The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-22
WASHINGTON BLIZZARD.
THE CAPITAL CITY ISOLATED
FROM THE REST

THE CAPITAL CITY ISOLATED
FROM THE REST
or the World. The Republicans Bad.
ly Split. MIR. Simmons Educational
Bill. Honors for Young North
Carolina Member. Personals.
Special Correspondence Of TIE Sentin Ell.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
Last Sunday, cold rain, followed
by binding snow storm, commenced
to fall. This was accompanied by a
strong northwest wind which contin
ued to blow with unabated fury for
three days. Ne news could be sent
from here becaus the telegraph poles
were blown down, the wires were ten
gled AMI twisted and covered with
frozen sleet, and the New York and
Philadelphia trains we're snow bound.
For the first time in the history Of this
city, the daily papers appeared with
no cable or associated press dispatches
and nothing but local news and edi-
torial in them. Last night the first
through train from New York, bound
for Florida, came in, stopped few
minutes and passed through. Two or
three New York papers a day old
sold readily. The telegraphic CORES
pondents we're very much put out as
they could neither serve their papers
NOR send the reason for apparent neg
lect. Washington was the centre of
the blizzard and it will be some time
Bbefore she recovers from the effects of
this unprecedented storm. Yesterday
II walked under large trees that had
Ebeen blown down and broken limbs
:aDd twi.s strew all the parks. The
water was blown out Of the Potomac
with such force, that the boats were
stranded, and navigation practically
ceased. Juno, herself could not have
raised greater tumult when she
coaxed Eolus to turn loose the four
winds from their hidden eaverns that
they might overwhelm the luckless
Trojans.
The Mills bill will be reported to
the House next week. Mr.. Carlisle
has returned and had had long con-
ference with the Democratic members
of the Ways and Means Committee.
1t has been decid ID to push the tariff
bill through as soon as possible The
bill gains strength every day. Mr..
Randall's bill does not WHOLLY please
the Republicans. The members of
that party are badly split in the House,
while there is q disposition on the part
L. of the Democrats in the House to
: amend the Mills bill and agree to it.
The want of unity in the Republi,
ecaa party on the question Of tariff re-
form was shown in q striking way yes
stertlas. just a. Mr.. Breckinridse, of
lKentua,y said, as long as they con-
time thenselve to mere opposition and
eabstrnction they have q chance of
standing together, but as as soon as
thegunake any-substantive proposition
they 6egin to fall a.under. Up to
yesterday. the Republican members OF
the Ways and Means Committee and
the Republicans Of the House general
ly, as far as could be learned, were a
unit on the tariff question. They..vere
united in complaining that the bill OF
the Democratic majority had been
prepared without single Republican
. being taken into consultation, and
without a siagle person interested.
factory owner, trust promoter, or 9TH
or monopo' ist being asked to state his
views of an ideal tariff bill. Only in
that complaint wore they united. 1t
was a mean and inglorious attitude to
, be compelled to assume even for the
sake of unity. Those who felt them.
selves, as leaders of the party, more
eseecially responsible for it, began tc
get ashamed of it. and couldn't bea,
it any longer. Something must be
fdone at anv cost. Even if the party
tshould split, split was known to be
inevitable sooner or later, and it was
felt to be an imperative duty to take
the party out of its contenptible atti
ttude Of utter helplessnsss.
Therefore the step Was taken yester
day of making substantive PROPOSE
tion on the tariff, and the sad fact i'm
mediately stood confessed that ever
the Republican minority Of the Way,
-and Means COMMITTEES was divided
against itself. It had been expected
they knew it had to come, but it wa
hard to realize it, and the Republican.
wore gloomy couHtenances for the re
mainder Of the day.
It happened in this way. The Way
and Means Committee met at hal
past ten to resume consideration of th,
tariff bill. The internal revenue por
lion of it was taken up first, becaus
the statistics connected with tha
branch of the subject had been rsceiv
ed. and the full statistics connected
with the other branches of the subiec
had not come to hand.
A number of amendments of n
consequence or significance were pro
posed by ,he Republican members an,
systematically voted dowa by part,
svste. Mr.. Burrows, for instance, Of
.fsrs.i resolution TO allow the Cali
aornis members Of Congress to b
Iheard upon the proposed change il
the duties on lumber. For this hear
ing and for all ether hearings the Re
publican vote was5a unit. Not sc
however, when it came to PROPOSE
rien TO repeal the entire tobacco sched
ule of the internal revenue system
Mr.. Kelly made the proposition ant
pbtained chs support only ofone othe
member. Mr.. Kelly asd Nj. Rec
xofsd for IL. Burrows and Brown
voted With the Democrats against il
Mckinney did not vote 1T all. AT tha
point, the Republicans were ready t
adjourn. They didn't teel encourage