The Portland daily press., 1884-01-22
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.


Especial to the Press.l
WARRINGTON, Jan. 19.
The wool interests of Ohio and other Sec
| tions Of the country are making more demon
stration here just now than perhaps any other
interest, unless it be the whiskey people, and
If loud talk and good deal of it is to prove as
| injurious in the case Of the wool growers as 1t
has in that of the whiskey owners, their chsnc-
es are very poor indeed. 1t is evident to the
most casual observer that the whiskey bill has
| little hope of success. All that is needed to
kill off this sort of legislation is the cry of a
| lobby, or an attempt at bluff by the friends of
| the measure. There has been too much of
| both in this case. Some of the friends OF the
| whiskey bill are very injudcious They talk
too much. II the whiskey people can secure
an unoccupied insane asylum or orphans home,
| they had better call home lot of their alleg'
| ed friends, and gently get them behind the
| bars until they get action on the bill. As to
the wool question; it is attracting good deal
of attention on both sides Of the House. The
| Ohio wool growers insist that they defeated
the Republicans last fall because they reduced
| the tariff on their product. Whether they
really did is questionable, although they prob
ably helped to do IT, They threatened to do
| so year ago, when the Republican Congress
| cut down the tariff on foreign woods, and sure
| enough the Republicans were beaten in the
| state where they are strong. Now they come
| to the front again, with the same remark to
| the Democratic Congress, that if it doesn't pat
| back the tariff to the old figure they will vote
| with the Republicans, and give them Ohio
| again: but 1t is the fact that the leading men,
bers of both parties are inclined to accede to
| the demand. What the most vigorous OF the
tariff reformers will conclude to do with the
knotty problem, is not yet learned. They are
re,icent on the subject. They are undecided
| what course to pursue in the matter. Mean
| while Mr.. Converse Of Ohio is championing
the cause of the wool growers, as vigorously as
though this was not tariff reform Congress
"Its no use talking" che said to your COZ
| respondent as he stood in the corridor OF the
| House snatebing a moment from the duties
| within" It's no use talking, this Congress
| has got to put the wool tariff back to the rats
| at which it stood before the tariff law OF 1855
! if we are to retain control in Ohio Inc Re
publicans lost the st ,te by it, and now they are
\ going to favor return to the former rate"
| 'sHow much do you want to add to the pre-
| sent wool tariff, Mr. Converse?"
| "Well the tariff law passed last March took
l OFF ten per CbDL au NalOr0ku OL OH WOO1o u0lOH
| 80 cents per pound in value and above IL cents
and II per cent ad valorsm on all that is val
ued above 80 cents per pound. We want that
restored"
"And do you think you will get it?''
"I don't know" he said sadly with an air
| that showed that he had little hope OF it..
| "What do you think this Congress will do
on tariff matters generally, Mr.. Converss?"
| ''That is pretty hard to answer" he said
| with smile "though think can guess what
the WAYS and means committee will recon-
/ mend"
"What?"
GA reduction of say ten per cent on the pre-
1 sent rate. A general bill simply making uni
| form reduction on all articles, putting perhaps
| few more articles on the free list"
THAT would simplify the matter very much,
| Mr. Converse"
| Yes, he nodded
| "And give plenty of time for talk"
"Yes" and he smiled broadly.
| And do you think such bill, or indeed any
general tariff bill will pass, even the House?''
II doubt very much, and he was gone.
cARLIsLE's COMMITTEES
The grumbling over the make up Of Mr..
Carisle's committees has not yet ceased.
| Every once in while it breaks out afresh.
"I think the greatest outrage of all' said q
rock-ribbed Democrat from whiskey produc-
log state, who voted for Carlisle, sis the way
Carlisle has treated the whiskey people. Why
he has always championed their cause, and
they looked to him to give them fair treatment.
| But what has he done? Simply made up q
ways and means committee that will do moth
ing for them. I understand the ways and
means committee is opposed to the BILL almost
to man, and what is more, I understand that
| Carlisle knew when he made it up that it
would oppose it. 1 think this is certainly very
strange business. That is not the only curl
GUS thing in the make up of the. committees"
he added "Look at the committee on high
ways and canals. There is Hoblitzell W it'll his
Maryland and Delaware Canal scheme second
on the committee, there is this fellow from
Iowa who is everlastingly booming the Hen.
nepin Job, and worse than all the chairman
himself is from Florida, which state has no end
OF canal jobs. There is Reagans COM
mittee on commerce. His bill was just one
aud yet when his committee was announced
he didn't know how single man on it stood.
/ tell you Carlisle showed himself a very weak
man when he made up his committees. Sam
Randall has three times the strength in the
House today that Carlisle has. 1t Is the fact.
voted for Carlisle myself, for believe in tar
if reform, but didn't expect to see such q
course In making up the committees. I
thought he would satisfy somebody, until
saw him running off and hiding from all his
old friends except one man with presidential
itch, and making up his committees in secret
with him. Then knew we were sold out"
"Does Carlisle want to be Senator from Ken
tucky?"
"Does he? OF course he does. he Is pull
ing the strings for it at every turn. OF course
he wants it, aud 1 should not wonder if he
would get 1t too"
Congressnsen O'Nein and Morrison on the
Tariff Qnesfion.-Miss Anthony ON
Women Suffrage. Sunset Cox Acting
siIIy.-Mr. Hewitts Peculiarities.
WAsHINeToN, Jan. 81.
The question as to whether or not We shall
have tariff bill at this session, and whether
one will pass, If it is framed and presented
continues to agi,ate the congressional breast
Now that the opportunity is offered the Democ