St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-10
WASHING
The Defeat of the Bonded Whisky
Extension Bill the Chief
Topic at the Capital.
Mr.. Morrison, its Chief Advocate, Re-
ceives Black Eye at the
Hands of Randall.
Consideration Of the Postoffice Appropri'
ton Bill---Mrs. MeElroy's Recep-
tion---Irying Feted.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

| Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
| WASHINGTON, March S.-Mr. Morrison got
a black eye to-day in the house. 1t
was whispered about the capito this
morning that Speaker Carlisle had prom
ised to recognize Morrison to get the bonded
whisky bill before the house for considera-
ton, and as Randall was known to be OPP
posed to the bill parliament
ary tussle between these two Democratic
leaders was expected. The bill had been
hanging in the committee OF ways and
means for several weeks before it was
| permitted to. see the light The GLOBE
| correspondent made a canvass Of the COM
| mittee and found that a majority of its MEN,
! bers, including several Democrats and all OF
| the Republicans except one, were fixed in
their opposition to granting the favor desired
by the whisky men and their creditors. Finally
the bill was modified in material respects
and q majority of the Democrats of the COM
mittee agreed to report the amended bill to the
house with the understanding that they
should be at liberty to vote against it if they
chose. Yesterday there was skirmish over
the bill in the house and the whisky men
| had to retreat. To-day the speakers eye Lit
on Morrison standing in one of the aisles
and saying something about going into COM
mittee of the whole to consider revenue bills.
The conventional phrase did not conceal the
purpose of the motion and there was tenn
| porary confusion on the Republican side
| and among the Democrats opposed to the
whisky bill. Blackburn and Willis
stood near Morrison ready to back
him with suggestions or speeches and all Of
them loaded with plausible arguments for
legislative favor to
THE BONDED WHISKY INTERESTS.
Randall sprang to his feet and stood ready
ton that might compass their defeat. Towns
bend, of Illinois, furnished the opportunity
by asking the house to go into committee on
the postofice appropriation bill. Cox, of
New York, offered second competing mo-
ton. Randall demanded the yeas and nays and
the speaker ruled that Morrison's motion had
precedence of those of Townshend and Cox.
Randall had given the cue to the opposition
and his vote was polled with theirs against
Morrison's proposition, which was defeated
by seventeen votes. This vote was not a
test Of relative strength of the two sides on
the merits of Morrison's whisky bill because
some OF the opposition voted with him be-
cause they had entire confidence in the
strength Of the opposition to kill the bill and
| wanted the execution to take place at once.
1t is probable also that some members voted
| no because they were unwilling to appear on
| record as opposing the consideration Of the
appropriation bill in preference to any other
bill. When the vote was announced Randall
smiled and busted himself with letters on
his desk. Morrison sat down looking as II
he had swallowed chew of tobacco. The
opponents Of the whisky bill say they are
sure the bill will be killed as soon as they
can get chance to do it and many Of them
are inclined to let it come before the house
without resistance.
The beautiful harmony of the Democratic
majority is again laughed at by Republicans,
while the Kentucky Bourbons have new
excuse for damning Randall. In fact, how
ever, both parties were divided, nearly as
many Republicans voting with Morrison as
OeluOcraIS against ulm.
WHISKY MEN DESPERATE.
The defeat of the consideration of the bill
| is the subject of extended comment in
| public circles. Some of the advocates
of the measure are dispirited
and frankly admit their intention
of giving up the struggle. Hundreds of tele-
grams were sent to-day advising parties hold
ing whisky to sell, as the failure of the bill
would create panic; the banks which had
advanced money on whisky in bond would
! call in their loans and many borrowers would
be bankrupted. Whisky mep threaten to
export their whisky, which relieves them of
| tax and take the chance Of relief in foreign
market The government will, therefore, lose
millions Of tax IL this course be pursued. The
struggle, however, is really between Mr.. Ran
dali and the appropriations committee on one
side, and Mr.. Morrison and the ways and
means committee on the other, in which
Randall enjoys the advantage. When the
Morrison tariff reduction bill comes UP, it is
predicted that Randall will have another ap-
preparation bill ready to ahtagonize 1t. He
does not intend to have the tariff debated
STIRRED Up THE ANIMALS.
VIM. Walter Phelps ipnocently stirred up
the animals this afternoon by asking that a
memorial of the New Jersey legislature, pro-
testing against the Morrison tariff bill, be
printed in the Record. The clerk had not
half finished the reading when the Demo-
cratic tariff reformers grew restless
under the infection of such high
tariff heresies, and Mr.. Townshend of Illinois
voiced the discomfort of a dozen others who
had simultaneously risen to object. Confu-
sion followed on all sides. Democrats
grumbled and Republicans laughed, and
while Phelps was trying to take in the sitna-
ton, the memorial went to the petition box
instead of the Record, under the ruling of the
speaker.
BoUNTIEs AND PENSIONS.
Representative Wood of Indiana, made an
argument to-day before the committee on
bounty, pensions and back pay, in favor Of
| an equalization of bounties to soldiers Of the
civil war, and in favor of giving to soldiers
| widows and minor children, the same pen
sions to which their husbands or fathers were
entitled. Bills covering these two subjects
were introduced by Mr.. Wood early in the
session.
MRS. M'ELRoY's RECEPTION.
The presidents sister held another of her
agreeable receptions at the White house this
afternoon. The lower floor of the house was
| thrown open, and Marshal McMichael intro
duced the visitors to Mrs McElroy who, with
her large group of assistants, received in the
| blue parlor. Mrs. McElroy wore toilet Of
pearl silk fiounced with white lace, and a
corsage bouquet of red carnations Mrs.
Gresham was the only lady of the