St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-08
CLOSE VOTEExPECTED
Wilson Says the Vote on the
Mills Bill Will Be Very
Close.
Republicans Will Vote Almost
Unanimously Against It's
Passage.
The General Idea Prevails that
Blaine Will Not De-
cline.
Powderly Says He Is Not a
Candidate for Anything
Going.
Special to the Globe:

SPECIAL TO the GloDe:
WINoNA, Mimi, May fudge Will
son arrived home from Washington yes
terday to attend to some urgent busi-
ness, and will remain in WinOna for a
few days. In an interview this after
noon on congressional matters he said:
The vote on the Mills bill be very
close, but we have hopes of its passage.
How the vote will stand nobody can
tell, as it will be Influenced by so many
private interests. Take wool, for in
stance. We may gain some votes from
the other side and may lose some of our
own. Some members have not yet made
up their minds how they will vote, and
may be Influenced by the local effect of
the measure. The general debate now
on will last say till the 18th. Then the
bill will be taken up section by section
in committee of the whole, and will be
open to amendment. All kinds of
amendments will be offered, some to en-
barrass the friends of the bill. The
VOTE WILL BE so CLOSE
that nobody can tell how it will stand.
1t is not likely that the bill will pass
without some amendment. / shall vote
for the Mills bill if we cannot get some
thing better. | am in favor of more re-
duction than the bill calls for. For
instance | would reduce the tariff on
sugar more and would cut iron ore a
good deal and would make greater re-
ductiOnS on good many other things.
The Mills bill is not all we want, and
is not all the majority of the ways and
means committee wants. They are
merely trying TO do the best they can
under the circumstances. [ expect to
see the bill pass the house i'll some
shape, hope substantially as it stands.
j cannot tell what the senate will do.
The senators are very reticent, and
good many members of the house have
not made up their minds as to how they
will vote. | think that ninety-nine one
hundredths of the
REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE AGAINST
the bill in every one Of its features. |
do not think. that the Republican party,
as represented in congress, or the lead
erS of the party i'll the United States,
want to reduce the tariff one cent. L
don't know how Mr.. Lind will vote.
Mr.. Nelson, | think, will vote for the
bill. | have no doubt that Edmund
Rice means what he says in regard to
declining to accept denomination. L
don't think he wanted TO go to congress
before. am very sorry for his decision,
for | like him very much. He is great
worker, and is much respected among
the members. He is at work every day.
l like him thoroughly, and his decision
not to return to congress will be a loss
to the state. In regard to
THE LOGAN PENSION BILL.
] have voted against all of these bills
and shall continue to do so. Such bills
are introduced every week, creating a
civil pension list in this country. There
is no claim that the pension is asked on
the ground of injury or disability in
CURED in the service, but simply be-
cause the man was eminent in civil or
military life. They are now trying to
get up a pension for Mrs. Waite, which
will be of the same class. In all cases
these pensions go to persons in good
condition financially. There is no
claim that the money is needed. Gen.
Logan was an eminent soldier and emf
nent in civil life. His wife is most eS-
timable woman, and | should have liked
to vote for the bill But | did not feel
that l could vote for any bill of that
nature.