The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-19


reception of the season, Mrs. Brio,
assisted.
In order to stop Representativ,
Weaver from fillioustering, Speak
er Carlisle has agreed to recognize
him to-day for the purpose of max
ing q motion to suspend the rule:
, and pass the Oklahoma bill. The
motion it is expected will be me-
by fillibustering on the part of the
opponents of the bill. Mr.. Car
lisle's action in making bargain
with Mr.. Weaver has been hardly
criticised, but what else could be
dcSe? Weaver has shown what
he could do by blocking the House
for four entire days, and expressed
his willingness to keep it up in
definitely. There was only one
other way of stopping him; that
was to refuse to recognize him
when he made a motion, and that
was precedent which Mr.. Carlisle
considered entirely too dangerous
to make now OF all other times.
The National Wool Growers AS
sociation which was in session here
last week, don't want the earth, al
though it must be confessed that
they seemed to be willing to ac-
cept large part thereof. Not sat
isfied with the protection given
them by the Senate tariff bill,
which is much greater than they
need, they prepared wool sche-
dule of their own, and appointed q
committee to present it to the Sen
ate finance committee, with the
modest request that it be incopor-
atcd in the tariff bill in place of the
pre- sent schedule. They will be
left. The Senate will consider the
wool schedule this week, but it
won't be the one fixed up by the
wool growers. The election is now
0vel.
understand that Representa-
tive Anderson, of Kansas, proposes
to lead the tillioustering against
the Ok lahoma bill.
Senator Morgan is still after
Canada with sharp stick. He
proposes to offer the following
amendment to the Senate tariff
bill this week; GAIL laws and parts
of laws which are exempt from the
payment of duties, any articles of
commerce upon which duties are
imposed in this act, when in tran
sit through the United States to-,
or from the Dominion of Canada,
are hereby dec clared to be inopera-
tive" There is little probability
that the Republicans will support
this amendment, as it would prsc-
tically be portion of the legisla-
tion asked for i'm Mr.. Cleveland's
celebrated retaliation message.
Senator Plumb struck the New
Eng land brethren in sore spot
when he stated, in II short but Wig
orous speech on the duty on fresh
fish packed in ice, that New Eng.
land was for either protection or
free trade just as one or the other
favored her own inter ests. The
Senator certainly had good right
to complain of the fresh fish sche-
dule as it was; it admitted fresh
fish in their ordinary condition
free, giving New England the bene-
fit of low prices; a duty was placed
on fresh fish packed for long dis
tance transportation, thus, king
the people of the interior pay large
prices for them. The result of Mr..
Plumb's remarks was the adoption
of an amendment making the duty !
on fresh fish of all kinds one half
cent per pound.
Secretary Whitney keenly feels
the want of enough war ships to
look out for American interests
just now. They are badly needed
in Hayti, Samoa, and Cen tral
America.
There is general feeling that
the rules governing the House of
Representatives are entirely too
Some rules are of
course necessary to protect the
rights of the minority, but there is
no necessity or reason for having
rules which enable one man TO
block all legislation whenever he
may feel disposed for an indiffinite
period, as Weaver did for four days
last week. Such things as this
will give the Republicans an ex-
,use, when they control the House,
for so changing the rules as to de-
prive the minority of all the rights
to which they are entitled.
The sudden spasm of enthusiasm
IN the mart of ReDresentatiye