The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Cores pondeht.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 90, 1876

WASHINGTON, Jan. ~, 1904
The iorlorn hope Of the republican par
" il new crusade against the south,
through MI investigation OF the so called
southern Outrsges AZ Danville, Va, and
Copiah, Mss. Senator Sherman's latest
display of partisan venom was IN bloody
shirt resolution tor this purpose, and IL
proves that republican leaders are reduced
to a pltable poverty IN resources. sui
the party feels the necessity OF dong some
thing. Ii dare not 20 before the country
on the Ugh tariff issue. Ii cannot nation
allze the temperance question, because
opinions vary .dely IN The matter on that
side Of politics. l. cannot make the edu-
cstlonal question An issue, because u al
mis- OF no partisan decisions. 1t cannot
utilize the Mormon problem, because re-
publicans are most undecided IN regard to
a solution. Nor can it avail itself of the
surplus revenues question, nor ~ the uni
yersal demand for forfeiture OF unearned
land grants, for thl> ground IL pre- occu-
pied by the democratic House Of Repre-
sentauves.
In the Senate Monday was field day,
gwen to n general DEBATE on the Sherman
resolution. The author OF thus campaign
document made the first speech in which
he confined himself to the Mississippi
phase OF the matter. Senator Lamar re-
piled in one of his strongest efforts. Read.
tor the Republicans, relleratlng The sian
ders upon his state contained IN his "ad-
dress to the reanjustcr party" Senator
Vest, well equipped with facts, answered
the assault, champloning Virginia with
fine effect. Several Democratic speaker
m lde illusions to occurrences III the north
which call for invest CATION, referring in
ciden,allv to the TeH SIX bury horrors, which
brought Senator Hoar to his feet in de-
Tense of Massachusetts. Senators Bay ard
Butler and George each made few re
marks pertinent to the resolution.
The Mcpherson banking bill is likely
to be taken up in the Senate during the
week, AMI If the debate Is prolonged VIII
dispace the land.grant bill.
The most important measure before the
House is the shipping bill, and on Monday
that body proceeded to its consideration IN
committee on the whole.
The Ways and Means committee are
working quietly with a view of settling
upon a conservative measure that will
pass the House. Chairman Morrison and
Mr.. Hewitt are both preparing tariff bills
to submit to the committee Mr.. Morrl-
sons bill provides for a reduction of TWEEN.
Ity per centum in existing rates. Mr.
Hewtt's bill is based on a com promise of
existing rates and the various tables that
have been proposed tor adoption by the
government.
The Upper House has voted for resolu
ton granting to senators who do not enjoy
the advantage of being charmen of com
ml,lees the right to employ private clerks
during the session at six dollars per day
1t is probable one OF the next moves in the
Lower House will he to secure clerks for
Representatives also at public expense
The subject has already been introduced
by Mr.. Belford, who said in a short speech
that it took ali his salary to pay for his
clerical assistance.
The House gave two days of the week
again to debate on the Fltz John Porter
bill, during which the galleries were
crowded with attentive Listeners. The
orators were Messrs Bayne, Ray and Fol
lett in advocacy of the measure, and
Messrs. Taylor, Keller, Thomas ana Hoar
in opposition to it. 1t would be interest
ing to know how much time Congress has
consumed IN the last twenty years discus
sing this subject, and how much money
has been expended IN printing Gen. Por-
ter's supplications for relief from the
Judgment of his army peers. The House
will resume the discussion on Friday
The marriage of Frederick Douglass to
a white woman OF this city, has caused
much comment on account of the cOnsplc-
uous manner in which the parties have
advocated amalgamatiop of the races On
beng interviewed the septuagenarlan bride
groom SAID he had no explanation, nc
apology to make; that he was not an Afri
can, that he married a woman only Il few
shades lighter than himself, and that he
race that exists.
i II you are frequenter or a resident oil
miasmatic district barricade your system
: against the scourge OF all new countries
ague, bilious and intermittent fevers-by
the use Of Hop Bitters.