The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-02-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
" hat is Going on Amonq
the People of the
Capital:
THE Committees
THE COMMI7TEE.S
0'"s Discussed Before the Vario,1s
committees of Congress-Cap.
stal City Chat.

W OO'syfeSS-CUD.
atal City Chat.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. A hill
mas been introduced in the House
providing tor an amendment of tho
generel pension laws so as to in
clude soldiers who served in the
Florida war.
Mr.: Stout, of Michigan, today
introduced Il, resolution calling upon
the committee on Interstate COM
merce to investigate the recent con-
soildation Of four great trunk line
railways in New York, New JERSEY
and Pennsylvania and to report by
OIL or otherwise. The resolution
states that the Reading, Lehish
Valley, the Jersey Central, the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroads operating lines in different
States and representing a nominal
oaPi.ai of 9ooo,O0O,O0O, the plant
OF which could be duplicated at one
halt the sum.
The Democratic members of the
ways and means committee held
conference this morning to discuss
Mr.. Springer's free wool bill; no
conclusion was reached, but it is
thought the bill will be reported
tavorably. 1t will be considered
again tomorrow.
MIR. Wheeler, of Alabama, intro
duced to-day in the House resolu-
ton declaring it the sense uf the
House that salaries of all govern
ment officials of $4,000 or more
should be reduced 20 per cent. and
all salaries of $4,000 or more
should be reduced 10 per cent.
Senator Georges resolution for
the appointment of a committee to
Inquire into the cause Of the low
price of cotton and the depressed
condition of agriculture in the cot
ton raising States was considered
by the Senate mittee on agricul-
ture to-day with the result that the
committee decided to report to the
Senate a substitute directing the
committee to make a general inyes-
tigation to ascertain the present
condition of agriculture in the Unit
ed States.
The Democratic members of the
House who are obtaining signatures
to a petition to the committee on
rules requesting that an early day
be set for the consideration of the
free coinage bill reported by the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures have obtained more than
a hundred names of Democratic
representatives. A dozen copies of
the petition in the hands of as many !
free coinage Congressman are being
circulated, and when the signatures
of a majority of Demo-
Gratis are obtained the pc
tition will be presented to the
rules committee. A few Demo-
Gratis who have expressed them
selves in favor Of free coinage have
refused to sign the petition on the
ground that the passage of the
Bland bill would injure the party.
Less than a score Of names are lack
ing to make up the number desired
and the Democratic members of the
coinage committee say that there
will be no difficulty in obtaining
these. 1t is more than probable
that the petition will receive favor
able consideration by the commit
tee on rules.
The House committee on immigra-
tion in conference to-day with Sen
ator Chandler Of the Senate COM
mittee on immigration agreed to
hold a joint committee meeting to
hear representatives of different la
bor organizations, duly accredited, |