The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-08
When Will Congress Adjourn

Congressman are beginning to think that it
will be time to begin the next session when
the present one closes. There is but little
prospect Of adjournment yet If the repub-
lican senators carry out what they allege to
be their present programme, that is, pass a
tariff bill, it will certainly be late in Novem-
Der before Congress adjourns. The demo-
cratic senators will not permit a tariff bill
to be passed hurriedly. They will debate
every provision of it, and that will force
the republican senator's to do the same
thing. A tariff debate in the Senate means
weeks of talk.
The resolution for final adjournment
originates, as a rule, in the House, and is
considered by the ways and means commit
tee. Representative Oates introduced a
resolution fixing Sept. 20 for final adjourn
ment, but the Indifferent way in which it
was received by the democrats would seem
to indicate that the democratic managers
are rather anxious that the republican SEN
ators shall introduce their tariff bill. The
democrats have nothing to lose certainly by
having that bill introduced and debated
The bill will have to make some reduc-
tions of the tariff. by Introducing a bill
reducing the tariff the republicans viii ad-
NIT that their platform, 50 far as it deals
with the tariff. does not express the senti-
ment of the party, and that the Democratic
party is right in trying to get rid of the
surplus by reducing the tariff. The only
thing they will have TO stand upon is that
they do not agree with the democrats re-
specting the articles upon which the duties
should be reduced. They will no longer be
able TO assert that the Democratic party
favors free trade.
The voice of thu stump speaker is heard
in the national campaign, and an interest
ing question IL, how much does lie get for
lifting it, or course he is not expected to
neglect his own business and devote two or
three months to politics. The fact is that
many of the stump speakers are paid we'll,
but the best ones are not always paid the
most The pay is estimated by the sup
posed influence of the speaker over par
ticular class of voters. 1t is said that in
1884 Mr.. Alexander Sullivan, of New York,
received more than any Other speaker, be-
cause of his influence among the Irish
Americans, and that this year he will re-
ceive $500 a spoech--as much as Col Bob
Lngersoll gets, although he is not nearly as
impressive speaker. The great majority
of the speakers, however, get So n speech.
Both campaign committees will spend "A
great deal for stump Speakers this year.
The recent dis .strous fire in Baltimore
serves to direct attention to the small num-
Der Of FIRE engines, according to population,
in that city. With $4,000 population,
Baltimore has only IA engine. Boston,
with 100000 population, has "a. Buffalo,
with 225, 900, has 81; Cincinnati with 325,-
900, has 20; Cleveland, with 225,0c0 has Is:
New Orleans, with 100000, has 20, and
Louisville, vii LII, 900, has 13. Charleston
has 5000 inhabitants and eight engines;
Atlanta has $1,000 inhabitants and four
engines, and Savannah has 90, 00O inhabi-
tants and four engines. 1t will be seen that
in Baltimore there is an engine TO about
every $4,000 inhabitants. In Savannah
there is ono to about every $4,000, and in
| Charleston, one to every 1900.
The taxation of luxuries," said Mr..
! Cleveland in his tariff message, presents
no features OF hardship, but the necessaries
of life used and consumed by the people,
the duty upon which adds to the cost OF
living in every home. should be greatly
cheapened." These words express the demo-
cratic position on the tariff exactly Mr.
Clevelaud's tariff message and Mr.. Thur
mau's Port Huron speech should be the
principal documents sent out by the demo-
cratic campaign committee, for no speech
that has been or will be delivered can con-
vey to the people clearer idea of what the
! democrats intend to do
The Chicago Inter- Ocean processes 10 be-
lieye that the democrats are afra d to pre-
cipitate discussion Of pensions, because. in
the debate, facts would be brought out
which would be damaging to the p rty. In
the light of the recent showing with regard
to pens ons under the democratic atmins-
/ tration, the Inter Ocean won't be able TO
| 'punk this down the throats" Of the voters.