The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Congressional OriAd .-osssrai Sots'
of IutsPoAt.


the Senate will act upon the anti-op-
tion bill at this session.
The House committee on labor has
prepared n bill to form national
board of arbitration.
Jerry Simpson has been re-nomi-
mated for Congress from the Seventh
Kansas district by acclamation.
President Cleveland is said to be
very much astonished at the attack
made upon him by the Senate.
The minority Of the House commit
tee on Pacific railroads has recon-
mended that the govern ment foreclose
on the roads
The Democrats of the Senate, in
caucus Wednesday, decided to order
another conference on the tariff bill
without giving any instructions.
The industrials who are at Washing
ton have appealed to Congress for as
sistance to return to their homes.
They say their leaders have deserted
them.
Senator Hoar's anti-lottery bill
which has passed the Senate forbids
the bringing of lottery tickets into the
country or the carrying of them by ex-
press companies
Seventy presidential postoffices are
in the list of those whose postmaster
ships expire this month. About so
of these Offices have already expired.
The number in August will be II.
The Senate committee on territories
has ordered favorable reports on the
bills admitting New Mexico and Ari-
zona to statehood. These bills have
passed .hc House.
The Spanish government has finally
agreed to pay $l7, 500 damages to this
government for having seized the
property Of American missionaries and
imprisoned Mr.. Doane on the Caroline
islands
On the 2Sth it was stated that of
the fourteen general appropriations,
two remained to be acted upon by the
Senate, four were in conference, five
were in the hands Of the President and
the other three have become laws.
The condition Of the tariff contro-
versy on the Goth was said to be
changing somewhat. There were in
dications of less stiffness in the SEN
ate's attitude, with possibility that
some concessions might be made.
President Clevelands delay in ap-
pointing the arbitration commission is
due to his inability to find suitable
man in Illinois to serve on the board.
He wants business man but one who
is in no way interested in the contro-
versy. The other member will be q
lawyer from the East or South.
Secretary Herbert has prepared or
ders for the Petrol and Concord, now
on duty with the Bebring sea patrol
feet, to proceed Immediately to the
Chinese station This action has been
taken on account of the threatening
aspect of affairs in Corea, and the ad-
ministration desires to see that Amer
lean interests have full protection.
Judge Lyman Trumbull has wired
to Washington declining to act as gov
ernmcnt arbitrator in the Pullman
strike. Judge Trumbull gives as his
reason for declining that the act under
which they are appointed will confne
their Investigations to the recent strike
and that, inasmuch as the strike is
over, he secs no need Of investigating
it.
The tariff bill had an exceedingly
close call last Friday. The motion to
instruct the committee on conference
to recede from the differential on
sugar was lost by tie vote. If it had
carried there would certainly have
been serious defections from the ranks
of the Democrats and the tariff bill
would probably have been defeated.
The bill was subsequently, sent TO con-
ference without division.
Among the members of the House
the feeling is strong that the end Of
the tariff fight is not far off. The
representatives who had talked oi
holding out all summer did SO because
of their views on sugar. But the CON
test has changed form ma terially, it is
urged since the presidents letter, and al
is for free iron ore and coal In this
contention there is not SO much de-
termination apparent as there was il
the former issue. On the contrary
many prominent members, including
some who are classed as radical free
traders, have let it be known that free
iron ore and coal arc not worth the
conflict they are causing. This ant
the desire to get homo to their con
gressional ditricts is the most notice
able tendency toward settle ement
There is no indication, however, tha
this feeling is shared in by Speaker
Crisp or Chairman Wilson.
Assistant Attorney General Hall, il
an opinion approved by Secretary
Hoke Smith, holds that the Chcroke,
nation is the sole judge Of the right O.
any person to citizenship within it
domains. The department holds tina
by the terms of the Cherokee agree