The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 2, 1892.


their calculations, as all indications
now point to one Of the most interest
ing short sessions we have ever had,
and there are lots Of things, controlled
largely by circumstances. that will
actually make things exciting as we'll
as interesting, should they get taken
up. The Senate will open the session
with a fight over the anti-6ption bill,
which was passed by the House at the
last session, that promises to hast until
noon on tho fourth day of next March
unless it shall adopt some sort of a
rule to limit debate, which it isn't
very likely to do. The lobby that is
trying to work up Senatorial sentiment
against this measure is already here
plentifully supplied with money by
the great commercial exchanges of the
country, the members Of which are
personally interested in the defeat of
this bill, and any known friend of a
Senator can have all the campagne,
terrapin stew, Havana cigars, and
other high priced luxuries that he will
accept from these lobbyists.
immigration and the reports Of the
committees which have been investi-
eating the Homestead aud other labor
troubles will come In for much inter,
esting discussion, in both House and
Senate, and it is expected that the fear
of cholera next year will prove very
strong, II not winning argument in
favor of the proposed bill to be report
ed from the Senate committee on i'm
migration, spspending all immigration
for a period Of one year from March I,
1898, 1t is regarded as about the
only way to keep out the cholera,
which medical experts say will cer-
tainly make the appearance in Europe
again next Summer, and it gives Con-
gress year TO devote to the immigra-
tion problem, which is growing very
intricate.
The idea of this session passing a
bill providing for tax on all annual
incomes in excess of $4,000 has not
only been broaohed, but it is actually
being seriously pushed by some OF the
most energetic members and present
indications are that it will easily get
through the House, unless Mr.. Clevc-
land, who is understood 70 bo opposed
to it, shall call halt, and even then
the chances are that there would be
some eye-opening talk on the subject.
both in the House and iu the Senate.
The alleged violation of the Monroe
doctrine by the management of the
Panama railway will give the Con-
gressional spread-eagle orators an OPP
portunity which they will be sure to
make the most of. There are hints,
too, that soHe highly sensational state
mcnts may be made by hardsheadcd
business men, who take no stock in
spread-eagleism. when this matter is
taken up by Congress, as it is certain
to be very early in the season,
One source of wrangling which
usually consumes much time when the
Senate and House are opposed in poll
ties will not make any trouble this
time. The appropriations to be made
will not be available until the first of
next July, by which time the demo-
Gratis will be in full control of all gov
expenditures; therefore the
fepublican Senate will not 1e disposed
to increase the appropriation bills
passed by the House.
The death of Rev. j. w. Scott, faith
Dr of the late Mrs. Harrison, whose
funeral took place in the East Room of
The White House yesterday afternoon,
recalls the sad fact that more funerals
have been held in the White House
since it was occupied by President
Harrison than in all the time previous
10 his Inauguration since it was built.
Early in his administration there was
.hc funeral of the Tracy's mother and
then that of Mrs. Harrison,
md now that of her aged father.
Besides these, there have been seven
,thcr deaths in the families of those
with the White House since
he beginning of the Harrison admins
ration.
Notwithstanding the interruption
,aused by the illness and death of DR..
Scott, President Harrison expects to
nave his annual message to Congress,
which will be quite as long as the one
tent last year, more than $4,000 words
'eady for delivery by Tuesday. 1t
will be largely devoted to an account
ng of his four years stewardship Of
he government.
The democrats are still piling up
reasons why an early extra session of
he Fifty-third Congress should bo
Ialled by Mr.. Cleveland. Some Of
hem arc national, but the greater
lumber are purely personal or political