The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-24
WHOLE NO. 2l4
WASHINGTON NOTES,
Items Of Real Ihterestfrom the Capltsl
City.

this Government has had such good
and immediate effect upon the peo.
pie of tho country, as did his celebra.
ted message to Congress urging reye.
nue. reform.
ltsnolr set six mon hs since that
message was sent to Congress, aud in.
stead OF the democratic party being
torn 20 flinders a. the crogkers predic.
ted, the party is to-day marching in
solid pbslanx to the music Of r.,venuo
reform, State after State as they hold
their conventions join in the grand
chorusmld ERE long the glad things
will be eehnec from The Atlantic L., the
Pacific and from the Guli ui M.xicn
to the dominion nt Canada.
But even this bright picture has y
solnhre side, caused IN shadows
thrown, from a group of democratic
members WHO, under the lead. rship o.
OF Mr.. Samuel Randall, Of Pennsylvan.
ia, have mutinied against the Admin.
istratlon, at least in THE matter. The
group is growing smaller and smaller,
however, and their constituents are
beginning to be heard frous. Already
one OF them has been defeated tor re-.
nomination solely on account OF his
opposition to the Mills tariff bill, and
more of them will go the same way
unless they. come into the party lines
while there is yet time TO reform.
A bill has been introdHced into the
House toerect monument in this
city to the memory Of Gen. w. 8.
Hancock, and the bill will, go through
this session, il it is not overlooked in
the hurry and excitement Of national
conventions and much more that il
connected with the Presidential cam.
paign.
I. The republican Senators who are
members OF the Judiciary committee
are in nolhurry TO make a renomina.
tion ofMr, Fuller for Chief Justice OF
the United States, Still the report
will be all right when it IL made, be.
cause they can find no reason Tor its
being otherwise, aud as the Supreme
Court adjourned to-day until next Oc.
tober, there is no particular hurry
bout the confirmation.
Owing to the large number Of mem.
bers who are down for speeches on the
Mills tariff bill, it has been definitely
settledt0 continue the general debate
until Saturday the 10Th. irst, inclu.
sive. At caucus OF the democratic
members it was decided that all demo.
Gratis proposing to offer amendments
to the bill should submit them 10 thu
democratic members of the Waya and
Means Committee for consideration
and report to another caucus to be
held this week. Mr.. Randall gave
notice that he would not be bound hy
caucus action on this question.
A large number al amendments
have been submitted to the commit,, o
in accordance with the above, and
Saturday afternoon was spent ia con.
sidering them and in hearing ,ha
statements Of the gentlemen who pr.,-
posed them. No decision has yet
been arrived at by the COMMITTEES, bnt
it is probable that they will report in
favor OF some amendments to The hill,
in the interest Ola party harmony.
The final passage Of the bill is still
doubtful owing to the stubbornness OF
the Randall democrats.
The River and Harbor bill which
passed the House appropriatcs $50.
100000.
The Senate has ratified the Chinese
treaty, and passed the international
Copyright bill also the bill forfeiting
all unearned abroad land grants.
There was no division on any OF the
above measures except the copyright
bill and only ten Senators voted
against it.
One OF the ablest speeches yet made
on the tariff was made on Friday last
by congressman Scott, the million.
aire OF Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Scott
| is member Of the Ways and Means
Committee; confidential friend OF
the President, and the owner Of
large coal mines and iron manufacto.
ries. For these different reasons his
speech was attentively heard. He
made strong argument, bristling
with figures and facts in favor Of the
bill and in conclusion said "We are
here, sir--we, the majority OF the
Ways and Means Committee and OF
this House -in defense Of American
industry. We alone offer it prolec'
ton We seek alone the indedendence
land sggrandizement OF domestic labor
by liberating it from unnatural re-
straints and allowing it the undisturh
ed possession and the complete enjoy
ment OF it's own earnings. The other
side offer it--what? A n.onopolized
market in which to buy the necessa.
ries OF life on the one hand, and on the