The Bessemer indicator., 1894-03-10
wAsn,roTor NOTES
what Congress Is Doi.s-DsparsHs.tsi
and Social asssip.

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the bill for the removal of the South
ern Utes to Utah.
The House has Received q protest
from the governor and legislature Of
Utah against the removal of the
Southern Utes.
The Democratic senators are still
having trouble in agreeing upon the
tariff bill. The sugar is generally be-
licved to be the most difficult to settle
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham returned to " ashington on
the 9th from their hunting trip to
North Carolina. They bagged good
deal of game in the shape Of swan,
geese and ducks
Galusha Grow, who rolled up such
big Republican majority in Pennsyl-
vania, was sworn in as a. member OF
the House on the end He occupied
the position Of speaker of the House
many years ago.
Vice President Stevenson got into
trouble Monday when he announced
that he would refer the scigniorage
coinage bill to the financial committed
Senator Stewart and others objected
and it was finally agreed to lay it on
the table.
The house having disposed of the
seigniorage bill is working on the ap-
preparation bills. The Notifications
bill was passed after half hours dis
cussion 1t carries an appropriation
Of 50, 2l9, 654 which is about half of
that of the Fifty-First Congress.
Senator Sherman, was given n, severe
shock Wednesday by the suddenness
with which the seigniorage bill was
rushed along. He barely recovered
his surprise in time to prevent it be-
ing voted upon without word Of dis
cussion.
Now that the seigniorage bill has
passed the House there is much
speculation as to what the Senate and
the President will do with it. 1t is
generally believed that the Senate will
pass it, but it is by no means certain
that President Cleveland will sign the
bill.
The postofice appropriation bill as
reported carries an appropriation of
ss7, 47Oi 900 which ia 80, 900 900 more
than that of the current year. The es-
tinated postal revenue for the fiscal
year 1895 is $s4, 427, ,74S, so that the
postal service is nearly self-support-
ing.
The Senate formally took up the
Bland seigioragc bill on the Ith by
practically unanimous vote. The op-
ponents of the tariff bill hope that it
will be delayed by the Bland bill, but
the opinion is expressed that the
Bland bill will be disposed of before
the tariff bill is ready.
The operation TO which Mr.. Glad
stone will submit in few weeks is
one of the, most common in modern
surgery. 1t is painless and, with
skillful operator, almost invariably
successful. 1t involves removing the
natural lens from the eye with the
cataract, its place being supplied by
glasses of high magnifying power.
The national executive board of the
United Mineworkers of America have
issued circular through President
John Mcbride and Secretary and
Treasurer P. McBryde, in which all
miners now on strikes are advised to
return to work. The circular says
that at the meeting of the national
executive board, held February 27, 2S
and 80 and March !, the present de-
plorable condition of mining affairs
was discussed and resolutions adopted
to the effect the present would
be au inopportune time for action Of
such character as would necessitate
a stoppage Of work in any one or more
competing districts.
Mr.. Hill of New York carefully
dropped bombshell into the ranks of
the free trade Democrats Tuesday by
Offering the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The secretary Of the
treasury has announced a deficit of
s7s, ,000, GOO for the current year; and,
whereas, House bill No. 1864.
known as the Wilson bill, proposes
to discard s76, 900, 900 revenue from
present tariff taxdtion and to meet the
double deficiency by new internal and
direct taxation; therefore, be it
Resolyed, That the Senate finance
committee frame amendments to the
Senate bill, omitting the said internal
and direct taxes newly proposed, and
instead thereof make provision for
sufficient revenue by tariff on foreign
imports, and otherwise revising the
tariff without creating deficiency"
Delegate Joseph of New Mexico
last Monday took advantage of the
fact that it was suspension day, and
being recognized by Speaker Crisp,
called up the New Mexico admission
bill. The bill was read for the third
time, and upon .Joseph's motion that
it pass, Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois called
for tellers, with the result that 1876
voted for it and ! against it, most Of
the Republicans not voting, for the
purpose of putting the Democrats on
record as not having a majority pres
ent to do business. At the suggestion
Of the Speaker, Mr.. Joseph then with