The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-06-03

WASHINGTON, May q.
Notwithstanding the meridian Of
"glorious May" has passed we have
not had a great deal of golden sunshine,
bright blue skies, vernal beauties and
sweet fragrance of early flowers belong
ing to the season. Everything has
been backward in this section, caused
by frequent rains and winter persistine
In lingering in the lap Of spring. At
last, however, the hearts of mankind
are being seasonably gladdened, and
the average congressman joins the
jaded denizen In an earnest desire to
seek some shady retreat where rest and
recreation will drive on the ennui of
city life. But just when congress will
get through with it's laborious labors
none can divine. The Geneva Award
bill has been disposed of, and the Tariff
Commission measure, after long
and dry debate, has gone to the Presi-
dent for his approval, but there still re.
mains large volume of important
business to be disposed of before the
adjournment, sine die, can be proclaim.
ed. Indeed, 1t is pretty clear that the
heat of summer will be fully upon US
before the members can wander off in
pursuit of the grand and sublime in
nature.
The contested election cases, or rath.
er the three most prominent ones, bid
fair to occupy a good share of time, as
the Democrats are resolved to resist, at
every step, the partisan action of the
naajority-in seating men simply be-
cause they are Republicans.
There are quite number of large APP
preparation bills to be passed upon
District of Columbia bill, river and
harbor, navy, sundry civil, legislative,
executive and judicial-as we'll as the
general deficiency bill, together with a
good deal of other "agreed upon" la
Dor, which will not brook any sluggish
ness. These measures, In the main,
satisfy the Democrats, but they are the
very bills that the Republicans desire
to keep back until the majority meas
ures p" are out of the way, aud the f.
nancial policy foreshadowed by the
President, in his message, is shaped in
to law. When the magnitude of the
labor is understood, and local preju-
dices and party aims are considered,
the reader will begin to comprehend
how doubtful is the date of adjourn.
ment, If the vital work receives final
action.
The real tug of the tariff war will
come with the Presidents makeup OF
the commission, just created by con-
gress. President Arthur has never Civ
en- any indication whether, personally,
he is protectionist or favors revenue
reform. AS commercial city, New
York is naturally DESTROYS of the great
est liberty of exchange, and as the
Presidents life has been spent there it
is supposed he will be largely guided
by its wishes, while as a party man he
must, of course, be protectionist, that
being one of the cardinal principles of
the party which elevated him to pow
Ell. But, after all, very little impor-
lance attaches to the commission, as it
is only pretext to stave Off definite
action on the question of revenue re-
form. The commissioners are pro-
vided with good salaries, and will
have abundant time for the prepare.
ton of an elaborate report, to be pre-:
sented to Congress in December next,
which will put the s:day of reckoning
far in the future. Many Republicans
denounce the present tariff laws as bit.
terly as do the Democrats, but they will
endeavor to maintain them with all
their Objectionable and oppressive fea.
lures rather than risk destruction to
the protection Of American industries
they believe to be necessary, or the
bringing the American labor into COM
petition with the pauper labor of the
old world. What the people want and
what, it is to be hoped, the President
will have in view in making the ap-
pointments and the Senate in confirm
ing them, is n thorough examination
of the whole tariff question and a re-
port that will be SO exhaustive as to
serve as guide to Congress In it's flu.
ture consideration of the important
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