The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-12-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1902.


Judging from the Congressional
record the House has not accom-
plished much during the two weeks
that Congress has been IN session,
but visit to the various committees
having charge of appropriation bills
will show that it has accomplished
much more than its predecessors have
usually done previous to the Christmas
recess. Army appropriation bill has
been passed and the Fortifcation
bill reported to the House, and work
upon all the other appropriation bills
is well advanced and is being
diligently pushed, and only those who
have seen the process can fully APP
preciate the enormous amount OF hard
work there is upon most of the
appropriation bills, in the committee
from which it comes Next Thurs
day. when Congress adjourns until
January 4th, most of the Members
and Senators will take little holiday
trip somewhere, but the democratic
members of House committees hav-
ing charge of uncompleted appropriation
bills will stay right here and work
every day. The committee on Ap-
preparation cut down the Frotiication
bills from $7,64a,5r2, which was
estimate, to Sr,735o55. Mr.. Hol
man is determined that MS committee
shall not be responsible for a Treasury
deficit.
The agents of the Ocean Steam
ship Lines, now in Washington, are in
a decidedly uneasy state of mind
over the outlook for immigration
legislation, az d they are doing their
level best to make Senators and
Representatives believe that it is
much easier to keep the cholera away
next year by the use of medical
science than by suspending immigrat,
ion. They thought they made
strong point when they argued that
even If we did suspend immigration it
would be impossible to quarantine the
Canadian border all the way from the
Atlantic 20 the Pacific, but they said
no more about that when informed
that members Of the House and
Senate Immigration committees have
assurances that the Canadian Govern.
ment was only waiting for Congress to
suspend immigration to do likewise.
The death of Senator Gibson, Of
Louisiana, although not unexpected,
was shock to his colleagues with
whom he was deservedly popular. A
Congressional committee left here
Saturday night to attend his funeral.
According to an estimate made by
the Commissioner of the Internal
Revenue, Representatives. SCOTS bill
increasing the tax on whiskey from 90
cents to $I.e5 gallon would if en-
acted into law at this sessrNn, add
S55,ooo,ooo to the income Of the
government during the next fiscal
year.
The executive committee of the
National Association Of Democratic
Clubs is IN session here to-day for the
purpose of electing a chairman and
secretary, and the transaction Of some
executive business. Representative
Wilson, of West Virginia is the
present chairman. The membership
OF this committee is a distinguished
one, as may be seen by glancing over
the roll, which follows; Col. r. G..
Monroe, of n. Y, at preSen, a
member Of Gov. Flowers staff G.. A.
Lambert of N. J., President of tie
Jefferson Democratic Club of Newark;
Representative Rusk of Md; Mr.. A.
!. Ankeny, Of Mimi; Rep. McAlillin,
OF Ten; Mr.. Jas. Fenton, of the State
OF Washington; Mr.. {. c. Richards,
chairman Of the Democratic Terri
torlal Committee Of Utah; Mr.. W. N.
Mclvor, President of the State Demo
cratic Societies of la; Gen Patrick A.
Collins, of Mass; (Rep. O'Neill is
Gen. Collins proxy at the meeting, as
the Gen. was unavoidably absent);
Gen. .Jno. c. Black, extension Com
missioner and Congressman elect of
H.; Hon Henry Watterson, of Ken.
Mr.. S. Carr, President OF the State
Association OF Democratic Clubs of
n. c.; Rep. Harter, of Ohio Hon.
Don Dickinson, of Mich; Mr.. VIM. A.
Clark, Of Montana, who may occupy a
seat in the U. S. Senate next year.