Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-04
.r. WASHINGTON LETTER.
. .sronaence PosT lsTEILrGEscEs.

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lo"' w,sarsGTos. April q, 1854.
- s,st sklrmish in the tariff battle
the House scored vlo''ry for the
~ -;so, forces, though the motion to
MI IL, the bill only passed by ma
~ two votes. But III politics 1t
.,,s,tly true nothing succeed. Ike
.,3i il il argued that while a
s.,s majority of two means nothing IN
~, :, the House, the moral effect OF
on the tariff will be consider
.hls. If Mr. Rand-lI had won the light
a small margin, he would have
Dsousd his power 50 plainly RS to leave
- doubt of his leader-hip' That he
..a.d although by very little, 1t Is
s.rsved by some will hurt bis prestige.
~na sra fruits of the vote to take up
ih' unrrison tariff I'll appeared III the
1hs ~ list Of ninety-tWo neInhefs
saap have notified Chairman Cox that
~. W., ,isb to deliver speeches on the
w. nt;.ct This will open the hood gates
Ut UT the capitol 10 the Rovernment
iiou ,,,, .f,ice. and the employees ~ the
~. .a,ahIlshment will ENJOY pros
a. A.sea snr,ng. The C0ngress,oItf Record
pe,o' per- n,yaiI ont # all proportion, and
,ons of talk will be printed ana dumped
-, the country at large. lhen' a'ter
III the bill may possibly be afnpu'ated
=, The neck by the passage Oh iholloh
" - s,,,k. ont the enaeting clause. or he
.'.',.a IN a mole or less altered Shape
"a then hung up to die OF neglect In
.aA nv sana,e But certainly no person at
AZ. s,ao. can definitely forecast the
s,. sn,. q tariff legislation for the session.
70, q long time there have been rumors
so.,;nc about among Democratic Con
o,sssmen of soIAe attempt when IL was
"a wnnld be made to harnonize the
,sct,ons varring on the tarit question,
snd !, now turns out that the offer OF n
.o,nn,omiss was actually made to
Mars Morrison and Carlisle, III which. |
according 10 my informant, MI Randall
copcurred. The proposition was mat
IL the Morrison Horizontal feductloh |
vas abandoned they would support a |
hill reducing duties wherever they |
onob, IN b. reduced. and at the same |
time taking of the tax on tobacco and |
native brandes. Bat the tariff reform
LADDERS intimafed that, while they |
miob, have entertained this proposition
had il come sooner, they + II compelled |
IN reject it because 1t came too late. |
They s,id II would take nontt to pre-
mare such bill and bring II to a vote |
IN the House. There are, however,
those who think that a compromise
might be arranged pending the debate
ON the Morrison BILL which is sure To |
last several weeks, and that conpara-
lively simple bill, taking of the tobacco
tax and that on fruit spirits, eniarg'ng
the free list and making reductions In
number of the tariff schedules could get
a larger vote in the House than MIR.
Norrison's bill ctn.
The Senate was active the past week.
Commencing with the Naval Appropria
ton Bill. which II increased T6.52S $40,
measures were passed IN quick order.
Il would seem that the Senate has of
late years tecome the business member
OF the Federal Legislature, and that the
House, ~ a law making machine, has
completely broken down. The Senate
in the course of session usually man
ages TO turn off fair amount OF work,
in spite Of its besetting sin of verbosity,
but tho House seems less considerations.
II is now only the latter part of April,
aud the members of the Lower House
already talk wiatfuliy Of adjournment,
though scarcely single subject of
serious importance on which legitimate
differences Of opinion exist. outside of
the money bills, has reached vote. In
fact, not one piece of affirmative legis-
lation of Importance has been added to
the statutes by this Congress. The
count. the retunding bills, the
coinage, the Mormon question, the |
shipping interest, the bankruptcy |
bill. the relief of the Supreme Court.
the disputed land grant. tue militia bill, |
reform in the diplomatic and consular |
systems, the admission of various Terri
tories as States. our isthmus pollcy. the |
postal telegraph question, and man
other matters, lie in indiscriminate and |
hopeless bondage in the prison houses |
Of the calendars. The situation Is III n
great measure explained III that the
House is paralyzed III its functions hy |
oNt VI W anu "hftt
render 1t almost impossible 10 secure |
proper consideration of Important
measures.
Among the many subjects now in the |
tolls Of our tireless Investigators. ncue |
attract more attention. now that the |
keIfer- Boyuton imbroglio is over, ard |
Tue star route secrets are waning, than |
the second investigation of the Jean |
netie scandal. Just exactly what Con |
press expects to gun by this dreary re
cltal OF Arctic woes, il is difficult to see. |
ihe Survivors of the expedition and the |
widow Of the gallant commander are |
orouRh, together daily. and witnesses |
are raked over by the fine tooth comb |
OF cross examination by two expert |
lawyers, to show up what temporary |
chickering's, little instructive jealousies, |
swearing, or hard words now and then |
came TO pass. No one supposed that |
the Jeanette heroes were a party of |
nawiess SAINTS, and il is poor justice to
3raw their foibes out Of the tomb. l..
BElllGERENT PATRON.