Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-18

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tfrom our regular ColreSpohueDb-l
The subject. next to the late cleo
lion, most interesting to Washing
ION Just now is the Garfield monu-
ment fair. 1t is certain that a very
large number of visitors will be at
tracted to the city by it. The amount
which it is estimated it will bring
to the monument fund is between
$50, 900 and $40, 200. Ten thousand
dollars have already been subscrib-
ed, and there will no doubt be suffi-
cient money to erect very hand
some monument. The carpenters
are at work on the Capitol putting
it in readiness for the fair. The ro-
tunda will be draped and decorated,
and hung with rare paintings,
which have been loaned to the fair
committee The old House of Rep
resentatiyes hall, will for the occa-
sion of the fair, be filled with pretty
booths and pavilions the latter
filled with pretty girls masquerade
ing as saleswomen, and getting enOr-
nous prices for the various articles
donated for sale.
Hotel keepers predict very
brisk season for the coming winter.
Many prominenent persons have
already engaged quarters for the
entire term of Congress. A large
number Of Senator, members who
own residences in Washington have
already occupied them. Hon Gecs
NJ. Robson has decided since his
defeat, that he will not occupy his
new house. 1t was this house, by
the way, which was photographed
and distributed by his opponents
throughout his district as cam
paign document +; and it is thought
that it was effective in securing his
defeat. -J1 ~ tfata ..3-- -
The contest for the Speakership
of the 4Sth Congress may be said to
have already begun between MIR,
Carlisle, of KY, and Mr.. Randall,
of Pa. 1t much resembles the con-
test between Messers Randall and
Kerr ten years ago. @
During the last session Mr.. Ran
dali said in speech Il favor, ms
speedily AS possible, total aboli-
ton of our internal revenue systems
and am ready to join hands with
any and all in this house in favor of
an equalization of our duties on i'm
ports" He admitted the necessity
for a revision of the tariff, but he
advocated first the abolition of all
Internal revenue taxes and then a
reliance upon import duties for the
revenue needed by the government.
He did not favor a tariff enacted on
the ground of protection simply for
the sake of protection, and he re-
garded the discussion Of free trade
waste of time. He favored dis
eliminating duties, a tudicious tariff
and incidental protection. He sup
ported the Tariff Commission bill.
g During the same session Mr.. Car
Isle said: ST should not hesitate
to announce my adherence to that
creed which demands the largest
liberty in tlade, that doctrine which
opens the channels of commerce in
all parts of the world land invites the
producer and consumer to meet on
equal terms in a free market for the
exchange of their commodities, for
l sincerely believe that all CONNER
cial restrictions are in the end injp-
rious to the interests OF the people"
These statements represent the
positions OF the two men on this
great question. The ways and
means committee, like other. COM
mittees, is the creation ofthe Speak
err, and the course of tariff and in
ternal revenue legislation will de-
pend In a great measure upon the
views of Its members. ... a.,
1t is thought that positive action
on the tariff, internal revenue and
civil service questions cannot be
evaded by the 18th Congress. The
demand of the country for legisla-
ton has become peremptOry. We
are collecting 5000, 600, 900 more an
nually than is required to run the
government. In other words, we
are draining the country of this
enormous sum, and like the I'M
faithful steward, concealing 1t in a
napkin in the vaults of the Treas
ury. |.
WASHINGTON Nov IA 1882