| Show washington NOTE about the workings at the rations capital MILITARY AND PENSION the tariff IHU soon to be introduced in the house other news bits special correspondence 1 feb 14 1890 the majority of the ways aud means committee hope to get their tariff bill into the house by the ast 1st of march but it is probable that they will not have it ready so soon they are finding some dim culty in fixing upon any place where the cut ot duty can be made from present indications it seems not likely that there will bp any reduction of customs duty except on sugar and that on the contrary in many cases may be an increate inc the only material reduction of revenue eliat seems to be any agreement upon is tobacco and whisky UM d in the arts the question is giving considerable trouble the proposition to take a consider able percent of the duty and make up the difference to the p ceis by a bounty does not meet with the approval of the sugar men and it is possible that the blanse will be stricken out of alie bill in alic house or it may finally defeat the whole meus there are understood to be ten republicans in the house who will vote against any considerable sid erable reduction of the sugar trust and six of them declare that they will vote the entire bill if alie blanse is retained w han the question comes 0 o be finally voted on in the ilese this opposition in their own party perplexes the majority of alie committee in making up their bill the common saying that republics are ungrateful cannot be applied to ibis republics treatment of those who have been disabled in its military service the pension annd is seventy millions with alia prospect that it will be increased during file present session by the small bills and general pension legislation not including a measure presently to be considered to an amount of above one hundred millions per annum proposition supported by governor of indiana for the payment of a general service pension will largely increase this amount if enacted there are about twelve hundred thousand pensioners and at the proposed rate of eight dollars per month the benm per annum would be A separate measure providing for arrearages arrea rages carries abent additional dit ional these various sums when added transcend the ability of ordinary minds to comprehend and the average citizen cannot discover the ways and means for raising the sum total let him ponder the problem eerko long but the elected tha Cun resa of the united states and the wholesale increase of the pension list is all right if the people agree to it if the taxpayer tax payer cannot stand it his voice will surely be heard in the land and that before many years the amusing farce known as an execute re session in the senate feas humorous during the discussion of the nomination of general morgan to be commissioner of indian affairs on all hands were the visible and cumbrous evidences of attempted secrecy the doors were closely shut the stairways were guarded to prevent intrusion of the public and pages and employ eg loitered around the building not being allowed within the sacred pre cincis A so secret was in progress secret during the afternoon kroupa of interested people sauntered along the lower corridors the word bould be passed around manderson has just quit talking and spoon cr is on the floor is spooner saying he says morgan to he confirmed though personally he does not care whether ho is or not later an fn the proceedings the remarks of senators dawes beagan evarts and dolph were duly discussed in corridors and the commissioner Commissi onor himself stayed at the capitol throughout the afternoon learning at intervals of five minutes or so just what was going on within closed doors the secret session is an imbecile fraud blaine are taking active steps to continue in operation until a more permanent agreement can be determined apon the modus under which fishing ot the united states are allowed to enter canadian ports to purchase bait this modus expires today several conferences have been held this week between the secretary of state and sir julian fote the british minister at which the matter was discussed in all its details it is probable that some official announcement as to the status of the matter will soon be made col daniel S lament looking the picture of health and prosperity called at the white house wednesday afternoon and after a isfort chat with his successor was presented to the president with rhom he spent half an hour very agreeable there was quite a levee held in the telegraph room at the white house for as soon as it was known that col lamont was in the house all the attaches flocked around him and were greeted in the cordial manner for which daniel is noted |
