The Progress., 1892-12-10
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.
Notes of Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.

Notes of Interest Gathered From Around
| About the National Capital.
WAsHiSGToN, d. C., December :, 1892
Special Correspondence to The Progress:
Those who have been predicting that
this session of Congress was TO be an un-
usually dull one were away off i'm their
calculations. as all indications now point
to one of the most interesting short ses-
siOns we have ever had, and there are
lots of things, controlled largely by cir
cumsiauces, that will ac ually make
things exciting, as well as interesting.
should they get taken up. The Senate
viii open the session with a fight over the
anti-optiOn bill, which was passed by the
House at the last session, that promises
TO last until noon OH the 4th day of next
March, unless it shall adopt some sort of
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 sup
piled with money by the great CONNER
cial exchanges of the country, the MEM
bers of winch are personally interested
in the defeat of this bill, and any known
friend of senator can have aIifhe cham
paign, terrapin stew. Havana cigars, and
other high priced luxuries that be will
accept FROM these lobbyists.
Immigration and the reports of the
committees which have been investigat-
ing the Homestead and other labor
troubles, will come in for much interest
ing discussion, in both House and Senate,
and it, is expected that the fear of cholera
next year will prove very stroug, il nos
winning argument in favor of the pro-
posed bill to he reported from the Senate
committee on immigration. suspendug
all immigI atlon for period of one year
from March ], 1893. Ii is regarded as
about the only way TO keep out the
cholera, which medical experts say will
Ger ainly make its appearance in Europe
again next summer, and il gives Congress
a year TO devote to the immigration prob
lem. which is growing very intricate.
The idea o: this session passing "A bill
providing for tax on all annual incomes
IN excess OF $1,000 has not only been
broached, but it is actually being ser-
ously pushed by some of the most euer-
getic members, and present indications
are That II Will easily let through the
House. unless Mr.. Cleveland, who is un-
deIstood to be opposed 10 it, shall call q |
halt. and even then the chances are that
there wouid be some eye-Opeuing talk on |
the subject. both in the House and IN the |
Senate.
The alleged violation of the Monroe
doctrine by the management of the Pam |
anna railway will give the congressional |
spreed-eagle orators au opportunity |
which t'.ey will be sure tO make the most |
Of. There are hiuts, too, that some highly |
sensational statements may be made by |
hard-headed business men, who take no |
stock III spread-eagleism, when this mat
ter Is taken up by Congress, as Il is GER
tain TO be, very early in the session.
One source of wrangliug which usually
CONSUMES much time when the Senat
and House are opposed IN politics will
not make any trouble this time. The ap-
To be made will not be avail
able until the lst of next July, by winch
time The Democrats will be in full con-
oil of all government exp. nditures:
therefore the Republican senate will
not be disposed TO increase the appropri-
alton bills passed by the House.
The death Of Rev. J. w. Scott, father
Of the late Mrs. Haarison. whose funeral
look place in the East Room of the White |
House racentiy, 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 to his inauguration since it was
built. Early in his ADMINISTRATION there
was the funeral of the Tracys-mother .
md daughter-then that Of Mrs. Harri-
ION. and now that of her aged father. {
Besides these there have been seven other ,
leaths Ia the families Of those connected
With the White House since the begin I
ming OF the Harrison administration.
The Democrats are still piling up rea- {
ons why an early extra session of the I
F'ifty-f hird Congress should be called by !,
hr. Cleveland. Some of them are ma i
ional, but the greater number are pure q
y personal or political i'm their natfire.
For h.kiarce, Spenker Crisp aud his c