The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-08
Washington Letter.
From oar regular Correspondent.


Sept. 8, 1888.
Speaker Carlisle has gone to Vir-
ginia to make several speeches.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, has been
elected Speaker pro tenn. to act dur
ing Mr.. Carlisle's absence.
Representative McCreary, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
has reported to the House the bill
comforting upon the President the
authority for which he asked in
his message on the rejection of the
fisheries treaty. The bill will be
called up tomorrow, and will be
passed this week, as the Republi-
cans are afraid TO oppose it.
Representative S. S. Cox, who
has just returned to the city, is
very sanguine of victory for Cleve-
land, Thurman, and tariff reform.
He said: "There will be no trouble
about Cleveland's carrying New
York. The outlying States-New
Jersey and Connecticut--must be
looked after. l do not know how
it is there. People have been talk
ing about some antagonism to Mr..
Cleveland among the New York
Democrats. Now, down in the
lower part of the city, with which
T am somewhat associated. they
are all right for Cleleland, and they
are straight on tariff reform. L
have not the least doubt about
Cleveland carrying the State" Mr..
Cox also believes that Mr.. Blaine's
speeches have mad many votes for
Cleveland, and in this belief he is
by no means alone, many Republi-
cans share it.
The House Committee on Manu-
factures are engaged in making an
investigation into the cotton-bag-
ging trust. They may decide in
favor of the bill which Senator
Reagon has introduced in the SEN
ate to break down this trust by
putting bagging on the free list.
Chairman Barnum, of the Ma
tional Com. was here two days
last week. He reports everything
as moving smoothly at the COM
mittee's headquarters, and says:
1--WE are bound to win this time"
The Republican Senators have
at last reached an agreement,
through the action of slimly at
tended caucus, on their tariff bill.
They will leave the lumber duty as
it is, and also the wool duty, except
the addition of one cent per pound
on the fine grades of wool; sugar
will be cut 50 per cent. There are
rumors to the effect that no at
tempt will be made to do more
than report this substitute for the
Mills bill, and then adjourn. The
foundation for these rumors seems
to be the absence of several Sem
ators, who were in the city from
the caucus. Chief among the alb
sentees were Senators Ingalls, and
Plumb, both of whom are known
to be bitterly opposed to any cut
in the sugar duty, and it is said
that their Republican colleagues
know that these men will never
vote for Il bill reducing the duty
on sugar one-half, and there fore
they will not attempt to pass the
bill for fear of failure. However,
as the bill will he reported on the
10th, instant, If the caucus pro-
gramme is followed, we shall have
not long to wait to find out what
the Republicans propose to do.
Sihce the report got out that Mr.,
Cleveland had contributed $4,000
to the Democratic campaign fund
it Is said that the Government Of
flcials-big and little-are sending
checks by the hundred to the ma
tional committee.
The Democrats in Congress pro-
pose making 1t warm for the var
ious trusts, even If Mr.. Blaine does
insist that Congress has nothing
whatever to do with these "pri.
vate" concerns. Mr.. Blaine has
been out of this country so long