The Osceola times., 1888-02-25
osCEOLA. ARKANSAS, SATURDAY FEBRUARY g. 1885,

tion upon the British extraditieu
treaty until next December. Sen.
atorial dignity was again Sudely
shocked and the Virginia Senator
was tho recipient ofa stern rebuke
from the President pro fempore, the
sati,icsl Ingalls,. 1t Is believed thst
the Republicans really favor the
British extradition treaty bat fear.
ing the Indignation and resentmen,
Of the Irish vote, they dared not
pass such an unpopular bill in
Presidential year. There was some
discussion of the Blair bill, but IT
went over till Wednesday Of this
week, when Q vote will be taken.
M. Plat made . very astulent
effort in bis srraignment Of the Pros.
ident for his late message. For q
while he was heard with respectful
patience aud expectation Of some
thing worthy of the subject, but his
attempt was "stale fat and unprof-
table," and q positive weariness to
the flesh.
There was . debate IN the Senate
over the great accumulation and the
general w0rthlessness of the public
documents printed by tho Govern.
ment and distributed gratis through
the mail by Congressmen. The dis.
cussion tended to develop ths fact
that these documents are almost
worthless even to jsnk. dealers. Thi,
matter certainly offers a 6ne field fol
the reformer. Every year thousands
Of dollars are squandered in printing
and taking care Of those books, which
nobody hardly ever reads.
1t is apparent that there will sooI'
be another fight in the Senate simi.
lar to that wAged on ole"margarin in
the last Congress, this time on lard
Adulterated with cotton seed oil and
other like substances. II was stated
before the Senate agricultural com.
mittee, that only one firm now has
pure lard on the market.
There is strong probability that
four new States will be admitted dur.
ing the present session Of Congress,
- the Democratic members Of the
House and Senate Committee on
Territories have agreed to favorably
report q bill for the admission Of
New Mexico, Montana, and the
whole Of Dakota. 1t 10 thought that
the Republicans osn not consistent.
y oppose the scheme for political
reasons, for though New Mexico il
Democratic, Dakota il largely Rep.
uhliean, while in the other two,
neither party has a pronounced id.
vantage. 1t is likely that Dskota's
desire for division will not be grant.
ed.
Neither House was in session on
Saturday, and many Cougressmen,
including Speaker Carlisle, took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity TO make
the rounds Of the Departments.
LATER.
The Senate Committee on Terri.
tories heard srgsmentA in favor Of
the admission Of Utah to the Union
Saturday. Mr.. Richards Of Salt
Lake City, explained the adoption,
of the constitution and its relation
to the Mormon church. Ex-senator
Mcdonald argued the law points.
He claimed that Congress hal no
right to keep . territory out of the
Union Of States after its people had
fulfilled tho conditions and complied
with the requirements for admission.
The Fisheries Treaty has been
concluded but not yet made public,
and SO the numerous reports in cir.
culation as to its provisions are mere
matters of speculation. Secretary
Bayard states that these rumors are
without foundation in fact. Before
the treaty becomes effective, it mas'
be approved BY the Senate Of the
United States, Queen Victoria, the
Dominion of Canada, and the prov
ince Of Newfoundland. II the treat,
is ratified, it will certainly Prove /
signal and memorable triumph fol
the diplomacy of the Democratic
Administration, a. this controvers,
has been vexing the two great Eng
lish speaking people more than fifty
years.
In al probability a tariff bill vii
be introduced to the House thi
week. The main features of the bill
have been agreed to by the Demo
cratic members of the Ways ant
Means Committee. The detsils o
the bill are not known outside o
the Democratic members of th'
Ways and Means Committee, Speak
er Carlisle and several other gentle
men high in the party oouncils, bu
it is safe to say that it follows tn
general line of the Preside nt's nes
sage document likely to give ii
author high place in the history o
the country, as the possessor of un
limited moral courage. The author
of this rariff bill have aimed to re
duee the revenues of the Govern
ment from $80,0 ,000, 600 to t7O,OOO,
OOO per annxm.
The Psalms are sweeter to us b,
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