The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-14
Washington Letter.

MI. GanuuuIS proposed dilirhdlIltIl' l"
the Mills tariff bill, covering the sugar
mulassrs. and confectionery clanses.
The amendment admits all sugar below
NJ Ii Dutch Standard, free of duty
aud sugar above that grade IS 10 pay Il
duty of BIO Of one per cent the hihehd-
men. also provides for the payment ol
a bounty to the producers OF American
sugar and molasses. Mr.. Kelley argll-
ed that the amendment was a direct
attack upon the principles Iald do"i ny
the republican national platform MI
Cannon lrtolted that his amendment
was not opposed 10 the Chicago plat
form, and that ne would not permit
the gentleman to conStrue the platform
for him. or to read him ont of the re-
publican party. This sort OF tax was
INDUCED in for quite IA while, and the
democrats greatly enjoyed 1t, ana o
course, did everything III their power
to widen the breach between the two
republicans.
Even the democratic members OF the
House had to join their republican col
legues in the general litter that passed
oyer that body on Friday, when Mi.
Mills accepted the amendment to the
tariff bill, offered by Mr.. Vance, OF
doubtful Connecticut, to strike onl
the paragraph imposing a duty OF 30
per cent on wood screws, thus leaving
the present protective duty on a "
necticut monopoly.
The House has bv a vote of III to :
passed the Holman substitute for the
Senate railroad land grant forfeiture
bill. The bill f%orfeits all lands granted
by Congress to any state OF to any cor
uoration of a railroad or a railroad ana
telegraph line opposite to and coterml-
nous and completed within the time
specified in the original grant, etc.
This bill is said TO conflict with Il de-
cision of the L. $. supreme Court.
The river and haibOr bill, which has
been passed by the Senate with numer-
Gus amendments, is now IN the hands
of a conference committee. 1t is not
thought that the House will raise any
very serious objections to any OF them,
but whether the President will sign the
bill or not, is a question upon which
great diversity Of opinion exists. l
think he will sign it.
Nj. Cleveland has in connection with
one of the private pension bills, OF
which quite a number were vetoed last
week, taken occasion to explain his posi-
ton in regard to this class legislation.
He denies that lie is mfriendly to the
deserving veteran.
The lighthouse board has written a
letter to the Speaker Of the House, III
forming him that the appropriation
passed 10y the House for its use, is ill
adequate, and that if it remains as at
present, it will be necessary to eXtin-
guish some of the lights. 1t is prob
able that the Senate will make the nee
essary increase in the appropriation and,
that it will be agreed to by the House.
The Senate is evidently feeling the
effect OF the warm weather. 1t was in
session only two days last week.
Tie members of the House are near
~ all getting anxious about their poll
teal fences at home, consequently they
are rushing the Mills bill, which viii
probably be passed by that body before
the first of August; but as there are
quite IL number of other important
measures to be acted upon, it is not
likely that the adjournment will take
place until late in August, possibly not
before September
The certainty that the Mills tariff
bill will shortly pass the House, has
stirred the republican Senators up to
the necessity of preparing a substitute
expressing the views of the republican
party, which is TO be offered in place of
the Mills bill. Just what this substi-
tute will be, is some what doubtful as
vet. Ii is sure TO contain a clause re-
pealihg the internal revenue tax on
tabacco III all forms; il is probable that
the duty on sugar will be cut in half,
and that the internal revenue tax on
alcohol used in the arts will be repeal
ed; further than this all is conjecture.
William Walter Phelps has discarded
his bang. He appeared in the House
on Friday with his hair parted and his
bangs slicked back. His fellow menu
bers turned to see what il was that
changed his appearance, and they saw
a scar on his forehead that they had
never noticed before. His bangs were
combed back. He believes, as do many
people, that those few straight hairs
prevented his going on the ticket with
Harrison. This led him to abandon
them. Several times during the day
hairs fell into their accustomed
place, bpt constant mOistening and care
full brushing will doubtless correct this.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter to the Tam
many Society of New York, on the 4th,
has been much commented on here.
1t is regarded as an avaunt courier of
his off :ial letter Of acceptance. 1t is
pleasing to the republicans TO
note that he stIII stands by his tariff
message OF last December. Members
Of his patty may thin and dodge on
question. but he is firm.
1t is generally h+,Ieysd here that the
nomination 4 MI F1.lef will be con
HImed tbn "ssE
Thr eljfems, "arm weather here
has had d 'lafLI@a ~ effect on politics,
as Oh every a!a2 rloa lllr past week be-