Show r s FROM THE CAPITAL the pan american Oo agress has adjourned MUCH GOOD uncle sams s the work they iru amusement chused ly their acts from our regular washington april the lu body that dissolves today to day I 1 has claims upon the world which the burld may wait until tomorrow to morrow to admit then it will boue of its work Is merely vague and preliminary but if in course of time american peace almost from pole to pole prevails in con bc quence ot the holding of this conference if a convenient international ol currency shall result irom it and reciprocity in trade an ex tented application of the nee trade existing between the states ot aur federal union the work will have repaid the workers and the verdict of humanity will have been favorable it takes long years to develop the benefits of a far reaching enterprise like ilcia let no one be discouraged if no immediate result er foi i lows upon the deliberations of the congress in the nature of things trade cannot be turned from ifa channels in a day or a month or year they have labored assiduously with our own dele gales to accomplish the several purposes for which they assembled embed ass they leave visited a number of american cities and inspected american industry on the spot they go forth from the capital again this time to enjoy south urn hospitality and witness southern progress upon their return from a three weeks tour to that part of the republic they will take final leave of the capital and bid adieu to our shores the country rejoices in the prospects of good to grow out of the congress of loreign delegates our brethren in neighborhood and republicanism the tariff bill and report and the two minority views are at last before the country the bill is professedly a protective measure intended to build up a biame market as to everything except sugar it is advocated ou this very ground and attention is called to the tact that the committee on ways and means is concerned rather with production than with prices 3 the report of the minority party sets forth strongly the argument against protection mr me kennann Ken nain a minority republican report expresses the views of alie edear producers who aro numerous in tile state of california and in the states of louisiana kansas and nebraska to this dissenting member of alie majority protection is a principle to be applied to industries dus tries or none the perquisites of uncle sams solons at the different ends of alie capitol affords an amusing as well as a striking study in facts and contrasts free shaves and hair cuts are perquisites of senators but not of represents though why this distinction is made it is not easy to find out this economical foresight reflects to advantage however upon alie wisdom of the sages who sit at alie feet of aice it has been thought judicious to encourage the habit of bathing among congressmen and owing to aliis commendable purpose baths were made free for both house and senate it being thought that no member would be likely to resist indulgence in anything that was gratis liberal members often give alie attendant 50 cents for his services but it is averred that senators are usually too dignified to offer tips if there is anything any thine to be paid alie senate prefers to pay it out of alie contingent fund the house has also a special officer in the person of a chiropodist who administers to the afflicted fica of charge each member of congress lias as a perquisite woth wo th of stationary formerly stationary included such things as opera glasses clocks brushes and combs etc etc all of which were kept in block bv the big government stationery stationers station ers shops at either end of alie capitol building in those times senators sent supplies of christmas presents from their stationary allowances but alas S the privileges of the national legislator are being sadly cut down year by year it is oven proposed now to take away his power of directing the appointment of fourth class postmasters in his district the majority report alie minority report and the report of representative mckenne from the davs and means committee on the tariff give a joint indication di of the of opinion on that issue in this country the present trouble iii alie mind of the sugar men is the fear that alie proposed bounty will be repealed some of them do not trust even tiie present con grass and charge eliat the bounty clause was put in the bill 10 be omitted by alie house hides may come off but they stand on alie free list now whether it were better to peel them off or loose llie bartys cuticle later thal was alie question even senator poetry failed to the seating of alie republican senatorial from montana it will be noticed that alie wool tariff is still on the carpet |