Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-16

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WASHINGTON, August 9, 1883.
Senator Faulkner, who has just rst6rns,
from his home in West Virginia, says Cleye
iand and Tlnrman viii catIy tbat state b.
q increased majority.
Menbers Of the natiopal Idsmocrafic con
nittS. are much pleased wiih The outIool.
hey sag the commitiee is IN e1csllsnt triu
for hard hshting, and they express satisiact
ion that there has bsen no Ieak in The com
mittee which speaks volumes for the harno
ny existing among its members.
A promi1ent Connscticutr rDemoerat .saiS
here today eThs Miils bill does hos bur
any of Connecticuts industries, Il helps sew
eral of them. Connecticut Is sure 10 vote fol
CleEsland. Thnrman, and tsrifl- reform. ~
The nsat return Of "Jineo" Blaine seeml
to have had o decided eject apon. d leasi
two6enators ofhis part -Riddhberger and
Teller Jingoism in its Norst form was in.
dnlged in by both of them in speeches
against the. fisheries treaty. They fairly
wiped up the hoor' Of the Senate chamber
with the name of the. British lion as thsy
swung that animal around BY the tail. This
sort Of demagogism isnot likely to do the re-
publican party any good, with the thinking
element Of the country. 49,.
Senator Gibson inquired OF Senator Sher-
man whether the Senate tariff bill was likely
to be brought in. next week or the week af-
ter. The reply was; II don't know. No one
can tell" Mr.. Sherman was candid. His
answer furnished the real status of the bill.
Senator German returned from the meet
ing Of the national committee Just in time to
give that eminent railroad attorney, George
+. Edmunds, who also represents the state of
Vermont in the United States Senate, a good
dressing down. Hereminded Mr.. Edmunds
of The fact that he had been the paid attorney
Of railroads upon whose interests he was to
vote as a Senator. n''.
Representative Lawler of Illinois says he
thinks Cleveland will carry that state.
Resolutions have been adopted by the en-.
ate for select committee to investigate the
commercial relations between this country
and Canada, and for the Senate committee
on Interstate commerce to investigate the
relations of the Canada Pacific railroad to
our transportation. sif r',s
The Interior department, before which the
case of the Northern Pacific Railroad againts
Guilford Miller, homestead settler, has
been pending for two years. has made de-
cision against the railroad company. There
are two thousand similar cases before the
General Land Office which have been held
up, waiting for this decision. s,gan.y a-.
Representative Richardson, chairman of
the House committee ON printing, was pre-
sented with animmense floral horseshoe and
shield BY the employees of the Government
printing Office, in honor of his denomination.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury Thorn.
son who has been working very hard this
summer, has taken vacation.
Here are some facts in regard to pension
legislation, taken from Representative Nc
Kinney's speech in. the house last Thursday:
During the last three years of Republican
administration, the total number of pension
CLAIMS issued was 1871, al. Daring three years
of Democratic administration. these claims
amounted to 359, ,494. The Republican ad-
ministration in three years disbursed for pen
sions $1s3, ,393, 600. In three years the DEM
ocratic administration disbursed for the same
purpose $2l7, ,aSs, 900 The President during
his term has signed ,264 private pension bills,
as against 1,5A signed BY an The Republican
presidents from Lineoln to Arthur. These
are facts taken from the Official records
which are open to all men! %#
The Democrats OF the House, Ways and
Means COMMITTEES have removed the injunc-
tion Of secresy from the proceedings of that
committee during the formation of Mills bill. |
This was done in order to show up the posi- |
ton of the Republican members of that COM
mittAe on the tariff,
Beginning today. the Senate meets at IL |
O'Clock instead # 12.s d K w
Representative Outhwaite does not !think |
thefe is much chance to pass any Pacific rail-
road legislation this session.
Chief Justice Fuller, who was here week, |
has gone back to Chicago to straighten out |
his private affairs. He has leased residence |
here. and will move into itthis fail. BE win |
be sworn in at the October term Of the court |
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