The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-17

is to be hoped that the republicans OF
the Senate will hurry up with thei,
tariff bill.
The democratic Senators will not
filibuster to prevent the republicans
from defeating the fisheries treaty.
If the republicans are willing to go to
the country as having rejected a just
settlement of this question, it is their
own lookout.
Senator Morgan, in answer to a
bombsstic statement made by Mr..
Blair, in relation to the fisheries treaty
and Canadian matters, defined the DO.
sition of the democratic party on this
question very clearly. He said he did
not want war. He knew what war
meant. He had seen enough of it, and
knew that if war came between Eng
land and the United States, it would
mean the killing of a great many
people. The democratic party, with
the backbone of Andrew jackson,
would not make any foolish quarrel,
but if war came, would stand by the
country, right or wrong. The repub-
licans might mean joke, might mean
some traffic, some swapping Of knives,
or chaffering about contact, but the
democratic party meant business.
The Senator, at the conclusion of his
remarks, referred sarcasti cally to the
bomb proof war records of some of the
loud mouthed republican Senators.
He also reminded the Republicans of
the fact that Mr.. Cleveland had de-
feated them every time he had ever
come in contact with them, and that
he would do 40 again this year.
The President has found l. neces.
sary to veto fourteen more unworthy
private pension bills
Senator Call spoke in favor of the
fisheries treaty to-day. Last week
Sherman and Evarts spoke against it,
the latter taking part of two days to
make very prosy talk to an almost
empty Senate Chamber, winding up by
giving notice that he would speak
again before the vote was taken.
Senator Call has introduced a bill
to appropriate 100000 to pay for
property destroyed in suppressing the
yellow fever in Florida. 1t will be
passed promptly, for the latest news
from Clorinda has created a genuine
scare.
The Senate has, wit hout a division,
passed bill introduced by Mr.. Spoon
er to regulate commerce carried on by
telegraph. The act is to take effect
Nov. 1st, 1888. 1t places the telegra.
ph business under the control of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
1t has been authoritstively stated
from the White House, that the rum
ors in regard to the Presidents ask
ing for the resignation of Commits
sioner af Pensions Black, are entirely
without foundation. The relations be-
tween Mr.. Cleveland and MIR. Black
are perfectly harmonious.
The House committee on the mer-
chant marine and fisheries, will to-mor-
row begin the investigation of the
Alaska Seal fisheries, authorized by
the recent resolution of the House.
There is mine Of republican crook
edness in this matter, and it is beliey-
ed that the committee will succeed in
exposing it.
Owing to the large excess over the
estimates of new railroad mail service
put on by the Postoffice department,
the Postmaster General has been COM
PEELED to ask for a efficiency appro-
priation of $250,OOO for that branch
of the service.
The National Convention of the
American party will meet here to-mor
row. About 500 delegates are expect
ed. They will nominate candidate,
for President and Vice President.
All the talk about disagl eements be
tween Mr.. Cleveland and the national
committee is nonsense. Mr.. Cleveland
is entirely satisfied with the conduct
of the campaign, az far as it has gone
Owing to some Objectionable fea
lures in the river and harbor bill, MI
Cleveland declined to sign it, butsth
Importance of the most Of the appr c
priations was 30 great that he did no
care to veto it, so it has been allowe
TO become law without his signi
ture.