The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
How Morrison's Hopes are Anchored
on His Tariff Bill.
Other Business Delayed by tho Zig
d. bate.
A Few Facts Abous The Nations Prln'
lug 0illce.
4 Bias. Of Scandal Sweeping From ih
Indian Territory.
Other Notes From the Nations Capita.

WANHIN0 ION, Apfl ~ lcOifespouN-
enoe. lit 10 ropogtsd by the leaders that
the final action on the Morrison bill viii be
reached next week, and IL ie more than
likely true. just what will DO done with
IL Is yet o matter Of dOub, aud uncertainty
even TO It's friends nnH Sarmest advocates.
But Whatever may be done with Il, whether
II be passed by large or ANAL majority, or
defeated by Two or twenty votes, certainly
m omen,ous questions await upon the re-
suit.
II the bill becomes strong enough under
discussion TO go through the house by y
good mai 'iity, cay ten or twelve votes, IL
will certainly too far commit the demo-
cratic psity 10 permit Of the nomination Gt
Chicago OF any other than an active, / had
slmOst said aggressive, tariff reiormer. The
boom OF Morrison himself would assume
no. known 10 II heretofore, aud
NJ least q western man committed 10 this
idea Of immediate and gweeping tariff re-
form would be forced 10 the front by the
very prominence Of Che moot important
Issue.
On the other hand, should the bin be de-
ieated through the opposition OF thirty OF
forty good democrats repfe1enting several
OF tbs larger aud more important states,
the party would be forced back upon the
Ohio.P Penney lyhniH platform Of tariff Tor
revenue with incidental projection. Upon
such IN issue undoubtedly some eastern
leader would DO the nominee,
either iCilden, or Randall, or-oc somebody!
The fact Is, the democratic p'rly Is getting
rapidly out OF oho cs supply OF preoiden-
iigl timber. IL Ia nbout thie--the Nor
rison bill and a western man, it's defeai;
and an eastern man.
DAcKwARDSE.s CT business.
IN tho meantime business 10 eooumulAt-
ing In the house 80 on alarming rate. ~ 10
ssid that the committees OF oyory desctip-
ton have done more this oession than Tor
years. This ma account for the fact that
The calendars are SO crowded. On Friday
last there were some l40 bills on the oalen'
dar of the committee of The whole, about
40 on the house calendar, some 500 on the
private calendar. abOu. 10 or 20 special Or
doris and over $50 tengte bills on their first
and second reading, beside mass OF other
matters not vet on the calendars. Added
20 this 10 iheuphnished business, consisting
of eight or ten bills reported from the com
mittee OF the whole. And the sundry civil,
the general deficiency and legislative, ex-
ecutiye and judicial appropriation bills not
v et near ready 20 be reported TO the house.
The fact is the house will have to adjourn
without this year having disposed OF one
enth Of the sessions legitimate business.
The house Is 90 unwleldy and the rules are
so clumsy and complicated that 1t has be-
come almoot impossible TO transact bust
meas ut all. The "rnlss' are generally
charged with all the blame.
EVERYBODY WANTS THEM.
While there may be perceptible falling
1ff In interest here IN the great tariff debate
la progress the interest throughout the
country appears 10 be on the increase.
Every mail brings hundreds, yea thousands
Of requests from men aud boys all over the
couatry to be furnished with eome OF the
'best tariff speeches." Some OF the tenn
speenhes which meet with specially favor.
able reception here will have TO DO printed
by the tens OF Thousands II the demand for
.hsm Is met. Among these are Oox'si Nj Or
.ison's, Milla', Wellborn's, MoKinley's and
me or two Others. Mr.. Wellborn 10 in re.
,elpt already oil applications by the score
or bis speech from Cincinnati, Pit,sburg,
Brooklyn, st. Louis and other cities, while
embers OF the house have subscribed Tor
many thousands 81 them TO eend out
.mong their constituents. The speech VIII
% printed for distribution In about week
" ten days. and Is calculated 10 prove u
power In the direction OF tariff reform
wherever 1t may reach. The government
printing presses are being put TO their
metal in turning out this vast volume OF
arlH and anti-tsriR literature.
A MAMMOTH ESTABLISHMENT.
The accounts OF the yast amouno 81 Work |
)slIs leu Oug DJ NUlS ulaAS
printing office, by the way, and 81 excel. |
cut article thereon in one OF the local pub
ica,ions led me TO take alook through 1.-THE |
argest end most complete printing house |
II the world. - and the facts learned were |
indeed a startling revelation. The build |
ng Is "a plain prick structure, four stories |
high, covering about FIVE acres OF ground.
I'D located directly north OF the capitol
building, aud about one-hali mile up north |
ct. rha NraffpH nnOr a N qon |
or proof, press nd drying rooms, tor docu
nent composing rooms, paper warehouse,
proof vault for stereotype plates. cut
Ind machine and coal houses. Every I
,arlety and make of press and printing de-
ice known can be geen here, the motive
,oger being all kinds OF engines, tho main
ne being u l50.horse power engine. ALI the
modern improvements are kept up with
md there is nn other printing office on
he face Of the esrth whore the proofs and
Illustrations of the mervelousnees and use
illness of the art preservative" can be so
ally seen end appreciated.
On the second floor ore the offices of the
ublic printer, foreman, clerke, the docu.
nont, jon and Congressional Record com
losing rooms ana the electro and Etereo'
wing departments. The Record alone, |
ne least ot the work, however, is equal 10
ny % per M the country.
The ,h',d door is the bindery, aud upon
he fourth floor arc the folding and Patent |
iiice composing rooms.
The Interesting departmentso OF engraving, |
&C., are ia other buildings, treasury ana |
Interior.
Thore ore about 5000 employees. men,
oys and women, employed, and the Office
, as a whole undoubtedly ono OF the most
important branches OF the entire public |
Of vice. The annual expenses amount to |
bout 100000
Some idea of the capacity OF this e1tab.
can be had from the fact that IT
an, in day, turn out book Of thousand |
sges, printed, bound and ready for deliv.
~ by the thousand copies. Blanksof all
inds, letter and note heads, circulers, ar
umepts OF counsel the daily record of the |
OF congress, which, during an
rdinnry session reaches TO one million
opies, or ihirty.two million pages; books,
he history OF tna rebellion, which In itself |
nakes fully one hundred volumes OF about 1
me thousand pages each. That volumin-
us and popular, II not sparkling dccu-
aent. the Agricultural Report, to the ex-
ent of three hundred thousand copies an
uslly. A description Of sll the beacons
I'D buoys, lighthouses. channels and har-
ors along the coast, the decisicns OF var.
BUS officers OF the government, the name cf
nd amount OF interest due every bond
older. the accounts OF every department, |
stional banks. public dsDositories, reports
4 departments In editions OF hundreds Of
honssnds, instructions OF the surgeon.gen-
raj. and many thousands OF other thugs |
npossib.e 20 enumerate.
Such In briefs the Establishment that is
ow being further taxed py the issue OF
yer a half million copies OF speeches con-
lining between ten s1d twenty pages |
otayo each, all Of which, In less than q
,opth. will be In the hands OF half million |
ssders, scattered from Maine 10 Cali
,rnis-
A sEyaArfoE AHEAD.
A resolution has been reported 10 the
ouse. e you have been advised. asking |
n full Judicial powers 20 investigate the
,asiug Of lands 10 the Indian territory, also /
- disnoeition Of 822EOO Of Cherokee /