The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-07-06
IN CONGRESS.
Work for the Conference Committee.
Government Employees Improperly Credited
10 States Where They Do Not Reside.
The New Consul General at Berlin.
New Mexico to Become a State.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Work for the Conference Committee e.

ference committee disposes Of the
tariff bill. So says private secretary
Thurston, who ought to know if any
body does. The President thinks the
conference will complete Its work
within ten days after it gets the bill,
and that the bill will be sent to him
for his signature by the 18th of July.
Other Democrats think it will require
more than ten days to argue away the
radical differences between the origi-
nal Wilson bill and the numerous Sen
ate amendments that have been made
thereto, or to find by compromise
some common ground upon which
both Senate and House will be willing
to stand. 1t is difficult for a person
who has not had experience with a
Congressional conference committee
to realize the time it takes to recon
Gle important differences. 1t
isn't only the personal opinion of
the conferees that must be overcome.
The jealousy between the House
and Senate, which is as old as Con.
gress, is always an important factor in
the deliberations Of a conference
committee. In this case those who are
disposed to be impatient should bear
in mind that the Senate amendments
number more than four hundred, each
OF which must be to a certain extent
discussed by the conference committee
and voted upon, and the Republicans
on the committee will be certain to do
all they can to retard an agreement,
Just as they have unnecessarily pro.
longed the debate upon the bill in the
Senate, although they knew from the
first, just as well as they do to day,
that the bill would be passed.
The loss of a day by reason of ad.
Journment as mark of respect to
the memory of the assassinated Presi-
dent Of France will, unless present
indications are at fault, prevent the
rassing Of the tariff bill before next
week.
1t is well known that there are
hundreds of employees of the Govern
ment who are credited to Democratic
Congressional districts without the
consent or knowledge Of any Demo.
crat residing in the district, and that
many OF them have never been within
500 miles of the places which are
given upon the department books as
their homes. Of course this is unjust
to the residents of those districts who
wish to enter the Government service.
They are met at the start with the
statement that the quota of their State
is full, while as matter of fact it
isn't full that is, not of bona fide
residents Democratic Congressman
nave long been trying to get this
wrong righted, and now success is in
sight Lists of all government en-
ployes credited to each of the States
are 10 be furnished the Congressional
delegations of those States, so that
those who are improperly credited
can be pointed out and removed from
Office, making room for an actual
citizen of the State.
President Cleveland's nomination
of Mr.. Charles DeKav, literary editor
Of the Neao York Times to be Consul
General at Berlin was disappointing
to considerable number of Demo.
Gratis in both Senate and House who
had endorsed working Democrats for
the place. But as Mr. DeKay is COM
petent to fill the place and is said by
his friends to have voted for Presi-
dent Cleveland it is not probable that
any attempt Will be made to prevent
his confirmation. Mr.. DeKay is a
brother in-law of Mr.. r. w. Glider,
editor of the Century Magazine and
1t is supposed that it was Mr.. Glider
who secured the place for him.
The Democrats of the House re,
deemed the last Of their pledges to
the Territories by passing, this week
the bill for the admission of New
Mexico as State, the bills for the
admission of Arizona and Utah having
been passed months ago. There isn'l
much probability that either OF these
bills will be passed by the Senate al
this session, as the regular appropri
alton bills have all to be acted upon
and everybody is anxious to adjourn
al the earliest possible moment.
Coxey says he expects the Demo
cratic Congressional convention ir
his district to endorse his candidacy
for Congress. Democrats here fine
this difficult to believe, and if the
Democrats in that district ask the
advice of the Democratic Congress
ional Campaign committee, and heed
it, they will let Coxey and his candl
dacy severely alone.
The new Nicaragua Canal bill has
been approved by the committee anc
favorably reported to the House II
provides for the issue Of S. 200, ,ooc
in per cent. bonds to be used by
the United States in the purchase o
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