The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-09-21
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsnINaToN, D. c., Sept. IL, 1888

Correspondence Democrat-Star
The President certainly has a
right to feel proud oI the House OF
Representatives. Both for the
many compliments he received
from the speakers on the Retalia
ton bill, and for the decisive char
acter OF the vote in favor oil that
measure. lis prompt passage by
the House is due notice to the pub
lie both at home and abroad taat
the people of this country may en-
dorse every word Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands already celebrated Retalla-
ton message, and that they are
fully prepared to back him up TO
any extent. The praise given Mr..
Cleveland by members OF the
House in their speeches was great
but great as it was it was no great
err than deserved for his prompt
and courageous action. Some oil
The speeches delivered were full OF
fight, as may be seen Ivy the
following extract from the conclu-
sion of the remarks OF Mr.. Wilson,
of Minnesota: "But should the
Queen of England and Empress OF
India, forgetting The lessons to her
ancestors in the past, aim or dis,
charge one at us one nnlrlehdly
gun from one of her gun-boats, |
: predict that the echo which II
$ would awaken, would not cease to
reyerberate before Grover Cleve-
land, President of the greatest re-
+. public on earth, would salute
; Charles Stewart Parnell as the
d President of the youngest republic
on earth"
A compromise has been made
Y by the conferes on the fertilization
bill and it was to-day reported to
o both Houses. The amount now
d appropriated by it is $3,972,0OO-
e. $780, 900 less than as it passed the
G. Senate. This time the House con.
D. ferees fought for their rights ano
l. they got Them.
Secretary Fairchild leaves for
months vacation this week.
y The President has discovered
ar more nrivate Deusion bills. Ill
ut vetoed them.
re Senator Beagan has purchased
r handsome residence in this city.
ii 1t has been decided by The Dem
~ ocratic leaders of the House not L
rs take any steps looking toward tn
~ adjournment until alter The Senat
Nv had shown what they propose DC
nd ing with their tariff bill, which lSt
re be reported this week. 1t is state
,h that the President and the part
ry leaders have agreed that shout
p The Republicans of the Senate pas
&c. a fairly good tariff bill rs a subsl
OF tute for the Mills bill, that it sha
ed be taken up and passed by Il
ly, House before a%diourning, i'll ordt
do to show The people of the counti
that all the Democrats want Is
i. bill that will in a fair way relea'
our enormous treasury Surpiu
e's On the other hand, should the bl
g. reported in the Senate be a bi
,ko one, it is proposed to immediate
'ne open up a vigorous fight upon
to making the issue upon the count
between it and the Mills bill:
The Chinese restriction bill pa
an ed the House unanimously, and !
the Senate, with only three vol
hat against it; but there is now pen
T, - ing in the Senate a motion Tor a
~ consideration, which will plooar
10, he decided this afternoon. /
rost bill provides that from ana al
its passage it shall be unlawlul
any Chinese laborer who shall la
will been or now may be a resident
the the United States, and VINO ST.
,do have or may depart therelrom
return ; that no certificate OF ID
uest titv shall be issued, and every
con- tifcate heretofore is declared vt
lncy that all duties prescribed, haL
wer. lies, penalties and forfeiture
posed by existing laws are exte
ed and made applicable to the
|. tho visions of this act.
Mr.. Mills is in great demand
III d a stump speaker. He goes to
t tor ginia the latter part of this we
DR.. from thence he goes to Indiana
etter take the stump tor Cleveli
onor Thurman and tariff reform:
A telegram was received FRI
'ouiu from the Unlted States ministe
4. China, saying that China had P
poned the consideration OF
from treaty IN order to obtain fur
trip. information. The informa
! his which they will gel from thlsc'
n W. try will not please them.
er on The Republicans here have
h the gan their usual Dragging tao
lroad Bragg and buster will moi WIN
Us oIS year. ~