Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-18
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WA.HINGTON, Dee. This mornings Pos
IN announcing Jerry Murphy as a Demo
cratic anti Prohibition candidate for governor
of Iowa had a long interview with this states
man Of the operation Of the temperance laws
In his state. He dilates at some length upor
the plumbers of drug shops in the absence OF
grog shops there, and inquiries why a drug
shop would not smell as sweet by the other
name, and says: THAT the people in Iowa
drink to extremes and that the prohibition
law does not make sobriety, but demoralized
men, draws from them a false declaration for
the purpose Of obtaining a drink" At the
conclusion Of the interview and upon it's own
authority the Post adds that Mr.. Murphy does
not talk from the standpoint Of a tippler
that for i've years be has been a voluntary
teetotsler, and that drinking did not suit
him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Judge Kelly, of
Pennsylvania, father Of the -house, has just
returned from his third trip into the south
and speaks in eloquent terms Of what he saw
there. Judge Kelly has for many years been
the leader OF the Republican side of the house
for tariff protection, and says he sees no ne
cessity for more yigor in this direction "a It
will affect the interests of the south. He re-
ports the negroes making money and saving
or spending It wisely. He thinks the people
in the south are making more money and
progress than those in the north. ''The
SOUTH" said he TO your correspondent to-day,
''can produce rough iron more cheaply than
we can in Pennsylvania because the materials
are in such close iuxtaposition. | stood on
coal beds which had iron mines on both sides
of me, not more than two miles away, and
limestone between. In Pennsylvania il costs
S. TO get the materials together before the
manufacturing Of iron begins. In the south
it does not cost more than -. Then land is
much cheaper. They don't make enough to
meet the demands there yet, but they will
soon be Pennsylyanis's sharp competitors"
WASHINGTON, Dee. lO.-The house adjourn
ed at 1920 as a mark of respect TO Represen-
tatiye Abraham Dawdney, Of New York.
whose death this morning by apoplexy was
announced at the beginning Of the session
&c. day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house to-day
passed a bill extending the United States laws
over the unorganizcd territory south Of Texas
known as the pablic land strip. The bill
opens the land to actual settlers under the
homestead law.
WAsHISGroN, Dec. - Mr.. Morrison has
agreed TO call up the tariff bill in the house
the latter part Of next week. Tariff reform
crs in the house are conf lent now that they
will be able TO get the matter up for consider
alton, and many believe there viii be a tariff
legislation Of somc sort this session. They
are prepared TO make a hard fight, and take
advantage Of every circumstance in their
favor. II is generally considered that Mr..
Randall has placed himself Mt a great disad-
vantage by introducing his bill last session.
BY so doing be committed himself to the
acknowledgement that a revision OF tariff is
necessary, and the friends Of revision say he
cannot refuse to consider the question. They
urge, too, what no man In the hOus
disputes that the revenues of the government
should be reduced and they can no longer re-
fuse to attempt the reduction. The opponents
of the Morrison bill are invited TO consider
the proposition in a spirit of fairness and TO
amend the bill in any way they have thepower
TO do that may please them. Many Rcpubli-
cans, it is believed are disposed TO do this.
Mr.. Hiscock and others Of the Republican lead
ers would favor taking up the question and
fighting the Morrison proposition with a sub
stitute, taking the tax of tobacco and fruit
brandics, and placing sugar on the free list.
Such a proposition would, it is believed, get
the votes of the Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina delegations.