The Dillon tribune., 1882-04-15
CarrsvaFdsqes.
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our regular CosYespondsnk,l


tFsom Our regular cosrespoodsneI
WAsH1NGroN, April sth, 1851.
II Is deemed probable that the debate in |
the House on the tariff commission bill |
may last week or two longer, and the |
final passage Of the bill is considered as.
sured. There has been an imp ession |
that the establishment of a tariff commits |
sion would remove the tariff question from
the domain Of debate in the two houses of |
Congress, and eliminate 1t as an issue in |
the next Presidential CANVASS. ANY tariff
commission constituted under the reigning
auspices Is very certain to protract It's de-
liberations to the remotest possible period,
and therefore no report on the subject will
be made until after the Presidential election.
But members Of Congress and other poll
ticians not welded to the protectionists say
that the organization Of tariff commits
sion will by no means put a stop to the dis.
cussion Of the the tariff either in or out Of
Congress. If the Democrats should carry
the next House Of Representatives the
tariff would undoubtedly be the prominent
question before that body in the session i'm.
fnediately proceeding the Presidential elec-
ton. That Congress would not consider
itself bound by the action Of its predecessor,
and the effort will be made to enact new
tariff Even If the Republicans maintain
their hold on the House there will be plcn.
ty Of members Of that party who will not
be content to let the revision Of the tariff
await the action Of the tariff commission,
but who will b. glad to help the Democrats
keep up the agitation. The protectionists
will be satisfied to keep the present tariff
in force, and the de vice Of tariff commits.
sion was invented for the sole purpose Of
postponement. There has never been an
intelligent and practical discussion Of the
tariff before the people on the stump, and
the revenue reformers believe that when
the people at large come to understand
really what the present protective tariff Is
doing for them they will have lively ap.
probation ofthe beauties OF protection. That
comparatively small class, who are opera
get little higher wages, but they, in COM
mon with the vast agricultural element,
are constantly paying tribute to few
favored private individuals on many arti-
cles which enter into their daily and neces-
sary use, and in the meantime the public
treasury is reaping no benefit whatever.
There is difference between some civil
service reformers. An amendment to Mr..
Pendleton's civil service reform bill pro-
vide> that appointment shall be distributed
among the States on the basis of their CEN
sus population. This is substantial, what
Gen. Washington once suggested on the
subject. Mr.. Dudley, Commissioner Of
Pensions, however, who is asking for sew
eral hundred additional clerks, has just
formulated statement In which he holds
that the distribution should be based on the
Republican votes cast In the different
States and the appointees should be Re
publican voter.. "allowing the Democratic
vote as the basis whenever the pendulum
shall swing around their way and the Ad
minstration passes into Democratic hands" !"
There is an old saying, often quoted here.
abouts, of practical politician, SO called,
who remarked that, ''it is the hay at the
end Of the pole which makes the horse trot
ahead"
The death of the venerable widow of
Professor Henry. of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, in this city few days since recalls a
singular circumstance in the career of the
great scientist. He gave the formula OF
the well-known hair tonic, Lyons kath-
airon," to Lyon, saying carclessly: "Ihat's
good preparation for the hair" Lyon
straightwav went to manufacturing 1t, and
made out cf it half million OF money,
while Professor Henry lived and died in
moderate circumstances, 1t will be re-
menbered by the antediluvians that Gen.
Winfield Scott was bald, and his hair was
restored by Professor Henry's preparation
"a fact which the General embalmed in
print. This is not to be taken as puff, tor,
in my opinion, the bald.headed man who
buys the above preparation with the ex
pectation Of getting fresh crop OF hair
will b. sadly disappointed
Senator and acting Vice-Pre>ident Davi.'
Davis is developing into great jokis:'
Scarcely day passes without his convuls
ing the Senate by some quaint sally On
passing on the ayes and noes Yesterday he
quietly remarked: "The noes appears to
have il from the sound, but there WAS very
little sound" And then the rotund Sena-
tor shook mis- sides with laughter and ap-
peared to enjoy the joke as hughly as any
one on the floor. \ day or two ago, in de-
Gliding a vote, he said: '',Thc ayes seem to
have it, but the noes make the most noise
the ayes do have it," And the question
was so determined before the chamber had
recovered from its paroxysm ct hilarious
astonishment DON PEDRO.
Guiteau's Sister and Guiteau Himself.
At Chicago on last TUESDAY, Mrs. Fran
cic NJ. Scovi,le, Guiteau's sister filed bill,
through her attorney, n. S. johnson, pray.
ing the County Court that she be appointed
conscrvator OF the estate and person OF her
brother, Charles ]. Guitcau. The bill is
not obtainable, being placed in the hands
Of certain gentlemen for speculative pur'
poses, as is alleged. 1t sets forth that il Is
the belief of the petitioner that G,'itean is o,
| v,sornd mind and body. and incapacitatet!
from proper care of his estate and person.
Guit.at, in reply, from the Washington
Jail, furnished the following for publication
| To the agent of the Associated Press: ,
Mrs. Francis NJ. Scoville, according to
newspaper report, has i'npudently filed
petition in Chicago for conservator OF my
estate. The absurdity Of her pretentions
i, apporen, from the fact that don't live
in illinois and haven't for nearly three
wears; besides, am not a lanatic. This
was officially decided on my trial ! have
lived in Washington for over year ana
this i, nv legal residence. The court had
ha++..r dismiss that petition peremptorilv.