The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-08
TALKING ON THE TARIFF.
Diversity ofOpinions as to the Possibility
of Passing the House Bill
Pending.
Poor Tom Creamer's President Ar
thur Declared Mashed on
New York Lady.

Special Correspondence of the Evening Light
WASHINGTON, February 3.-There is moth
ing but tariff to be heard of at the Capitol.
The members talk it and listen to it, and think
it and eat it with their lunches at the House
and Senate ends of the Capitol. Nothing
else will attract the attention of the average
Congressman for more than five minutes at
time. Even the contestants for seats have
forgotten their claims for the moment, and
they talk tariff and tell their friends what they
would do if they were in the House. The
lobby, which erstwhile blossomed with tobacco
and whisky men, sees now only men inter-
ested in the tariff. The sugar interests are
largely represented. St. Louis and Chicago
and Central and Southern Ohio and Indiana
are represented by people anxious about iron
and lumber and glass, and even the Kentucky
members, who seldom fail to respond when
the whisky interest demands attention, are
giving more attention now to tariff than to
whisky taxes.
There is variety Of opinion as to the pos
| sibility of passing tariff bill. Most of the
Republicans believe it will pass. Amos
Townsend, of Ohio, said to-day that he
thought it would get through with the
AID OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
81 think" said he, ''that the House bill
will 60 to the Senate, and, after some discus
sion there, will be passed, and coming back
to the House, will 60 to Conference COM
mittee, which will fix it up in shape, that we
can agree on it before this session Closes"
"Do you think that the President will call
an extra session in case no tariff bill is passed
at this session ?"
"No, have. no idea that he will. In fact, |
would wager something that he will not. The
President will be glad enough to get rid Of
Congress, and he is not going to call it back
here again at present. l don't mean that in
any offensive sense; but he is pulled
and hauled about by members about
appointments and local matters until he is
glad when the end comes, and there is no pro-
liability that he will voluntarily prolong the
agony. l am not speaking unadvisedly on
this subject, either, for l know pretty well
what the Presidents feelings are, and am
very sure he is not going to call another ses
sion of Congress"
Senator Cockrill, at the other end of the
capitol, joins with Mr.. Towsend in the belief
that tariff bill will be passed, though he
takes different grounds as to the cause. He
says frankly that he does not like either of
the bills and that he will not support either of
them, but he will do all he can to help the
Republicans pass them, in order that the
ill effects of the bill may rest upon the
Republican party. He recognizes that either
OF these bills would be better than the present
tariff, and thus that the passage of the bill,
while it will in his opinion injure the party,
will not make the condition of affairs any
worse than now.
ARTHUR'S FILTRATION.
President Arthur is said to be mashed on
Miss Beckwith, of New York city, who is
here with her mother, staying at the Airing
ton for season. She is a very handsome
and engaging lady, and very wealthy, thus
possessing all the attractions. The President
has entertained her at several private dinners
at the White House, and she was one of the
honored guests of the State entertainment. A
well-known society lady informed me that on
this occasion the President, Miss Beckwith,
and her chaperone spent an hour and half
together inspecting the conservatory. The
same fair informant assures me that ever since
Miss Beckwith arrived in the city her table at
the Arlington has been loaded with the rarest
flowers from the executive greenhouse. To-
day he arranged an excursion to Mount YER
non on the Dispatch, in honor of his fair
charmer, and with select company they
went to view the last resting place of those
model lovers, George and Martha.
TOM cRKAMER's FALL.
The saddening intelligence has been re-
ceived that ex-Congressman Thomas I.
Dreamer, of New York, was arrested in New
York city day before yesterday for breaking
the windows of coach. He was discharged,
but shortly afterward was rearrested for
drunkenness. He was locked up till yester-
day afternoon, when he was arraigned at the
Jefferson Market Police court and discharged.
His appearance was shocking to the friends
who knew him 10 or IL years ago. His hair
is white, although he is but 40 years of age.
A dozen years ago he was worth about $780,
600, portion of which was lost in the great
real estate crash. He was handsome man,
noted alike for his genius as a lawyer and
politician and his generosity. He paid ST. 900
month for suite of rooms in Delmonico's,
where he royalty entertained his friends.
Now he is seeking position in the Excise
board, of which he once was counsel.