Show washington LETTER congress having again convened the capital has put on its official robes and again assumed its w aspect et of national authority the somber like pall pali that fell over the adamis cration on hearing the reports of democratic victories in some of the states is disappearing before the busy life enjoined on every official of the government during the winter and things begin to look natural again the subject of indian affairs is interesting the democratic side eide while the republicans are getting ready for the election bills which are expected to perform mirages in establishing fairness at the pone pom E bach ach party is aurius to do something that will make a favorable impression on the great public and secure prestige for future use it is interesting to note the progress of each party in tile the direction named and the various methods utilized to bring it about the field is pretty well canvassed for good subjects of legisla legislation tiou and bills are apparently presented and advocated merely to tiek lethe fanciful ear of powerful constituencies such for lu instance stance as the enormous pension appropriations and some provisions of the tariff law the republicans do bot manifest their usual acim acumen en in passing the last named law as it now appears appeals on the statute te books wh while i ie the clauses for the protection of the tha mining interests in the west were necessary and proper the immense duties on some of ahw tb I 1 importations have created a rise I 1 in a prices throughout the country and unsettled unselt led business interests to a great extent the pol political iveal inter ests of the party in power have baw largely suffered buffered in consequence mid even the author of the te bill has law beaw defeated for reelection election re of course what the democrats would have done is not so appa apparent reut as they were in the minority in both houses and their action had been construed into obstruction rather thin than advancement we can hardly judge what the laws would have hare been if they had bad held sway but it to is supposed that being now almost universally converted to mr Clev cleveland elands policy the tariff bill would if passed at all ail have been much modified in many particulars this must be a very interesting session closing as it will the republican majority in the house and affording some opportunities for retiring members to lay a foundation for future campaigns it is estimated that it will take a hundred and seventy five millions to meet the demands deman s of the pension laws now in force while the aggregated sum of european pensions will not go much over thirty millions milliO DF and it looks as though the surplus eo ED long talked of will now flud an out let without any great difficulty some are questioning whether the stream will not have to be supplied out of the pockets of the people by additional taxation but jhb republicans think the increased duties will III meet the emergency in my next letter I 1 will speak of the drama booth and barrett stil livan and lotta having each catered for my subject matter in different parts where I 1 have tra traveled meled BEM Lo Aiom washington D december jtb 1890 |