The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-03-21
Washington Letter.
From our Special Correspondent
WAsurxernx ID C. March 10 Is,

From our Special Correspondent.
WAsuIxGrox, d. C. March 10, 1888.
Since the present session of Congress open
ell we have had perfect avalanche of tariff
literature. First came Clevelands Free
Trade message TO Congress. Then we had
Blaines vigorous analysis and expose of
the Presidents pro- British views Then fol-
lowed the Mills darK-lantern tariff reduction
bill. Then appeared the supplemental bill
or amendment of the ways and means com
mittee reducing the Internal Revenue taxes.
And then came indalis bill revising both
the customs duties and the Internal Rev
enue.
What will the outcome OF all this be? No
man knoweih to a certainty. but no one
need be surprised if the result is that no
changes are made in existing revenue laws
at the present session of Congress. The de-
feat of the Morrison Horizontal bill in the
49th Congress was mainly owing to the
measure presented to that Congress by the
ex-Speaker: and the outlook now is that
the Randall bill will again knock out the
bill submitted by the Ways and Means Com
mittee, although good deal of parliament
ary sparring will intervene before this result
is reached
1t is rather odd but none the less fact,
that all the political talk one meets with
here i'll Democratic circles. is in the nature
OF speculation rs TO the probable nomiEe oe
the party for Vice President; while in Re
publican circles the Vice Presidency is al
most lost sight of, the probable presidential
nominee being practically the sole subject
for conjecture
Among the Democratic possibilities tor
the second place on the ticket with Cieve-
land are Pension Commissioner John c.
Black and Interstate Commissioner William
X. Morrison. both of Illinois. Governor
Gray, of Indiana. and Secretary of the In
terror, Villas, of Wisconsin, while southern
man may be taken, it is not probable The
chances are that a western man-Cleveland
being from the east-will be selected and
the likelihood is that one from a doubtful
State will be agreed upon. In this event
Governor Gray will be the man. However a
good mIny leading Democrats think Gener-
al Blacks nomination wolld prevent a stam-
pede of the soldier vote.
When debate in the Senate happens TO be (
very dull-and this is the ease pretty much 4
every day amusc myself BY studying the /
personal characteristics of the various Sena- /
tors. The tallest Senators are Elmunds, I
Stewart, Salisbury and Voorhees, The I
shortest are Wilson. of Maryland, Vest an1 4
Hale. Reagan is probably the stoutest, Ev /
arts is the thinest. Vest practically has no 1
neck, his head being set squIrely upon his
shoulders. Turpie has nervous affection /
which keeps his mouth constantly in mo-
ton, as though he were munching an apple.
The youngest Senators are the two from
West Virginia-Kenna and Faulkner The
most patriarchial looking Senator is Brown,
Of Georgia, who might we'll serve a the
principal character in the oratorio. Moses
IN Egypt The most loquacious Senator's
are Stewart aud Reagan, who are continu-
llly bobbing up, upon all sorts of prctenses
1t is difficult to say who is the most tariturn
Of the Senators, bat Cameron probably
comes as near to it as any one else
The most pugnacioas Senators in debate
ire Beck and Plum. Neither one knows
when he is beaten. Ingalls, is the most sar-
,astic speaker in the Senate Blackburn Is
probably the most rhetorical, although
Spooner is also a good deal given to orato-
-ical pyrotechnics Evarts is eminently log
cal in his propositions, anI rIrely errs in
Iis conclusions. Nevertheless he does not
Weld a commanding influence in shaping
egislation. As a committeeman pToblbly
10 man is more iniefItigible than Senator
sawyer, although it would be difficult for
lim to make a ten minutes speech ON the
loor of the Senate
Governor Hills presidential boom seems
o have suffered an eclipse. From the pres
mt outlook Clevelands nomination will be
unopp3sed, although if it should
ranspire that Hill captures 4 big slice Oft
Sew York delegation. then look out for an
movement of considerable
proportions.
The junior Pennsylvania Senator has
,ill pending before the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs, authorizing the Secretary
# the Treasury to re-examinc the claims of
he State Of Pennsylvania for advances
made and money borrowed flr the defense
# the Government under the Presidents
PROCLAMATION of jane Is. 1863 A similar
,ill in the House has been hvora5ly re-
ported
Eighteen district delegates have thus far
'cen elected to the Chicago Convention in
Pennsylvania, to wit: First, General H. II.
Bingham and Eiwin s Stuart Second,
Hamilton nisston and David H. Lane:
Fhird, Henry Clay and John Hunter:
Fourth, James McManes ami Charles A.
Porter; Fifth, David. Martin and Thomas
". South; Eleventh, John A Scranton and
T. r. kingsbury; Twelfth. General f. s.
ishorn and Captain L. C. Darte: Thirteenth,
,. ID. Phillippi and w ]. Whitehouse, and
Fwenty-Sixth. DR.. W. b. Roberts and S. A.
Davenport.
Chairman Cooper stopped over for few
iours. OF his way home from Florida. He
peaks enthusiastically of his visit to the
and of Flowers.
We have been almost entirely shut in
rom the North for week-or rather the
'orsh has been shut out from us-by the
,lkota Blizzard which has visited the At !
iniic coast For four days we were without z
'ew York or Philadelphia papers.
Chris Masee has Just stopped over for a
ay or two, on his way home from Florida.