The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-29

IoP"Vnj puI tiIe PeHeTHI Impression
Is that the tariff bill was the
principal subject of discussion
They took no vote and reached nc
final conclusion.
The President and Mrs. Cleve.
Ian have been invited to go tc
Richmond, Va, October "a, to re.
view the parade at the opening OF
the exposition.
Secretary Fairchild has gone to
New York for u short vacation.
During his absence Assistant-Sec-
retary Thompson will act as Secre.
tary.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom
have gone to the Adirondacks,
where Mr.. Cleveland hopes to join
them soon, provided that he can
get away from here long enough.
Representative Kilgore, by an
objection, prevented the joint reso-
luton appropriating 100000 for
the yellow fever sufferers from
passing the House. 1t has passed
the Senate and is certain to pass
the House, but Mr.. Kilgore's OBJ
lection compels it to 60 through
the regular routine.
Gen. w. G. Newberry, pre- sident
of the celebrated Iroquois Club, of
Chicago, has been nominated by
the President as Postmaster of
that city, to succeed Mr.. Judd, who
has resigned.
Representative Foran, one of the
few Democrats who did not vote
for the Mills bill, says he thinks
that it now looks much brighter for
Mr.. Cleveland than it has hereto
fore. His reason for thinking this
is, that no one denies that a revi-
sion and reduction of the tariff is
necessary, and that thus far the
Republicans have formulated no
plan for reducing the surplus or
correcting the evils of the present
tariff schedule.
Secretary Colman, will probably
soon be the official title of the pop
ular gentleman who pres'des over
the Department of Agriculture, the
House bill making that change
having been passed by the Senate.
AS the House passed the bill it
transferred the weather bureau to
the new department, but that Sec
tion has been struck out by the
Senate.
John G. Parkhurst, of Michigan,
has been nominated Minister to
Belgium.
Capt. Henry w. Lawler, of the
Fourth Cavalry, the celebrated In
dian fighter, has been promoted to
be Major and Inspector General.
General p. A. Collins, who was
chairman of the st. Louis conven-
ton, says that making a COMPARE
sion with this date four years ago,
the Democratic prospects were just
20 per cent. better now than then.
In view of the fact that it is only
necessary to hold our own to win,
the outlook is tlattering.
Ex-G ov. A. G. Curtin, of Penn
sylvania, says the reelection of
Cleveland is already in the air.
The sugar and copper trusts are
to have hearings this week by the
Senate tariff sub-committe e.
EX-Representative Jerry Muir
ply, of Iowa, says that in two years
more that State will be Demo-
cratic.
In order to show the Republicans
how much they desire to see their
tariff bill introduced, the Demo-
cratic members of the Senate Fin
ance Committee have agreed that
the bill shall be reported to the
Senate the same day it comes from
the subcommittee. The Democrats
will, of course, report the Mills
bill.
Senator Beck is reported some
what better, although still too un-
we'll to- resume his duties. 1t is
that his trouble is similar
to that which killed General Sheri-
dan.
Senators Morgan, Sherman, and
Evarts are subcommittee to
which the Senate Committee ON
Foreign Affairs have referred the
Retaliation bill. The
Republicans will try to pigeon-hole
this bill in committee.
Representative s. s. Cox is
speaker pro tenn. during the alb
sence of Mr.. Carlisle.