The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-21

Carlisle'S title IN the seat, tnough Tue re-
publlcans ON the committee In minority
report say they thought the case ought to
have been opened.
The Senate on Wednesday passed bill
refundiug the direct tax paid by the States
10 the general government under the law
Of 1861, &c. IL will be paid % the States
which will hold il In trust for the individ-
uals from whom II was collected,
Senator Farwell has introduced in the
Senate n bill authorizing the exchange OF
3 per.ct. 50year bonds for existing 4per.
cts. AS "A basis of national bank circulation,
the difference In values 10 be paid In cash.
On Saturday last Mr., Lamar was con
hrmed by the Senate as Justice OF the Su-
preme Court. At the Jackson celebration
at Chicago recently one Of the speakers
said The President has shown that In his
opinion the present and future more are
TO be regarded than the dead past" SO
of Lamar, whatever may have been his
opinion of state rights In the sixties, that
question Is dead and gone forever. lie has
often so recognized the fact We live for
the future now; the South Is part OF this
nation; and neither Lamar on the bench
nor the South can undo the past or change
the result OF Issues settled In the past II Is
time Americans came 70 recognize that the
past is gone, and that our concern Is with
the present and future OF our country.
The first movement In the Ohio game
took place on Tuesday when Sherman
League was organized In Cincinnati This
means an opening OF the sherman canvass
and drawing In of political lines. The
Blaine and Foraker crowds are somewhat
startled by this early movement, which
will be the first steps In lively State cam.
paign for delegates.
Another STRAW" has blown in on the
blizzard from st. Paul, where representa-
tive republican gathering was held on
Wednesday last. The gathering called
State convention for Feb. I'd, to organize
state Leage on the plan of National League
suggested. A large number Of the dele
gates we're interviewed on the tariff and
Blaine questions, the majority of whom
were In favor Of tariff reform and Blaine:
Blaine on tariff reform platform! That
would be serious sight TO look upon.
The National Committee will meet at
Washington Feb. 23d, to fix the date and
place for holding the Democratic National
Convention.
A meeting of the tobacco men was held
In Washington on Wednesday. They did
not commit themselves on the subject of
the tax; but outside the meeting promi.
nent member said majority favored tax
to protect the trade If nothing more.
The National Board Of Trade meeting
at Washington on Wednesday passed reso-
lutions favoring liberal expenditures for
coast defenses and river Improvements.
Mr.. Villas is now Secretary of the Inter
Tor and Mr.. Dickinson postmaster general
having been installed In their offices on
Tuesday last.
New "trus's' in process of formation are
by the manufacturers OF reapers, mowers
and binders; and the glass jobbers of Chi
cago, st. Louis and Milwaukee. The
latter will urge concert of action by the
window glass manufacturers.
On Monday last, while at dinner, Speaker
Carlisle was taken seriously III, with symp-
toms of congestive chill. He has been
unable to leave his room since, though
now said to be recovering. S, 5. Cox was
chosen speaker pro TEN.
On Monday Chairman Mills suggested
In bill that the surplus be applied to the
purchase of bonds.
A Michigan member has Introduced a
bill to build postotlice in every town
where there is postmaster, towns the size
Of Ottawa TO have a sec, 600 structure.
The recent blizzard, which struck us on
Sunday last, In Dakota and the Northwest
caused great loss of life, the number of
deaths from freezing as reported reaching
to nearly 200.
The Rolling Mill Companies Association
have decided on reduction of wages,
equal to cut of 10 per cent. The tariff on
rolled iron hasn't been reduced, however.
The National Board of Trade on Thurs
lay adopted resolutions urging a reduction
Of tariff duties; and another declaring II
rot desirable TO abolish internal revenue
axes.
The Chicago Bar Association have passed
resolutions favoring consolidation of the
supreme Court at lone place"
The Reading strike still continues, and
he scarcity of coal is increasing Many
ron furnaces have been banked up; and
miners In other sections of Pennsyl, ania
are joining the strikers TO force terms
through coal famine.