Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-28
BLAIR IN A BEAR GARDEN
RADICAL SENATOR'S IN a sNARL
IN CONGRESS,

a Decision to Throw y Tub to the Pa
oific Railroad Whale to Blind tho
People-The Auti- ti-OleOmargarine Bill
In n Peculiar Fix-VirEinia's Delega-
tiOn and Re- election.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-There was
some sharp talk in the Republican Sena-
torial caucus this morning. Mr.. Logan
succeeded in carrying motion to create
a special committee Of the caucus TO con-
slider the House labor arbitration bill and
decide in what shape it should he brought
before the Senate. This riled Mr.. Blair,
OF New Hampshire, and other members
of the Committee on Education and Labor,
and they protested in vigorous language.
This provoked some tart replies. In the
course of this colloquy Mr.. Blair was
told quite plainly that If he would talki
less the Senate would do more.
PACIFIC LAND GRANTS.
During the consideration of the propo-
sitiOn 1t was finally agreed that the Sem
ate should throw tub to the whale by
| passing bill tOrietlng a portion Of the
unearned Northern Pacific land grant in
| preference to the House bill f0rteitng the.
whole of it. Mr.. Van Wyck declared that
such an attempt to humbug the people by
] loiltlbluk lhNu LuNb lue NOfblefn HaG1HCd
| wanted forfeited was absolutely wrong,
and should have his permanent oppo-
| sitiOn.
Then came a hot discussion between
Mr.. Edmunds and Yr. Platt about the
| latter's proposition TO consider nOmina-
tions in open sessions. Mr.. EdmundS
told Mr.. Platt that he ought to let his
resolution lie upon the table until the.
next session, at least. This MIR. Platt
resolutely refused TO do. He announced
that he proposed TO test the sense Of the
Senate upon his resolution at An early
day.
IN A QUEER FIX.
The anti-OleOmargarine bill is in q
queer hX. It's friends have a large ma
jority In the House, bnt the minority Is so
able and 80 active and so persistent that
the majority have only succeeded in pass
ing two or three Of the twenty-one sec-i
tIons in the bill At this rate it would
| take three weeks to pass the bill. To-day !
all sorts of frivolous amendments were
offered by the minority, aud ruled out by
the Chairman. Tomorrow Mr.. Holman
Will try to get up the legislative appr0-
priation bill. Mr.. Hatch says be
| will insist upon the consideration of the
| anti-oleomargarine bill. AS be has ma
jority he will undOubt btedly succeed, and
/ then the fight will 20 on. The Republicans
!
/ garine bill, whereas the Democrats are de
vided upon 1t. The Republican steering
committee met tonight TO take steps 70
make the most OF the opportunity.
VIRGINIA's DELEGATION.
/ Itis stated that all the Democrats from
| Virginia in the House except Mr.. Daniel,
who has been elected United States Sem
atOr as Mr.. Mahone's successor, will be-
| reelected to the next House, including
Jonn Randolph Tucker and John 5. Bar
bour, both of whom have declined re-
nomination. Everybody who has as yet
been mentioned as the successor Of either
OF these gentlemen has declined In favJ
OF the present members.
MIR. HARRIS CANDIDACY.
Representative Harris. of Georgia, has
been urged by so many people 70 permits
himself to be renOminated tor Congress,
that be has about determined to place
himself In the hands OF bis friends and
accept the nomination if 1t should be
rendered him.