Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

the debate now being so abIy MAIN
tanned by the Democratic members
of the House on the free wool bill.
Mr.. Springer will be unable to take
any part whatever in the debate, as
his physicians say he must go away
as soon as he is well enough to tray-
ell, for five or six weeks of absolute
rest, before he can resume his duties
in the House. The state of Mr.
Mills health is such that it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether he will be
able to make any set speech, but
there will be no lack Of speeches, as
nearly oue-t third of the Democratic
members have notified Mr.. McMillin,
who is in charge of the bill, of their
desire to speak. 1t is probable that
some of them will have to wait until
one of the other tariff bills is called
up, as it is the present intention to
vote on the free wool bill on the Dist
inst, so as to get it out of the way
of the free coinage bill, which comes
up on the 22nd, under the resolution
adopted last Monday.
Mr.. HARRISON has been as precipi-
tate in making public the correspOn-
dence with Lord Salisbury concern
ing the refusal of that official to re-
new the modus vivendi in Behring's
Sea during the coming sealing sea-
son, as he was in sending that IA
nous uItimatum to Chili-Mr. Blaine
is sick in bed and has had nothing
to do with this undue haste. Before
the last communication to Lord Sal
isbury could possibly have been read
and digested by him, it was sent to
the Senate, something unheard Of in
time of peace. 1t is not probable
that the Senate will take any action
on the arbitration treaty, which pre-
ceeded the correspondence by one
day, until time has been given Lord
Salisbury to reply to the last dis
patch sent him.
1t is generally expected that Rep
resentatiye McCreary of Kentucky
will be chairman of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee
this year. The committee has moi
vet been selected, but a caucus viii
be held for that purpose in a few
DAYS. Representative McCreary
thinks that before the tariff debate
which begun IN the House this weeI
il closed. the country will be fully
convinced that the tariff is the para
mount issue, and that silver is not
such an important matter as some o.
the talk INDUCED in on the floor o.
the House when the vote was taliel
on the resolution setting aside tire,
DAYS. beginning March %. for u,
consideration Of the Bland free coin
age bill. would seem at first glance
to indicate.
Tho Uonse committee on River.
ond Iorhors hos cIosad ire hoori,ns
ond homes 70 hava,be hin renorfp,
~ tho uonsc with unok Or 70,
dovs Choirm,n blanchard s,vs IN,
nros.,ro for onnrnnr;otio,s w.s a
! iaast % Nor cent Greater this yea,
tbon he ever knew il to he before
opd thot facts CONCERNING the dov.I
onment Of commerce on the orea,
lakes and nayigable waterways o
IN. countrv vera brought hnfora fin,
conmittoa that gre simnlv as,onnd
/ ing to those who have not m,dc .
stndv Of tbe suhiert These fact.
will he embodied in tho snonch which
Nv blanchard win mako wben fine
hin acts before tbe uouse II !,
not nrohahle that the committee will
he able TO pet the total appropriation,
carried nv tbe hin below $40 600 OOC
without iniurino the business inter
ests necessarily involved in fine i'm.
nrovement Of rivers and barbors
The commissioner of natents !,
scndino ont = circular letter TO an.
nlicants for printcd comics of patent,
that Congress will be likely to heaj
from soon. II notifies the onnlicon
that owing TO lack Of room for tb,
storage and arranpament of urinto,
comics of patents their orders canno
be filled until additional room shal
he proyided hy the nrsuer autbori
Ties. Congress is the proper anthori
tv and the thousands of manuf,ctur
crs inventors and owners Of patents
who will be seriously Inconvenience
and in many cases necdlessIy embar
rassed by not being able to get con
les of natents will he asking Congress,
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