Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFron our regular eOrrs.DOpdsat.l


"The issue Is made, and we shall stand
by the bill Just as it is" said Repre-
sentative Mills to-day in reference to
the tariff bill. Continuing, he said
"the revenue reformers intend to fight
every amendment which Is offered no
matter who offers 1t. This bill is the
result OF three months hard work and
study on the part OF the gentlemen
VINO compose the majority OF the Ways
ana Means Committee, and don't be-
heve 1t would be possible to get up
measure different from this one that
would reduce the revenue to the same
extent, and result in as little injustice
to everybody concerned The pros
poets of passing this bill are improving.
Mr. Mills claims that he has l56 votes
already pledged to the bill; this is only
short Of a majority. Surely the party
should be able to bring pressure enough
upon seven of the Democratic follow
ers Of Mr.. Randall to compel them 10
support the bill. Quite a number of
strong speeches in favor of the bill will
be made as soon as it gets before the
House. Mr.. Mills will make the first
one, he will be followed by Mr.. Breck-
inridge and sel eral other members of
the Ways and Means Committee, but
probably the strongest and best speech
that will be made upon 1t will be that
or Speaker Carlisle, who Is beyond
question the best equipped man to
make tariff speech in the House.
Senator Ingalls, is beginning to hear
from the friends of Hancock and Nc
Clellan, whom he attempted to villify
in his speech the other day. He was a
few days ago denied admission as q
member into the local commandery of
the Loyal Legion, an organization COM
posed of officers and ex-officers of the
Federal army, and of which Gen.
Sheridan is the grand commander.
The reason given to the public fer the
rejection of Ingalls, application for
membership was that he was not eligi-
BILE, he having been an officer of State
troops only. But there Is no doubt in
the world that the real reason was his
attack on the memory of Hancock and
Mcclellan.
She Senate has passed the Dependent
Pension bill, without amendments
1t is just as Senator Manderson re-
ceived 1t from the G. A. r. 1t has now
gone to the House.
In reply to the complaints made by
the Kansas Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress about inefficient mail
service in the west, the Postmaster
General goes into detail and asserts
that the mail service fthe entire c0un-
try is in better condition than ever be-
fore.
10 aeks Tod I.ak
surplus for the year ending June 30,
1888, will be $155, 900, 900. And still
there are Democrats in the House who
refuse to support the tariff bill which
cuts off $50, ,000, 900 of this large sum.
Revenue reform is spreading. Even
Ohio Republican wool growers are be-
coming infected. An official of the
Treasury department has received a
letter from an Ohio man, who. was
chairman of the Republican Central
Committee of his county In 1884, and a
large contributor to the Republican
campaign fund of that year, and who
is large sheep raiser, in which he says:
~ am clear over, and agree with the
Democrats on the tariff. I am
tired of seeing the blacksmith's ham.
mer protected and nothing done for
his muscle"
1t Is amusing to observe the great
efforts that John Sherman ia making
to secure the Republican nomination
this year. With his record on numer-
Gus public questions, particularly the
decentralization of silver, he would
make the weakest candidate that could
possibly be selected. If he should be
nominated, and all good Democrats
pray that he may be, Colorado, Nevada
and Oregon would be sure to cast their
electoral vote for the Democratic nomi-
nee.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
gave dinner on Thursday to Hon.
Francis Herman, the veteran Ex-Sena-
tor of New York. The other guests
were Secretary Bayard, Senator Beck,
Representative Mills and wife, Elk
Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald and Hon.
VIM. P Morrison.
The House Committee on military
affairs has unanimously agreed to re-
port favorably to the House the Cut
cheon bill, appropriating $475, 900 for
public defenses.
The Senate Commi:te on Coast de.
IeuCeS. tilOuSu ~ hdS tdhcu HO OluCldi
action on the matter, has practically
agreed to make favorable report on
the bill introduced by Mr.. Dolph, pro-
viding for Notifications and sea coast
defenses. with an amendment locating
the new gun factory at Waterviiet
Arsenal, New York, instead of at the
Frankfort Arsenal, Pennsylvania. The
bill makes an appropriation of $685.
378,sO0 for the purpose of building for
tifications at New York, San Francisco,
Boston, the Lake ports, Hampton
Roads, New Orleans, Philadelphia,
Washington, Baltimore, Portland and
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