The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-13
washington Letter.
tFrom our regular correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. july 8, 1855.

Representatives Kelly, of Pennsylvania.
and Cannon, of Illinois, both good Repub
~licans. had quite a spirited argument il
the House Saturday over Mr.. Cannon:
proposed amendment TO the Mills tariff
bill, covering the sugar, molasses and con.
fectionery clauses. The amendment ad
mits all sugar below No. 1G, Dutch stand
ard. free of duty, and sugar above that
grade is to pay a duty of $40 Of one pei
cent. The amendment also provides fol
the payment Of a bounty to the producers
Of American sugar and molasses. Mr.
Kelly argued that the amendment was a
direct attack upon the principles laid down
by the Republican national platform. Mr..
Cannon retorted that his amendment was
not opposed to the Chicago platform, and
that lie would not permit the gentleman to
eonstrae the platform for him, or to read
him cut of the Republican party. This
sort of talk was INDUCED in for quite
awhile. and the Democrats greatly en-
loved it and, Of course, did everything in
their power to widen the breach between
the two Republicans.
Even the Democratic members Of the
House had to join their Republican col
leagues in the general litter that passed
over that body on Friday when Mr.. Mills
accepted the amendment to the tariff bill,
offered by Mr.. Vance, of doubtful Con-
necticut, to strike out the paragraph i'm
posing a duty of 50 per cent. on wood
screws, thus leaving the present protective
duty on 4 Connecticut monopoly.
The House has by 4 vote of III to 8
passed the Holman substitute for the Senate
railroad land grant forfeiture bill. The bill
forfeits all lands granted by Congress to
any state or to any corporation Of a rail-
road or a railroad and telegraph line OPP
posite to and coterminouS with the posi-
ton of any such railroad not constructed
and completed within the time specified in
the original grant, etc. This bill is said to
conflict with a decision OF the [. S. SUI
preme Court,
The River and TIarbor bill. which has
been passed by the Senate with numerous
amendments, is now in the hands OF a con-
ference committee. 1t is not thought that
the House will raise Il very serious OBJ
%jections to any of them, but whether the
President will sign the bill or not is n
question upon which great diversity of
opinion exists. think be will sign it.
Mr.. Cleveland has, in connection with
one of the private pension bills, of watch
quite a number were vetoed last week,
taken occasion to explain his position in
regard to this class of legislation. He de
MES that he is unfriendly to the deserving
veteran.
The lighthouse board has written a letter
to the Speaker Of the House, Informing
him that the appropriation passed by the
House for its use, is inadequate, and that
if il remains as at present, it will be neces-
sary to %extinguish some of the lights. 1t
is probable that the Senate will make the
necessary increase in the appropriation
and that it will be agreed to by the House.
The Senate is evidently feeling the effect
of the warm weather. 1t was in session
only two days last week. The members
of the House are nearly all getting anxious
about their political fences at home. con
sequently they are rushing the Mills bill,
which will probably be passed by thai
body before the first Of August; but as
there are quite a number of other import
ant measures to be acted upon, it is not
likely that the adjournment will take place
until late in August, possibly not before
September. The certainty that the Mills
tariff bill will shortly pass the House has
stirred the Republican Senator'S up to the
necessity Of preparing a substitute, ex-
pressing the views of the Republican party,
which is to be offered in place of the Mills
bill. Just what this substitute will be is
somewha doubtful as yet. 1t is sure to
contain a clause repeating the internal
revenue tax on tobacco in all forms; it Is
probable that the duty on sugar will be
cut in half, and that the internal revenue
tax on alcohol used in the arts will be re-
pealcd. Further than this all is con-
lecture.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter to the Tammany
Society of New York, on the 4th, has been
much commented on here. 1t is regarded
as an ayant courier Of his official letter of
acceptance. 1t is highly pleasing to the
Republicans to note that he still stands by
his tariff message of last December. Mem
bers Of his party may trim and dodge on
this question, but lie is firm.
1t is generally believed here that the
nomination of Mr.. Fuller will be confirmed
this week.
The extremely warm weather here has
had a %dampening effect on politics, as on
everything else; the past week being I'M
usually quiet for Washington.
WESTON.
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