The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-06
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Washington 5 .-Specialt Many left
handed compliments were bestowed
upon newspapers by western members.
who declared the criticisms upon the &C.
ton Of the majority, last session. and
upon the course Of the administration
since. has been largely influential in
causing the disaster. Page said With
gloom, that the republican party in Cali
fornia was virtually dead, evidently
confronting his own political condition
and prospects of those of the party.
The report of the tariff commission is
great surprise to free traders and pro.
tectionists. The extensive changes rec
ommended we're not hoped for by the re-
formers or feared by the protectioni,ts
The latter arc satisfied that it will excite
much debate. The arguments that the
commission would be failure are now
scattered to the winds. 1t has done very
important work whether wise OF not re-
mains to be seen.
When Randall entered he was much
pleased with the universal sslutation O!
members of the House, "Good Morning,
Mr.. Speaker" He smiled blandly and
smiled profueely. Carlisle and Springer
had their following, and the
canvass for the speskership may be
said to have already begun,
The bill for the admission Of D akota as
q state will not be pressed as hard as
that for the division Of the Territory y.
The latter will be very much urged on
the attention Of Congress.
ChiceRe,5 .-The Inter Oceans VASE
ington special has an interesting story
about 1.-THE Steering Committee of the
House, Robson became chairman Of
the caucus by committee, and en- mo-
ton Of Hiscock, appointed committee
to work out the policy of the republican
party for the session. Robson appointed
the following: Robson, New Jersey;
Butterworth, Ohio; KAsson, Iowa; Hub
bell, Michigan; Cannon. Illinois; An
derson, Kansas; Reed, Maine; Shelter
berger, Pennsylvania; Page. california,
Little was heard Of this committe
and things ran aloDg5 smoothly
until the cara+ait.ee had loaded
the calendars with various bills, quite q
number of wbich,had staunch advocates,
in the House. Various 5csucuses fol-
lowed. The little revenue bill was de-
cided upon and Kelly,s opposition was
repudisted in the memorable caucus al
which the stormy discussion srose sad 8
conclusion was reached which the chair.
man OF the ways and means com mittee
refused to be bound by, either there Oh
on the floor of the house. The revenue
policy having been concluded upon
another caucus was called little later tt
consider the course of business which wal
brought about by the strife for proceed
ence among q number of meLnbers whC
had introduced measures they wished *
push. The trouble multiplied q
the interests continued to clash anC
q second committee on steering was an.
nounaed as follows: Hiscock, Burrows
| Robinson, of NJ massachusetts,, Mckinley
| Bingham, Pound and Robson. To al
| intents and purposes that committee wa
| exactly like the other, except that it in
| tensifed the Objectionable features of th,
! first. 1t was in no sense representative
COM mittee f the House, but Of Mr.. Robe
son, who By this means, was given prsc
| teal direction Of the business, It con
! tanned two mem bers of the appropriation
| committee out of seven, instead of thre
| out Of nine as in the first case The ma
! jority of the committees we're formed
with the view Of letting the tariff alone
| So the House last session decided ;ha
tariff legislation was impossible ant
everything must bend TO RoEesoD's will
A caucus will be held SOON End the com
mittea will be recast to more spDropri
ately represent geographical divisions o
| the Union.
Washington, 5.-Tbe Indian office ha
| h0-lh
Indians, probably Pigeons, have raidet
the Crow scouts near Little Big HorI
and rem off 400 ponies. The Crows pur
sued, recovered the stock and killed tw
of the thieves.
The cabine! informally discussed Chi
nese immigration to-day.
Juror Dixon is under trial to-day
| Juror Nally testified that the accused i
the Jury room read newspaper articles t
thejury, the majority of the panel 7otin
TO hear the reading.
The report of the ways and mean
committee on the bill abolishing the to
baceo tax, etc., saws the revenue fror
tobacco in 1882 was nearly S4S, LOCO, 00(
and the committee believes that the tim
has come when this tax should be re
pealed, as tobacco is staple that enter
into international trade, and the govern
ment should soon remove every restric
ton theretrom as sound policy. Kasso
will probably present the minority views
Colonel Thomas T. s. Lsidley, Unite
States army, was placed on the retire
list to-day.
The court of claims, to-day, adjourne
| till Monday next.
The warrant in the SoteldO case va