The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regular Correspondent.f
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1892.

sidered by those who were at first in- clined to blame President Harrison for unnecessary haste in sending an ulti- nation and in sending the correspond ence and his vigorous message to Con- gress, that he was pursuing the very best course to bring%About peace. It was necessary to convince Chilli that this Government intended to enforce the demands it had made by force if it was needed, and in no other way could this have been done so speedily. In Congress all political differences were for the time forgotten, and everybody became intensely American. The re- suit, as might have been expected, is an abject apology from Chilli. It is not the first time that active prepara- tions for war have resulted in assuring peace.
 The Farmers Alliance representa- tives were given their first official rec ognition in the House by being allowed one hour of the seven devoted to de- ] bate on the new rules. Representative Otis, of Kansas, after stating that the third party was founded on the equal rights Jetfersonian doctrine, on the policy of Washington, and upon the Lincoln idea of the superiority of labor to capital, criticised the rules as con- ferring dangerous power on the Speaker and the Committee on Rules. Representative Watson, of Georgia, made the principles of the Alliance the basis of his remarks, stating that the toiling millions of the land were look ing to those principles as their only means of relief Other Alliance mem- bers also made brief remarks.
 If Oklahoma does not become a state during the present Congress it will not be for any lack of effort on the part of Delegate Harvey, who looks after the interests of that hustling territory in the House. He has already introduced bill to that effect.
 The resolution providing for an in- vestigation as to whether the appro- priations heretofore made for the Worlds Fair have been judiciously ex- pended has been favorably reported to the House, and it will be passed. This does not indicate hostile feeling to- wards the Propositions; on the contrary, it is intended to furnish the managers an opportunity to show Congress how well the appropriations have been spent, as an inducement to grant the appropriation of 5000. 900 now asked for. There are those, however, who do not think the showing made will be favorable to the managers.
 A bill to prohibit the sale of firearms to Indians residing on reservations has been favorably reported to the Senate.
 Representative Livingston, of Geor- gia, this week introduced bill for the establishment of a system of sub-treas- uries, in accordance with the Ocala demands of the Farmers Alliance.
 Representative Bowers, of Califor- nia, is not enamOured of the new House rules. He says his people want some appropriations for their harbors, and that if he understands the rules alright he will not be ''in it" unless he can get q .'pull' on the River and Harbor committee.
 There is movement among the Cleveland Democrats to throw their strength to Carlisle, if, as reported, Mir. Cleveland shall decline to allow his name to go before the convention. This movement is so new that it's strength cannot be estimated at this time, but there are good reasons for the belief that Mir. Cleveland will not favor the nomination of Carlisle.
 The Senate without division adop- ted the report of the Committee on Elections confirming the right of Sen ator Chilcot, appointed by the Gov ernOr of Texas to serve out the unex- pired term of Senator Reagan, to his seat.
 Ever since China refused to receive ex-Senator Blair as Minister from this country there have been ugly rumors around Washington intimating that the influence of certain Americans inter- ested in certain concessions which they hoped to get from China had more to do with it than Mir. Blair's Congress sional record on the Chinese question. Whether the rumors influenced Senator Morgan l cannot say, but he this week offered resolution, which was adopted | by the Senate, requesting the President to furnish copies of all the correspond ence between the two governments on the subject, if it can be done without injury to the public interests.
 The National Board of Trade, with representation from all the principle cities of the country, has been in ses-