The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-12-08

other column Wn this page 1t Is an able,
business-like documen and though
lengthy, and In the usual form oi tOuchihg
upOn many national topics, II viii be
found worthy perusal by every citizen.
Among the many new subjects intro
duced In the lIoue was one joint resoiu
ton on Tuesday by Stone OF Kentucky ,
proposing AN amendment 10 the consIltu-
ton providing for the abolition Of the cleo
toral college, and the election Of President
and Vice President, every four years, by
direct vote of the people. The resolution
provides that the natl nal election shall
take place on the first Tuesday of Novem.
Der and no other election, local OF state,
shall take place on the same day except
for members of congress; that the CANVASS
ing boards of each State shall count the
votes of each State and certify the same 10
the proper officer Of the government before
the second Monday OF December next fol
lowing; and that on the first Tuesday after
the second Monday Of December the vote
shall be announced by the Speaker of the
House at l o'clock p. IN.
Senator Gibson introduced bill on Tues.
day 10 establish a bureau OF health, In the
Interior Department, under the direction
of a $1,000 commissioner, and a commits
sion of 20 members, at 81 200 each, to be
divided into six sections, whose duty will
be to enquire into the cause, origin and
best means of prevention of the diseases
yellow fever, cholera, typhoid fever, scar,
let fever, smallpox and diphtheria
Representative Oates will soon introduce
an immigration bill based on the findings
of the Ford committee on Immigration
which held sessions during the summer
and fall al most of the seapOrts receiving
immigrants. The bill (Sec. u will deny
admission to the insane, to idiots, paupers
felons, polygam!sts, anarchists or socialists,
or persons whose passage has been pre- e.
paid for them or who have agreed to repay
their passage money on their arrival, and
persons who are liable to become a public
charge; and suitable punishments are pro
vided for violations of this section. Sec. 3
limits the number of immigrants TO be
carried by steamships to five persons for
each 100 tons of capacity, and provides n
fine of $500 for each person carried above
that number. Section provides for tax
or duty TO be levied on such aliens coming
into the U. 8. Section provides that
hlltIlb w COIlS utIc budll oDthlu
a certificate showing that they are not Of
the class coming under the prohibition OF
the first section; but such certificate shall
not be conclusive evidence Of the fact, and
transportation companies shall not be- re-
lieved by 1t of their liability for carriage
of persons prohibited from coming into
the U. s. Sections 9, and 8 provides tor
the details of the execution of the law,
The Ford committee will doubtless soon
make report which will show whatever
necessity exists for the restriction of I'm.
migration.
The irrepressible Blair of Maine broke
loose on Thursday with another OF his
characteristic "bills"--this time bill 10
organize federal employment bureaus In
sections Of not less than 100 10 each 1000
600 inhabitants, one Ia each state o, terri
tory. These bureaus shall give informa'
tiOn regarding complement, occupations,
wants, means of livelihood and houses"
Mr.. Blair's next will probably be bill to
establish soup houses, natatoriums, and
sewing societies under national control.
Just now the interest In the tariff ques-
ton centers on the senate, which has spent
Il good deal of It's time discussing and over
hauling its tariff bill, presented by the
finance committee to that body shortly
prior to the election. There have been no
set speeches, hut the evident intention Of
the body Is 20 revise the work OF the COM
mittee and then pass II - amended.
The discussion on the details indicates no
intention of the senate to reduce taxation
on the contrary, the changes made are AS a
rule In the other direction, though the cut
of internal revenue rates will OF course re-
duce the amount Of revenue going into the
treasury. The bin promises to be the
same sort Of job as was done with the
tariff commissioners bin In 1882, when
instead OF reducing the average rate 20 per
cent as recommended, the rate was &C
tually increased little over | per cent
] he action of the house on the bill IL very
inde inite but rs An extra session of the
new house just elected will doubtless be
called early IN March, the subject may be
disposed of before June 30th.
The subject of retunding the direct Tux
l. Wed duribg the war has been under dis
cussion In the house II Will probably
pass, but IL Is limited that the President
will veto 1t.
An effort will be made also at once 10 nd
init the territories by the passage of the
SPENCER omnibus bill.
The betting democrat has not yet Eeen
crushed. FOran, of ONO, offered TO bet
that the house 10 be elected in 1890 would
have democratic majority OF 20 to 40
and that "A 1mOCratic president would he
elected in 1892. No takers
The Maine delegation 10 congress says
Blaine wants 10 be Secretary Of State; and
since he wants II, he must have IT, He
will probably remove TO Washington about
New Years.
The wire pulling among the republicans
of the house for the speakership has al
ready begun, with Mckinley, Cannon,
Reed and Burrows as chief men of the
race and, In order to get the row over as
soon as possible, IL Is believed an extra
session will be called rs soon as Mr. Har-
rison Is inaugurated. Whoever the man H.
he will be la somewhat the same dilemma
with Kelley ON his hands that Harrison is
with Blaine TO be disposed of Kelly ~
father Of the house and his record In his
favor can hardly be disposed of with any
thing less than his old place as chairman
of the ways and means committee, and yet
there are Others who want the place. Kelley
like Blaine, means 10 get there, and threat
ems all sorts of disaster If he doesn't
There Is a pretty we'll founded rumor
thar ClarksOn of the Dies MOines Rp0ists,