The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-12-15
Our Washington Letter.
From our Regular Corrcspondent.)
DECENREE. Sih. lSS

DECEMBER Sth 1885
The National Capital has been the sccre q SO
much activity during the past week that is
ditcut to give an adequate idc of all the to,lcs
of interest which have arisen. The meetins OF
Congress has called into existence a thousand
matters ofimportance in business and IN JDli-
tics. 1t was proceeded by the selection of ion
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, as speaker. his
Itself being political event of great sislifi-
canoe Upon assembling the new House was
found TO be made up of 1876 Democrats lis Re
pubicans, ) Rcadjusters, and 5 Indeuemttnts.
the Democrats have II clear majority of Serclty
The Senate has a Republican majority CT va
and the cooperation of two Rcadjusters Sem
tors Malone and Riddlcbergcr. The reception
the message of the rrcSid mt IS of couI>,. The
first business to come before IL new CoIgrr-s
! This document was not received until the sec
ond day, so that the time Was consumed in eau
Gus deliberations aud official business The
| PRESIDENTS message Is generally coTsideicd Il
sensible one, free from partiSanship ant Offering
Il comprehensive resume of national itfairS. Ii
rccites our relations with foreign governments as
being generally satisfactory The fisheries
+, treaty with England has expired AMI new
treaty must be made. France has REPEALED her
laws prohibiting the importation of american
pork. Germany refuses 10 allow this American
product, condensed corn, so to speak to reach
its markets, and remedy for this Disadvantage
Is urged. In regard to the Postal telegraph
scheme the president does not agree with the
Postmaster General, but be licvc that he govern
Inent should exercise some control oye the feIe-
graph corporations lie suggests tha there is
no need To reduce the national Indebtedness any
further at present, and advises the abo'ishi7eut
OF the excise tax, except on distilled GGInrs
He advocates the enactment of II law rcpCiirs
the tax on national bank circulation. andlcr-
hitting the banks to issue notes 10 an AMOUNT
equal To 81 per cent of the market value oftleir
bonds. He proposes the repeal of the act making
Utah Territory with II view to the aSsuInpti,u
of authority by the government, and the contrrl
of the polygamy question. These are III BRIT
the salient points suggested by The me-
age. \ great many minor topics treatct
with sensible advice a. to what had better liz
done, but as Congress has way of doing abu1t
as 1t pleascs, they of little importance just
now.
No sooner was-thc message disposed o than
food of bills were introduced in the Scnte On
the Monday following. which will bethe first
bill day" in the House. u thousand mre viii
follow so that Congress has all it can do for
months 10 come if it attends strictly to blsiness
which il will probably not do. For thisis To I've
political session. II is recognized by btn par
ties that legislation is to be more for ,oIitica
effect than for any other purpose.
Senator Edmunds early in the ieldwih
bill calculated to protect the colorcd rae in its
constitutional rights. This will probabl, bring
about long debate of sectional chracter
Senator Blair presented petition for cNstitu
tional amendment prohibiting the manufacture
of distilled liquors, except for useful purposes
Senator Butler Introduces a measure prpidins
for the repeal of oil nlernal revenue laly, and
Mr.. Hurd has a measure which is to REVIVE the
duty from imports of salt, wool and lumer., II
is the expectation that any bill calculated to NJ
feet the tariff will be delayed until the AFR hol-
iday recess, and will then como from tn ways
and means committee of the House, wh.h has
control of this important branch of bu,rlss
The President, am told, has delayed refer
ence to two important matters until aer the
holidays. lie will then send in specia mes
sages as to Mississippi River Improvements, and
the construction of the proposed Henepin
Canal to connect the Mississippi and tn great
lakes.
The difficulties in the way of making p the
committees as to crafty the members please
the party at large, and secure the best ,suts,
are manifold. Mr.. Carlisle may well fee anx-
ious on this score, and he will probably bt very
deliberate in his conclusions. 1t may besone
weeks before this is done and then the rEuiar
howl of disappointment may be expected