Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-03-20
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Mch. 10, 1884.
The tariff question remains upper
most In the Congressional arena, though
Just what will be done about IL is
as much In doubt as ever. From the
best information can gather, after
sounding two-thirds of the members OF
both parties, think the Morrison bill
will finally pass the House, though
there are several Democrats who will
vote against it, Some Of those who
are inclined to oppose tariff reduction
will vote for this bill, because IL really
does what the Commission said last
year ought to be done. Why the Com
mission recommended certain reduc-
tions and then framed a bill which
failed to reduce, Is not generally under
stood, but. that such was the result Is
shown by figures furnised the Waysand
Means Committee by the Bureau OF
Statistics.
The subject Of providing proper ac-
commodations for the Congressional LII
brary Is being agitated a good deal OF
late, as 1t has been In the past, but the
chance of getting anything done still
remains slim. The great trouble Is lack
OF interest on the part OF Members.
The library has no constituents to
please, and differs widely from creek
which somebody desired to have I'M
proved for the navigation Of sc0ws.
Members of Congress take little Inter
est In books, and have no pride In IL
brary 20 long as they can get somebody
to coach them OH statistics and hist0rl-
cal facts for their speeches. What Is
called the Library of Congress ought III
reality be considered great National
Institution, in which the literature OF the
country and of the worlds to be garner
ed as o precious legacy to all genera
tiuiis. slt Is u shame that indifference
and lack of pride should leave 1t 80 long
without an elifice worthy of the Nation
and its Capital.
1t is interesting for one who don't
care q apicayune which side comes out
ahead to watch the political chess-play-
ing between Arthur and Logan. The
latter has always been successful in the
use of patronage for his ends, but the
President being now his competitor has
much the advantage in that respect.
Whenever Logan man is found III
s Office he il pretty generally gotten rid
Vol, II there is any way TO do 1t; and on the
other hand, If Logan man can be won
over to the Administration by giving
HIN ALI once, it IL doue. This anxiety
to secure supporters has caused the
President to 70 square back on the po-
sition taken by HIM last fall, on his re-
turn from his western trip. He then
said that it was wrong to send non res
idents or carrpet-baggers to govern the
Territories, but Of the Territorial APP
pointInents just sent to the Senate, w.
+. Fitzgerald, to be Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court of Arizona, is Mis-
sissipplan. William NJ. Bum, nomi-
mated to be Governor of Idaho, is from
Pennsylvania, and John &. Perry, to
be Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Wyoming, is from New York. Fitzger-
aid was a Logan man, and the object
was to get him away from the South,
where Author is trying to get all the
delegates. General Grant has lately de-
clared for Logan, but unfortunately the
ex-Presilent's influence, here in Wash
ington, at least is pretty nearly gone.
That regular annual Congress Ona
sideshow, the Woman Suffrage Conven.
tlon, commenced its session here on the
fourth instant, with promise to con-
tinue therein for five days, or long
enough to get their work in before the
Senate and House committees. Miss
Susan b. Anthony, Phebe Couzzlns
Lille Devereaux Black, and the Other
fair clamorers fora whack at the ballot
box, are all on hand, and SO far, the
Convention has been Il decidedly breezy
one. Quite Il number of accessions t.
the ranks of the suffragists have recent
ly been made, and among them is Mrs
Helen NJ. Cougar, of Indiana, the hero
inc of the celebrated slander suitagains
u La Fayette, Indiana, newspaper. SHE
drew touching picture OF that time
which she believed would yet come
when men would be drawn up in stll
more hostile attitude against the wives
the sisters, and Tile mothers of the
country: when he would snatch thos,
feminine emJlems that represent tilt
virtues from their pedestals, and sup
plant the Goddess of Liberty with /
plug hat ON his head and u pipe III hl
mouth, with his neelS resting upol tii'
pariof nl.lntel piece! The ligdre or JUS
tice blliidfUlded, with scales Ill ne
hand, would be changed To that oi
prize dgnCing bully, with copper iieat
and a par oI brass Nnuckles; aud alrea
DIV u proposition na5 been started uy tn'
men tu Uuck out OF the agreement Una
they once made with women to ila''
the diIterenL Dranciles OF aSrlcuiLuf'
persolaGed Dy females as gooudeSse7
and confer tine Representation upon lie
whlskey -Dioated, toDacco-chewinS enc
my. Iniigine, II you can, What a sign
1t wound ue-Ceres and Pomona VIA
their paiIUlegs stuck into the tops
their boota. a biue-fiaDnel shirt VIII