Show A RICH washington BUDGET arom owe aklar the principal event of the week has been the failure of the GENEVA AWARD BILL the bill is known as senator thur miana bill which had for its object the distribution of the residue of some ten millions of dollars from the custody of the united states treasury into the poi cion of the insurance companies an amendment had been offered by mr hoar excluding the insurance people and upon this being adopted the bill lost its principal features fea turea of interest declared that he had no further interest in it it appears that in the debate regarding this transfer senator blaine took sides against the insurance corns banies while senator thurman and carpenter espoused their course it is generally conceded that senator blaine carried off the palm in the debate which took place upon the subject As a matter c f interest to the far west it can be stated that tho bill A PENSION to jesse II 11 phares a scout which had been submitted as a test case was passed in the senate by a large majority thus it appears that worthy individuals who served the country ix such a capacity and received disabilities will be treated as though they had been mustered in the united states service as soldier the house committee upon coinage weights and measures have decided to report a bill for the removal of the mint of carson city nov to some point on abe mississippi river one of abe most remarkable exhibitions hibit ions of political talent was made in the congressional record of thursday morning last A poem entitled the immortals fifteen pages double column was inserted by ahe HON delegate from wyoming territory under what is termed an ask leave to print a speech instead of deliver ta tives t is a way that have of getting would be speeches before their constituents with the trouble of only writing them their innocent friends at home regard the aforesaid speech as a remarkable affair and that is all the honorable member desires the curious feature of this case ia that the pretended speech is in blank verse every line beginning capital what is more yet the author took the precaution to copyright the poem fearing undoubtedly that it would be copied extensively throughout the country an interesting event toola place during the past week at the capital in the presentation of a writing desk belonging to thomas jefferson which it is averred is the identical one upon which was written THE declaration OF independence this besk has been in abo possession of the heirs of joseph coolidge to whom it was given by thomas jefferson it has been placed for safe keeping ia the department of slate the ways and means committee have been hard at work upon the revision of the tariff and a number of articles have been added to TOU list among them are salt printing paper rags paper pulp cod avar oil books condensed milk refined phine and flax cottons of all kinds carpets blankets and flannels and all kinds of wool are put at 30 per cent duty the spofford kellogg case has once more come up for consideration the disputed claim of mr to senator kelloggs Kellop gs seat seems to be afflicted with fits and starts to an unusual and it could net be decided who was really en titled to the place the knowing ones say that kellogg will not be unsealed but time will show evening sess ans are so to speak the order of the day the day is so frittered fritt ered away by filibustering movements mo on the part of members of both political parties that it is necessary to go to the expense of a night to light up the capital for business april |