The Springdale news., 1889-11-01

lut OplulOu Ol Cifldlu DltD On pOlU ndes that the rules will not be SC. riously changed. At any rate any movement looking to the curtail ment of the power of the minority in as nearly balanced body as the present House, will meet with wig orous opposition, and could only result in ignominious defeat. Any attempt or the part ofthe Republi. cans To increase their slender ma- jority by throwing out duly elected Democratic members, will be resist ed.
 The speakershlp fight is essen tally between Messrs Reed and Mckinley Though Messrs Cannon and Burrows are both here and working tooth and nall for election they are in the fight only in the hope of being the successful men in the event of split. Mr. MeKin- ley s chances appear to be the best. He has raised sectional issue that cannot but be injurious to Mr. Reed whose state cannot control a suffi- cient number of members to afford any real advantage. Beside, Mr MckiI ley represents, first, last md all the time, the millionaire manu- lecturers, He belongs to them, and the coming session will be one in which they will need to control the speaker of the House.
 The rejection Of Mr Reed would stamp the ingratltude of the Repnb- liean party. When to be named for speaker by the Republicans was the emptiest compliment, Mr. Reed, as the leader of his party on the floor, accepted tho nomlnation.. twas given with the taeit understanding that sb onld the tune come when the party held the majority, he would bc entitled to the speak kership. It lsan Ill grace that now opposes him.
 On the first ballot, the majority l1. Nj { L !. duty to this promise. The first ballot will not result in an election. 1t will be then that the lukeworm and time-serving members will turn 10 the next candidate in strength, and throw thelr votes for him. That man will doubtless be Mr. Me Kinley, and so I predict his elec- ton.
 The civil service law will doubt. less remain undlsturbel. There may te considerable talk about which administration, Mi. Cleve- lands or MT. Harrison's, has been guilty of the greatess laches regard lrg the law, but the law itself will remain, though perhaps slightly modified. The alleged selling Of copies of questions in advance ot their use in examination, will doubtless be referred to a commit tee. There are enough men pledg- ed fo the law in both parties to in sure It's retention.
 The Blair educational bill will be introduced early in the session by it's father, and. the Senator may be depended upon to push 1t through the higher body. It's fate Tn the House is however of grave doubt. There lack not men on the Repub- lican side in the House who regard such bill as not oEly menace to the perpetuity of educa tional oppor tunities in the South, but also as unconstitutional. With that feel ing the Democratic minority thus assisted may kIll the measure.
 The meeting of the National Board of Promotion of the propos ed exposition Tn Washington ir 1892 was an unqualified success There were more than one hundred delegates present. representative men, governs, mayors, capitalists from every state from Maine to Cal ifornia. In hIs report to the pro motors the Secretary was particu larly happy Tn his presentation o