Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-10
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wAunsoroS. Jan. 4, 1887.
Speaker Carlisle wls q, the Capitol
.hor, time Thursday. working on bis CON-
miuse list There 10 probably no place
vhsr. he would be less liable TO interruption
BY members just nov. only three OF four
members ~, up TO the Capitol any time
during the day. There vii be many
di.sppointmsnis when the committees are
finally announced. The spsshsf hnd'
Il diflieul, TO arrange thing. to his Own
satisfaction. The claim. 9th. old mem
be,. reader /, ditheal, fJr BIN to di,P''s
Of the "r.~ material Ia The form VI nes
msmb,p, and Notwithstanding ell hi'
study Of ,hi, raw material be n not
y,. certain What part Of the .aPsr''rse
tor. each member vas designed for. lie
hs. a purpose IN the construction OF The
committee. beyond the mere placing Of
members where they would lik, TO Be.
ard causing . degree Of satisfaction oy
the result. TIE real question that pre-
sent. itself is how each COMMITTEES can BE-
constructed 20 a. TO accomplish o. defeat
certain ,king. |, 10 to construct the com
mi,tse. 90 as TO shape q certain policy
for the House. The Speaker has ao'o-
Lutte poser In this. and can name -hom
he want. fof any committee. bat be
k., TO .else, from the material before
him, and IL i. that which sntoys him
more than the pressure aud inaaeres OF
individual member. |, Is difficult TO set
material enough Of the sor, desired to 20
around, and hi, want Of kno-l,dse OF
the aew members maku Il 90 that be
eanno, be absolutely sure Of bis commit
tee after Il IL made.
He k,. found bu, little difficulty IN
getting the material be desired TOT The
way, and mean, aud spProprisiioss com
mites, bat some Of tie le" important
committee. are giving him more trouble
The State Department has direct poll
ey /, desire. TO be carried cut 10 The
House. and want. COMMITTEES on fer
sisn affair. 10 accord. Mr.. Belmont. I.
chairman Of the committee, ~il be the
,Iponsn, Of ,hi. policy. bat there |. DIT.
sealiy Ia tie way Of getting e1nmii-
tee With majority certain a, al times
10 work In accord With him.
Tier. will Be propositions f0f changes
in the baniisg aud eansney lass sub
mi,isd by the Treasury. ComP'follor Of
Currency Trenholm had q mas, 81 infof'
nation on the subj,e, Which be held o'e'
from las, cosgrs.s because be did not
care 20 produce IL a. the tail end OF the
session, when there vas no chance u &C.
lion on IL. All ik. gill 70 before the
committee on banking aud currency. AID
would Ike 10 be sure Of /. irisndly rsesP-
ton.
Representative Ford. ofMiehissn, has
. bill which be ih,snds 10 inirodue. In
the House after the holiday recess, pro-
,iding that after the Let of October,
lsss. sseh aud every immigrant -ho
,hall be about 20 come 20 the Uniisd
State. ,h.ll undergo an inspection aud
examination by . consular representative
u the United State. =, the place or port
from which be smblib, snd shall p.o-
cure a certificate iha, be i' no, an indi.
gent p,ron. paupcr. eonvlet OF et-eon-
Wet Coz other than political cfsn'e. that
be !, no, Aboa; 10 perform labor under
eon,iss, previously entered into, directly
OF indirectly; ,ha, he !, Of good moral
character. and wia,s 20 become . citizen
Of the United States. Thee stsmina.
ton. are 10 be conducted under rules PIE.
pared by the Secretary Of State. A ve'-
eel may be forfeited iof violation Of tie
la~.
The Rspublie.h. Of the House have
been holding Informal consultations upon
The tariff question aud talking the matter
over generally TO see ho~ they stand.
Mr. Reed. and Others. have been go.n :
.boa, among ,hoss members as 10 -hom
they were ia doab, and TAXING .oandins'
Nth the view Of securing harmoniou, &C.
tion. They have gradually pared their
proposition down from What they ~ouh
liss !, 70 be, 90 make Il acceptable 20
their members who lean toward tariff re-
form until they have 80, !, down to where
they think they can I'll ssrce. They
have decided to meet any proposition
trough, forward by the Democrats -i,h
ose Of their o.n. ~hieh they -ill pro.
pose . a Substitute. They haV, no,
dsaai,sly add faally decided upon the
character o. ,hi. substitute. a. 10 every
matter o. detail. and they elano, aa,il
they le.ra more Of Via, the Dsmocr 81.
ATE goins TO propose. l.