The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-24
Jasrer ceu'ier Correspondence
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.



wAsulSorox. b. e.. Dec. Is, 1886
The first fortnight OF the new session
OF Congress shows The Senstc's record
A. blank. 50 tar ~ puhli. business is
concerned But the uurh abused h"nse
OF Representatives, which is 100 huiky
70 transact hn~iness, which - composer
OF dozen heterogeneous elements. ~"
which j. under D.mocralic coniIol, sc-
compli-heJ some u-tiui work
4 Tie Tariff question will not down &
II hss snane rs appen'snce feve'H'
times since The session began ~ unex-
prcred times sud places. Senst"r Nor
Iriii introduced il with The same speech
he has made Tor about twenty successive
,esrs. Senator Beck. who is heartily ~
fsvor OF " radical reduction Of customs
duties. answered iht S+nst"t irosu t~r.
mont III speech IN which lie quoted
Secretary Manning. Senator Sherman,
aud The Bible im support II tree trade,
or fair trade IIr quoted What ZEN
laior sherman had once said il advocacy
at The utmost fseedom of inter course be-
tween nstions
Tie Ohio senator next took the hoor
lin answer The rsn,alks OF the able ken-
l.ncLiam. but Ills speech Was SIMPLY IN
arrangement ot the Democratic party
lMr. sherman il working with his usual
lads oifness aud with nose energy tbsn
IA, oi The other kepublican aspitanis
lloi nomination nj the Nati"nal '""ven-
l,ion III ISSs lie has never f"'given
Gen. GA iield TOR having gotten tie
nomination Ut Chicago when he eAptci'
led il himself
I Nhi.e many Democrats seem To think
that Mr.. Sherman y . stiong snan wt'i'
lhi- party, the Truth IS that has ~ pnh'i-
lean a.Anciaips do mol like him ne J.
mot t,at whom any body could IKE
~ .fhout great efi.rt. A. IN the case
ID Senator Eimunds. any liking 'or h''''
must ue an acQuii ed tnste. tnnttd 'hes.
H. sucn complication ot nisnkrs aud
lhaisrd- aud old g,uhg' among the lse'
lpublican sspiranis ,hst not man, n'ei
snf real ciiIinence Ia The pant, are soiiei'
I,ou- ior the nomination in iess- Said
lone Of them lew DAYS since ~ hn'
would be tin use OF getting nobina
liiou The Democrats have come in =
Stay for long time
Returning 70 Tie Tariff, u seems nov
TO be- fossgone cohciueion thst he t~s
lopposlng forces IL Congress will cr"s
swords or this issue during the winter
Bath sides are IN earnest An Ohi'
lMembes remarked yesterday, I'm
lItia2 has gone on long ehonEh ~
Irasiir n.ust lie reduced. We hav~
hundred millions coming 10 which y
liu ,soi know wna iO 10 wuii
The Tariff reiornsss aud their olpo
lncnt. ave been consuming with enc
lvtbcr. and II il thought an.ihsr sEui
IIvr Tarin Reform Will be made thI
week Speculation upon the psobavI
lsesn,t al that effort would be acre ~
rurjpciure " Whether Mr.. M"rrison'
aliax reducing measure j"ired with AL
Ilcwiu's customs s-adnsini-tratiun uieat
lure will pass or wbcsher one will Ias
without the other. On whether some eui
s.itute TOR the ore ut for both will pas
or whether every Tariff propositions vi
he rejected. il u Impossible Ia saN.
rrsSrnt the proposition 10 aboiish u
internal revenue inx.s on whisky AN
Tobacco seems 10 b. the most fo,naidab
rival oi Mr. horri-on's prrp.si.sor
reduce cu-ioms duties and 10 extend u
Hist OF articles that shaii be entitled
lifee entry
Tie Maine Representatives in Coz
lgrcs- are MI! Republicans aud 50 they d
not indulge ia any very fesven, psnI'
Iof tie published correspondence b
tween rur Department ot state aud q
british Foreign Office Ia regard 10 q
lfi~hsrie~ question. The nniy fault ths
l1ave 10 tind with ". how ever. is that Il
storm from the State Department u
mot start sooner. They agree that hot
Secret ~ Bn.ard aud our own Minisi'
To L,nd.n are on she right track nov.
The conr-e adopted b, the Srcreis'
lot State in sending the fisheries cortr
'dpon,ience 10 the House OF Represent
inlrves inrtead ot totfe Srurte. ~ u u.us
- wa IL reproof OF Senatorial discnuftei
4 10 The state Department. Last susnn's
~ " ithout gathering facts, The Seusic coz
/, lmitfec on iorrign relations assumed lu
ucliile attitude 10 Mr Bayafd, aud psorer
4 ed 10 inv,s'igaic the fisheries trouble I
eelfhe assuulpsiun that he wae not doiI
oilh,- duis Ia the matter. Now the CO
- r.. pondence proves that Mr. Bayn
~ was cio-eiy attentive 10 IL. aud zaaIo
:sIllr n,sini~ining every jus' claim of y
Cnted States. All oi this the Sens
ee cpmmi'iee c"u 4 have learned had II Il
,r- been more GuxIons 10 Gnd political e.
lifai than 10 he jn.t and courteous IL
%. Democratic Secretary oi State.
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