The Bessemer indicator., 1894-04-14
WASHINGTON NOTES
Whist Congress Dsiae-Dspartnsasa
aAA Social Gossip


cries act of Congress.
Senator Martin of Kansas has intro
duced bills providing for the retiring
of United States judges when they be-
come physically or mentally incapaci-
tsted for service.
Letters received by General Stone
indicate that practically all the road
material producing sections Of the
country will cooperate with the agri-
cultural department in the movement
for better roads.
Senator Wolcott has submitted to
the Senate a resolution looking to the
drafting of treaty with Mexico by
which the United States should coin
silver dollars at its mint They would
be used to export.
Forty-one men came into this city
last Saturday packed into a box car.
They were at once taken to the lock
up in patrol wagons. The authorities
intend to treat them vigorously to in
timidate Coxey's men.
Although this country is not re-
sponsible for damages to French ex-
hibits at the time of the fire in the
Manufactures building, President Pal
mer is trying to induce Congress to
appropriate sol 900 for that purpose
as an act of courtesy.
The House has reduced from $243,
900 to $3.50, 900 the appropriation for
the manufacture of stamps, and adopt
ed an amendment providing that all
publications purporting to be issued
periodically, but which are really
parts of books, to be subject to third
class rates.
The Senate on Tuesday passed Mr.
Wolcotts resolution requesting the
President to secure from Mexico the
permission to coin Mexican dollars in
this country for export. 1t is proba
bic that the House will also pass the
resolution, but it is doubtful if Mexico
will consent to such an arrangement.
The Cooper bill to tax greenbacks is
needed The 1864, 900, 900 greenbacks
in circulation are exempt from taxa
tion while other money is not. The
banks keep these greenbacks and even
trade them around in advance of the
coming Of the assessor so that the re-
port shows that ~, 900, 900, 900 is ex-
empted as greenbacks. This is a
fraud upon other tax payers.
Senator Morgan has introduced
bill for the reorganization of the state
The purpose of the bill
is to take the foreign service and the
work out of politics. to
provide an educational qualification
Tor an appointment, to make the ser
vice continuous and to provide for pro-
motions.
Senator Vest has presented in the
Senate list of the buildings now in
the books of the supervising architect
of public buildings not commenced
and those in the course of construc-
tion, giving limit OF cost under exist
ing legislation and the total amount
The list includes 104
the limit of aggreg gate cost
Of which is So, s27 664. and the
amount appropriated S22, S02, ,317
Senator Hill created one of his SEN
sations in the Senate Monday. In
the course of speech on the tariff
bill he attacked the income tax provis
ION in strong terms. He warned his
Democratic colleagues that they were
going to extremes in reducing the tax
On imports. He criticised Mr.. Cleve-
lands Hawaiian policy and declared
that Secretary Gresham was too good
for his position.
Governor Tillman's reported state
ments that news is not commerce
that the interstate commission has
nothing to do with it-has directed at
tention to decision rendered by
majority of the Supreme Court in 1877
bearing indirectly on this subj.,t At
that time Chief Justice Waite, in de
livering the opinion of the court, held
that since the case of Gibbons vs..
Ogden. it has never been doubted that
commercial intercourse is an element
of commerce which comes within the
regulating power of Congress.
Senator Wolcott delivered another
of his splendid speeches in the senate
in favor of the resolution for the coin
age of Mexican dollars Senator VOL
colt first explained the purport and in
tent of his resolution. which. he said,
was to provide market for American
silver in eastern countries. The Mex
lean dollar was preferred by these
countries and therefore his resolution
called for the coinage of our dollars
into that kind of money. Mr.. Cleve-
land and his policy were next consid-
cred, and the galleries got what they
were looking for. The veto of the
seigniorage bill was severely criticised
Mr.. Wolcott declared that the presi-
dent was the slave Of the gold power,
and that under his administration
nothing could be hoped for that would
favor silver.
The committee on public lands has
before it a bill intended to do away
with the rushes to take up reserva-
ton lands when thrown open for set
tlement This bill provides for dis
posing Of the valuable lands by receiv-