, Baltimore
aud Yorktown will be in Behring Ses
prepared to mak- things lively for the
poachers.
| Civil Service Commissioner Thompson
has resigned, to take effect May Is.
Only three Democrats voted agains.
the bill for the admission OF cotton tie,