Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-02-18
WASHINGTON.
The Tariff Fight Coming The Senate
Discussing the Worthlessness
of Public Documents
States.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 13th. 1S8S.

States.
WASHINGTON Feb. 18th. 1888.
TO use the words of genial Sunset
Cox. ave are clearing the decks for
tariff fight" and Mr.. Mills, chairman
Of the Ways and Means Committee,
and Democratic leader of the House,
expresses his belief that the tariff
bill will be reported for considera-
ton before March 1. Chairman
Mills adds that the newspaper fell
lows" EN- to know a great deal
more about the measure than he
does.
The House has passed the
bill withdrawing from circula-
ton the three cent coin, which
action will doubtless prove accepta-
bic to many persons who have been
the victims of this deceptive money,
and it is hoped that the Senate will
do likewise.
Other matters of interest discussed
in the House the past week, were
the Reading railroad strikes, the al
legged inefficient mail service in the
West, and the publication of lottery
advertisements in the Washington
newspapers.
Speaker Carlisle has had all of the
private wires removed from the cap
itol, to the grief and disappointment
of several statesmen who have 8
weakness for dealing in stocks.
The event of the week in the Sen
ate was Riddleberger's defiant ex
pose of the vote upon postponine
action upon the British extradi
ton treaty until next December
Senatorial dignity was again rudelS
shocked, and the Virginia Senate
was the recipient of stern rebuk'
from President pro tempore, the satiri
cal Ingalls,. 1t is believed that tn,
Republican really favor British extra
dition treaty, but fearing the indigna
ton and resentment of the Irish vote
they dare not pass such an unpopu
lar bill in a Presidential year. Their
was some discussion Of the Blair bill
but it went over till Wednesday. @
this week, when a vote will be taken
There was debate in the Senat
over the great accumulation and tn
general worthlessness of the publ
documents printed by the Govern
ment and distributed gratis throug
the mail by Congressman. The dis
cussion tended to develop the fat
that these documents are almos
worthless, even to junk.dealer
This matter certainly offers fin
field for the reformer. Every yea
thousands of dollars are squandere
in printing and taking care of thes
books, which nobody hardly eve
reads.
1t is apparent that there will 500
be another fight similar to the We
waged on oleomargarine in the la
Congress-this time on lard, aduleri
ted with cotton seed oil and other lik
substances. 1t was stated before tn
i Senate agricultural committee, tn,
only one firm now has pure lard q
the market.
There is strong probability TIL
" four new States will be admitte
during the present session of Coz
gress, as the Democratic members
the House and Senate Committee {
Territories have agreed to favorab
report pill for the admission
New Mexico, Montana, and Il
/ whole of Dakota. 1t is thought tn
' the Republicans can not consistent
d oppose the scheme for political re
8 sons, for though New Mexico
|. Democratic, Dakota is largely r
Il publican, while in the other tw
# neither party has a pronounced a
@ vantage. 1t is likely that Dakots
IS desire for lewiston will not be graz
O ed.