The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-12-20

| Their candidates for the Speakership
would not be kept on the ragged edge
so many months; their new Committee
on Elections, with Mr.. Rowell, of Illi-
nois, probably at its head, could begin
early to investigate the election cases,
which will be numerous enough to
give the committee several months of
hard work, and the revision of the
tariff under the leadership of the pro-
tectionists could be begun without de-
lay.
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The bill to refund the direct taxes
has passed both branches of Congress
and will be in the hands of the Presi-
dent this week. The majority of
more than a quorum that was back of
it in the House found no difficulty in
bearing down al! opposition in the
form of riders, such as the cotton tax,
the collection of the loan of 1886 by
using it as setoff, and the proposition
to set apart the proceeds of the direct
tax as pension fund. All of these,
and other amendments designed to
overload the bill, were steadily voted
down. The only thing feared by its
friends was that somebody might re-
new the filibustering which proved so
successful against this measure some
months ago, but the leader of the op.
position, Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, not
only respected the caucus agreement
himself, but used his influence to pre-
vent dilatory proceedings by others.
The final vote was taken late yes
terday afternoon, and the score stood
ITS to S6-a majority of 80 votes.
The affirmative votes were cast by 1877
Republicans and Al Democrats The
latter included two Virginlans, four
from Maryland, six from South Caro-
lima, four from North Carolina, two
from Missouri, one from Louisiana, one
from West Virginia, and the remain
der of the Democratic affirmative
votes were furnished by Northern and
Western States.
Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. Randall, Mr..
Mills and all of the leading Demo:
Gratis except Mr.. Holman voted No. F"
No Republican voted against the
bill.
The Democrats who voted in favor
of the measure were: Representa-
! tives Biggs, Felix Campbell and Tim
othy Campbell, of New York; Camp
bell, of Ohio; Compton, Cothran,
Dibble, Elliott, Ford, Fitch, Gibson,
Heard, Henderson, of North Carolina;
Hemphill, Holman, Hopkins, of Vir-
ginia; Hudd, Latham, Lee, MacDon-
aid, Mahoney, Matson, Mansur, Nc
Clammy, MerrIman, 0 'Ferrall, O'Neil,
of Indiana, Cultivate, Perry, Row
land, Rusk, Seney, Shaw, Simmons,
Snyder, Sowdec, Thompson, of Cali
fornia; Tillman, Wilkinson and Vo-
der.
The Democrats who met in caucus
Tuesday night, were hopelessly divid-
ed on the question of the admission OF
the Territories now knocking at the
door of the Union, and adjourned
without reaching any conclusion. The
gentlemen, or some of them at least, il
would appear, were utterly unable to
rise above the low level of politics in
their comprehension and discussion OF
the question, and because of some real
or fancied party advantages to their
political opponents, were satisfied tc
stop without accomplishing anything
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Mr.. Blaine owns magnificent
house here and is expected soon. His
forthcoming arrival awakens great in
teress here, for Washington is much
less apt to be dull when Mr.. Blaine i:
here than when he isn't. 1t is said
that his coming means organizing for
the fight; that when Gen. Harrison
gets here, he will find the Blaine con-
tingent has chosen its ground and is
thoroughly we'll equipped and ready
for the fray. AS it is just possible
that Mr. Blaine may want to go into
the Cabinet and Gen. Harrison may
not want him, the fur may fly. L
will be remembered that Mr.. Blaine
and Gen. Harrison are not strangers
They were thrown together consider.
ably during the early part of Gen
Harrison's term in the Senate. Blu
they were never very congenial. Gen
Harrison is rather poor company
while Mr.. Blaine is the best in the
world, so their intercourse was scarce
ly more than formal, as neither wa.
particularly interested in the other.
GRANVILLE.