The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-01-13
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fltz J0hn Iorter issue has received
earnest pressure in the senate, the
house has been dilatorily attending
to the enormous amount of work be-
fore that body. With the execution
OF the army appropriation bill, moth
ing bat minor important bills has been
considered in the house. Even with
the army bill, and time as precious as
it is, the house could not refrain from
indulging in clap-trap political remi-
nisaences. Mr.. Hewitt, of New York.
started the ball a-roIling" by accus-
ing the Republicans of purposely cut
ting down appropriations with the
view of leaving deficiencies at the
C use of the year to be supplied by the
ne It Democratic congress. Finally
M Cox, of New York, with abortiye
W.T., shocked the best sense of the
house by referring in his speech to the
Guiteau doggerel "I'm going to the
Lordv." While the Republicans
Kissed him, and the Democrats were
rather inclined to blush for him, no
one could see the application for the
so-called wit Mr. Reed of Maine, in
concluding the debate on the bill, re-
ferred to the speech of two (Messrs.
Randall and Cox Of the most promi-
nent candidates for the next speaker
ship and said if their remarks were in
tended to bring in votes for the speak
ership then he would like to hear from
the remaining candidates for that DO
sition.
OF the three DAYS debate in the SEN
ate on the Fitz John Porter bill, Mr..
Logan of Illinois, devoted all but one
half of 4 day to his speech antagonis-
tic to Porter Much has been written
Of this speech, but little can be said
against it. Mr.. Logan did not show
any personal vindictiveness against
Porter, but presented his array of facts
obtained from evidence in the case.
He spoke as if he understood it, and
tina is more than can be said of those
who vote for the bill. The supporters of
this measure tried to bring it up yes
terd ", but it was finally laid aside to
be considered one week hence.
The passage of the Pendleton civil
service bill through the house yester-
day without amendment was a sur
prise to all and disappointment to
half hundred sons of thunder who
had prepared speeches on the subject.
The bill will doubtless receive the
Presidents signature and Mr.. Pendle-
ton feels that he has made an i'm
mense stride toward the White House.
But there's many slip
The whisky men are rejoicing with
exceeding JOY; they won a decided
victory in the senate on Thursday and
they expect to have equal success in
the house. 1t is believed and feared
that they will have the support Of
many members who have been couut-
ed upon to oppose them,
Several petitions were presented in
the senate adding to the large number
already on hand, for constitutional
amendment to prohibit the manutac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Notwithstanding these petitions which
are continually submitted to both
houses, congress does not heed them,
but goes on legislating for the whisky
interests. An illustration Of this fact
is found in the whisky bond bill which
has just passed the senate. Indeed,
the inconsistency of congress is appar-
ent from the way they present peti-
tions against liquor, and then vote di-
rec;ly to help the interests of liquor
men.
The ways and means committee of
the house is working away and taking
pains enough to make very perfect
tariff list; but there is danger that re-
vision of the tariff will not revise
that after looking and rice, at flour with
microscope, and giving cotton man
ufacturers new classification, the ap-
praisers will still go on using their old
copies of ''Heyl's Imports" with no
reason in law for not doing Sc.
AS it generally does in everything
else, the senate got ahead of the house
on tariff legislation, for in the senate
yesterday Mr. Merrill reported from
the finance committee the bill for the
revision of the tariff, and the bill was
Immediately sent to the printer. Inc
general tenor of the bill is revision
in nearly every branch of commerce.
1t is thought that the early action of
the senate will prevent the house from
overworking itself on the tariff ques-
ton, for the latter body Will now
await the printing of the senate bill so
as to obtain points to guide the house
in future action.