The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-02-11
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM con-
GRESS AND WHAT If Is
DOING.
Some Bills Observation-Disclosures
al Mention.

Though Congress has been in ses-
sion about two months, only three
bills have passed both houses. The
work may have been done, but the
public has been kept it the "Swecf
dark" Yes one thing has been
done, and it is this, bills appropriate
ing over twenty five million dollars
70" public building, have been iu-
troduced, showing intentions to try
ard do something if only to squander
the peoples money.
Senator Georges resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
five TO inquire into the cause of the
existing agricultural depression in
the cotton-gro~ing States, is being
considered by the Con- mittee on
Agriculture (Which it was referred.
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona
and Utah are all knocking at the
doors Of Congress for admission to
the Union and as far as the demo-
Gratis are concerned they might ali
be admitted at this session of Con-
gress, but the republican Senator'S
believe that the majority of votes in
all of them are democratic, and for
that reaso1. they have determined to
let none of them in.
The Senate adopted a resolution
introduced by Senator Morgan, call
ing on the President for copies of
all the correspondence with China
concerning the refusal of that cOun-
Try TO receive ex-senator Blair as
u. 5. Minister. It Is believed that
4 there is any way to get at the
true iaWagduess Of this matter q big
scandal Will be uncovered with
which the sanity bloody-shirt New
York editor, Col. Elliott f. Shepard,
WI be found mixed up. 1t ielate-
10 The Chinese concessions to certain
Americans to conduct banks, Amcri-
can newspapers several years @gO.
The U0u Committee on ArriCul-
ture VIII beTin next Wedne8dAE to
hear aJgullaE aEt5 on the many anti
option bills before it.-This com
uittee has authorized a favorable
report on tha resolution for al ill.,
VeatigatiOn into the effect on prices
Of The Mckinley bill.
The Democratic policy with refer
ence to the tariff in this Congress
has been decided. Ghe Mckinley
law will be attacked by separate
bills aimed at d few parts of the
measure and not by a general Tariff
Revision bill. This conclusion wa
reached this morning by the Demo,
cratic members OF the Ways and
Means committee after a conference
lasting several hours. When the
vote was taken it resulted seven tC
three in favor cfseparate bills.
The Chiiians are rejoicing Ovt ouI
acceptance Of their Governments
proposition for arbitration.
Tie free coinage members Of the
House Committee on Coinage met
last night and decided to introduce
a Free Coinage bill at an early day.
The money order system is eXten.
ded to all Offices whose pOstmasters
have a salary Of $500.
In answer to a resolution Of The
House asking for information Mr.
a-amaler has sui mitted his esti,
mate Of the probable deficit in the
postal revenues for the fiscal yeaI
beginning the first Of next July,
should letter postage be reduced tC
one cent and postal cards to one
half cent each. He says the deficit
would be S25, 100000; but admits
that the probable increase i'll the
number OF letters would reduce that
amount considerably. Not a few OF
The lOngest-headed democrats in the
House are Of the opinion that il
would be good politics as we'll as ar
act OF Justice to grant the people
this boon. which was promised by
the last republican National conven.
ton, but refused by the republican
Congress, which spent all Of its time
Iegislating for the favored classes.
Representative McCreary, of Ken
lucky, is entitled to the thanks ot
/ the people for introducing, the
amendment to the House rules
which was promptly adopted by the
| House, v hich compels the severa
committees having them in charge
! to report all Of the general appro
priation bills to the House within
eighty days after the committee!
are announced at the long session
and forty days after the beginning
Of the short session. This makes i
certain that the appropriation bill
will all be reported by the middle O
March, which will give the Hous'
plenty Of tim { 10 carefully conside
each and every item III every one o
them
Ihe House Committee on Way
and Means has, in pursuance Of it
adopted policy Of reporting q num
Der Of separate tariff bills, referee
the subjects OF binding tWine, cotton
ties. salt. lumber, wool and tin-plat'
to subcommittee, with instructor
to prepare and report to the ful
committee bills dealing with eacl
of the articles u entioneu at as earl.
a date as possible. AS soon as th'
pills are approved by the democrat
of the full committee, they will b.
| one at time, reported to the House
The Senate committee on election
declare that Mr.. Call, of Florida, i
entitled to his seat. He was th'
man The people Of Florida called t
occupy it.
The House judiciary COMMITTEE
decided to favorably report yer.
important bill, that providing tha
a corporation shall be held to be
citizen for all judicial purposes o
the state in which it may carry ol
its business. The big corporation
will oppose this measure.