The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-24
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

THE sugar tariff is to be considered at an early
day by the Ways and Means Committee, and
the sugar men, who have been in Washington
in force all winter to secure revision OF the
sugar schedule, will have an opportunity to ad-
dress the Committee.
Mr.. Cox, who has the Apprortionment Bill
In charge, is very anxious it should pass this
session, as its enactment will save the conven-
ing together in extra session of twenty-five
State Legislatures. Mr.. Cox believes that the
House will finally settle down on 307 members
as a basis fapportionment. A table has been
prepared which Mr.. Cox will present, with
exact calculations, which shows that 307 makes
the gain East about cancel the loss West, and
the Southern loss little or nothing, while the
whole number Of unrepresented people in the
United States, will be only 279, ,S14, while at
311 it is 433 1885, and at 319 it is 289, 409 Also
at 319 the loss to the West is third of the
ratio, or q Congressman and o gain to the
Pacific Of two-thirds of ratio, or a Congressman,
while the East gains third Of ratio and the
South loses two-thirds, SO that 311 and 319 and
301 may be discarded and all may yet unite on
some number between 301 and 307. The worst
number Of all is 294, where 779, ,168 people
would be unrepresented. The best Is between
301 and 907. However, as New York, Pennsyl-
,vania, Ohio, Tennessee and North Carolina Gall
large States on voting In the present House)
gain member each at the stages between 301
and 3O7, it is believed that the last number will
become the choice.
An amusing feature in the Cannon-Campbell
contest, over the territorial seat in Congress
from Utah, has just come to light. It will be
remembered that Governor Murray gave the GER
tificate of election to Mr.. Campbell, although
Mr.. Cannon had received ten votes to Campbells
one. When Cannon heard of this he took steps
to serve notice Of contest on Campbell, having
thirty days under the law to perform this cere-
mony Campbell left Salt Lake ostensibly for
Washington, but never reached there. This
put Cannon off the track. Hewas duly looking
for Campbell so as to serve notice of contest,
but Campbell came not Cannon telegraphed
to New York, Chicago, Omaha and Salt Lake,
but could not get the run of Campbell's rapid
movements. He accidentally heard of him at
Oirclesville, Kansas, and telegraphed there, but
the bird had flown. Becoming thoroughly
expire, Cannon sent four notices of contests to
Salt Lake. each to some particular friend, with
instructions to hunt Campbell, regardless OF
expense. One man took the train east, and
accidentally met Campbell ct Green River Sta
tion, OF, the very last day Of the thirty. Camp
bell was about to sit down to breakfast, In
fancied security, but the man with four wives
and seat in Congress was too much for him.
that he could eat no breakfast. Had he been
able to avoid the service Of notice of contest,
Cannon could hardly have maintained his con-
test.
A PRIVATE letter from Elgin, H., gives some
interesting statistics in regard to the construc-
mental sorghum enterprise of Commissioner
LIE Due. 1t seems that he secured the ruins of
an old distillery, and on the stone foundation
erected battoned, boarded structure, which
became known throughout that section as the
"Great Northwest United States Sorghum De-
pot.r The report among the farmers is that
this building, with few secondhand engines,
feed pump or two, q crushing roller, and q
vacuum pan, with other articles of Govern
ment machinery, cost $4,000. The farmers
plant sorghum and furnish the cane to this
Government institution. The agreement with
the farmers was that they were to receive the
value of their cane on delivery, and the bal
ance in ninety days. This. limit of time passed
long since, but nothing, so far as the farmers
have asoertained, has been paid to any one in
pursuance Of this agreement. The syrup was
shipped to Chicago by Major Mcdowell, the
Superintendent of the sugar mill, and the
farmers who furnished the cane from which
this syrup was made are very anxious to ascer-
tain the amount for which it was sold, and the
amount which is to be turned into the Treasury,
and the proceeds of the first year of this
"Great Northwest United States Sorghum De-
pot" The station agent at Elgin also prefers
claim of $50 for board of the Superintendent
and foreman, and portion Of this he also says
is chargeable against Commissioner LIE Due
himself for subsistence during times when he
has Inspected the important agricultural post
A certain question has also arisen in regard tC
the non-payment of drafts in the purchase
money of the valuable collection of machinery
alluded to above, with which the United Statel
began this great sugar enterprise in the North
| west. .t-~
FERNANDO WooD.-Mr. Woods death wa
| not unexpected by those in Washington who
knew anything about his condition of healtf
during the present session. member Of thu
| Committee on Ways and Means says that yher
he left the committee room the last time it wa
apparent that he was in the grip Of death ant
Il L. La TO-.
gressionnl work was to conduct through tn
/ House the pending Refunding Bill 1t wa
work requiring Of him IN bis condition o
health q fortitude justly characteristized as he
roic. His whole frame was rAcked with pain
sometimes e1cruciating in its intensity, bu
| whether in the committee room or on the foo
| of the House he preserved the same digniie'
and impassive demeanor, and, save IN the pal
lor that would sometimes overspread hi
| countenarce, and the involuntary contraction
of the muscles Of his countenance, unnotice
except by those who got near him, he gaven
evidence of his suffering, but fought the tigh
4 for his measure as coolly, attentively, and pa
tiently, as any other man in the best conditio
might have done. Mr.. Wood was one of tn
best known members of Congress. He wa
serving his seventh consecutive term, and wa
member Of the Twenty-seventh Congress i
1S41, and of several intervening before his elet
ton to the Fortieth. Always q strict and eve
an extreme. partisan, and not thought to
overscrHpulous in politics any more than
business, he has been distinguished for hi
courteous bearing toward his fellow-member
although his manners were naughty, and b
seldom relaxed into anything like commonalit,
Tall, slender, erect, always faultlessly dressed
with face and bearing that at once attracte
attention, he was one. of the first to be recoe
nized and identified by strangers who visite
the House when in session. He did not ofte
take part in the debates, but he was watchful {
the proceedings, almost constantly in his plac
and when he spoke he received good degre
| of attention