The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-23
from our Regular Correspondent
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec 10. 1892.

Judging from the COngreeslonsi Nec.
odd, tie House has not accomplished
much during The two weeks that Con-
x,sss hue been IL session. but a visit 10
The various committees having charge o.
appropriation bills will show that II mas
accomplished much more than its prede-
cessors have usually done previous to
the Christmas recess. The army appro-
hilI has been passed and The
tor,iticstion hill reported TO the House
aud work upon all the other approptia'
zion bills " we'll advanced and Is being
diligently pushed; and only those VINO
have seen the process can iul'y
app ciste the enormous amount o.
hard work there is upon most
~ the appropriation bills. In the com
mittee from which II comes. Nex'
lThursda,. when Congress adJourns un'
MI January 4fh most OF the Members
aud Seuators will take n little hvl'dsy
trip some here, but the d"mocra'c
members Of Houae committees having
charge OF ~uncompleied appropriation
bills will sta, right here and work every
day. The committee on appropriations
cut down the Fertilization bill from
~ GAO SIP. which was the estimate, 10
Al 1876 u55. Mr.. Holman is determined
ina Ills commune " -
-ible for a Treasury deficit.
The agents Of the Ocean Steamship
Lines. now in Washington, are In q de-
7 ciledIy uneasy state Of mind over the
outlook Tor immigration legislation, and
! they are doing their level best to make
Senators and Representatives believe
that IL ia much easier 10 keep the chol.
: era away next wear By The use OF medical
Z science than Dy s%uspcnding immigration.
They thought they made q strong point
Z when HE, argued that even il we did
J. suspend Immigration il would be i'm
y possible 10 quarantine the Canadian Dor
: der All the way from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific, hut they sad 40 more about that
u when informed that members OF the
7" House and senate Immigration commit
= tees had assurances hat the Canadian
v Government was onlv waiting for Con-
~ yress to suspend immigration to do ike
I, wise.
q According to Al estimate made bv the
~ Commissioner OF the Internal Revenue,
70 Representative SCOTS hill increasing
W the lax on whisky from 80 cents TO $l2o
r. a gallon. would, il enacted into . law a.
W This session. add e35. 100000 to he in
= come Of the government during the next
" fiscal year.
~ The executive committee Of the Ma
es lioua, Association OF Democratic CLUBS
re ia in session here today tor the purpose
~ Of e~,scting = chairman and secretary,
!, and the transaction OF some executive
ru business. Representative Wilson,, o.
~ Virginia is the present chairman. Inc
ne membership Of this committee IL q ais
=" tinguished one. rs may be seen 0v g'anc'
ing over the roll, which follows; Col
or r G.. Monroe. OF N. Y, at present
us member Of Gov. Flowers staff; @ A
~ Lambert, OF N. j.. President Of the JET
Gu terson Democratic Club, Of Newark
r- Representative Rnsk, Of Nd; Mr.. A
Oh t Ankeny, Of MINI /; Rev. McMiilin. O
|ue Tenn: Mr.. Jas. Fenton, Of the State o
Washington; Mr.. g. &. Richards, chair
nd man OF the Democratic Territorial Com
ny mittee, Of Utah; Mr.. w. N. MclvoI
NJ. President Of the State Democratic 90
%cieties, OF IL Gen Patrick A.. Collin
of Mass. tRcp O'Neill Is Gen. Collin
proxy ~ the meeting, az the Gen. "
the unavoidably sbsent) ; Gen. Jno.
md Black, ex-pension Commissioners an
ave C,nyressman elect Of ~ /; Hon. Henri
aw, Wauerson, OF Ken. Mr.. j. >. Car
&C Presiden, Of the State Ass0. OF Dem
cratic Clubs Of N. c.; Rep. Hsrter,
her Ohio; Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson. Of Mlc'
I'VE iyan. Mr.. Wm.A A. Clark. Of Montan
With who nav occupy a seat 10 the US Sc
re- ale ext year, and Mr.. Jefferson !
SUI Levy Of Va who IL such al enthusia
> OF tic Jefcrsonian democrat that he pu
incl chased Monticello. the home Of Thorn
Jefrsrson, in order 10 be sure that u v
properly taken care of. The memoe
ira OF the executive committee report I
wen association TO be in a very thriving CO
has dition, and II IL their intention 10 ke
frs, increasing its membership all the ~
law and not wait for campaigns to DO
.fsc- work.
The The anti option bill does not app
TO be making any headway In the -
rec. ate. Some say thst while = majority
nj. the Senate would vote Tor II on q dir
or vote there are enough OF that major
\ the Wiling 10 see II killed without hsv
cor. 10 but themselves on record sgains'
need 10 prevent a direct vote ever be
req. reached. There may he no truth In Z
pmp, but circumstances eeem to bear out
statement.
There IL a decided feeling ann
The members that something must DC a
law in regard to the large amounts Low
king quired monthly To meet pension exE
ID OF diturcs. ana u seems proos"'o W.
.ouId tax on Incomes sn" 'hne''."".0-' ~"
possrssors owe them to the bravery
/, ,he The Union soldiers, may be de'ermi
o do upon 1t would certainly be just to
I'VE II such q tax. an" make Hspsc.n
ming iund TO meet pensions. O""1 g..
b'l' as propose" '"e 's'o ""y -"
thor estate wouiu nave p"'" '" '"o r."
m be fund 81 100000, instead OF II oil q
to already millionaires.
c. A.
gnise