Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.


ZION our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. lO.-.with the
firing Of big guns and to the music Of
silver and gold trumpete, tho silver and
the anti-eliver army marched mp tho
hill, and then marched down again.
Congress has this week been In one
respect like the snide travelling show
1t failed to keep the giittesing advance
promises It had made on the bill
boards, md in spite OF the liberal use
OF threats, promises aud persuasion,
nothing was done ami the silver law
still occupies Its place on tho statute
books.
b Benator.clect Martin was In Wash.
ington this week, but as he had some
important business In New York which
may keep him there ten days or longer,
he concluded, after consultation with
Senator PETER and other friends, not to
present his credentials as the successor
OF Senator Perkins, to MI out the term
OF the late Senator Plumb. There are
two reasons why his credentials may
not be presented until the closing hours
Of this session, and possibly not until
the extra session meets. First, there
are number Of bills pending In which
Kansas IL interested, that for opening
the Cherokee strip among them, anu
benntorPefkins can render NOR. efiec-
tive service than new man, u Unfamiliar
with Senate proceedings, anu lastly
there IN q doubt M to whether the
Republican majority Of the present
Senate would allow him to take his
seat, while there IL none about the
action Of the Senate after tho 4th Of
March.
Representative Bryan, OF Nebraska,
fays OF MIR. w. V. Allen, the newly
elected Populist senator from that
state: "He 10 now upon the bench,
having been elected district Judge by
the Populis,s. He IL regarded as n
safe and abls man. He was formerly
a Republican, but NJ the Democrats In
tho legislature Joined with tho Popu.
lists In electing him, | take Il for
granted that he will act with the
Democrats In the organization OF the
Senate and upon the tariff"
The opponents OF the anti.option bill
say that Il IL dead, and can never get
through the House. II is Just ms well,
however not TO DO too sure about this,
N these are the same people who snid
before the bill was passed by the Sen.
ute that vote would not be reached
on 1t before this fourth OF March. II IL
humsn nature to see future happenings
as you wish them.
Lack OF time may prevent the House
commi,te that Is investigating the ex-
penditures OF the Panama canal com.
pany In the United states getting 10
the bottom OF things. 1t Is already
clear that an enormous amount OF
money was spent In this country, some
think as much as s25, 0O0, 900, anu that
much OF II was spent for the purpose OF
influencing public opinion; which was
ut one time Inclined TO be very uufav-
orable to the canal, but the receivers
OF the money are yet to be uncovered.
No credence Ia given. here TO the
rumOr that members OF the committee
were purposeiy killing time 80 that
nothing would DO found out.
The House appropriation committee |
has agreed to amendments TO the |
pension appropriation bill providing
iOI lfunrItI VI inc pension ONCE 90 |
the war department aud the detail ol |
army officers 10 manage II; also for the |
suspension OF all pensiOna paid 10 men |
having an annual income OF 50 10 " |
more, 10 widows who married siucr |
April, 1870, and, except for tllal dis.
abilities, 10 nun.rt siuent aliens. Chair. |
man Holman voted with the Rrpubh-
cane against these amendments.
No disputeH Oi any klud occurred
Wednesday when the Senate aud
House held n joint sssslon aud counted
the electoral votes The Official an
N uncement Of the result was rather
too chostnutly to create Ruythin, Ike
~ sensation.
The quarantine bin II Low In the
hands ~ President Harrison, anu will
probably hea law by the time thi- II
printed. IL passed the House witnoui
serious opposition just us II originally
passed the Senate. The county may
now rest assured That II the cholera
gets into the Quilted States thi. yea II
Will not be for lack VI legal authority
10 thse the necessary precautions 20
prevent II. THIS bill furnishes another
example OF the iR,t. s,metime. for.
gotten, thar the viii oi the people, when
ifpfe'sed, ls Always stronger than tue
NE ~ pu itieihns,
IL The Democrats In Congress who |