The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Tariff Question in coneress-Wao viii Take
Riddeberger's Place?

hiddieDergeFs race!
Correspondence Of the Paintkd Nslus.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February l.
The tariff question continues the great
bone of contention, and it would seem
to the casual observer that it had been
gnawed clean, but such is not fact. 1t
is as meaty and Jul Y as ever, and bids
fair to furnish food for a long and bitter
fight. When the tocsin is sounded the
bold, brave leaders OF the numerous fac
tions will be found in the arena ready
and eager for the fray. What will be
the outcome? No man can prophesy it,
although each and every one you meet
is willing to venture an assertion.
VIII tariff bill, framed on a strict
construction of the Presidents message.
be presented by the majority of the
Ways and Means Committee? There is
no doubt in the world that it will be
done. Will the Republican members of
the same committee bring in high tar
if bill? Any other procedure on their
part would be regarded as good cause
for reading them entirely out of the
ranks of Republicanism.
Will Sam Randall interpose any objec-
| ton to low tariff measure? Yes, if it
strikes at any of his pet schemes, as for
| instance the sugar tariff. And he Will
not be alone in this matter, for Lagan,
| Gay, Wilkinson and Robertson, of Lou
isiapa, are all opposed to any reduction
| of that tariff, and will use every exer-
| ton to defeat the same. In this they
will not have the sympathy of the Re
| hard road to travel.
1t is currently reported that the bill,
which is to be introduced at an early
day, will call for 20 per cent. reduction
ON sugar, and the placing of wool on the
| free list.
| Take all these matters into considera-
ton, bearing well in mind the numerous
conflicting elements, and you, reader,
can clearly see that when Greek meets
Greek the tariff question will be handled
without gloves.
WE NE'ER SHALL SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN.
What will become of the United
| States Senate when the time arrives for
the departure of our own Riddleberger
| from its marbled walls? Who will pose
for the amusement of the crowded gal
Ieries whan that sad hour comes to
| hand:
Riddleberger performed again to-day
much to the merriment of those in the
hall. Yesterday he had introduced a
resolution to consider the treaty between
this country and Great Britain in open
session. What the general sentiment
among Senators is, regarding this move,
| | am not competent to say. The Re
adiuster Senator called for the regular
order and Mr.. Call proceeded to score
the Florida Railway and Navigation
Company in an exceedingly interesting
manner. Concluding after 2 O'Clock the
regular order of business was the Blair
Educational bill, but Riddleberge1
wanted the Senate to hear from him on
his resolution and asked leave to beheard,
The chair ruled otherwise and an appeal
was taken to the Senate, which resulted
in upholding the chair, only Riddle
berger voting in the negative. Finding
it out of the question to dispose of his
spare gas he took his seat in anything
but an amiable frame of mind, and tried
to console himself by nervously, if not
angrily, piling the large amount of data
he had gathered to fortify him in his po
stion on the floor at the side of his
desk. 1t was very funny scene to the
spectators and highly relished.
| Only yesterday Riddleberger who is
not Prohobitionist and not averse to
looking upon the wine when it is red,
presented a bill drawn by Senator In
gals for prohibition in the District OF
Columbia, and made the statement that
he did not propose to say that he intro
duced it by request for that aeds achdt
he had promised not to do.
He has often performed for the Senate
and the question again recurs, who will
take his place when he leaves the legis-
lative halls to renew his fight upon the
little giant Malone in the Old Domin-
on? Echo answers, who, X.