The gale., 1888-02-03
sugaoH,r TON, 500 pEH AaaJ@.
.r MOI PAN IN TsRss M)Nras, g .26.
W A s H | N CT O N
IMPORTANT DOTS FROM The
CAPITAL

Tho Democrats OF the wsys and
means conmit.ee are giving themselves
earnestly 10 the arduous task Of framing
a new tssiff bill which they hope will
orovs acceptable TO their associates III
tbe Horse, and the party generally
Those Republicans Who constitute Inc
minority OF the committee will not %
consulted in regard TO ths measure uatii
the work ,s complete and ready for hds
sotion. the maJo.ity are wen sasishea
with the progress they nave fnsae, ana
ssel sansalne OF the uitimate success Of
their lsbors, though that most desirable
r.snlt cannot he reached withont hoefsi
aoneession To conaictiDg opinions. Ii
IL proposed to nays. "a general reri'ion
and rsadjustmsnt OF tAa tsr'n, an the
salient iea,ares Of the bill wIil DC slns'
lar TO that pressntea on sofmes occA
ton py MIR. Hewitt. The new bill vii
make o reduction OF 20 per cent ON ST.
gar, an5 also large reductions III ine
taxes oa fruit, brandies and topacc"s
snd will place salt. wool, !nApef a'o
other raw ms!eriais on the fEee hes
The biz is prScslcsJg agreed npoh now
and it is probable thatit VIZ % bfoogh'
70 the consideration OF tbs slouse w'th'n
the naNt three weeks. Tian w'il be
Gin the gseat battle Tor tsfiH roiofm'
which will be the key aota OF the Dem
ocratio Presidential caInpsign.
Mr.. Randall threw hilnsaif IN Inv
breach the ether day, sna BY resor''hs
20 dila,ory tactics, prevented ihs az
,,oia tneut OF day for the introdacs'oh
Of bills for the erection OF Goyernmen'
buildings, This was a patriotic seryi1e
on tho part OF the distinguished renh
,s,ysn;n statesman, ns there appaars Vi
.be cao.rat sentiment throughout fac
sonn,ry to secure auch appropriations I
II these raids upon tha treasury wess
not checked, here would soon oe no
sarplls to puzzle the eighty 'n'e'iess
ot our national legislators.
Ra.nons,ys to the popular aetnana'
shere appears to be pretty gsnslAi
sar,.ne in tho Houss in favor of an-
,hot;zinc the ISSUE Of about twenty mn
hon dollars IN fractional oaffe'ia
There seems TO lie . shortage Vi sma'l
hins. a tne Bureau OF Engraving ana
Printing is pushing work on the =. ana
s5 silver certificates, ns.the present ue
1nsna ,s greatly in excess OF the sappiy !,
hnt ,t ;s believed that in few days tne
stock viii 10 sufficiently largs.
y.,o ciyli service commissioners nave
nagu oi,ad to appear before HOUSE
co,urD,ttee AVID to express Their views
on sa7ersi bills that are now under c"h'
aig1ays.icn. Some changes arc hAs'y
eor i ia an open secret that the com
nittee on civil cervice, more partica'Af
,v ,ho chairman ara opposed 10 'ne
rre ent law. ,x
ope Eepabican .nember, Repfosen'
sative White, OF Indians, is to oe uh-
seated upou the motion Of ms con'ps.i-
tor Ex Congressman Lowry. Al
though it Is beyond question that "nus
rsce;ysd claar majority OF tie votes
oast he win be expelled, because IT y
sh,wn that he has not hsen legally ma
urai,z cd being native OF Scotland
MIR Lswry does not.secnre the seat a
;t;s tbs desiaion OF the committee OF
elections that there was no eiectlor
hence q vacancy Will be declared y
exist.
The nest contest to be sctoo upo'
i ,bsr Of Wor,hington Democrat
sga,us, Post Republican, OF ILLINOIS,
Tha election was very close, only twer
~ nine majority being claimed. and ]
i probable that smother Republican
will be unseated, as the Denocra
elaine, chat he has r;gh.ful msjorit
oftan voter.
The Senate COMMITTEES on pension
have unanimously approved Senate
Manderson's Grand Army bill, whic
has been SO framed as 20 overcome To
obiecuons urged by President Clevlan
IN his disapprovsl Of the depeudor
pension bill.
The bill granting Mrs. pgan q
ooo pension. exciting quite discussio
among the Senator'S but it passed by
] srge majority, as did another bill il
creasiug to The same amount, the PSI
zion OF Mrs. Frank P. Blair.
1n,e.i.. ..arios Lon 90. SHH.