The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-07-27
WASHINGTON E.erser.
tFrom our regular correspondent.]
WASHINGTON. July 90. 1888.

Somewhat OF a sensation in political cir
cles was created here by the publication of
a story that Mr.. Briee, the newly selected
! chairman of the Democratic executive COM
mittee, had been telling tales ont of
school. The story goes that Mr.. Brice
was very indignant when he found out
that he was only expected to be a figure
head, and that the real management ofthe
campaign would be in the hands of Mr..
Cleveland. Senator Ransom, a member of
the committee, and Col. Bright, of Indiana,
sergeant-at-arms of the committee, both
use strong language in denying the story,
but there are plenty of Democrats who
believe it and are glad to think that The
campaign is to be managed by Mr.. Cleve-
land, with the aid of Mr.. Lamont; the po-
litical sagacity of both these gentlemen
having been fully proven, while that of
Mr.. Brice is an unknown quantity.
The Mills tariff bill passed the House by
a vote of 1G2 to 149. Four Democrats
voted against the bill and two Republicans
for it, which shows that the party whip
was sharply cracked over the members of
both parties. The galleries were crowded
to witness the final vote on the bill which
has consumed so much time in its discus
sion and space in the newspapers. Among
the distinguished people in the reserved
gallery were Mrs. Cleveland and her moth
er, Mrs. Folsom. Now that it has gone
through the House it goes over to the
Senate, where we shall get another deluge
of tariff talk which will be ended about
September by the Senate's passing a sub
stitute for the bill, the appointment of con-
ference committees, failure to agree, and
finally appeal to the people to decide
which party is right. In view of the long
discussion in Congress, and the immense
amount of space filled in the newspapers
with arguments on this important subject,
to say nothing Of the tons of speeches in
pamphlet form with which both parties
are deluging the country, neither party
can say that the voters are no fully in
formed. If the average voter is anything
like the newspaper men in this city he
will neve" want to hear the word tariff
again after this campaign.
The fisheries treaty was up several times
last week in the Senate, but little progress
was made. It is understood that an at
tempt will be made to bring it to a vote
this week.
A bill to pay the depositors in the bank
rupt Freedman's Bank has been passed by
the Senate.
Mrs. Cleveland was tw~enty-four years
old Saturday. the 21st inst.
Mr.. Randall, who is still confined to his
bed, was paired on the Mills tariff bill, but
gave notice by letter that, had he been
present, he would have voted against it.
The makers of adulterated lard have got
ten a respite. The House committee on
agriculture has postponed until next De-
cember the further consideration of the
several bills to regulate the manufacture
of compounded lard.
The House committee on the library
nave reported favorably The Senate bill
authorizing the erection of a monument to
Gen. Joseph Wanan, who was killed at the
battle of Bunker Hill. This Government
is sometimes a little slow in showing its
appreciation of patriotism and bravery,
but like the bugs without wings, it al.
ways ''gets there"
The House has passed the River and
Harbor bill, the Senate having agreed to
drop the Objectionable items. The bill is
now in Mr.. Cleveland's hands, and the
question that is worrying the parties in.
terested is, will he sign ito
The Senate bill a%ppropriating $3.50, 00C
for the aid Of State homes for disabled vol.
unteers has been passed by the House and
is now in the hands of tue President.
During the debate Mr.. Kilgore, of Texas,
who was opposed to the bill, made a bad
break by referring to the disabled soldiers
as paupcrs. Mr.. Spinola, of New York,
Immediately 'hurled the assertion back
into the throat from which it emanated."
Civil Service COMMISSIONS Lyman
thinks that the application of Civil Service
rules to the Weather Bureau would be
highly beneficial, General Greedy to tn,
contrary, notwithstanding. Civil Service
COMMISSIONS Edgerton, who by the way
is not much Of a civil service rcformer,
says: 'The civil service rules now take
in mosquitoes, bugs, ehinches and about
everything in sight. | think there is q
tendency to carrying them too far. DOM
believe in it," Mr.. Edgerton, however,
continues to draw So, 600 a year for admin.
istering those rules. He does not object
to that. WESTON.