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Show Washington Letter. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) If tho long continued deadlock between the Senato and the House on larliTlegis. lation J,as involved any great principle on either side there wculd have been some disposition on the part ot those who cured nothing for particular schedules but who wanted the distill bing matter settled in some way to condone the inexcusable in-excusable delay of the conferees. But there isn't a man In Washington whose Intelligence Is a degree above idiocy who doesn't know, whether his prejudices or polltlcle leanings may have caused him tosay, that no great principle was involved in-volved In this fight. On the contrary, it was merely a fight todetermlno whether the democratic party as represented in Congress should be bossed by President Cleveland or by Senator Gorman. That is the naked truth denudod of all lues and feathers, nnd It isn't especially complimentary to uny one connected with it. It having been demonstrated that the followers of neither of these leaders won iu acknowledge me supremucyoi mo other thu conferees havo at last waked up to the demands of tho country torn tariff bill ol somo norland have reached nn agreement, which will in duo timo bo submitted to Houso and Senate, if it isn't upset by ono side or tho other bo-foro bo-foro tho reports can bo made. Tho agreement leaves the question of the supremacy of Messrs Cleveland and Gorman to draw but that dosn't interest the people. The important question now is, will the Seuate accept the agreement? agree-ment? If recent talk of Senators counted for anything one would bo disposed dis-posed to say that it would not, but the same power that brought about the agreement iu conference the will of the people, without rogard to politics wilt pobably make Senators think twice before be-fore casting a vote that would icsultin preventing tariff legislation, leaving the wholedlstnrbiiig agitation to begin anew next winter. "Congress would not ndjourno before the 18, of this month, even If the tariff bill was dually dixioijed of tomorrow," said n veteran Senator. When Hskcd upon what he basod his positivo assertion, as-sertion, he replied'; "Human iiuturo and tho river and harbor bill," To make his meaning clear It is only neceseary to 5rt2rJ0,iiy '" beL,,.1i53?&d- tlons made by the river nnd harbor bill, now iu the hands of tho Frcsu'.ent, nnd that President Cleveland is not partial towards river and harbor bills having vetoed one during Ills first administration. administra-tion. Should Congress adjourn before the 18, President Cleveland could kill tho river and harbor bill by a "pocket veto'' (not signing it), but should Congress Con-gress remain in session until tha day tho bill will become a law, if not vetoed, wiietntr me rrcHiueni Bigncs it or not. Theio is logic in that, and unless the Pieeident signs tho river snd harbor hill boforo that date Congress will probably be iu session on tho 18, of August. A bill was this week tent to Mr Cleveland, having passed the House nnd Semite, that comes under the bond of tho better late than never laws. It provides pro-vides that the contractors for tho const! con-st! uctlon ot public buildings shall give bond for tho puymeut of labor und for materials furnished them. Tho only people to bo inconvenienced by tho new law will bo tlio"siiidu"cootrnctors1 who underbid honest ufen. Intending to get their profit by boating their labor And those who furnish them witli materials. It is well known that no love is lost between President Cleveland and henator Vest, of Mo., but It was not u.mii cx-uov. irrancis, who la now in Washington, droped a few words nnd let the cat out of the wag, nnd tho'iden got out that Gov. Francis is to be the Cleveland vnndldnto for the seat now held iu tiu ecu a to by Mr. Vest, und which ho wants to keep. The uiidur-standing uiidur-standing here is that the entire power of tho administration is to bo used to defeat de-feat Yest and elect Francis. Vest says he OBkts nothing better thun tho open opposition of Mr, Cleveland. The IJouso Judiciary committee have favorably reported n icsohuion, which was adopted without division, authorizing authoriz-ing that committee to Investigate the charges against Judge Kicks, of Ohio, whose, tail cuchment liai been asked for by a number of petitions from labor organizations, .No ono who is familiar witli the BcandalouB lobbying that has been done in this session of Congress was surprised, when Senator AlUn this week Introduced n bill to prevent professional lobbying, tho penalty provided fur violation of the proposed law being n line ot from (1,000 to (6,0000 und luipilsomucat fiuin ouu to Uye years. The bill defines u lobbyist to be a person who habitually attempts to iulluviice the Ugithiliveacls of Congress by soliciting niemboB to euppoit or oppose a mensuie. Such aim.' would doubtlees preNeiit many futuie Congressional Con-gressional scuudals, hut it hasn't one clinucK out of rt pomible hniidud to got enacted If Congressmen didn't en-courago en-courago the lobbyists there would be no lobbyists. They llu and tliriw on tho frivndbhlp of Cungsesimcu. Therefore Mr. Allen's bill will not becuiu a law, |