Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-09-13
THE NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom Ourregul.r sOrrs.pOnasnt.l

WASHINGTON, september oui 1000
Speaker Carlisle has gone TO Virginia
10 make several speeches. Mr.. Blount,
of Georgia, has been elected pro tenn.
10 act during Mr.. Carlisle's absence.
Representative McCreary, from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, has re-
ported to the House the bill comforting
upon the President the authority for
which he asked in his message on the
rejection of the fisheries treaty. The
bill will be called up tomorrow, and
will be passed this week, as the Repub-
licans are afraid to oppose IL.
Representative s. S. Cox, who has
Just returned to the city, Is very san
guine of victory for Cleveland, Thur
man, and tariff reform. He said:
"There will be no trouble about Cleve-
lands carrying New York. The out
lying ngStates-New Jersey and Connecti-
cnt-must be looked after. l do not
know how it is there. People have been
talking about some antagOnism to Mr..
Cleveland among the New York Demo-
Gratis. Now, down in the lower part
of the city, with which / am somewhat
associated, they are all right for Cleve-
land, and they are stright on tariff re-
form. ! 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 is by no
means alone, many Republicans share
it.
The House Committee on Manufac-
lures are engaged in making an investi-
CATION into the cotton-bagging trust.
They may decide in favor of the bill
which Senator Reagan has introduced
in the Senate to break down this trust
by putting the bagging on the free list.
Chairman Barnum, of the National
Committee, was here two days last
week. He reports everything as NOV
ing smoothly at the committees head
quarters, and says: 1--WE are bound to
win this time.n
The Republican Senators have at last
reached an agreement, through the ac-
ton of slimly attended caucus, on
their tariff bill. They will leave the
lumber duty as it is, and also the wool
duty, except the addition of one cent
per pound on the fine grade of wool;
sugar will be 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
Tumors seems to be the absence of sew
eral 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 Republi-
can colleages 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
reported on the 10th instant, if the cau-
Gus programme is followed, we shall not
have long to wait to find out what the
Republicans propose to do.
Unofficial news has reached here of
the rejection of the new Chinese treaty
by the Chinese Government. 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 Demo-
Gratis in Congress when he said, speak
ing of the matter, Congress can regu-
late this question of Chinese immigra-
tion by legislation, which will chop
them off short" No regrets are ex-
pressed 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 a Manner that fairly stag
gered him, while he was prating about
civil service reform, etc., by sending to
the Clerks desk and having read sever
al letters from Senator Cullom to the
late Commissioner of Pensions, Mr..
Dudley, asking leave of absence, with
pay, for a pension examiner who he
wanted to come to Illinois and 60 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..
Cleveland had contributed $4,000 to
the democratic campaign fund, it is said
that the Government officials-big and
little-are sending checks by the hund-
red to the national committee.
The Democrats in Congress propose
making it warm for the various trusts,
even if Mr.. Blaine does insist that Con-
gress has nothing whatever to do with
these "private" concerns. Mr.. Blaine
has been out of this country so long
that he has probably forgotten some
things.
Judge Thurman will speak at the
monster ratification meeting, which is
to be held in this city on the 18th
instant.
The reduction of the public debt dur
ing August was 81, 1924, ,676.2S.
Secretary Villas has gone west for
vacation. He will speak at Demo-
cratic meeting at Milwaukee Wednes-
day night.