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A Republican Tariff Bill to be Sub.
mitted to the House.

Mr.. Mckinley of the Ways and
Means committee will submit a bill
which he has already prepared. 1t
has been examined and approved by
other republican members of the COM
mittee on Ways and Means and some
of the leading republicans Of the
House, and it will be submitted to
the House at the earliest opportuni-
ty as an affirmative proposition and
a substitute for the Mills bill. This
measure has not been the result of a
party caucus. 1t has besn drafted
after a great many consultations with
representative republicans from diff
ferent sections. 1t is believed to be
a measure as to which all of the re-
puclicans, with possibly one eXcep-
ton, will agree. That exception is
Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania, who
will listen to no proposition which in
wolves reduction of the duty on su-
gar. The tariff has not arrived at
that state when it is possible for the
republicans to move any measure as
a substitute for the Mills bill. That
time will not arrive until after the de-
bate shall have been concluded.
There has been very determined
demand from the East and from the
West that the republicans shall pre-
sent some affirmative proposition rel
ative to the tariff. This demand is
to be answered in the Mckinley bill.
One of the objects in Withholding the
bill has been to see from the general
drift of the discussion what the SEN
timent of the House is likely to be,
and take advantage of that DISPOSE
ton, and to frame bill which would
be pretty sure to receive the support
of most of the republicans and posi-
bly, of the Randall democrats.
The bill in general terms proposes
a reduction of at least one-half the
duty on sugar, the abolition of all
taxes on tobacco, except on cigars
and cigarettes, the repeal of the in
ternal revenue tax used in the arts
and the adoption of the wool sched-
ule agreed upon by the Wool Con-
vention. The total reduction to be
effected by this bill would be not far
from s65 600. 900.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
Practical Politics.

The question which the country
must decide at the coming election is:
Shall the democratic party remain
in control of the executive depart
ment and the house of representa-
tives? And this question may be an
swered, indeed ought to be, without
any reference whatever to the tariff
controversy, Free traders as well as
protectionists, examining the situa-
ton calmly and judicially, and with
an eye only to the needs of the coun-
try, must condemn the democratic
president and majority in the House
of Representatives
1t is the business of the present
congress to reduce the income of the
government. That is the matter of
prime Importance which awaits the
action of the legislative branch Of the
government. There is only one prac-
ticable method to accomplish that
end. We speak the mind of fair free
traders as well as of protectionists,
the minds of practical politicians and
statesmen, when we say that the de-
mands of the country, which grew
out of and expressed the actual and
pressing needs of the producing
interests, can only be satisfied by the
repeal of the internal revenue taxes
and possibly of the duties on sugar.
There is no theory involved in this,
no question of fundamental policy at
issue. Free traders as well as pro-
tectionists might vote for it. If it
had passed and the country had been
saved from the dangers of over-taxa-
ton, an unwholesome income and a
threatening surplus, congress might
have set about a revision of the tariff
in the calm and quiet which prevail
when the country is not clamoring for
some absolutely necessary legislation.
At any rate, there is no other method
of tax reduction that has possible
ty of being adopted, not because the
republicans hold stubbornly to their
protection theories, but because they
have the right to refuse to be bullied
into conserving to change of the
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Woman In the M. e. General
Conference.

The general conference Of the
Methodist church which is holding
its 25th session in New York city
found itself confronted at the open
ing session with the question wheth
er four aUomen delegates should
be admitted to the conference, one
of the lady delegates being no less
than the able and well-known Fran
ces E. Willard. the others being
almost her equals in ability. For
five days the august and able body
discussed the question, many most
able and worthy delegates participa-
ting. By close vote the women
were excluded, but the matter will
come before the annual conferences
hereafter, and if the churches shall
vote to send women as lay delegates,
they will be admitted. The New
York Tribune thus comments on the
matter:
The question was primarily a le-
gal one and a product of the last
great change in polity made by the
church about two decades ago. Lay
delegation is an accomplished fact,
and in the light of the fact the Ill
innate outcome of the agitation which
was only stimulated, not silenced,
by yesterdays vote can be forseen
without much difficulty. In fact,
the problem cannot honestly be said
to be far from solution now. With
the privilege of voting in the quarter
ly and electoral conferences (the
sources of authority of the lay del
egates in the general conference) it
ought not to be difficult for the WON
en- to gain for themselves the privi-
lege which is now denied to them.
They constitute two-thirds of the
church. Their representatives. in the
general conference have a powerful
instrument in the system of proceed
ure which enables them to compel q
vote tby orders,'' and practically
gives them equal powers with the
ministerial delegates, though numer-
ically inferior.
The manner in which the confer
ence met and disposed of the ques-
ton was in the highest degree admir-
able. From the outset but one wish
inspired the speakers-the wish for
full and frank discussion. 1t was
cold, hard, unchivalric law, but law
nevertheless the law of the statute
book constructed in the light of the
church's history. With the result, we
have no doubt, the great body of the
church will be satisfied, though there
is no provision to submit the question
of woman's eligibility to the suffrages
of all the members of the church, as
was done in the case of lay delegates
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the floor. He scattered salts and
castor oil all over the House until the
effect was something dangerous.
Said he: eve are taxed all the way
from the cradle to the grave. Hardly
has the babe come into the world
than it needs little peppermint to
soothe the gripping of its little bow
els; then comes the internal revenue
collector, clothed with the power of
the national government and with
the army and the navy at his back,
extracts from the little innocent 315
per cent internal taxes on paregoric,
and 425 per cent on essence of pep
permint. Being an American child,
with an eye to business, of course
the baby takes the paregoric because
it is cheaper. Finally the child sue
cumbs in the hope that it has escap-
ed from the collector. But no. 1t
is taxed after it's death. The sor-
rowing mother places a cloth saturat-
ed with alcohol over tbs pale face
and on that alcohol the internal reve-
nue. spy collects a tax of 450 per
cent.
Unless something unforeseen pre-
vents, the general debate on the tar
iff bill will close tomorrow week.
The last speech will be made by
Speaker Carlisle. His speech was
prepared, or rather its scope and di-
rectiOn were struck out shortly
after the presidents message was
sent to congress.
Last Wednesday Senator Sherman
mildly insinuated that the senate had
not accomplished much business in
the last fortnight, whereupon that
body turned around and passed 1O5
pension bills, nine public building
bills, and variety of other measures
in less than three hours time.
Senators Vest and Plumb made
vigorous attack upon the cattle syn
dictate of Chicago, the combination of
beef and pork packers, who regulate
the price of beef every day. He says
there are five firms in that city which
meet every night and fix the price for
the next day, compelling the Missou-
ri farmer to accept whatever price
they offered. 'EThis cattle pool of
Chicago" said Mr.. Vest, sis the
most infamous tyranny that ever ex-
listed in the United States. The man
who will invent a remedy for it will
deserve a monument more enduring
than the Capitol
1t seems to be the general opinion
of members of both Houses of con-
gress that the present session will
extend well into and possibly nearly
through the summer because con-
gressional business will necessarily
be delayed by the st. Louis and Chi
cago national conventions.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
Dress Goods

In this department we invite spec
ial attention to new lot of Black
Dress Silks just received from New
York, that are excellent values
SI.IO, Sips, S1.j0, S1.75, $500.
All wool Henriettas. and wool dress
goods of all qualities and colors-our
line of black dress goods was never
more complete and includes some
choice styles. This promises to be a
remarkable season for wash goods
and printed goods, and early in the
season we bought an immense stock
of these goods from New York, and
already we have had to duplicate or
ders for several kinds. In this line
we are showing some beautiful Prints,
Ginghams, Chambreys, Batistes, Sat
ines, Seersuckers, Zephyr Ginghams,
Scotch Ginghams, Outing Cloths,
V enise Cloth, Percales, &c. Domes-
tic Goods of all kinds, Housekeeping
Goods, Scrim Cloths, Cretonnes,
Gobelin Tapestry, &c. New goods
arriving almost every day
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
va shinoton, Mdu 7th.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE MONITOR.

Washington, May Hh.
The races, the circus, and the now
famous Ingalls-Voorhees debate in
the senate are as much variety of en-
tertainment as Washington pleasure
seekers could expect in one week.
The spring meeting of the Jockey
Club was perceptibly felt in congress.
After 2 o'clock p. m. leach day, States
men from both ends of the Capital
put aside their Legislative duties and
hied away to the race track.
One reason given by members of
the lower House for attending the
sport was to get some respite from
the tariff debate which is at present
consuming the time of the House to
the exclusion of all other business.
Some of our lawmakers who may be
mentioned as conspicuous patrons of
the flyers are Hon. Archie Bliss of
Brooklyn, Congressman Brewer of
North Carolina, Mr.. Matson of In
diana, who has just been nominated
for governor, Mr.. McClammy of n.
c., Senators Beck and Black burn. land
indeed the entire Kentucky delega-
ton.
The House is getting little tired
of the tariff discussion. Every day
when the debate is concluded, prior
to adjournment, the member presid-
ing in committee of the whole has to
report to the speaker. The commit
tee of the whole House on the state
of the Union has had under consider
alton the bill to reduce taxation and
simplify the laws in relation to the
collection of the revenue, and has
come to no conclusion.
This formula, oft repeated, has as
sumed a sound like a voice of accus-
alton and an appeal of the conscience
of the House, Or plea for mercy adj
prolonging the debate.
Occasionally, however, there is an
able speech which is attentively lis
tened to and loudly applauded. Mr..
Wilson of West Virginia has the
credit of having made the best tariff
speech of the week. Many have ex-
pressed the opinion that it was the
best speech yet made, that there has
been nothing to equal it since Mr..
Mills made the opening speech. 1t
was bright, original, eloquent, smooth
flowing, striking, bespoke a wide
knowledge and much study of the
subject, and had the rare quality of
brevity, lasting only about three
quarters of an hour.
Representative Guenther of Wis
consin was one of the speakers who
declared himself for free tobacco and
cigars Gnternal revenue), also for
free spirit exclusively for use in the
arts (also internal revenue) and If
more was needed he would abolish
the tariff on sugar. Taking up the
Castor oil and Epson salts section of
the bill, he discussed them with great
elaboration, much to the amusement
of his audience in the gallery and on
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
Self Praise Better than No Praise.

Bro. Camp of the Express was
invited by Chairman Page of the
state committee to 90 to New York
to attend the anti-saloon convention.
His appointment as delegate was
well and complimentary. 1t seems,
however, that the city papers did not
do full justice to Mr.. Camps per-
formances in the convention, and
the Express is undertaking to remedy
the fault. In the last issue of that
esteemed journal we notice the fol-
lowing as an editorial under the
mighty 'we'' which some editors
use with such remarkable power.
Pity that a thing calculated to throw
such a CLEAN of glory on the editor,
and all worded himself, could not
have been grammatical and put to-
gether in better shape; but it is the
quotation we wish to give:
At this point a jealous delegate
moved that resolution advocating
female suffrage be added to those
already adopted.
Here we obtained the floor, be-
cause we could not refrain under a
strong sense of duty, and even in the
great city of New York in Cooper
Institute, before such an audience,
fully realizing our very small posi-
ton in the Conference, suggested
that an unexpected issue had arisen,
one which would in any event cause
sharp opposition that we had
committee on resolutions who after
long and patient labor had given us,
as we believed, broad platform on
which all could stand if they would;
we had confidence in the committee,
and it was due the committee, and
certainly in accord with the good
sense of the Conference that the
committee should perfect, if they
had not already done it, the platform
of the Conference. We then moved
that the pending resolutions and all
others offered should be referred to
the committee. This motion prevailed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
Boots and Shoes.

In calling attention 10 this depart
ment we wish TO thank our customers
for the generous patronage they have
favored rs with for the past few
years, and the fact that our shoe lns-
mess has so rapidly increased Is eve
dence that our efforts are appreciat-
ed. In ladies fine shoes the 49,. y.
Smith" stands at tie head, as 10 all
ways has and always will we have
them in all the grades, and also the
flexible sole and the common sense
last. We carry fun lines Of ladies'
and children's goods in grain, goat,
American kid, French tanned, Dom
COLA, &c, and for years we have
made a speciality Of ladies' extra size
and extra wide shoes. Mems shoes
of all grades, from the coarse brogue
TO the fine French kids. Our gents
$3.50 shoe in congress, BAL, and
button, beats the world. Wayerly
school shoes for the children; fancy
slippers for the ladies, stout shoes
for the boys
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tariff system of the country. The
democrats, on the other hand, simply
propose to take advantage of the
needs of the country for the pur-
pose of making an issue. They say
to the republicans, "You can not de-
stroy the surplus unless you consent
to abandon the principal article of
your political faith )" and to the peo-
pie they say. GU can not have re-
lief from unjust taxation unless you
consent TO free trade" This is not
the first time that the democrats have
undertaken to accomplish their party
purpose by injuring the country. Not
many years ago they left the country
without money because the republic
ans would not consent to an amend
ment of the jury laws. Now, at an
other crisis, they refuse their assent
to the one practical device for re-
lieving our business and financial in
terests, because they want to compel
free trade. They might just as well
begin their progress toward free-trade
after as before the repeal of the in
ternal taxes. The assertion that the
Mills bill is calculated to relieve con-
sumers is not the truth. 1t is calcu-
lated simply to establish the free
trade principle, and it's authors do
not care whether it reduces or increas-
es revenue.
The democrats, after their fashion,
turn their backs upon the scheme of
practical politics that appeals to
sound statesmen. For the supposed
advantage of their party, and at the
command of the president, they re-
fuse to look after the interests of the
country, and the voters must deter
mine at the next election whether
these short-sighted trifers shall long
Ell continue to transact the business
of the governments & ETpreSS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14

AS good democrat as Henry Wa
tersoD, says in the Forum; 81 should
be entitled to no respect or credit if
L pretended that there is either a fair
poll or count of the vast overflow of
black votes in states where there is
a negro majority Isn't it an I'M
necessary expense and trouble to hold
an election in state where a demo
cratic majority of $4,000 can be ex-
planned in this way, as it is in Louis
lana? Why not accept the result of
the democratic nominating conven-
ton and do away with the farce of
an election?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
He Will Dictate the Platform

The New York Sun dies hard. 1t
has protested till within the last week
that President Cleveland could not
be re-nominated by the democratic
party. 1t has, however, ceased its
protest and admits the nomination as
virtually certain. Conceding this, it
protests, however, against giving the
Cleveland free traders the making Of
the platform. 1t says:
1t will be doing at least enough for
Mr.. Cleveland, land considerably more
than he ever done for the democratic
party, to give him denomination,
without giving him the platform too.
Whether, with his expressed opinions
upon the methods of reducing the
surplus he has much chance of carry
ing New York New Jersey and Conn.
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The Alum Baking Powders.
ACTION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Names of the Alum Brands Published-The
Methods by which they Sold-Necessity for a
National Pure Food Law.
The Massachusetts State Board OF
Health, like the State Food Commission
of Ohio, publishes the names of the alum
powders found on sale within its jurisdic-
ton as the most effective way to prohibit
the sale Of what it classes as detrimen-
tai article of food.
The report names twenty-seven brands
of alum baking powders detected, many
of which will be recognized by house
keepers who have been using them under
the representation that they were pure
and wholesome cream Of tartar baking
powders.
Being cheaplY made these goods are
sold to the retailer at price that affords
him a large profit, and the retail dealer,
probably unaware of their nature, is in
duced to push their sale in place of pure
powders upon which the profit is smaller.
In this way they are being placed in con
siderable quantities into the hands OF
consumers who have not n suspicion Of
their real character.
Alum baking powders have been largely
declared adulterated articles of food in
the State of New York, and several par
ties have been convicted of violating the
food adulteration laws in selling them.
The prevalent method of dispOsing OF
these goods where it is not prohibited by
law, is by accompanying each package
with a gift or lottery ticket. In several
States acts have been passed making this
a misdemeanor. In such localities man
ufacturers of alum baking powders who
regard the law have been compelled to
reduce the price from 80 or 40 to 20 cents
per pound, at which rate they are now
generally sold without gift. As an IL
lustration of the low value OF the alum
baking powders, the fact is stated that
one OF them, no worse than the others, is
sold at cents a pound. The extent TO
which the poorer classes, who are their
chief users, are imposed upon when they
are charged from 20 TO 40 cents for a
similar article is quite apparent.
The following are the names Of the
alum baking powders as given by the re-
ports of the Massachusetts State Board
of Health:
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The committee appointed by

The committee appointed by the
national encampment G. A. r. to CO.
operate with the Army of the Tenn
essee in erecting monument to the
memory of Gen. Logan consists of
Gen. r. A. Alger of Detroit, Mich,
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of Bangor,
Me-, Governor Beaver of Harrisburg,
Pa, Gen. John NJ. Palmer of Spring
field, ILL.,, and Gen. H. III. Thomas
of Chicago. General Thomas is we'll
known in Vermont, where he spends
his summer vacations, and when in
st. Adams is usually the guest of
C.. W. Rich.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-14
ALUM BAKING POWDERS

| At"NhNi weight
While many OF the alum baking pow
ders named are only known locally, 9TH
ers are found in almost all sections Of the
country. Those of largest sale are made
in New York and Ohio. An avoidance OF
the brands named by the Ohio and Massa-
chusetts State authorities, will not insure
against the use of the Objectionable arti-
Giles altogether, for the manufacturers
when the fact is published that partlcu-
lar brand contains alum, will simply
change the name, and the sale goes on
as before. Large quantities OF these
| goods are also sold IN bulk, by weight,
while there are hundreds of different
brands put up by small dealers in differ
ent parts of the country where the public
analyst is not yet known.
! Official examinations like those by the
| Massachusetts and Ohio authorities,
which give reliable Information as to the
real qualities of articles of food and fur
nish a guide by which consumers can de-
termine the pure and wholesome from the
impure and dangerous without chance Of
mistake, are of great public benefit.
The Massachusetts analysts have tested
the various cream of tartar and phosphat-
ic baking powders sold in the state, and
their report that the Royal baking pow
der is superior to all others in purity and
whoesomeness, and contains nearly 20
! per cent. more strength than any other,
is quite as important TO consumers as the
information relating to the alum powders.
The exact determination rs 10 strength
of the several brands was as follows, the
figures representing the number Of cubic
inches of leavening gas from one ounce
of powder: Royal, 12G.l6; Cleveland's,
1871; Congress, SIP; Horsford's, 95.l.
very earnest effort is being made to
secure the passage by Congress Of law
that shall foster the trade IN pure food.
The proposed law provides for the exam
nation of manufactured articles Of food,
drink, and drugs, and for the publication,
in the manner already adopted in Ohio
and Massachusetts, OF the names OF those
brands found adulterated or injurious 10
health. A law of this character, that
shall impose suitable penalties upon inn
porters and manufacturers of such COM
modities, will be Of vital Importance 70
the whole country.
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| am one of those uninstructed po-
litical economists that have an i'm
preston that some things may be too
cheap; that 1 can not find myself in
sympathy with this demand for cheap
er coats, which seem to me necessari-
ly to involve cheaper man and wo-
man under the coat. l believe it is
true to-day that we have many things
in this country that are too cheap,
because whenever it is proved that
the man or woman who produces any
article can not get decent living out
of it then it is too cheap.-Benjamin
Harrison.