Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-12
To Be Demanded by the Prairie
State Senators.
THE COLORADO sENAToRsHlP.
Resentment Stirred UP by wolcotts
Sweeping Claims-Comment on
the Army Appointments-Tai
About the leadership.
BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

tend to fight for a reduction of the proposed
duty on lumber. He replied that his views
were probably those of most of the senators
from the timbcrless states, and that he
would like to see a substantial reduction in
the duty on sawed white pine lumber. Tim
ber Is not crop, he said, which can be
planted and harvested, and which can
be enjoyed by any and all Of the
states. ~ would like to see
reduction said he, ito at
least 81 per thousand feet, which is one-half
the duty proposed in the bill now before the
senate If it should come to question of
placing lumber on the free list, or voting to
sustain the duty Of 81 per thousand feet, |
should vote for free lumber; but do not be-
licve 1T will come to that / think there will
be a compromise, and that the lumber states
and those not producing lumber, will agree
10 reduce the duty from % to 80 per cent of
the present tax. ] do not anticipate any
party split or disturbance over the ques-
tion.n
Senator Paddock said tonight: ~ am
quite confident that we will have some i'm
portant concessions on the lumber schedule,
and that we will get material reductions. |
am in hopes that the senate will
by mutual consent, permit the
duty to be reduced to 81 or Sl.5O
per thousand The senators from the prairie
states will make a strong fight for this, but
of course we would not vote against the bill
as whole, simply because we did not get
one of these particular features asked for
CoLoRADo's SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The senatorial contest in Colorado is at.
tracing general attention here. There are
eight or nire candidates, namely: Mr'Bowen,
the present senator: cN Senator Tabor, Mr..
Wolcott, Mr.. John l.. Routt, ex-senator
Chilcott, Judge Symmes, the present repre-
sentative in congress; Mr.. Moore, and others
of less prominence. There are but twelve
democrats in the entire general assembly, so
that there is no question about the election
Immediately
the election the belief was cur
rent all over the country that
was due to the efforts of Wolcott and that
he would have walkover for the United
States senatorship, but well informed gen
tlemen from Colorado tell me this is a great
mistake, and that tine impression was created
for the purpose of catching the votes of the
members who believe in attaching themselves
to the strong side. II is asserted that the
official returns show that the districts which
went democratic were the ones where VOL
cott's best friends We're running, and where
the greatest efforts were put forth by hlm-
self. he has now about onethird of the re-
publican members OF the legislature, and
more than any other candidate, but the field
is united against Wolcott, and it is the gen
eraf opinion among Colorado people here
that he will be beaten. BY taking for him
self all the credit for carrying the state at |
the election, he has made great many enc
mics among the working republicans who |
were formerly his friends. AS to who will !
be eeSlsa aeybodvs no ons can bp predict 1scs,i
ture will meet on the I'd Of January.
The senatorial election takes place ON the |
10th, and the contest is likely to,be long and !
interesting. Tabor has been getting in a |
good deal of work, and is said to nave re-
covered much Of his old popularity. He |
probably has as many votes as anybody, with |
the exception of Wolcott. Chicott has also |
Moore are possibilities. Senator Bowen is |
in Washington looking after Colorado's in |
tercsts and the tariff bill, and is doing moth |
ing towards his own reelection. He even |
declines to talk on the subject, and contents |
himself with merely saying that he is can |
didate and hopes to pull through. There is |
no real opposition to Bowen throughout the |
state, and his popularity is great as ever |
but his vote in the legislature will not be |
large.
TIE ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
This evenings Star says: 1.-The nomna- |
tion OF six staff officers in the army was |
general topic of comment among army Off.
GERS to-day, and there was no effort To con-
ccal the general feeling of dissatisfaction
The opinion was openly expressed, that with
one or two exceptions, the selections We're
made through political influence, and not for
the good of the military service, and that
there was no evidence that any fitness for the
position or n brilliant military record had any
weight in the matter.N
THE sPEAKERsHIP
There is going TO be less sentiment and
more serious, far-roachin2 business princi-
of tire Fifty first congress than have ever
been exercised in II campaign of that charac-
ter. IL is not probable that there will be
more candidates in the field thon are now
out-Reed of Maine; Mckinley of Ohio;
Burrows, of Michigan; Henderson, of Iowa,
ana Cannon, of Illinois
Tom Reed has three times been compli-
mented by the republican minority for the
speakership, His nomination by the repub-
licans in democratic house was only a
complimentary matter, and intended to dcs,
ignate him us the party's choice, or the
leader of the party on the floor Now that
he finds himself in the majority in the house, |
and asks his party to tender him more sub.
stantlnl compliment, there is some embarass-
ment on the part of those who have hereto
fore supported him when he could not be
placed in the speakers chair, and who want
TO vote for some other man. Several mem
bers say IT wonld be n shame to pass him
over now when the party has an opportu-
nifty to give hlm substantial compliment
AT the same time they say he ought not to be
taken on the floor, as no one will be left TO |
take his place. In the same breath they say
that partisan speaker will be in greater de
man in the Fifty first congress than at any
time since the war. The majority will he ex-
tremely small, and and a man will be needed
in the speakers chair who is quick and who |
has positive decision on the side of mis- own
party; Il man who will not hesitate to be par
tlsan on the spur of the moment, and who
Will not Try 10 exercise that conservutivcness
which would be commendable where there |
was large majority A speaker is wanted
who Will not lean so far backward that he
will, when political questions are before the
house, in any degree favor the opposite
party. Reed above all other men, can take
the bit in his mouth and floor partisan op-
poncnt, or take sides with his own party
DEMOCRATS FIIInUsTRMNG.
"Wlth majority of fifteen and all OF the
machinery of the house, the democrats open
the session with filibustering,n said u repub.
lcan senator this morning, adding: at
looks to me rs though there will be nothing
done in this session in either branch of con
gress, owing TO the Disconnected and rudder-
less condition of the democratic crew and
the old ship. Whenever party with such
large majority has to resort To filibustering
10 defeat u measure IL shows demoralIzed
condition OF affairs indeed. IL the democrats
were manly and meant clean tight in an |
open field, they would make the issues
squarely, and fight them down If they could |
or permit the republicans, with democratic
assistance, TO pass them.n
Representative Dalzell, OF Pttsburg, said:
"Ihe house has opened as though there MAS
. general determination on the democratic
side 10 do nothing. II the democrats have r..
turned from the elections aGth any detciIat