Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular correspOpasnt.l
WAsHINeroN. Jul v Ord. 1888.

WASHINGTON, Jul y 23rd, 1888.
Representative Mills was proud man
Saturday as he stood up in the House to
make a short speech, just before the
final vote was taken on his tariff bill.
The galleries were crowded as they had
not been since the day that he made
the opening speech in what is likely
to go down to pOsterity in the great tar
iff debate of 1888. Mr.. Mills began by
stating the present surplus in the Treas
ury to be $l29, ,0O0, 900, which represents
unnecessary taxation upon the people.
This enOrmousamounto Of money iscon-
stantly lowering prices, and pilllng an
enormous load on labor, and increasing
the benefits Of the privileged classes.
How long will it be before stagnation
will occur, and bankruptcy and ruin
flock together over the land? The ma
jority have attemptedto bring before the
House bill to reduce this taxation and
lessen the flow of money into the treas
ury. By amendments made in conn
mittee of the whole, the relative rate of
duty has been placed at S42.99 on the
hundred. This moderate bill has been
met by storm of denunciatioE, and
characterized as free trade measure.
Is $42.99 on the hundred, free trade?
Mr.. Mills then took up the bill in de-
tail, and rapidly passed through It,,
pointing out his advantages as he went
along. A vote being taken on the final
passage of the bill showed 1852 yeas
and 149 nays. When the result was an
nouced cheer after cheer burst spon-
taneously from the Democratic side of
L. h. Il full nf loot 10
and red bandanas. Only four Demo-
Gratis voted against the bill-Messrs.
Sowden, Merrlman, Greenman and
Bliss. Two Republicans voted for it.
With this bill, the Democratic party ap-
peal to the country for four years lease
of power, and the people will give IL to
them.
Mrs. Cleveland celebrated her oath
birthday on Saturday, by attending the
Capitol to hear Mr.. Mills speech, and to
witness the final vote on the tariff bill.
In the evening there was quiet family
dinner at Oak View. She has received
many letters and kilograms ofcongratu-
lation. ,...
The Senate having agreed to drop the
Objectionable canal amendments to the
River and Harbor bill, the House
passed it, and it is in the hands of the
President.
It is now generally conceded that it
will be impossible for Congress to adj
journ before September. ...
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller
that's the way to write it now. The
Republicans, after all their trouble,
could only get twenty votes against Mr..
Fuller's confirmation, while forty-one
voted in favor of it. a. 7r
Senator Ransom, who is member of
the Democratic National Committee,
vehemently denies the rumor that Mr..
Brice, the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, was indignant at the inter-
ference from the White House in the
management of the campaign. "Why,"
said the Senator, "the President could
not be induced to interfere in a matter
of this kind. 1t is not his way. No,
sir. We discussed the entire question
of organization in all its details in our
own way, independent of any outside
pressure" Colonel Dick Bright, of
Indiana, Sergeant at Arms of the Ma
tional Committee, likewise denies the
rumor. He says the Presidenthas been
consulted, as is right and proper, but
that tall the President insisted on, was
that the campaign should be fought in
a bold, open and courageous manner,
without any attempts to evade any re-
sponsibilities or make any apologies
The Republicans will soon find out that
their is no trouble among the members
of the National Committee.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture has decided to postpone until De-
cember, the consideration of the vari-
GUS bills to regulate the manufacture of
compounded lard.
The House Committee to investigate
contract and pauper immigration. will
go to New York this week. From
there they will probably go to Boston,
and late in the fall, they expect to go
to San Francisco.
Senator Morgan made good point
against Senator Mitchell Friday, while
a bill to restrict Chinese immigration
was under discussion. Mr.. Mitchell,
speaking in favor of the bill, said it was
intended to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the pending Chinese treaty.
He then proceeded to attack the treaty
as sham, fraud and a deception
II cannot understand" said Mr.. Nor
gan, "why the gentleman would vote
for bill to carry into effect treaty
which he says is a sham and a fraud"
1t is stated that Representative W.
l.. Scott, of Pa, will decline another
nomination to Congress. Also Repre-
sentative P. HI. Collins of Mass. The
names of both gentleman have been
mentioned as probable members of Mr..
Cleveland's next administration. Per-
haps that accounts for their retiring
from the House. '- '.@-g '-r