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WASHINGTON LETTER.
(frcm Our Regular Correspondent. J
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81, 1883.


having his letter of acceptance come
so close 10 Mr.. Cleveland's. II in
yited comparison between tho two
documents, and the comparison was
anything else than favorable TO Har-
rison. Az one witty Congressman
expressed it, sit was like comparing
a tallow dip to an electric light
Harrison swallows the whole Chicago
platform, but il is evident that the
Stree whisky" paragraph wentagainst
tho grain, for no apologies for say
ing that there is no likelihood OF its
adoption for a long time to come
He acknowledges that q revision OF
the tariff is needed and yet he and
the republican party are opposing the
Mills bill which only makes fair re-
vision of tho war tariff. In regard
TO trusts, Harrison agrees with the
Chicago platform and not with Blaine,
at least he says he docs, but what q
Republican says about trusts mus
always he taken with grain OF al
lowance. Harrison letter is on the
whole regarded hero as very weak,
and is not calculated to gain any
votes for his party.
Mr.. Cleyeland's ringing letter OF
acceptance has made q tremendous
impression here. Many Democrats
consider it the best letter OF accept
ance ever written. 1t shows Mr..
Cleveland to be firm in his intention
of having taxation reduced in this
country to the extent necessary to
economically administer the govern
ment.
Several bills have been introduced
which are aimed at tho cotton-bag-
cling trusts, and it would seem to be
almost certain that some Of them
must pass. All they want is nm OPP
portunity, as every body!seems to be
opposed to this trust.
If ono tenth of the bills introduced
against trusts could become laws we
would never hear of another trust. :.
Once moro the Republicans have
been doomed to disappointment
while waiting for the Democrats to
help them out of q hole. The Re-
publican Senators have fully deter
mined not to report tariff bill this
session, but they still pretend to be
working on that tariff bill, and they
have been indulging in the hope that
the House would pass joint resolu-
ton setting m early day for adjorn-
mont, which they would eagerly &C
cept, and then go on the stump and
say that the Democrats forced ad-
iournment upon them and thus pre-
vented their reporting n tariff bill,
but fortunately the House was wise,
and decided to wait for tho Senate to
get ready to adjourn. Now, the Ro-
publicans OF the Senate will either
have to report that tariff bill or else
acknowledge their inability to frame
one. They can take either horn OF the
dilemma. In the meantime the peo-
pie of the country should not forget
that the only reason for Congress re-
naming in session after October LIST
is to allow the Republican Senators
to report tariff bill. If they refuse
to report tariff bill, on their heads
DO the responsibility of uselessly
prolonging the session.
The Senate has passed joint res
olution appropriating 100000 for
the relief of the yellow fever suffer
ers, the money to be expended under
tho direction of the President.
The Senate refused to consider its
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill,
but the bill is now held by the chair
man of the House Committee on en-
rolled bills, pending the decision OF a
resolution offered in the Senate by
Mr.. Edmunds to hold the bill until
China takes some definite action on
the treaty.
1t is proposed by some ofthe Dom
ocratic Senators, if tho Republicans
delay reporting their tariff bill much
longer, to submit o resolution dis
the finance committee from
further consideration of the Mills
bill and bringing that measure before
he senate. They do not hope to
pass the Mills bill, but to make the
Republicans produce their tariff bill.
MFR. Cleveland has, in answer to q
senate resolution, furnished that body
With all the correspondence relating
% the Chinese treaty in possession
If the state department.
Representative Matson, the Demo
ratio candidate for governor of In
Llama. is hero for a few DAYS. He