Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-18

From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. March IS, 8S4.-Th
10 tariff reduction rSai, which has been 1
rs process of mal-formatiOn ever since MI
N Morrison was made chairman of til
ia Waysand Means Committee, has fina
1t ly made its appearance in the House
and will be fruitful topic of discus
sion for some time TO come. The politi
cal efle:t OF this attempt 10 reduce til
u revenues by striking down importan
u industries will be- closely watched
% There were two reports submitted, on
> representing the views Of the majority
: and the other those of the minority o
the committee, the division being OF
party lines, eight Democrats and five
, Republicans. The majority begin theil
report by saying what the President
!! said in his message touching a reduc
7 ton Of the revenue, while the minority
dissent from these views and argue
there is no necessity for revision of the
tariff.
In secret session the Senate consider.
ed the reciprocity treaty with Mexico,
and ratified it by a vote Of forty one to
twenty. Senatar Gibson, OF Louisiana,
made long speech against 1t on the
ground that 1t admits free sugar in
competition with the chief staple Of his
own State. Senators Jones and Ed
munds also spoke against the treaty,
and Senators Coke, Miller (of Califor-
nia) and two or three others, supported
it, The Senate has also discussed the
bill tor Bureau of Labor Statistics,
and il now considering the pleuro.
pneumonia bill. 1t will soon take up
the measure for establishing uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the
| United States, ana also the bill prOvid
ing national aid for State schools. No
donbt the necessity for educating the
illiterate will be fully recognized by the
Upper HOu-e, but the strong tendency
of the Government towards the paternal
system, as illustrated in numerous
projects for local aid from the natl
al treasury, has greatly alarmed the
Democrats of the Lower House, who are
trying to make campaign material out
of parsimony.
While the standard of time for the
District of Columbia was being dis
cussed in the House the other day Rep
resentative White of Kentucky offered
an amendment to the effect that $25, 900
b, appropriated to put time ball and
dropping apparatus on each of the Gus
tom houses in the large ports Of entry |
of the United States, and on some
public building in the capital of each
State. At noon the Naval Observatory,
by electrical connections, will drop the
ball. Ships lying in the harbors and
the people in the cities TO be provided
for, will see the time ball when 1t falls
at noon, learn daily and standard time,
and regulate their time pieces accord
ingly, without going around to the sill
versmilhs to learn what time they think
it is
The Post. Office appropria tion bill
which is now the topic in the House
of Representatives, has provoked some
lively debate, during which Congress
cised the Democrats for their penurious
ness in wanting to cut down the pay of
the Psstrmasters. MIR. Horr told the
majority that they cond not gain any
political credit by trying to run such
Department as the Post Office on the
shibboleth of Economy" 1T
conveyed sliowledEe, inform alton, mes
sages OF love from homes to homes, and
was sacred in the tyes Of the people,
no pay for it and are entitled to the
most complete and etficen service.
Mr.. Townshend attempted to show
" hat he alleged to be blunder of the
last Republican Congress in regard to
the pension fund appropriation, where
upon Mr.. HOrr asked: "Why do you
gentlemen initiate only our blunders {
iou would improve much faster if you
would follow our virtues" Mr.. Town
,hend made the whitening declaration
hat they could find no Republican
virtues TO initiate. The Michigan mem /
Der quickly retorted Why, they are {
,'rewn plentifully along our pathway {
for the last tweniy six years, but some
people are co or-bIind." II
Last Wednesday had been designated |
Tor taking up the Fltz-John Porter bill
u the Senate, and the galleries We're f
illed at an early hour by visitors who l.
to hear Senator Logan speak. r
Sewell and Wilson occupied |
he time allotted to tho case, and on the I
Glowing day, again, the Fitz John v
Porter hour was given to the now Sena- |
.or from Nebras '.a, Mr.. Manderson, '
Sho made his maiden argument in OPP '
POSITION to the bill The bill has been h
passed. G
Immediately after the passage OF the
'ost-Citice hlll, another effort will be Il
made in tha House to pass the bill eX
ending the whiskty Doudcd period. /,
Willis says there is an u
understanding that no appropriation y
ill will be brought forward to antAc". \
'ize the measure, until vote Oh II has G.
,een secured. Il. I.