The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
wAsHxNGTON LETTER.
our Regular Correspondence

[From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Sept 8, 1888.
Speaker Carlisle has gone to Virginia to
make several speeches. Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia, has been elected Speaker pro TEN.
to act during Mr.. Carisles absence.
Representative McCreary, from the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs, has reported to
the House the bill conferrng upon the
President the authority for which he asked
in his message on the rejection of the fish
cries treaty. The bill will be called up to-
morrow, and will be passed this week, as
the Republicans are afraid to oppose it.
Representative s. s. Cox, who has just
returned to the city, is very sanguiDe of
victory for Cleveland, Thurman and tariff
reform. He said: "There will be trouble
about Cleveland's carrying New York. The
outlying States-New Jersey and Connecti-
cut-must be looked after. do not know
how it is there. People have been talking
about some antagonism to Mr.. Cleveland
among the New York Democrats. Now,
down in the lower part of the city, with
which am somewhat associated, they are
all right for Cleveland, 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 made many votes
for Cleveland, and in this belief he IL by no
means alone, many Republicans share 1t.
The House Committee on Manufactures
are engaged in making an investigation
into the cotton-bagging trust They may
decide in favor of the bill which Senator
Reagan has introduced in the Senate to
break down the trust by putting the bag
ging on the free list.
Chairman Barnum, of the National Com
mite was here two days last week. He
reports everything as moving smoothly at
the committees headquarters, and says;
I'VE are bound to win this time"
The Republican Senators have at last
reached an agreement, through the action
of simly attended caucus, on their tariff
bill. They will leave the lumber duty as 1t
is, and also the wool duty, except the addi-
ton of one cent per pound on the fine
grades of wool; sugar will he cut so per
cent. There are rumors to the effect that
no attempt 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
Senators, who were In the city from the
caucus. Chief among the absentees 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 bill reducing the
duty on sugar one-half, and therefore they
will not attempt to pass the bill for fear OF
failure. However, as the bill will be re-
ported on the 10th instant il the caucus
programme is followed, we shall have not
long to wait to find out what the Republi-
cans propose to do.
Unofficial news has reached here of the
rejection of the new Chinese Governmt mt.
Perhaps they expect better one If Harrison
| should be elected, and have concluded to
wait and see. Senator Coke expressed the
general opinion among the Democrats in
Congress when he said, speaking Of the
matter, Congress can regulate this question
of Chinese immigration by legislation,
which will chop them right off short" No
regrets are expressed over the rejection of
| the treaty because, it is believed, that
| legislation is after all the best remedy.
Senator Vest jumped on Senator Cullom
in manner that fairly staggered him,
while he was prating about civil service re-
form, ETC., by sending to the Clerks desk
| and having read several letters from Sena-
tor Cullom to the late Commissioner Of
Pensions, Mr.. Dudley, asking leave of alb
sence, with pay, for a pension examiner
who he wanted to come to Illinois and go
on the stump. To Mr.. Cullom's credit, be
it said, he did not attempt to deny the
| letters, but owned right up.
Since the report got out that Mr., Cleve-
land had contributed $4,000 to the demo.
cratic campaign fund, it is said that the
Government officials-big and little--are
sending checks by the hundred to the
national committee.
The Democr ats in Congress propose max
| ing 1t warm for the various trusts, even il
Mr. Blaine does insist that Congress has
nothing whatever to do with these "pnvste'
concerns. Mr.. Blaine has been out of this
country so long that he has probably tor.
| gotten some things.
Mr.. Cleveland returned Friday from a
three days fishing trip.
Judge Thurman will speak at the mon
ster ratification meeting, which is to be
held in this city on the 18th instant.
The reduction of the public debt during
August was 81, 1924, ,676.2s
Secretary Villas has gone west for 9
vacation. He will speak at a democratic
meeting at Milwaukee Wednesday nj ght.