Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-05-06
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsnT~aroN. May ,

ship AuNuNMcut Wa httNAf - -
opinion o. senator Frye TIA, majority Of
The senate 4 not In favor of frcc ships and
ina, the amendment % The House viii h.
struck out. II The House blll Is taken %
n a Is ascertalned that The Senate u
against frce ships. the House BIN viii b
suh.iltuted Coz the senate BIN. The me-
shlp amendment struck out, few Others
OF considerable Importance ADDED and
,hs biz thus ansaisd wli be sent back %
the House where IL friends thluk u Wi
receive mitle formidable opposition. IN
fact Representative Cox. the agihor Of th'
/ frcc shlp amendment. has assured N
friends of The bll that be VIII no, insist
upon hls Amsnimsnt The BIN Vii 10 al
PROBABILITY b. sent hack 10 ths lloase ne
ars, Of usHt weck.
The senate = faT Ahssf Of The lioase A.
regards general legislation bat i 10 A.
rear. a. . appropriation bllls. TIE iiouss
IA. Passei seven sppfoPrisiion bis, ih'
senate has passed -four, Two 10 which
namely ne NAvAi AM fosiAl we're 90
amended That q quarrel followed, aud com
mlttsss for conference we're appoin'sd ~
both Hoascs. The senate has fAl.ci - pas
ths Indlau. ne Agricultural aud The fen'
slou bills. ne hrst OF walch wAs rsPofte'l
. from he Committee nearly two weeks ago.
However Il l. probable that THIS ON VII
b. broosht up soon. Il L. understood ha'
Ms, 0. commonly oAllei The Morfison oil
vii b. called sp By senator Iinunis Ia
few dAys
senator uoAf 10 bEsy PrVparlag h.' g.
port % TIE Ccplah Investigating Commit
tss. Il wil probably b. referred 20 ihs
senate In wc,k 90 two II sll doubt
les create q grca, deal % sxcitemcnt 4
noi smasemrut
The Hoasc. devoted Tuesday, wcioe''
day aud Thursday OF Ibis week 10 fis'
cusslon OF ne tariff Aboui twenty more
ura speeches were atdcd 30 Tie list
The evening sessions for The delivery Of
speeches are vcry amasiug The attend
ancs thu. ar has averaged Aooui twenty
or thirty and oas evening there were only
abou. dozen members pfcseni, ~hefeuPou
An ambitious orator amer proceeding nf
teen minutes. moved that the House AL
lourn. It's amusing 10 ihlnk o. lighting
,his immense room and al the corridors
and keeping all the door.ksePers a. 'hei'
posts While some wouli-be orator al
dresses bakers dozen on q saeieci whieh
has already been talked to death.
Friday vas A. usual. devoted 10 private
legislation. saturday was set apart fcr
The dlscasslon OF "A bin " amsni An act
20 execute certain treaty siipela,lons re-
latlng 70 The Chinese
n reports are true. Messrs. Morrison
and Carlisle are very much encouraged A.
the prospects Of the tariff btu The weight
lest speech thus Gar 10 fAvoT " The bin J.
that % Representative frARk Hard Of
OhlO. the Only pronounced ihe0rc,le free
trader on the 6oor Of the House. His
speech was a model OF eloqasbce ard or
atory bat contained !ev convincing argu'
ments. However. the speaker was loudly
applanded and received 4 perfect ovation
when be closed. IL Is doob,less 10 this
speech that Morrison dads much comfort
The friends OF the bin appear 10 be - much
encouraged. that they will PROBABLY not
call upon Speaker Carlisle 10 help them
out. Neat Tuesday Il i expected that
al debate will close. when amendments
will be 10 order. A motion will then Be
male 10 strike o1t the enactlng clause,
which vii doubtless be carried. The e.
feet Of such = motion j. Of course 10 Nil
The bln.
The sensation OF the week = The letter
o. Representative Phelps OF New Jerssy 10
the N,r lori ErsAiag Posi, 10 which be
Absolutely denies the charges made agains,
Mr. Blaiuc. These charges, namely, iha,
be made ecrtAln rauugs while Speaker Of
the House 10 favor Of a certain Western
railroad 10 which Il vas claimed he held
stock. and various other thlngs-are moth
Ing new. We heard the same thing fosf
years and eight years ago. The whole
thing has been Investigated. and NO one
who claims 70 be candid and fair minded,
Accuses Mr.. Blaine Of any dishonesty. AL
his Transactions 10 these Affairs were Just
such a. any MAJ nigh, have undertaken
without question.
How true Il Is that Jealousy Immediately
strikes a nan down when be attempts 10
raise his head
The most astonishing part Of this whole
episode l. that Senator Edmunds, Whose
career has never been Questioned eyen by
his enemies, 4 10 precisely The same post
tlon a. Mr.. blaine. To forgive Mr.. Nd
mands l. 10 forgive Mr.. Blaloe. However
no one Accuses Mr.. Edmnnds OF unfair
dealings. And the same charity should b
shown 70 Mr. Blaine.
Now that the Vermont Senator and
candidate for Presiden, 1. pa, on The de-
fcnsive, and has oeen or0oght 70 hsht A.
q participant, 10 transactions with Mr..
Blaine, matters will tske new turn. This
dragging 10 Of the Vermont Statesman,
viii not pass annotieed By his friends
Aud whether such q work was wise and
jaiiclous, ! win Let you Jadge for your
selves. Mr.. Phelps's letter TO Ex-speskeI
Keller last December was productive Of
no good-on the contrary Was generally
received with disfAvor. whether this, hi'
second eplstIe win fare the same fate and
DO more harm than good remains 10 b
sesn.
10 -four weeks The Republican conven
ton yin meet si Chicago 10 choose can
didats Cor President. And although W
are on the eve Of this great struggle. IL d
conceded BY al that there nsyer Vas %