The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

may be expected AZ any moment
Congressional proceedings have beer
entirely without interest this week, TIT
time OF the house being taken up by The
five minute debate on the tariff bill, takei
clause by clause. A number Of changes
have been made In the bill AS the details
are touched upon In this debate.
The Senate has pretty nearly adjourned
10 Chicago; and by Monday republican
senatorial caucus could be held In Chicago
and have quorum on hand. The Senate
however, on Monday, again made fur
Their exhibition of itself by again defer
ring action on the nomination of Melville
Fuller. II Is possible this august body OF
republican millionaires and obs'ruc'ionist'
hope by inaction to defeat confirmation
of this most excellent appoin'ee until
after the November election, and then, II a
republican should by any accident be
chosen TO refuse 10 confirm Mr., Fuller al
all, leaving the Office open for republican
administration.
The Chicago convention meets on the
18th instant in the new auditorium build
Ing on Congress street, between wabash
avenue and Michigan avenue. Already
the city is boiling with politics, all the nu-
merous candidates having opened head
quarters at the great hotels. The nominee
Is. of course, a matter Of mere speculation
now, the wisest being unable 10 hazard m
unbiased guess as 10 the name Of the com.
ing man. Ii Is believed that sherman
will have the largest vote on the first bal
lot; and that the Gresham boom has run
rs length and is now stationary II not on
the decline. For the second place Col
John G.. Fremont Is named.
The convention Of democratic clubs,
held at Springfield on Wednesday, was
fairly we'll attended, and was In many re-
spects an interesting gathering. MIR. ID. e.
Creiger, of Cook county, was made chair
man. The officers of the state league
elected are President, Frank ii. Jones OF
Sangamon; Secretary, John l., Pickering
of Sangamon Treasurer, A. NJ. Stratton,
of jefferson; Grand Marshal, James III
Farrell of Cook. long list OF delegates
20 the Baltimore convention, 10 be held
July 4,h, were also chosen, p. o. Hawley
and s. w. Williams being chosen for this
district. During the convention Gen. Palm.
er made q characteristic speech on State
affairs, which Is the text Of his campaign
speeches.
II is announced In this connection that
there is talk of Issuing challenge for a
series of joint debates by Gov Palmer and
Mr.. Fifer. If issued, and Mr.. Fifer ac-
cepts, there will be one meeting In each
congressional district, the debate TO be con-
fined to state issues only.
Mr.. John G. Campbell, of this county,
WAS chosen chairman of the state central
committee.
Gov. Hill has signed the McEvoy elevs-
tor BILL fixing all charges Of eleyating, re-
ceiving. weighing and discharging grain
by means of floating warehouses at % OF a
cent per bushel. There is In consequence
no little excitement on change and along
the river where steamships are loading
The floating elevator men claim that the
bill will ruin them, and drive the grain
trade TO ports outside Of New York. The
elevators have stopped work
Mr.. Blaine and the millionaire Iron
master, Carnegie of Pittsburgh, are now
enjoying their coaching tour through En-
gland, viewing the Island, In lis royal
j uns verl are, from the top OF a four In
hand. The trials and perplexities Mr.
Blaine has thrust upon his party, now as
sembled NJ Chicago are nothing to him
now. He has excellent health" eats
we'll, sleeps well, and is enjoying himself
Is only man without care and millions
behind him can or ought
r. II johnson, of New York, secretary
Of the Merchants steel association, in an
interview on Monday last, said there was
no doubt but that there would be u long
lockout among the employees of the iron
mills. 1t will last, he says, until Septem-
Der and perhaps longer The iron manu-
facturers have arranged their scale, which
general reduction of ten per
cent. This is their ultimatum, and as the
will not sign II, there will
be a conflict Where does the tariff
come In" here? That has not been re-
iuced as yet-On the same day an Illinois
republican congressman Is reported TO
have said to Times man; 81 am not send
Jag out any tariff speeches to my constitu-
ents. The fact Is, that the republican
speeches In the late debate have not been
entirely satisfactory 10 me. There are a
few things now dutiabe that | want 10 see
On the free list, and there are some rates
IF duty that think might be advanta-
gsously reduced. But 1t Is getting so that
the expression of such sentiments casts a
doubt upon mans republicanism, and al
m st all the speeches on our side assumed
hat the tariff Is an unmixed blessing,
Ina, nothing ought to 60 on the free.list,
a1d no duty ought to be reduced, and that
III tariff as whole Is q permanent insti-
tuition and must be increased In Its assess
N ants from time 20 time. | don't observe
that the Industries 1t protects make much
p -ogress toward condition Of independ.
g ace, but the tariff itself grows thriftily
| lon't feel much like spending my money
II the purchase of the present style of re-
publican tariff speeches TO distribute among
my constituents, for the people of my dis
trict feel just as do about the tariff"
Marquette, Mich, was visited by great
I'm storm on Sunday last, which flooded
he city and did an immense amount of
.mage to all kinds of property.
The mother Of Gen. Sheridan died nj
,nerset, Ohio, on Tuesday last, at the age
IF 81 years.
The 17.year locust has put In an appear
nee In DuPage county and near Dubuque
nd Muscatine Iowa