Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-17
.,r WASHINGTON LETTER.
u,asuce Posi- -ISTELLIGEscER.
COR w,surxarnS. Nav 3. 1884.

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WASHINGTON, May 8, 1884.
uouse has been talking tariff all
= ui,h the result that new re
= =. have been enrolled under the Nor
-, Among the converts were
rs01 ,;u ~ Ohio. Mr.. George ID. Wise
" y..r;ni, n and Mr.. John =. Barbour of
y,,s'pi., = all of whom voted l.a against the
'ns s;aerst,ou of the bill. Compromise
=, course been very rife Ia the
~. though it was less fruitfal of
"O ,han the debate in the chamber
!. =. HOuss. The passage of the bill
uouse seems very probable, though
u,nssIl saws that he has foTiy-seven
..,.,s who will "stand staunch and
sOaips, the Morrison iniqnits,'
W ,Lst they will strike out tue enact
s- Itis generally understood
ne ~ Mckinley Will make the motion
tbai ~ ort the en- acging clause teiDor-
10 ssils Ike feeling prevails at the Cap
ros' thts move will certainly fail,
ra he oaly hope of the opponents
sno ~ Iii ia 20 amend IL unmercifully.
d sne .c,oers are working quietly and
ise .sy 10 he gaining ground. some OF
Rsndalrs friends say that the biil
nj NJ Sonbtle.s pass If the hve Repeoii-
VIZ who voted for its consider ttioh
eaps The measure. The outside in
sspY hrought 10 beir on many OF tue
E9e1I E9s,;.n. Is strong, and II IS said
bev.s;onsl banks are working on the
.sI,csns nss b TO get them to pass the
aqa @h. n,obability of the Morrison bill
lss ,ba House invests IT with some
,s,srrsi III tue senate. It's chances M
80 latter body are occasionally dis
- :. among S-nator9. The prevailing
.s.sss,on seems to be that neither tie
ml.,;son hill nor any other interfering
~ ,hs tariff could go through the
s..s,s - Al the present session, but there
ssns,ors who contend that such "a
.ss.sure would pass. Senator Van Wyck
s.I,~,ss that IL th. House sends over q
...,s ysducticIs bill, it will receive the
srproyal OF the Senate.
Nf Eaton. who once attempted rather
nnsuecessfully to distinguish himself
~ iamping onto Blaine in the Senate.
IA soue big jumping on his party dur
sns ,hetariff debate, for the amusefnen;
4 The ever borrd galleries and to the |
;a,snse satisfaction of the opponentsipt |
~ hill Assuming that his forty years |
a Democracy justified him. AZ he said.
in some plain talking" be proceeded
q haul the tariff refofmers over the |
saals and 70 read tbep lecture IN |
sr.in Of caus,io rebuke. Mr.. Eaten. or
Capitalization" as his friends delight
10 call him, ia a hard hitter, and, when
his blood Is mp. doesn't car" much whom
he bits. OF all things he prides himself
an his Democracy, which Is of the most |
srthodex Observation-Disclosures sort,
and TO be called a barnacle, as ke was
,soently. and 10 have hint dropped
that funerals in certain Eastern States
we're essential to Democratic success,
vas rather more than the old gent eman
eonId stand. So he hit back yesterday,
and be gave some blows that brought
blood. The Morrison bill he stigma
tizsd As not a step 10 the right direction,
bat @s crab step" and "the staggering
Of a political inebriats." Ii merely
aeui The tail of a misbegotten Repub-
loan ban,ling that its parents were
ashamed Of" and might have been
drawn by any Car driver who knew
enough 10 use his car hook. "Tll have
none Of IT," be exclaimed, "and the
country won't"
The stalue of Chief Justice Marshall
has been set at the west front OF the
Capitol, and will be unveiled next Sat
ufday With appropriate ceremonies.
The statue is of cl ssic size, and repre-
sents the Chief Justice in a sitting pos
iurs, envslpped in his robes of office.
one hand outstreiehed, IS II he WIS de-
livsfine an opinion. The front of the
base bears the inscription: John Mar
shali, Chief Justice of tha United States.
Erected by the members Of the bar and I
Congress" Two sides are adorned with
classic figures in rrucian drapery in bas-
fslef On one side is Minerva debating
The Constitution to Young America; on
the other, Victory 10 leading Young
america TO swear fidelity to the Union.
un the fourth side is simply wreath
The program on Saturday will be i'm
pfssslse. II begins with music by the
Marine Band, followed with the open,
ine address and unveiIing 10y Chef JUS
nee Waite, Grafton by Hen. VIM. Henry
ksleof Philadel phia, and the benedic
ton, with appropriate mGsic between
she several ceremonies.
The work OF laying stone on the Wash
hg'en Monument progresses rapidly.
Atso foot course will be laid each day
safing favorable weather. Stone has
been prepared 20 raise the structure TO
. hieht II 40 feet. The monument
vii be dedicated on the 22d of next |
feorn'ry, when there will be eraud |
procession and Grafton by Hon. Robert
= winthrop, AID a salute of one hun
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