The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-03-07

client IN some instances among them being
| the cut of ST. to sil per ton on steel railway
bars-but the bill is all the more menacing
| to our iron industries from the foct that the
reductions are less startling in some respects
than had been looked for but the changes
are general, and apply TO nearly every branch
| of the trade
Two questions arc now discussed here
First, What are the prospects for the pas
sage of the bill And, secondly, what will be
| its effect upon the Presidential contest? In
the first place let me say, the measure viii
not pass mot in is present shape, or any
thing like it. Bear in mind that the Demo
cratic majority in the House IS only about
fourteen-it is impossible TO say just what it
is, owing to the uncertain politics of two or
three members. Assuming that the Mime
sofa Republicans, and possibly half dozen
others, may vote for the bill. fifteen or TWEEN
| ty Democrats voting against the measure
will kill ii. The six Louisiana members are
certain TO oppose the bill owing to its treat
| mcnt OF the sugar question: while the two
California Democrats are equally certain TO
fOtc io4 ~ W tiit
most important staples OF the Golden State
wool, lumber, and fruit. These eight are
! sure to be reinforced by ut least a dozen or
/ fifteen other DEMOCRATS, under the lead of
| Randall
As to the political phase of the question,
it is yet too early TO speak, beyond stating
the fact that the Mills bill removes all doubt
as TO the ability OF the Republicans to carry
California and the other Pacific Coast States
Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado
Congressman Sculfs three days vacation
was very pleasantly passed lie says he
| spent one dfy with his family and two with
the boys. His next-door neighbor in the
| House. Representative Osborne, says he
thinks the former were mighty lucky 10 get
one-third of his time.
Last weeks debate in the Senate on the
Dependent Pension bill was not only very
+ interesting one to those who listened to it.
I but it has been the means Diminishing some
very valuable matcriA for the ensuing Pres
/ idential campaign. in the way of political
I literature. The speeches made by Senators
Z DteiShRt4aaAf t,Af tt-Ih III OifO>4tAtH ~
I the bill are almost certain TO turn UP about
next September and October in the hands of
the surviving veterans Of the late war all
over the country. The three Senators men
toned characterized the g. A. r. BOYS as
mendicants and benefciaries, and accused
them of endeavoring to dictate 10 Congress
and the Missouri Senator went so FAR as to
say, u viii be driven no further By plum
derers in the garb of soldiers
Some strong speeches in defense of
the bill have been made by Senators
Manderson, Hoar, Plumb, Teller, and
Others. There is no doubt as to its pas
sage by the Senate, nor is there much doubt
as to its passage by the House. VIII the
President sign it2 That is the question.
1t is impossible to say. from the present
outlook, to what extent, if at all, the exist
ing sisterhood of States will be increased
during the first session of the Fiftieth Con-
gress. As has been frequently set forth in
press from time TO time it is the purpose of 4
the Democratic managers to pass an omni-
bus bill admitting four territories in a /
lnmp-Dakoia, Montana, Washington and 1
New Mexico. While il is probable that this 1
would result in giving the Republicans two 4
States and the Democrats two. the former |
are opposed to this general way OF doing
things and, indeed are determined to fight /
for the admission of Dakota as two States,
her population and area justifying it or, at
least 10 fight for the admission of Southern
Dakota to the full rights of Statehood
have just seen a private letter from
prominent Republican of South Dakota, in
which the writer says: {" If we should fail to
get bill through admitting Southern Da-
kota, we do not want any admission as a
whole-we prefer to stay ont and take our
chances of the result of the next campaign
The writer also says We shall insist that
we are entitled to six delegates in the Chica-
20 Convention-three from South and three
from North Dakota and the Republican
party in National Convention assembled
ought to recognize our rights to Statehood to
that extent We have a precedent for it in
the Convention of 1865, when Colorado, not
then State, was given six delegates. We
are really entitled to eight from South Da-
kota alone, on the basis of two for each Sen-
ator and Representative to which we are ell
titled in Congress
Senator Quay and Congressman Yardley
each have bill before Congress appropriate
ing 50 900, to be spent under the direction
OF the Centennial and Memorial Association
of Valley Forge, for the purchasing and i'm
proving certain lands adjacent to the old
Washington headquarters property in Mont
somery county. Representative Yartlley has
recently gotten good many of bis Pennsyl-
vania colleagues interested in the matter,
and the result is that a committee of five, of
which Congressman Dalzell is Chairman, has
been appointed to aid in securing the pass
age of the bill Some ofthe friends of the
measure are in favor of asking for a much
larger appropriation-say SI30000-and also
advocate making the Valley Forge Associa-
tion more national in its character
Upon his return from his short trip home
Congressman Scull found eighty letters
awaiting him.
Senator Cameron has concluded TO prolong
his South Carolina visit TO two weeks, and
therefore will not return to the Capital be-
fore the 9th or 10th Instant
The junior Pennsylvania Senator writes to '
a friend here, from his retreat down on the
Indian River that lie has already been ,
greatly benefited by his Florida trip.
Now that the New Jersey Legislature has
passed the High License Local Option bill
over the tioyernOr's veto, leading Rcpubli-
cans here are strongly confident of carrying
that State next fall. They are, however,
good deal chasrined that a similar bill now
beiore the New York Legislature does not |
stand the same chance of becoming law.
Chief Justice Waite was on the floor of the
Senate short time .a-day. listening to the
debate on the Dependent Pension bill.
sherman and Allison, the two leading
Presidential possibilities in the Senate. have
had very little to say thus far this session.
The former has made only one speech of any
while Allison's voice has not
been heard at all.
General regret IS expressed at the Capitol /
that ingalls, occupancy of the chair makes !
him so inconseqaential factor in Senatorial j
debate
Congressman H. II Bingham of Philadel- !
phia, has been selected as Pennsylvania's
member of the Republican Congressional
Committee
Marshall NrDonalI the no,r f,,p,,,;ss;,,, I