| Show washington general topics the ail iii uil from our regular TON AU i 1 senator hoar is aven in ilia life but ile waa re eclied 1 0 iii vf atie election bill before tie cus used the following S driff ciui public alb lo 10 he krestof his lays 1 fauvor abe tariff bill sooner than that this congress should not pass ahe Feiler rl election bill I 1 would prefer to see every manufacturing establishment in burned to ashes and the people of that state required to labor in callings in which they could not mke more than 50 cents per day and that they be required to live on codfish it is a great pity that this ranting demagogue dama gogue could not be required to live on cud ansh and fifty centa per day toe senate now meets at 10 daiev for the consideration of the tariff bill the lodge bill still lies in a state cf coma in care of the committee on privileges and elections the behrig sea troubles occupy a great deal of the time and attention of the house and senate at present whether or not any legislation will be enacted on the subject this session cannot be determined senator sherman has introduced a bill to incorporate the american national association ot the bod cross with clara barton geo kennan J B hubbard M dand others as its acors after the passage of the bill it will be unlawful for any other association to display the lymb ol 01 of the red cross in thid country senator evarts has introduced a bill for the benefit of dr mary walker it calls fr it is considered as a to her for glicr services and i us an assistant t e war this bill for lier relief has blei reported favorably by the house committee on military affairs tour times before the tariff question will not probably be settled for a month yet senator morrill of vermont is the prominent republican champion in the senate on this subject but all his arguments seem to be ue livered more for the propose of displaying his talents than convincing any one of the since liev of his remarks the sunday civil bill is also occupying the attention of the senate mr gummings Gum minga has just finished a severe attack on the geological survey it was in respect to the irrigation of the great american desert he ridiculed the work of the bureau in the preparation cf topographical maps these maps reminded him of a little incident ajer eekman merchant failed and went into bankruptcy while recounting his misfortunes to a friend he was approached by a peddler and asked to abny a map of california great heavens queried the bankrupt what does a man in ny condition want of a map cf california should not the united states with a deficiency of staring it in the face exclaim with the Jersey roan great heavens want a geological map costing more than 15 there ia a lot of fresh talk about blames resigning and the fact that mr harrison has sent mr blaine word to meet him at cape may Point whither be has gone has caused many people to think that there is something in it there is certainly the biggest kind of a family row among alie republican leaders and it would not be surprising if it resulted in resignation A family figure in washington hotel lobbies will be removed when judge TV C riley an old virginia gentleman by ead i ir is confirmed by the senate as canul to some place in venezuela to which lie lias been nominated he is the original orthe or the familiar budgy in the cartoon of the judge aud the major and has always professed to be an authority on the buelling duelling du elling code he was never known to refused a drink nor was he ever seen intoxicated and it is thought that the administration made a mistake in not sending him to mexico it any american can stand que he is the man |
