Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

n M ASHlNGIUN LEllEk
h1aG FIIz JOHN PORTER CASE
ME ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL.
January 9th, 1883
81 hile the Fitz John Porter issue has
ID iyed earnest pressure In the Senate,
Il ~ House has been dilatorily attend.
H 8 TO the enormous amount OF work
@5 bre that body With the exception
N He Army Appropriation Bill, moth
a6 but minor important bills have been
sidered in the House. Even with
8 Army bill, and time as precious AZ
Y IA, the House could not refrain from
81 1ul ging in clap-trap political remini.
81 noes. Mr.. Hewitt, of N. Y e, started
" bali a.rolling by Accusing the Re.
IA Alicans OF purposely cutting. down
II yoropriations with the view OF leav-
M eficiencies at the close OF the year
y supplied by the next Democratic
Il aHnngress.
@ finally Mr.. Cox, of New York, with
Y o>retive wit, shocked the bsst sense OF
~ House by referring In his speech to
\ j0 g uiteau dcggerel "I'm going to the
L1gdy." While the Republicans hissed
y HIN and tho Democrats we're rather
11olined to blush for him. no one could
4 - the application for the so-called
M, Mr.. Reed, of Maine, In concluh.
IN the debate on the bill, referred to
thSspeech Of two (Messrs. Randall and
0oR) OF the most promiL ent candidates
- the next Sneakership, and said II
p11T rem arks weIe'h.e''oeu W ptinB IA
- iot the sps.kershlp, theh ne 10
hid IKE 70 near ilo'n the re'h"'nins
3'uates ioi .nas pos,.'o". a.. o.
s4Nf the three days depate III ~" , oen'
- on tne fi'z oohn rol.et DILL Mi.
n, OF III, aevoteu oil oue one nan
DAY 70 ms speech ahtagohist'c 10
k0sSer' Much mas oeeh wiitteh OF this
ch, put ii,.ie can oe saiu a2alnst IL;
~ Logan d'd MOI SNOW any i.ersoha'
against roiter, p9t pre-
e3ed his array OF lacIn' optalneu tlHh
\ sv5nence III tho case BESPOKE as II nc
!stoou ~ anu that IN hor' IMAM can
'd OF ,hose VINO Vo'e 'or the u'i'.
essuppofte'S oI lh's measure 'lleu 10
ukIn8 ~ up yesterday, out IL WAN hhaily
!aAo asido 70 DO cohs'oefed oho week
Ae10es
80 passage OF thh fendleton civil
GoEvSCe Dlii through the tiouSe yester'
oAy without amendment was surprise
tso =. anu . alsappolh,heht 10 haiI a
shun9fed Sons oi thphaer VINO haa pre-,
s.G speeches on the SupJec.. me pii
III douotless receive me freslaent
Ngnature, ano Mr. fendleton ieels tliat
- nss made an Immense etriue toward
~ Wnire house hu' thefe many
-,
1ns Whisky men are rejoicing Win
eedlng JOY they won o deoided
sS01Oly III the oeuats on lhursd"y' anu
~ expect 10 nave equai success IN
- House' ~ Is oelleVeu ana feared
they "ill nave the support o,
lany mem oerS VINO nave peeh couht"d
vgyo 70 oppose them'
verai p''!ttohs "ere preseu'eo III
~ senate, adhihg 10 the large NUMBER
anoedy on. hand, tor CONSTITUTIONAL
emendment 10 prohipit inc manuiac'
s9re and sale OF intoxicating liquors
N0sWithstahdihx these petltiohs'which
~ continually submitted TO both
n0ases, congress does not need them,
.9sy 4oo' y" i"b .'"'i"S ioA 49,
sests. An illustration OF this TACT 10
sg3n IN the WHISKY bond Dill which
Just passed the Senate Indeed,
me inconsistency or some members OF
Oongress IL appareht'ron the way they
lreesnt petitions against llquor, ana
tnen vote directly 10 help the inter-
sets OF Liquor men:
xne way ana Means committee OF
sno house Is WORKING away ana taxing
peans enough 10 make very perfect
ta1u llst; but there IL danger that reVl-
sl0n OF the tariff Will not revise that
afper looking at rice-nour with mi.
oroDcope, and giving cotton manufac-
eurers q new classification, the apprais-
em VIII still 90 on using their old copies
"a "Heyps Imports with no reason in