The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-09-27
Washington Letter.

characterized the present protective
tslitf AS q system of naked robbery.
Once more the Republicans have
been doomed to disappointment while
waiting for the Democrats to help them
out of hole. The Republican Sena
tors have fully determined not to report
tariff bill at this session, but they
still pretend to be working on that
tariff bill, and they have been indulg
ing in the hope that the House would
pass joint resolution setting gu early
day for adjournment, which they
would eagerly accept, and then go on
the stump and say that the Democrats
forced an adjournment upon them and
thus prevented their reporting tariff
bill, but fortunately The House was
wise, and decided to W. it for the Sen
ate to get ready to adjourn. Now, the
Republicans of the Senate will either
have to report that tariff bill or &C
knowledge their inabi ity to frame one
They can take either horn of the di
LENA. In the meantime the people of
the country should not forget that the
only reason for Congress rema ming in
session aiIsr October lst is t. allow the
Republican Senator to report tariff
bill. If they reiase to report tariff
bill, on their beads be the responsible
ity for uselessly proloDging the session
The Senate has pi ssed joint resolu
ton appropriating $l0J,O00 for the re
lief of the yellow fever sufferers. the
money to be expended under the di
re ction of the President.
The Senate refused to reconsider its
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill, but
the bill is now held by the chairman
of the House committee on Enrt ed
bills, pending the decision of resolu.
| tion offered in the Senate by Mr. Ed
munds to hold the bill until China
takes some definite action on the treaty
Senator Beck is somewhat better and
will. it is hoped, be able to resume his
duties in December. Many people
think his disease is similar to the one
which carried General Sheridan off.
If this be true, his congressional days
are over.
1t is proposed by some of the Demo-
cratic Senators. if the Republicans de.
lay reporting their tariff bill much
longer, to submit a resolution dis
charging the Finance Committee from
further consideration of the Mills bill
and bringing that measure before the
Senate. They do not hope to pass the
produce their tariff bill.
Mr.. Cleveland has. in answer to a
Senate resolution, furnished that body
with all the correspondence relating
to the Chinese treaty in possession OF
the State Department.
It 10 evidently the intention of the
republican members of the Senate CO On
mittee on Foreign Affairs to pigeon
hole the Canadian Retaliation bill.
Senator Morgan says they shall not do
so If he can prevent it. but il is hard
to see how he will be able to prevent
1t, as the bill has been referred to a
sub. committee consisting of himself,
Mr.. Evsrts and Mr.. Sherman. They
are just two to his one.
Representative Mason, the. Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Indi.
ana, is here for q. few days. He expects
to return to Indiana in a week and re
main there until election day. He is
exceedingly confident of bis election,
and of carrying the State for Cleveland
He saidi "sre going to carry the
State, but 1 do not care TO say by how
large plurality. We have decided
advantage on the issue of ajjus ing the
tariff, but still there is no indication
that the contest is 10 be q walkover.
The talk about the Democratic party
being opposed to pensions, aud that
soldiers of Indiana, on the statement,
are going to vote the republican ticket
almost solidly,, Is untrue. Tney will
divide, as in the past"
Senator Mitchell is now probably
sorry that he made the false and
vicious charge against Senator Morgs n
of intoxication in the Senate chamber,
Here is what one of Senator Morgsn's
most bitter political opponents-Sena-
tor Plumb-has written concerning
the absurd charge:
"TO whOm it may concern:
say with plea a,ure and emphasis
that l have never seen Senator John
L. Morgan, of Alabama; under the in
f1uence of liquor, in the Senate or else
where. or otherwise incapacitated for
the discharge of public duty. Senator
Morgan serves on one committee with
me, and 1 am frequently thrown into
association with him and should be
likely to know if he had been intoxi-
Gated. Respectfully, P. B. PLUM.
There are fifteen other statements
signed by colleagues of Senator Nor
gan similar to the above.
Representative Barnes has intro.
duced a bill offering a reward of $780,
900 to any person who will discover
the true cause or germ of yellow fever
with auy certain means of affecting
ita prevention. estruction, or material
modification or who, without discov.
ering the cause or germ of said disease
shall discover certain and practical
mode of effscting its prevention, des-
truction or material modification.
A bill authorizing the President to
appoint Gen. w. 8, Rosencrans brig
adler general on the retired list of the
Army has been introduced in the Sem
ate.
Representative 8. 9. Cox was elected
Speaker pro tenn of the House, to act
during Mr.. Cariise's absence.