Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.
What Congress Is Doing-Dspartmenta
and Social Gossip.

What Congress Is Doing-Departmenta
and Social Gossip.
Senator White, the new associate
justice, is q strong opponent of the
free coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Cleveland is indignant because
Of the rumors sent out that his health
is bad.
Mr.. Cleveland is going on hunting
and fishing trip to the woods of North
Carolina.
Senator Teller had lively tilt
the other day with Senator White
Of California on the Hawaiian ques-
tion.
Mr.. Bland has had an uphill road
to travel in his efforts to pass the
seigniorage coinage bill, owing to the
trouble in getting a quorum.
The call for a caucus of Democrats
to agree upon a rule for recording
members present but not voting, in or.
der to make quorum, is growing in
favor. The call now bears the names
Of 122 Democrats.
Mr.. Morgan, Of the Senate finance
committee, has prepared report on
the Hawaiian question favoring annex,
alton. 1t was signed by the four Re-
publicans. The other four Democrats
have prepared minority report con
demning the course of Mr.. Stevens.
The sergeant-at-arms of the house
has had to resort to extraordinary
measures in obeying the orders given
him. He sent deputies to quite dis,
tance to arrest xbsentees and large
number were placed under arrest upon
the floor of the House after they had
returned.
An Arctic expedition with the North
Pole as its objective point has been
discussed at Washington and will start
on its journey soon. Walter Wellman,
who for some years has been promi
nent newspaper correspondent here.
representing the Chicago Herald, is
the protector and leading spirit of the
enterprise.
The House of Represe entatives was
in session on Washington's birthday,
but not being able to get voting quo
rum no business was done. Some Of
the members who had been arrested
for absenting themselves made strong
objection and Amos Cummings Of
New York defied the sergeant-at-arms
to touch him. The officer let him
alone.
It has been the custom of the House
to devote Friday evenings to the dis.
cussion and passage of private pension
bills. Usually there is not third of
the membership present, and Mr.. Xii.
gore Of Texas last week objected to
business being done unless quorum
was present. As result no bills were
passed and there will probably be none
in the future unless Mr.. Kilgore stays
away, which is not likely.
The Post reports Mr.. A. A. H. Bois-
serain, wealthy citizen of Amster-
dam at the Arlington as follows: 81
think the repeal Of the Sherman act
has had an adverse effect financially
on the money centers Of Europe, and
in the last two months there has grown
up both in England and Germany a
decided sentiment favorable to the use
Of two metals. The feeling for silver
is manifestly progressing, and look
forward to an early international agree
ment that will bring forward bimetal-
lism in more practical form"
Secretary Smith has approved the
draft Of circular which will soon be
issued governing applications for right
Of way over public lands for canals,
bitches and reservoirs. The right is
held to extend only to construction,
and no public timber or material will
be allowed 70 be taken or used for re-
pairs or improvements. The depart
ment ruling on March 81, 1892, hold
ing that natural lakes, already sources
Of water supply, shall not be used for
reservoir purposes, nor rivers be
damned SO as to overflow into the ad-
jacent country. is overruled.
Monday afte- aoon President Cleve-
land sent to the Senate the name Of
Edward D. White, United States SEN
ator from Louisiana, to be associate
justice Of the Supreme Court. The
Senate Immediately went into cxccu-
tive session and in half an hour the
nomination was confirmed without ref
erence to a committee. The proceed.
ings pa,took of the character of love
feast. Senators Pugh and Hill spoke
for the Democratic side and Senators
Hoar and Teller for the Republican
side: All speeches were laudatory
and congratulatory, both to the Presi-
ident and AIR. White. Mr.. White is
but forty eight years of age and will
be the youngest man on the Supreme
bench.
The new Justice of the Supreme