The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-02-18
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 1892

 dred members are determined to do l so, even if it be necessary to block l everything else in order to do it. Close observers predict one of the most bit ter fights that ever took place in Con- grcss over the bill
 The Senate Finance committee sur prised no one when it adversely re- ported a number of financial bills, in cluding free coinage and Senator Pef- fers land loan bill. That report does not settle the silver question in the Senate by any means. The free silver Senators say they will await the ac- tion of the House on the Bland bill, and that if the House will pass that bill they can force it through the Sen ate. Mir. Harrison, of course, still stands ready and willing to veto any free coinage bill that get through.
 Chicago wants Congress, and with the characteristic energy of the city which usually gets what it wants, it has sent a strong committee here, af- ter Congress. The proposition is to take Congress on special trains to Chicago on Saturday night, the 20th inst, giving the members chance to spend Washington's birthday in find ing out what is being done for the Worlds Fair, and getting back to Washington in time for business on Wednesday, the 24th inst, Present in- dications are that about one-third of Congress will make the trip.
 If the bill which the House Banking and Currency committee has favorably reported shall become law it will be difficult, if not impossible, for the off cers of national banks of flim-fam the depositers by borrowing large sums from the bank on worthless securities The House has been in a decidedly Investigating humor this week. It adopted resolutions providing for in- vestigatlon of the Worlds Fair, the wrecked national banks of Boston and Philadelphia, and of the Pension bureau.
 Mir. Blaine says the statement that his letter withdrawing his name from the Presidential contenst would be shortly followed by his resignation from office was "an internal lie." He ought to know.
 The House talk economy, but when it comes down to increasing it's own patronage by appointment of two ad- ditional messengers it agrees to it by vote of 133 to 96.
 Representative Bushnell, of Wiscon- sin, has offered resolution to the House for the appointment of com mittee to investigate and report wheth- CT any articles of home manufacture are sold abroad cheaper than at home, and if so, what are the reasons there for. The same gentleman has offered a resolution providing for the adjourn ment of Congress on May 31. The first resolution may be adopted, but there is little chance for the last one, as it is now dollars to straws that the dog-days will find Congress sweltering away.
 Gen. Flagler, chief of the army Bureau of Ordnance, appeared before, the Senate Committee on Coast De- fences this week to argue for the estab- lishment of duplicate of the Water vliet (N. Y ) gun factory on the Pacific coast.
 The Canadian reciprocity Commis- sioners are holding daily conferences are, of course, secret, but if they re- suit in even little bit of reciprocity the public will be greatly surprised. The Canadian Commissioners are here of their own accord to submit certain proposition to this Government, and not upon the invitation of this Govern ment, as has been published. This Government will hear the propositions. just as it would those from any other friendly government. but accepting them is another matter.
 A bill has been favorably reported to the House from the committee on I'm migration absolutely prohibiting Chin csc immigration.
 The National officers of the Farmers Alliance indignantly deny the story that the Alliance stores are to be turn ed over to the cordage trust.
 IT would seem that Arizona could supply the United States with onyx, but last year onyx to the value of