Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-19
MR.. AIXEN's ILLNESS,

lDe vote OF Mr., Aiken OF south Caro-
INA, wbo is still sick at his home, was
lost TO The revenue reformers TODAY. as
last spring, and Mr.. Ellsoerry OF Quo.
upon whom they had counted this time,
although he voted with Mr.. Randall last
nlle, did not put IN an appearance to-day.
however, II II had not been for the posi-
tive promise of Mr.. Randall and the Re-
puoican leaders that the subject should
NOT De hurried under this vote but should
De brought forward in a bill to be intro
duced Monday, cutting down the ill.,
ternal taxes, and including the Hewitt
administrative reforms, the motion would
nave lost the support of Mr.. James OF
New DIRK, Mr. Payson or Illinois, and
Otner Republicans who want to see some
thing done toward the reduction of taxa
ZION and the consequent diminutiOn of the
surplus.
TWO REPUBLICANS GAINED
AS IT was, the motion to-day had the
support oftwO more Republicans, Messrs.
Hayden and Stone OF Massachusetts, who
voted against 1t last spring. Last spring
the republicans who voted with Mr.,
Morrison were Messrs, James of New
YORK, Strait, White aud Wakefield of
Minnesota. Mr.. Nelson, of Minnesota,
was paired in favor of his motion. This
time Messrs. Hayden, Nelson, Stone,
strait, Wakefield and White voted with
Mr.. Morrison.
Mr.. Randall lost Felix Campbell, OF
New York; t. J. Campbell, of New York
Mr.. F1ndlay, Of Maryland; Mr.. Pinda. OF
New York; Mr.. VIele, of New York. He
gained one vote, that of Mr.. Ward, of ii.
llnols, who Is personally jealous of Mr..
Morrison. Altogether the revenue re-
formers are encouraged. They see in the
vote OF to-day the promise of majority in
their favor on similar proposition in the
next Congress. Meanwhile the Randall.
ties and Republicans will probably try to
carry out their free tobacco and cheap
whisky scheme. IL is needless to say shat
this will be resisted by the revenue re.
formers as unwise and ineXpedient. Its
chances are doubtful.
ALL RIGHT Al HEART.
Mr.. Reagan's ill-timed bath is the talk
of the town tonight. 1t is generally be.
lieved that it will cost him the United
States Senatorship, for which he has been
striving with Senator Maxev. Senator
Maxey believes that IL will. or course
he would not say so for publication to.
| night, but he was evidently delighted by
the information, and he remarked signih-
| cantly that it was "most unfortunate for
MIR. Reagan" Mr.. Reagan appreciates
Lne SITUATION. he knows that revenue
reform Is even dearer to the people oil
Texas than his own interstate commerce
bill, and how to satisfactorily explain his
absence at such a critical moment he
does not know. "Better telegraph your
constituents" said Mr.. Stewart Of
Texas, ''that you were taking your
| first bath in ten years and that ii this
IS forgiven you'll never take another, y
and he has received much more ironica
| advice of the same sort. All that can al
| ly be said is that Mr.. Reagan is q sincere
and earnest revenue reformer and thai
no one regrets his unfortunate absence
more than he.
PLUCKY MRS. MORRISON,
Representative Morrison received the
| GLOWING dispatch from his wife tonight
WATERLOO, ILL. Dec. Is, 1885.
Call 1t up again. Keep them Keeling com.
Portable all winter. K. X. MORRISON.