The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-09-13
Washington Letter.
wAsH1NaroN, SEPT. Z, 1888,

the South, the junior Senator strove to
revive bitterness and ill.will, and to
create fresh antagonism between the
two races in the south who were, for |
the most part, living together in peace |
full relations.
Representative Belmont, of New
York, who, as chairman of the House
committee. on foreign affairs, has charge
of the Canadian Retaliation bill, made
q speech ON that measure which hes
been highly commended by members
of both parties. He said: "Ordinari-
ly 1 should consider it a most serious
and difficult undertaking to reply to
the arguments of my colleagues upon
the committee on foreign affairs, the
gentleman from Illinois, { Mr.. HilDand
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
Phelps), for have had long expert
ence of the skill and ingenuity of both
these gentlemen upon such questions.
and greatly respect their opinions but
in this instance, after hearing their ar
guments, and RENE bering that in not
one single sentence has either of them
declared his intention to vote against
the bill, and after hearing such re-
marks as they have made upon it, my
only difficulty is to believe that even
those who may be politically opposed
to the President of the United States,
should in such grave crisis as this,
oil, Ia,
with his duty-so bravely and well
performed-to guard aud protect the
rights of American citizens and to
maintain the dignity and honor of the
nation. We are not democrats and we
are not republicans when confronted
with the uniriendly acts Of foreign
power
The House Committee on appropri
ations has passed resolution express
ing regret at the enforced absence of
Mr.. Randall, and hoping for his speedy
return.
The republicans of the Senate say
that their tariff bill viii! be reported
next week.
1
Chinese restriction bill, made several
personal illusions to Representative
Scott, whose haste in pushing the bill
through the House was criticiz I'd. Mr.
Ingalls,, the presiding officer, called
him to order for his personal language
but all the effect it had was to cause
him to refer to Mr.. Scott as member
of the democratic national committee,
instead of member of Congress.
The democrats in Congress are still
hammering away. at trusts, and they
propose to keep it up until something
is done to break up such monopolies.
The State Department has received
a telegram from the U. s. Minister to
China, stating that he has no positive
knowledge of the rejection of the
treaty.
Representative Oates introduced a
resolution in the House Wednesday
which YVES vigorously applauded by
both sides. 1t fixed the 2Dth lust. as
the date of adjournment. The mem
bers of the House are all an xiOus to gel
away, but they can do nothing without
the Senate, aud if the republicans oi
that body are in earnest in saying that
they intend to pass their tariff bill be
fore adiourning, it is more than likely
that there will be no adj djonrnment this
year.
4 As soou as the news, unofficial
though it was, of the rejection of the
Chinese treaty by that government
was received here, RepresentativeScott
prepared bill restricting Chinese inn
migration, very short and very strin.
gent, and on Wednesday it was passed
promptly by the House, without di
vision. 1t has been hung up in the
Senate to hear from China.
Representative Wheeler has intro
duced bill putting cotton bagging on
the free list. A similar bill has al.
ready been introduced in the Senate
Ii either of these bills become law il
will be goodbye to the cotton baggine
trust.
That $4,000 contribution of Mr.
Cleveland's is still worrying the re.
publicans. Senator Plumb referred to
it in the course of u running debate in
the Senate the other day, but he took
care to say that he did not object to it
Nobody had asked him whether he d i'd
or not.
The claims of several prominent
democrats are being pushed for the
Russian mission, made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. Lothrop, of Michi
gan. How soon the appointment will
be made is not known, but owing to
the number of other important things
upon which Mr.. Cleveland is now en-.
gagged. it is not probable that it will be
made for some time.
Rumors continue to float around here
of the contemplated removal of the
Chicago postmaster. Postmaster-G Gen
eral Dickinson refuses to confirm ol
deny the rumor.
Postmaster General Dickinson was
an interested listener to the debate or
the Retaliation bill in the House.
Mr.. BLAINE's "Talk on Trusts .
brings to mind what Senator Edmund,
once said: Whenever Thurman anC