River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular eorrespondent.l
January Goth. 1883

January Goth, 1888.
Early this week there was a semi.
official announcement that the Com
mittee ON Ways and Means had gone
20 work on a tariff bill which they
proposed reporting within fortnight.
This caused the much talked about and
little understood subject to be the
principal subject of conversation
wherever men congregate. Desiring
to give your readers an intelligent
forecast of the probable action If Con-
gress on this important question, your
correspondent has interviewed large
number of prominent lawmakers of
both parties and Houses. From the
expressed sentiments of the various
gentlemen, it would seem TO be utterly
impossible to pass tariff bill at the
present session of Congress, owing to
the many differing opinions that exist.
But that will not prevent much time
being devoted to the subject in both
Houses and many speeches being made
on all sides of that many sided ques-
ton, with the tariff as the subject,
while the Congressional Record will
fairly bristle with statistics to prove
that every mans argument is the
right one.
Much interest is felt in Republican
circles here in regard TO the great
political speech which Senator Ingalls,
is understood to be preparing. The
Kansas Senator is always fully abreast
of the most advanced leaders of the
Republican party, and his coming
speech will doubtless have much to do
in shaping the outlines OF the great
battle which is to result in ousting
Cleveland and his gang of bogus re-
formers.
The dairy interests of the country
are asking Congress for an amendment
to the oleOmargarine law which will
require that article to be made dis
tinctive cOlor-pink-in order TO pre-
vent its being sold as butter.
A prominent Democratic Senator
sd d to "A friend yesterday, Il am very
glad that Lamar was confirmed, but
it was very bad politics, all the same,
on the part OF those Republican SEN
ators who voted for him with us. IL
reminded me of the general who would
never attack the opposing army for
fear of hurting somebody" The as
sumption of the judicial robe of the
United States Supreme Court by MIR.
Lamar enables that body to sit with Il
full bench for the first time since
My, 1885.
The quick work which Congress did
in passing the bill defining the amount
of printing or writing that may be
put ON the outside of package of
fourth-class mail matter, was a very
decided reprimand for Elk Postmaster
General Villas and his advisers for the
absurd manner in which they had con
strued the law. Still, Democratic
officials care but little for such tri-
fling matters as Congressional repri-
mands.
The Philadelphia mint will soon be
directed to STRIFE off full sets of all
medals granted by Congress to COM
memorate national events. One set of
each is to be placed in each of the
executive departments here, and one
set of each presented to every state
and territory. The collection will be
both interesting and valuable.
Next Wednesday the Senate Com.
mittee on Interstate Commerce will
grant hearing to the counsel of ex-
press companies upon Senator Cul.om' S
bill to extend the operation of the
Interstate law to express companies.
The members of the Chinese lega-
tion have been the special pets of
Washington society ever since their
arrival here some years ago. But the
new embdssy-the Corean-the men,
bers of which wear apparel even more
gorgeous than that affected by the
Chinese. has already raised the demon
of jealousy in the heart of John Chi
namau. The attentions which swell
society is now shOwering on the Co
re ms are daily adding fuel to the
flame. which may result in interna-
tional complications between China
aud Corea. In the meantime, society
ladies are greatly enjoying their new
and gaudily dressed favorites.