The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-11-18
THE aPRAKERaHfP.
The Contest Absorbing Public Attention
Three Men Sure Of Being Chosen
Somebody's Going TO bs Disappointed.

Somebody's Going TO bs Disappointed.
WAsHINGroN, Nov. 17.--Yesterdsy Mr..
c * called upon Mr.. Carlisle. This morn.
lng the call was retured by Mr. Carlisle,
but he was not fortunate enough to find
the New York member In. A great many
more correspondents called during the day,
both upon Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Carlisle, than
smberS, VI r. Cox, after being asked for
the twenty 18th time to- day for an Inter.
view, said to your correspondent: Zone
would think by the urgency and presence
Of such crowd Of reporters that the fate
Of the republic hu on the choice between
three or four gentlemen for Speaker
This throng Of goodly newsystherers
compels me to retire from the hotel. Who
was II said, when he observed the pre-.
psration Of the food for the delectation OF
tue palate that every kernel OF grain which
be picked up from the barn floor repre-.
sented an
! INSTANT OF MASrICATISG JoYP
/ One would think those reporters we're en-.
B ioylng some gustatory delight In advance OF
Office Of speaker has been OF late unduly
sweIled II 10 out OF all proportion to Its
function, That function 10 the execution
OF the Jaw OF the House, to forward its
business, respect lt' minority, and give fair
pay 10 debate and vote. need not give
the causes of this protruberant condition OF
/ the Speakership. Since Winthrop ana
Cobb, time, or even since that OF Grow and
+ COltax, 1t has been
FosTgRED BY THE PRESS
/ aud The House, They said, oh,
! you want man Of force and
will. CromweIlian sort 70 q man
| who can scare man into his seat by frown
/ or a rap, VINO will dictate the order OF rec
ognliOn.' In other words born absolute
tyranr, Such is not the ideal aud such
should not be the actua organ Of the popu.
al branch We are approaching the meth
DDS OF the French President of the Cham
Der, who kDocks dow and sets up at pleas
urr, aud The Naturalization OF whose little
bell is more potent than the traditional one
Of Secretary Seward In the late war. ~
some n,re observed that the main strength
given 10 Mr. Randall came from protection
people, who are Interested in choking of
any
DISCUSSION OF THE TARIFF QUESTION,
or any new legislation upon the subject,
This idea Mr.. Cox contended was delu'
sye one, The influence Of A Speaker In
conlro lin It's business through the organ.
zti,n Il It's committees was greatly eXRg.
era ed. IN speaker, said he, ''however
polcrtai, can seop debates on certain top.
&c. thai a,e uppermosr, A de bate can be
spr,n Oh finance or tariff In twinkling by
an Oliou to refer bill. However, l can
n tsee ont that the Republicans will DC
mp led to force debate on some parts OF
Tn; tariff, II not generally. VIII, do your
Will not the President and the secretary oil
the Treasury demand q reduction Of the
surplusi They must
OR DTsHONoR THEIR OFFICE.
The budget is no small matter 10 govern.
ment." AT the Treas ury yesterday 1t was
said that the surplus by the lst OF January
would amount to 1882, 900. 900. This fac
was announced to Mr.. Cox. "That Is
matter that have looked into myself,
sad he. THE surplus will be nj least sl2O,
900 The facts are, In spite OF To
claims of all the protection experls, the av
erage protection duty still remains fort!
per cent, nd vaorem In place of the d'tcer
or twenty per cent reduction
claimed to have been accomplish
edsDy the legislation Of the last session
The reduction Is not over per cent, a,
compared with 1881 and 1882, and 1t Is mol
over pei cent. compared with 1882 and
1888. In place Of tariff reduction OF $40,
0OJ, 90, as prophesled and promised the
reduction will not exceed SIS. 600, 900. The
outside pre- SSrre Of public opinion, In The
face OF ia lg.l acts, will certainly force
further consideration OF the tariff ques.
ton
OF his chances Mr.. Cox said There Is
very little work done yet. There are per-
haps fifteen Democratic members Of the
House here, and you cannot elect Speak
er with them. have friends, and great
many OF them-many more than are given
to me by anybody. As to New York Of
course Their is no question, but
IHAvE FRIENDS ELSEWHERE,
as earnest aud enthusiastic who are with me
to the end. have heard to-day OF whole
State delegation that is for me, nearly all OF
the members Of which are claimed By 9th.
ers in the published list, give no details
and make no boasts, but the gentlemen
VINO nave Deen giving me 'COn pllncHtdTy
votes. will be surprised. that's oil. re.
member once, In Onio, elected a man
sheriff by complimentary votes. urged
vote for him because he deserved it, and
when the votes were collected and counted
he was elected, That Is the kind Of O
complimentary vote they are likely tc
give me,
There is no one in Washington az the
present time who Is taking the Speakershit
canvass
MORE QUIETLY THAN Mr.. CARLISLE.
He receives agrent number OF letters, and
some Of them are amusing. A long letter
In his mail to-day was from a West VIr-
gin widow who promised to como up and
elect INN Speaker If he would subscribe
some money for church in which she was
Interested. She saiL that she had elected Q
member OF Congress from her district, anC
was perfectly confident Of what she cOuIt
do IN Washington. A good deal OF amuse.
ment was created here to-day, by the fuc
telegraphed here from Philadelphia tha
Mr.. Randall was deeply impressed with the
necessity OF reform OF the tariff.
After Swindiers.
BosToN, Nov. 1.-THE directors OF the