Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

From our regular Correspondent.
wAsnIsoroN, d. G., April 26, 1880.

per manufacturers combination, which
took form in the bill Of Mr.. Townshend
for the repeal of certain duties on arti-
cles entering into the manufacture of
paper. and which was barely repressed
when carried to vote in the House, Is
daily assuming fresh strength in Con
gress. The indications are that the
tariff reformers will make an aggressive
fight in their efforts TO secure revenue
tariff In lieu of the present protective
system, as well as revision of the laws
relating to internal revenue taxation.
These reformers have not strength
enough ut present, in the House, TO
compel the Ways and Means Committee
into any particular course beyond get
ting, say wood pulp, put on the free
list, and thus enter a wedge for the de.
sired general revision of the revenue
system in the near future. But they
are determined to inaugurate bitter
contest between this and the adjourn
ment in July, and will make things
lively for the protectionists. II not given
what they want. Their recent motion
to instruct the Ways and Means Com.
mittee to report amendments was de.
f&ted upon joint order, but 1t serves
to signify that they are in earnest, and
will use every parliamentary effort to
accomplish their ends.
The Geneva award furnishes rather q
good exemplification Of the old saw that
money is the root of all evil" Here
are millions of dollars put into the
Treasury by the British government, in
indemnifcation for certain losses by
individual Americans through Confed-
crate pirates. But everybody wants
the money, and the rub is TO find out
who shall be the lucky recipient. The
insurance companies claim it, and GER
tainly have able advocates on the Sen.
ate floor in their behalf, who, like Mr..
Carpenter, present magnificent reasons
why they should be given the lions
share. By the way, Mr.. Carpenter has,
in other Congresses, been averse to
their claims, but now he is their attor.
ney, and his argument in their support
Is worthy OF his reputation as a most
brilliant lawyer. While we accept his
former views as TO the improprie,y of
giving these moneys TO the insurance
companies. yet bis speech this week
nearly sufiices 10 convince us that IL
matters not which side a gifted orator
supports, it Is the right and just one.
Mr.. Blaine arrsigned him on his record.
and said at Is not for me to impuen
his right to change; but the Senator
should not rise here and preach TO as
in dogmatic strain about our duty TO
follow bis lead today, when on five. or
possibly six, distinct calls of the yet :
and nays, running over the period OF
fourteen months, when he was in the
Senate for bis first term, he voted every
time in the teeth and face of the decla.
rations which he lays down to-day as
his views Of national duty The con.
test between them was an interesting
one, but Mr.. Blaine undoubtedly took
the scalp. All the other leading Sena-
tors are taking hand in The debate.
and we doubt whether better presen.
tation of this important question will
ever be made than that to be found in
the pages OF the Congregational Record of
this week.
Now that the Senate has passed the
Army appropriation bill. with its mar
shalship rider. we are anxiously awaiting
the Presidents action upon 1t. will he
veto i the leading question 10 day.
but II is generally thought that he will
approve.
One OF the undesirable customs of the
House Is that of permitting a member
to publish in the Congregational Record
an undelivered speech, for. under it.
the most Objectionable OF matter gets
spread before the country as part of The
actual debates. In the Record of the
22nd appears = poem, a tfavesty on
poetry, covering l6 Of its pages, which
purports 10 be a speech of Mf. Downey.
the delegate from Wyoming Territory.
in support Of a bill TO provide certain
paintings tor the Capitol. nowney l. a
sweet scented youth. who delights in
blonde. ambrosiai ctrls, pale complex.
ion, and other indications OF monde.
script eiieminacy. and we cannot imag.
Inc it possible for him to offer better
evidence OF the need for his immediate
admission into Mr. Corcoran' : luxurious
Louise Home" the palatial asylum
erected by him for INDECENT widows.
than this official sspome,n entitled the
'slmmortals." Many Of The SoIons ex.
press themselves as being greatly scan.
dalized, and Mr. Morrill, promptly In.
troduced resolution in the Senate look.
ing TO the exclusion of the objection
able document from the permanent
Congressional RECORD. and Mr. Garfield
took similar action in the House. We
think, however, it should remain there