Middletown transcript., 1888-12-13

expec6 to return to washington dur
ing tk session.
TaLgeek it looked for awhile as ]
the republicans were to lose the mex
Houssafter all, a recount in severa
close sstricts resulting in favor Of tn
| nomcrats, and even now they appea
- hgfe majority Of only one, whicl
s/far as legislation is concerned j
ldardly better than a minority. Th'
would-be-Speakers Of the next Hous'
ara all on the anxious bench.
Secretary Whitney has ordered thre'
naval vessels to proceed to Hayti a
soon as they can be made ready fol
sea. to enforce the demand made b!
the State Department for the RELEASE
of an American vessel illegally siezed
by the Haytian Government.
One Republican has been discovered
who says that under no circumstances
would he be a member of Harrlson's
cabinet. It is Senator Palmer, of Michi'
gan. He says that after the fourth
Of March he is going to be farmer.
The Direct-tax bill was called uE
in the House Thursday, and to-mor'
row and Wednesday win be devoted tc
# with a vote on Wednesday. Ii it
nasses as now seems probable, the
general impression is that Mr.. Cleve-
land will veto it.
No signs Of the business session
of which we have recently heard sc
mnch have yet been discovered in
Congress. The Senate adjourned from
Thursday until to-day, and the House
from Friday, and already the members
are beginning to talk about the Holi'
day recess, although short time age
that was to be dispensed with this
year.
No legislation looking to the admis.
sion of new states is probable at this
session. The Democrats are willing
to pass bill for the admission OF
Dakota as one State, provided that
New Mexico is admitted..at the same
time. This does not suit the Republi-
cans.
A bill has been introduced in the
House to make two States out of Cali
fornia, but nothing is expected to
come out of it at this session.
Secretary Whitney favors the estab-
lishment in this city of an Army and
Navy Museum. The Government has
in its possession many articles that
would make such an establishment a
very interesting one to visitors, and
the idea has been received with such
favor that it is pr obable that Congress
will pass bill to that effect.
Senator Butler has introduced a
Joint resolution, proposing constitu-
tional amendment extending the presi-
Dental term to six years. Tt is an ex-
celIent idea, and should be adopted
with an amendment making the
President ineligible for second term.
The House devoted last Friday to
the Nicaragua; canal bill. Consider
able opposition manifested. 1t will
be again taken up next Friday.
Senator Plumb, in a few remarks
on the Senate tariff bill, made the fact
very plain that he does not approve Of
that measure as it now stands. He
called attention to the duty Oh silver
ed glass, which caused every bureau
to cost from two to
three dollars more than it otherwise
would. It is not made in the United
States, and Mr.. Plumb thinks it
should 60 on the free list. He also
spoke of the steel trust, and mentioned
The fact that large sums of money had
been saved in the construction of the
State House of Texas and a public
building at Wichita, Kansas, by the
purchase Of steel joists, beams, etc.,
abroad. If Senator Plumb is noe
more careful in his speeches, he will
rise up some morning, and find him
self read out of the Republican party.