The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-02
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTOE, JULY u, 1888.
Mr.. Cleveland has about given up
all hope of getting his accustomed
summer outing this year. owing to the
unusually long session of Congress, the
end of which cannot yet be seen.
The Republican Senators are in a
quandary about the tariff Some want
to report bill, and then adjourn
some want to report, discuss and pass
a bill, while others want to simply
vote on the Mills bill as it ia. .sed the
House. Diverse as these opinious are
they do not represent all the factions
of the "g. o. p." A msjority of the
republican Senators are in favor of
passing substitute for the Mills bill
in fact, a caucus has SO decided-but
when the question of preparing that
substitute is discussed, no two of them
think alike. What the outcome is to
be, remains to be seen. In the mean
time revenue reform is marching
towards victory.
Assistant Secretary Thompson, of
the Treasury Department, is the right
kind of democrat. In a letter writ
ten in answer to House resolution of
inquiry as to Canadian discrimination
against American vessels Mr. Thomp.
son shows that such discrimination
exists to a very marked extent upon
the Welland canal, and he recon-
mends retaliatory legislation as the
best remedy. That's just the kind of
talk. Nations are like men, they al
ways respect the fellow that strikes
back from the shoulder when struck.
The republican Senators seem anx.
ious to bring about another dead lock
in the House. They are about to tack
the Direct Tax bill, that caused the
late dead lock, ON the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill, as an amendment.
When the late deadlock was broken.
the House agreed to vote upon this
bill in December, when it will be sure
to pass. The States having waited q
years for this money could surely wait
few more months This bill is bro't
forward again at this time for no other
purpose than to make another dead.
lock.
Ithas come! Mr.. Hiscock has in
troduced bill in the Senate, which
gives every man who served three
months in the army or navy of the
United States during the late war, q
pension.
Mr.. Randall is getting better slowly
The report that he has cancer in his
stomach is absurd. so says his physi-
clan.
Ex-C congressman Frank Hurd, who
has recently been travelling around
pretty extensively, says the tariff re-
form issue will sweep the country and
that Cleveland and Thurman will
be elected by one of the largest elect
oral majorities ever given.
The picture of the first homestead
ever taken up in the United States
undert the homestead law, may be seen
at the capitol. 1t was located in Gage
Co. Nebraska, by Daniel Freeman.
The picture was brought here by Rep
resentative McShane, and will be
turned over to the land Office.
, Senator Davis was viciously attack.
ing the Presidents veto of Mrs. Doher-
ty's pension bill, when Senator Cock
rell proceeded quietly to show the
woman was fraud of the worst kind,
and that the names of several pre- mi
nent people on her papers had been
forged. Mr.. Cockrell wants the Senate
to pass a resolution ordering loo, 900
copies of the Presidents pension vetoes
but they are not likely to agree to it.
In transmitting the annual report of
the Civil Service Commission to Con-
gress, Mr.. Cleveland sent short but
comprehensive message on the subject
He thinks that satisfactory progress
has been made, when all things are
considered.
Senator Beery, from the Senate COM
mittee on public lands, has reported
favorably bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior, in all cases where
it shall appear to his satisfaction that
parties have paid two dollars and q.
half an acre for land reduced to 81. 25