The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-01-21
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON.
GRESS AND WHAT If Is
DOING.
Some Bills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al Mention.

Some Bills Observation-Disclosures
al Mention.
ocrats around Washington who have
the most of the grip. The Republi-
cans lost theirs in the elections of
last year and this.
Representative Henderson has in
troduced a bill in the House To re-
peal the 10 per cent tax on notes OF
State banks.
1t is charged that Senator Sher.
man bought votes in the Senatorial
caucus which nominated him.
Members Of Congress and Sena-
tors are beginning to get very uneasy
over the situation in the Chilian af-
fairs aud are waiting patiently for
the Presidents message on the SUBJ
jecf before taking any action in or.
der not to embarrass the President
in his treatment of the affair. Our
war vessels are being put In positions
of easy access in case Of more war
like demonstrations on Chili's part.
Representative Alexander, of n.
c., introduces bill, stringent in its
terms, against cultures"
Hon. A. III. Williams, member
from the fifth N. c. district, has
been confined to his room at Wash
ington bya severe case of la grippe,
accompanied by symptoms which
caused alarm. He had severe hem
morrhage from the nose, which con-
tinued until the physician complete
ly closed the nOstrils.
There was almost as much betting
in Washington on the race for the
speakership as there is Oh an ordina-
ry horse race. The largest winner
was W. T. Blackwell, of North Car
olina. who is reported to have won
SIC, 1000, in sums from $500 down.
A bill is introduced in Congress to
repeal the law which prohibits the
appointment as officers of the army
OF men who served in the Confede-
rate service.
Representative Pierce, of Tennes-
see, introduced a free silver resolu-
tion in the meeting of the House
Committee on Coinage. A long dis
cussioD followed which showed the
committee to be a free silver one.
The resolution went over until last
Wednesday.
Representative Bum has returned
to his home, summoned on account
of the illness of a son. Representa-
tive Grady has introduced a bill to
pay to the Cape Fear Steamboat Co.
$50, 900 for use of its steamers by the
Government just after the close of
the war.
A resolution has been introduced
in the House to investigate the Pink
erton det ctive agency. II is said it
employs $4,000 armed men.
Eight Of the thirteen members of
the Committee on Coinage, Weights
aud Measures, appointed by the
Speaker, are in favor Of free coinage
Of silver.
Gov. Hill, of New York, says that
he will not accept salary as Govern
or since his election as United States
Senator, but will turn it over to the
State.
There is a proposed amendment of
the Constitution changing the day for
inaugurating the President from
March 4th to sometime in April.
This will be brought about by the
disagreeable March weather, which
has caused So many deaths on such
occasions.
Gen. Porter has asked for a mill
lion dollars more to finish his census.
He has already spent six million,
four hundred thousand.
Bills have been introduced placing
the following articles on the free
list: Jute, jute baeging, iron ties,
binding twins, lumber, tin plate,
salt, agricultural Implements, wool,
coal and iron ore; and bills have
been introduced to repeal the sugar
county clause of the law, and 80
much OF the reciprocity clause as
gives the President authority to re-
store the duty upon certain products
of countries which fail to make re-
ciprocity treaties with the United
States.
Mr.. Livingstone, of Georgia, has
introduced a resolution in the House
tor the appointment of special
committee to make thorough in
yestigation into the financial system
Of the United STATES.
Senator Vance was appointed on
committees on contingent expenses,
finance, privileges and elections, and
District of Columbia and Chairman
of the Committee on WOman's Suf-
frage.
The silver question has already
shown a ready disposition ~ bob up
at any and all times. Several bills
have been introduced in the Senate
providing for free coinage, and al
though there has been only one
"bill" day in the House, four bills
Of the same sort We're introduced,
besides several others having more
or less direct bearing on silver.
The House has adopted resolu-
ton offered by Representative Hol-
man that has spread CONSERVATION
among the promoters of schemes re-
quiring ga little appropriation" 1t
declares it TO the judgment of the
House that the granting of subsidies
or bounties by Congress in money,
public lands, bonds OF by endorse
ment or by pledge of the public
credit, to promote special private
industries or enterprises, indepen-
dent of the constitutional power of
Congress, is unjust and impoli.jc
and in manifest conflict with the
spirit of republican institutions.
And further resolves that in view