The Mineral argus., 1886-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. june 18th. ,>,G


~ renr.s,ut.,t ives. during which the demo-
e,.,,ir headers Morrison and Randall
lacked horns over the. party's tariff pI,Ir..
The bo,tlp pn.,,s.,. adv -ufuu. from a pro-
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-, ,,a.,.;,.,s -i.b ., t..x On ireo,ua. <.y-
oral darn r.,nsr,..stucn took mart in thc
ong,,r,.,,.ut and pnugaut p,rsnualiti..
,,.,s.,l ,.,, al -iJ,- The rall.ri,.. nll,.I mn
r,u;dlv ~. the discussion proee,,lc,l. and
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- IS l.,,. ,;t,,.ss al tb,.
f,a.
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an in..,,,u,. t.,> far, tb. ,,vtu,.,t al au b-rls
for ,,.ns;ops todd. H.. I..i.latnr- counlet,ly
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g,.a.r,d b,,r,ill,. .,r,nnd ,i,,. ,..,f. al thor
f,..,d.rs p..d ,,,.l II;s,,,t rn.;, rnn.,,l-
tn-ion xa. u,;ci, and decisive. when Mr.
,ior,;.,, l,.,1 concluded Nr p..d,r.,-,.,,,,1
,.h,r.,,,,,i,,l tL,. nr.,,.. iii .s am ior,idi
ON. 1istinc,io, ,a,ipst neu.i,u l.,i.l,tion.
NJ, uisr.,k -,i,I Il, WIS more than this. il
yns an ,ttempt Ia ev,,le the responsibility
ni the defeat of pension LEGISLATION bv
iir..t vote Mr.. Cannon. of Illinois. ia "a
fl, al ..,,r,s,,, ,,,,. n,ti... that Ia. womb
,n,v, IA attach "a trnvfsiou RAISING rey.n,,a
4, meet ia. .xpar,'iitlr,,. nl river and har-
b,r bill- and hills for tbc,rertinu al nuiiic
huiliiuo. ntotf,;s tiftr the r.utiblirnus
T11 T1d ey,.rvTTTYg fTCir own NaV. Nr
Randall now came 4. the defense Of Mr.
Morrison. H. .,id the r,,nnrt- nf the lat
ta, ,..n,lnp.,t, WAS -, rlenr and r,n.nrrfen-
s;v. tbut tb,y Ialt littla for other. to say.
II. conceded to the republicans a fnu
,,e,s.r. of ,ntrin,isn lint ne ,loimed for
his avn side , IN. s,,irit. " congress
,,,nt.,l ,,.usinns II ,t,,l,t la nr,yi,l. thr
money To nay them. but 80 far ms he knew.
,ber, was no ,.ntln,nnn on tbe floor who
was readv tn do rutirr ms, lee 10 the sol
,li,.rs some tniaht differ ms h, the ruethod
ar the extent To which congress should go.
More democrntic and more republican ar
p,ments followed. Messrs. Mckinley. III
ohio. and Ui,cock being the next rcpubli
can champions. The latter in a triumph-
ant t,ue mode sou,e assertions aLout the
hrokrn nle,l,s of the marty i'm mower. and
sat down amid the nnplot,s, of the rrnubli
can side.
The bouse had now become thorou.bIy
warmed mn ON the tension issue when Mr.
Rerd switched !, of an I'm. tariff track. He
b.oan bv tauutirr the democratic marty
with boyiu, been unable to ye, its tariff
hin oven considered and ,,,u. Hragg of
WISCONSIN. WAS the democratic representa-
tive. who. although he saw a collision
ahead. did not hesitate tofollow. He il no
r,y.uecter of persons and when he smites nt
all strikes with a yenpence. II am delight
ed" he said. Eat Mr.. Reeds reference to the
failure of this house TO consent to the CON
sjderation of revenue bills. IL shows what
sort of contempt the republicans of the
house feel for those who have been recreant
to their faith and their pledges" As he
finished this sentence with yindietive ear.
nestness. the hall fairly rang withnpplnuse.
Gen. Braru paced the aisle in "A dramatic
way. poiutinr to Mr.. Randall the time h,.
was arrairninu him for voting AS he did up-
ON the tariff bin a week ago.
Mr.. Randall sat quietly in his chair. never
taking his eyes from Bragg until the lattrr's
III. ,,, AMI ,h,, ,..,,, ,,,.l,i,,,,
m. democratic, s;d. With TN. ,l..,,o.r,.s
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b,,. when the DISTINGUISHED penn. y,v,,i,,
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MI, ANN. lo.,,,, i, ,,l, "a ,.o,, r,,.,,
SUPPOSED II was "'n'""''
finally the noted protectioHist turned his