The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-03-29

Jersey and Ohio would make the bill accent
ahle to asuflicicnt number otthose whe now
oppose it to give It a majority.
The committee, as a result of their can
vuss and conference, have decited to recon-
mend these notifications end have made
nut a list Of members who may then e de-
pended upon to support It, According to
this list the bill, with the proposed modiii
cations. will have an assured majority of
uine over tho combined forces of~the Re.
publcans aud Mr.. Randal's followers. II
these estimates prove correct the passage of
the bill viii beassured, butd split will not
be ayerled. The compromse upon this
basis will be the subject Of discussion in the
caucus which IL is proposed to call, and
many not named IN the list are expected
to come over to the majority. But all will
not come oyer. 1t is asserted that Randall
and ten or twelve Of his followers refused 10
be conciliated upon any but the basis of
protection. These, It is understood, will
vote with the Republicans, and the
split will be violent and permanent.
This result is looked upon as inevitable
AID there is to-day more excitement over
the tariff agitation than has been apparent
since the question was first raised.
BLAINE WANTS To KNOW WHO DID THIs.
"The Hon. James Gillespie Blaine's
March" iH the title Of a new piece OF music
published in Boston. II has a large por-
trait OF Mr.. Blaine on the outside. The
march may be pegged into all the hand
organs in the country, and will soon b. as
familiar as "Old Hundred" When Mr..
Blain'was told oft, and shown his picture,
he dashed down the proofs of his book
which he was correcting at the time, and
asked in tone of anguish, "What enemy
has done ths2"
GRESHAM AND THE LOTTERY COMPANIES.
In the absence Of the Postmaster. General
the Committee on Post Offices and Pust
Roads cruelty matreated his pet scheme of
vengeance against the Louisiana Lottery.
They refused to endorse the exclusion OF
papers printing lottery advertisements from
the mails. The fight between the Post
master General and the Louisiana lottery
is interesting, in view Of Grrsham's legal
reputation and the anticipation that be
would be able to tic the lottery company
hand and foot. But he has not yet deyel-
oped ingenuity enough to do it. Sometimes
the Postmaster General is on top and some.
times the lottery company. The company
seems to find Judge Gresham something
like the whale did Jonah-they can't hold
thougb !hey can get him down.
NJ RE PRIVATE SECRETARIES WANTED
The private secretary craze has reached
the Supreme Court. Senator Hoar's PROPOSE
tion that each of the members of the Su-
preme Court shall have 1900 stenogra-
phie patent adjustable private secretary as
q boom almost equals the official carrisge
boom. The cOiored messengers at the
White House are sent to and from their |
homes in government carriages! And the
airs OF these 6usky gentry are simply deli
cous when rolling along behind one of |
Uncle's Sans teams
THE LAsKER RESOLUTION Disposed CT AND |
THE COUNTRY OUT OF DANGER.
The comparatively quiet disposition of
The Lasker matter is n source of gratifica-
lion to almost everybody except Tom Ochil-
tree. Having prepared the report, after
very careful consideration Of the subject in
all its hearings, the committee desired to
ldo1t the report without debate, and it was
with this view that Curtin moved the pre-
vioWs question. But the members all knew
hat Ochiltree was loaded, and they want
ID to let him go off. His speech was not as
Incorporate as was expected. HayIng had
MS say, he feels better, and the whole mat
er will soon pass out OF mind. The coun-
ny may now lie down to pleasant dreams
without fear of being aroused by the thun-
iering guns of Kaiser Williams navy. At
me time during his remarks Ochiltree be-
'ame somewhat excited, and his wrath
'eemed to blaze from every hair in his head.
Although be was evidently in deep earnest.
MS speech was regarded by many as a
)urlesqe, and portions of it elected dersve
anghter. Haying gotten safely through
he O'Donnell and Lasker muddles, the
House is wondering wha luck 1t will have
he next time ittres to resolute about for
eign government.