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view the parade, which promises 10 be
the haudsomest. IL not the largest, ever
seen, has been started, and the inaug-
uratiop committee has begun the dis
tr button OF fifty thousand paper flags
and fifteen Thousand portraits OF Me-
| KiuleY and Hobart, to be used by the
residents along the route OF the parade
to assist In decorating their houses.
These are given away by the Committee.
So general is the sentiment in favor of
having the West Point and Annapolis
Cadets lake part in the parade that il
seems probable the joint resolution,
offered in the Senate by Mr.. Frye, and
in the House OF Representatives by Mr..
Baker, Of n. H., requesting the Presi
dent to order the cadets and their bands
to Washington and appropriating the
money TO pay their expenses, will go
through. 1t is known that MIR. Cleve-
land fayors having the cadets in the
parade and that he will gladly issue
the order if Congress will adopt the res
olution.
The democrats are already beginning
their howl about the total amount of
the appropriations that will be made by
the tlfty-fourth Congress. II is true
that the total OF the appropriations for
the two years will exceed 81 ,000000 ,000,
but the democrats would show more
wisdom if they would point out Il single
appropriation made, or to be made in
the short time remaining of the session,
that is not needed, or that the govern
ment will not get full value for, instead
OF yelling "eXtrayagant appropriations
like a lot of parrots. The Seuate is not
a Republican body-would that it were
yet it has not only approved all of the
appropriations made by the House, but
has in nearly every bill increased them.
Besides, it should not be forgotten that
considerable amount of the money
appropriated by this Congress was made
necessary by continuing contracts made
by the last democratic Congress for
River and Harbor improvements, public
buildings and the increase of the Navy.
Chairman Cannon, of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations, correctly
stated the situation when he said that
contracts previously made had to be
observed; that Congress could not allow
unfinished public buildings TO remain
exposed in all kinds of weather, and
that the pension laws could not be ig-
nored. In short, that no appropriation
have been made that were not necessary
for the conduct of the government aud
and the preservation OF it's interests.
Mr.. Caunon's idea of economy in public
expenditures are so rigid that he has
offended many personal friends by re-
fusing to sanction propositions for ap.
preparations which have come befol e
his committee. There is no item in
any appropriation made by the fifty
fourth Congress than any republican
need be ashamed of; the appropriations
are all needed aud the money is all 10
be spent among the people and for the
people.
| 1T is about settled that the arbitration
treaty will not be voted upon at this
session, but will go oyer to the extra
session of the Senate, that viii meet
March 4th, and remain in session until
the extra session of the full Congress
meets. This has been made necessary
by the opposition TO the treaty in the
| Senate.
Representative Woodman Of Ills has
asked the House Ways and Means Com
mittee to increase the revenue tax ON
cigarettes from so cents to $50 thous-
and. Mr.. Woodman's object is to stop
the smoking of cigarettes by children,
which he say $ is IA habit of destroylu.
our youth, filing our insane asyIums,
and shrouding in gloom, by the des-
truction, mentally, morally aud ply Sic
ally of their young sons, macy OF lbe
best homes OF our land" Me. Wood
man said in his speech TO the Commil-
tee: "As long as boys can boy the
death-dealing article at q cent piece
or two for cent, 30 long viii the cyl
continue. When they are taxed so as
TO produce larger revenue, which tax
will place them out of the reach ol
school children, tLen Mr. Chairman,
we may look for IL mitigation of the
evil. Then may We look for protection
that protects. Then may We cougratu-
late ourselves on having performed an
act the results of which the whole ma
tion, with one accord, will approve.'
Representative White, OF Chicago,
made quite stir at the last meeting Of
the House Committee on public build
ings and Grounds by charging that the
Insertion OF the name Ex-Mayor Grant,
OF NJ Y, n son-in-law of Senator Muir
ply, as ono of the five Commissioners
provided for in the bill for the New
York Custom House, and Que Of the
other Commissioners was the result Of