Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
spEc1ALc CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR. ]
Washington. July 9th.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE MoNIToR.l
Washington. july 9Th.
Representative Kelley of Pennsyl-
vania, and Cannon of Illinois, both
good republicans, had quite spirit
ed argument in the House Saturday
over MI. Cannon's proposed amend
ment to the Mills tariff bill, covering
the sugar, molasses and confectionery
clauses. The amendment admits all
sugar below No. 16 Dutch standard,
free of duty, and sugar above that
grade is to pay duty of $40 OF one
per cent; the amendment also pro-
vides for the payment of bounty to
the producers Of American sugar and
molasses. Mr.. Kelley argued that
the amendment was a direct attack
upon the principles laid down by the
republican national platform. MI.
Cannon retorted that his amendment
was not opposed to the Chicago plat
form, and that he would not permit
the gentleman to construe the plat
form for him, or to read him out of
the republican party. This sort OF
talk was INDUCED in for quite awhile.
and the democrats greatly enjoyed 1t,
and. of course, did everything in
their power to widen the breach be-
tween the two republicans.
Even the democratic members of
the house had to join their republican
colleagues in the general litter that
passed over the body on Friday when
Mills accepted the amendment to the
tariff bill, offered by Mr.. Vance, OF
sdoubtfuI' Connecticut, to strike
out the paragraph imposing a duty OF
35 per cent on wood screws, thus
leaving the present protective duty
on a Connecticut monopoly.
The House has by vote Of III
to 8 passed the Holman substitute
for the Senate railroad land grant
forfeiture bill. The bill forfeits all
lands granted by congress to any
state or to any corporation of rail-
road or railroad and telegraph line
opposite to, and co-terminous with
the position of any such railroad not
constructed and completed within the
time specified in the original grant
etc. This bill is said to conflict witt
a decision of the United States Su
perme court.
The river and harbor bill, which
has been passed by the senate will
numerous amendments, is now in thu
hands of a conference committee. L
is not thought that the House will
raise any very serious objections t.
any of them, but whether the presi
dent will sign the bill or not, is
question upon which great diversity
of opinion exists. / think he will
sign it.
Mr.. Cleveland has in connection
with one of the private pension bills
of which quite number were vetoe'
) last week, taken occasion to explain
) his position in regard to this class 0
, legislation. He denies that he
unfriendly to the deserving veteran
The senate is evidently feeling tn
: effect of the warm weather. 1t wa
; in session but two days last week
: The members of the House are neal
+ " all getting anxious about their pc
5 litical fences at home, consequent
l they are rushing the Mills bill, whic
. will probably be passed by that bod
before the 1st of August; but
3 there are quite a number of other in
: portant measures to be acted upon,
is not likely that the adjournment WI
e take place until late in August,po'
r sibly not before September.
r The certainty that the Mills tart
t bill will shortly pass the House, hs
stirred the republican senators up
e the necessity of preparing subst
: tute expressing the views of the re
d publican party, which is to be offe
e ed in place of the Mills bill. Ju'
: what this substitute will be, is SOM
e what doubtful as yet. 1t is sure
+ contain clause repeating the int
o nal revenue tax on tobacco in q
forms it is probable that the du
IL on sugar will be cut in half, and tn
d the internal revenue tax on alcoh
It used in the arts will be repealed; fu
1t Their than this all is conjecture.
y Mr.. Cleveland's letter to the Tar
:, many Society of New York, on t
re 4th. has been much commented I
E here. It is regarded as an ava
h courier of his official letter of acceE
S ance. It is highly pleasing to t
ID republicans to note that he st
ct stands by. his tariff message of IL
r December. Members of his par
at NAV trim and dodge on this questlo
lie but he is firm.
es
of Despite the despicable attacks U
#, on Mr.. Parneu and the cause he