The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-12-24
WASHINGTON 2
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., J
DEC. 19. 1881


tol. Rules in the House of Repre-
sentatives and whiskey or temper
ance in the Senate, have given to
the proceedings of those bodies
some unexpected touches of color.
The House is still talking about
a change of it's rules, with little
pospect of an early conclusion of
the subject. In this debate as in all
others the old evil of tireless talk is
painfully prominent. The tendency
ofCongressmen to indulgeneein ex-
cessive speech making is a serious
impeachment to business. 1t is more
serious than any of the abuses that
were tolerated under the old rules,
or that will be eliminated by the
new code.
The main issue now is a distri-
button of the power of making APP
preparations among eight commit
tees which power is now confined
to three. Mr.. Randall, the chair
man of the general Appropriation
Committee, is opposed to this plan
and has some strong followers on
both the Democratic and Republi-
can sides of the House. Represen-
tative Morrison, of Illinois, leads
the opposition and also has a strong
following.
The battle has been sharp, the
galleries have listened with much
Interest, and the distinguished
Pennsylvania has been fercely at
tackled and has resented some per-
sonal remarks in a very able and
dignified manner. In areply made
by a member from West Virginia,
Mr.. Randall denied the allegation
and said that he did not deal in
personalities in the House. If any
one wanted to deal with him per-
sonally he ought not to doit there.
The Democrats who propose a
distribution of the Appropriation
bills do so principally upon the
ground that it will loosen the purse
strings of the Treasury and present
an opportunity for needless extrav-
agance being charged upon the
party. Mr.. Hammond of Georgia,
who is in sympathy with Mr. Ran
dali in antagonism to the distribu-
ton of bills made some forcible ar
guments against it. He touched up
on the Tariff question and declared
that every attempt made by the
Democratic party to revive the Tar
if had been followed by a Demo
cratic victory at the polls. morris
on" he exclaimed, was Chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee
, when Tilden was elected President
The Democrats laughed and APP.
plauded. Mr.. Hammond said some.
thing about being afraid to try this
: experiment of scattering appropria'
. ton bills since the Democratic par
ty had been posing for years as the
party of reform, as the party o fecon
omy." A Republican member sug
gested that posing was good. eyes,
S said Mr.. Hammond, "and thu
country has been looking at GU:
posture, and learning to admire u
r until it has driven you out of pow
er."
Speaker Carlisle has not yet com
pleted the formation of a single on,
of his standing committees. He i
waiting on a revision of the rules
e 1t is his desire to promote as clos
e intimacy as possible between tn
@ majority in the House and the AID
ministration. He has c~onsulte'
Cabinet officers, with a view to sc
lecting men with whom they mus
y come in contact, who will be pei
n sonally agreeable to them, so tina
the party policy may be carried GU
= without friction. For instance, M
Bayard has been conferred with a
e to the make up of the COMMITTEE
on Foreign affairs, MI. Whitney a
to the Naval Committee and so OF
though the cabinet has not urge
or suggested the assignment of pa
ticular men to particular place
Speaker Carlisle is SO judicial, S
, fair and so superior to taking a pal
ty advantage in the administrator
IS of his duties, that his political en-
S mics even can find no cause fC
V complaint.
,s The Senate has passed the Pres
dental succession bill, and also tn
bill removing the disabilities {
q Gen. Lawton which never existed
E. Gen. Lawton is here now and whe
f. the President signs the bill it j
% thought he will appoint the Generf
- to the vacant Vienna Mission. Th
L Succession bill gives the Presidenc
re to the Cabinet in case of the'remoN
II al or death of both the Presider
l. and Vice-President.
i; About five hundred of Presider
Cleveland's recent nomination
s. have been sent in so far and man
le of them have been reported bac
re f~avorably from committee. Thel
are very few of them but what WI
stand the test of the Senatorial il
d QUESTION. Members of the Hous
20 are loaded down with bills, wit
which they are anxious to inundat
Z the Speakers table. Everything j
le waiting on the adjustment of tn
,r rules. Juno.
o. Mr.. Frank Pixley of Californi
was an ardent supporter OF NJ
Blaine in the last campaign, but
i now deprecates his leaders adviC