Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-03
THE TARIFF BILL DOOMED.
No Prospect That It Win Pass
Either House.
BEN HARRISON FOR PRESIDENT
Friends Of the Indiana Senator Much
Encouraged at the Prospects For
His Succcss-Mr. Potter Some.
what Improved.
Will Probably BE Strangled.
BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
EnttprrrOrn Crurur
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 2.
The capitol was very dull place to-day.
The senate was not in session and the house
confined itself to the consideration of pri-
vate bills. 1t adopted a resolution providing
for sessions on Friday nights from half past
Z to half past 10 o'clock, for the consideration
of pensions and other bills for soldiers.
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF BILLS.
There was a good deal of comment on the
tariff bill among members and senator's. The
more expressions one hears the more he is
impressed with the fact that the bill
cannot finally be passed by either
branch of congress, even with
the most radical amendments. The commit
tee on ways and means will have a meeting
on Tuesday next and will begin a considera-
ton of the bill but there are predictions that
it will not come up in the house for debate
under five or six weeks, and that the final
vote upon it will not be taken before hot
weather. The republican members Of the
committee on ways and means are going to
demand that every interest affected by the
bill shall be heard from. They will first
move that the wool growers be heard on the
subject of placing wool on the. free list.
This of course, will be voted down, and then
motion will be made that representatives of
inc iron ana SUeel interests Oe given nearing
in the committee as to the effect the
proposed changes OF duty upon these articles
will have. This will likewise be voted down
by the majority of the committee. Then a
similar motion will be made for the hearing
of the rice growers, and then to hear the fruit
growers, and so on till the whole list of in,
terests affected by the bill has been taken up
and separately voted upon. Republicans do
not expect their motions to be successful be-
cause they made demand of this kind at
boo, g t1,n h,N boz
make q record which they propose to use in
the coming campaign. They will show that
the majority in the house opposed expressions
from the people whose interests are to be at
tackled by a revision of the tariff.
MONEY FOR FORTS NiOBRARA AND ROBINSON.
Favorable reports have been agreed upon
by the committees on military affairs both in
the senate and house on the bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to extend the quarters of and
make improvements at Fo"ts Niobrara and
Robinson, in Nebraska. The bill is in dupl-
cate in either branch of congress and when
ever it is passed in one house it can be taken
up in the other and voted upon without
reference to the committee Since favora-
BILE report will go on the calender of each
house at the same time it is probable that the
appropriation will be made without delay.
EX-SENATOR HARRISON FOR PRESIDENT.
The republicans from Indiana in Washing
ton, and especially those connected with
congress- are unanimous for ex-senator Ben
Harrison, who is being spoken of throughout
the country for the presidential nomination.
Seven republican members Of the house from
the state in one voice say that the talk about
Judge Gresham in Indiana for the nomina-
tion is confined to a very few people, and
that no attention is being paid to it at home.
1t does not amount to enough to cause any
feeling or disruption in the party to-day. l
ssere letter no from
Of the republican state committee
in the campaign of 1885, and he says that the
feeling in favor Of General Harrison is grow
ing all over the country; that the people in
General Harrison a man big enough to be
president, and that they will send a solid
delegation to Chicago in his favor. Attorney
General Michener says that letters are being
received at Indianapolis from every section
of the country promising support of Indiana's
candidate, and that the delegation which
will be sent to the convention will be strong
in character and faithful to their candidate,
so that they now believe their chances are
very bright for success.
GUENTHER ON THE TARIFF BILL.
Representative Guenther, Of Wisconsin,
says that the democratic. party can never
carry the state of Wisconsin If congress
passes the tariff bill that was presented yes
'For," he said, "if the bill is passed the
lumber interest Of the northern part of the
state will be ruined. In sawmlls alone, our
people have $20,00 900 invested, and they
give employment to $500 men. l have not
got the figures for the last year, but by the
census of 1880 the annual amount Of wages
| paid in the mills alone, with including those
paid for logging, was =, 257 1913. If lumber
is put on the free list it will simply
| wipe out this investment, deprive our
people of the wages, and take the business
over to Canada, where labor is much cheaper,
| the cost of transportation lower, and where
the lumbermen can put their product down
in the Chicago market at a lower price than
IL III rrtin ,v,1t lypn oil TO
pieces. Since 1880 the amount of wages paid
| in the mills has immensely increased, and
| the money is all paid out in a few counties
| IN the northern part of the state. If this
to death, and not only will the mill hands be
| thrown out of employment, but the farm
| ers, manufacturers and mechanics will suffer
| as well. Our lumbermen, anticipating
some such action by congress-,
Canada pine lands, and il the bill is passed
| they will transfer their business over there
| The eastern counties of the state will be Sc
| riously affected by placing peas on the free
| list, which the people there grow very largely
| in competition with the French farmers, and
are only enabledto do SO by the duty now
paid.n
"How many republicans will vote for this
| billi"
"Ouly two that know Of and they are
| Nelson and Lind of Minnesota
| 'Will the bill pass the houseH'
''No; there are only two republicans who
| will vote for it, and we know, of course, that
| Randalls followers are numerous enough to
| make a majority with the republican vote"
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
The house committee on Paciio railroads
! will hold a special meeting tomorrow with
| the expectation of completing it's consdera-
| tion of the bill to fund the indebtedness of
| the Union Pacific railroad in fifty annual pay
| ments. 1t is expected that the bill will be
| ready to report to the house on Monday.
| PENSION TO A CHINAMAN.
A pension was to-day granted to All Lin, a
| Chinaman, who served in our navy during the
| late war. 1t is understood to be the first
| pension granted Chinaman by the United
| States government. 1t is paid to the Chinese
consul at San Francisco, who is designated
| by All Lin to receive the pension for him.
MR.. POTTER BETTER.
DIR. Ransom, the physician to Thomas j.
| Potter, stated tonight that his patient
| seemed considerably better and that he had
| rested very well during the day, but that his
| condition was yet critical.
WANTED TO PREACH TO CONGRESS-
| An old gentleman with a hooked nose and
| long gray hair which only partly hid greasy
| and threadbare coat collar, was around the
| capitol to-day getting signatures TO a petition
| allowing him TO preach in the hall OF repre-
| sentatives on Sunday 1t appears that he is
| O mind cure missionary or something Of that
| sort and wants to convert the congressman
to his way of thinking. He applied for the