Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-29
WASHINGTON.
What is Doing in Congress- Move.
ments of Prominent People.

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Mr.. Cleveland and Private-Secretary
Lamont spent Sunday in Philadelphia
with Mr.. Singerly, proprietor of that
staunch tariff reform paper, the daily
Record. 1t is said that several New
York friends joined them there, and
it is more than likely that politics
was one of the subjects discussed.
The Chinese exclusion bill was
placed in Mr.. Cleveland's hands
Friday morning, having passed both
Houses, and Friday evening Secretary
Bayard received a dispatch from the
United States Minister to China
stating that the treaty has been
rejected by the Emperor. To the
superstitious this will appear like
another piece of "Cleveland luck"
for there are many people who
thought that Mr.. Cleveland would
veto the bill on the ground that its
passage before the Chinese govern
ment had acted on the treaty was
breach of international courtesy-and
so it was. But now the bill just
meets the wants of the country, and
the treaty having been rejected, there
is no doubt about the signing of the
bill. In this connection it may be
well enough to state that the Con-
gressional delegation from the Pacific
slope are all glad that the treaty has
been rejected, as they regard the bill
just passed as much better remedy
for the evil complained of.
The Republican Senators have
heard from home, and once more the
country is promised substitute for
the Mills bill, in few days. They
held a caucus on Saturday, which
they say was only called for a general
interchange of opinion, but the
general impression is that the tariff
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bill was the principal subject of dis
cussion. They took no vote and
reached no final conclusion.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
have been invited to go to Richmond,
Virginia, October "a, to review the
parade at the opening of the exposi-
ton.
Secretary Fairchild has gone to
New York for a short vacation
During his absence Assistant-Secre.
tary Thompson will act as secretary.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom
have gone to the Adirondacks, where
Mr.. Cleveland hopes to joiu them
soon, provided that he can get away
from here long enough.
Representative Kilgore, by ar
objection, prevented the joint resolu
ton appropriating 100000 for thu
yellow fever sufferers from passing
the House. 1t has passed the Senate
and is certain to pass the House, bu
Mr.. Kilgore's objection compels it t,
60 through the regular routine.
Representative Foran, one of the
few Democrats who did not vote fol
the Mills bill, says he thinks that il
now looks much brighter for Mr.
Cleveland than it has heretofore
His reason for thinking this, is, tina
no one denies that revision and re
duction of the tariffs necessary, anC
that thus far the Republicans have
formulated no plan for reducing thu
surplus or correcting the evils of the
present tariff schedule.
The action of the acting chairman
of the House Committee on Enrolled
Bills in refusing to present to tn,
President the Chinese exclusion bill
which had passed both Houses, unit
such time as he chose, brought on
the curious fact that there was no Law
or regulation on the subject. 4
resolution has already been offered il
the Senate properly regulating tn,
matter.
Ex-Gov. A. G. Curtin, of Pennsyl
vania, says the reelection of Cleve
land is already in the air.
The sugar and copper trusts are t
have hearings this week by the Senat
tariff subcommittee.
, EX-Representative Jerry Murphy
of Iowa, says that in two years NOR
that State will be Democratic.
In order to show the Republican
how much they desire to see thei
tariff bill introduced, the Democrat
members of the Senate Finance Con
mittee have agreed that the bill shaI
be reported to the Senate the sam
day it comes from the subcommittee
The Democrats will, ofcourse, repol
the Mills bill.
E Senator Beck is reported somewh1
better, although still too unwell t