Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-19
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th, 1885,
Evidently President Cleveland has
no hard feelings towards Mr.. Calvin
S. Brice, who was the Democratic
manager in the recent disastrous
campaign, whatever some people
may say. Mr.. and Mrs. Brice have
been guests at the White House for
several days, and at Mrs. Clevelands
brilliant reception Saturday after
noon, her first public reception of the
season, Mrs. Brice assisted.
The National Wool Growers
Association which was in session
here last week, don't want the
earth, although it must, be confessed
that they seemed to be willing to
accept a large part thereof. Not
satisfied with the protection given
them by the Senate tariff bill, which
is much greater than they need, they
prepared a wool schedule of their
own, and appointed a committee to
present it to the Senate finance
committee, with the modest request
that it be incorporated in the tariff
bill in place Of the present schedule.
They will be left. The Senate will
consider the wool schedule this week
but it won't DC the one fixed up by
the wool growers. The election is
now over.
Senator Morgan is still after Canada
with sharp stick. He proposes to
offer the following amendment to the
Senate tariff bill this week :-"All
laws and parts of laws which exempt
from the payment of duties any
articles of commerce upon which
duties are imposed in this act, when
in transit through the United State,
to, or from the Dominion Of Canada
are hereby declared to be inOpera
tive" There is little probability thai
the republicans will support this
amendment, as it would practically
be a portion of the legislation asked
for in Mr.. Cleveland's celebrated
retaliation message.
Senator Plumb struck the New
England brethren in a sore spot whel
he stated, in u short but vigor on
speech on the duty on fresh fisl
packed in ice, that New England wa
for either protection or free trad
Just as one or the other favored he
own interests. The Senator certain
ly had good right to complain o
the fresh fish schedule as it was; i
admitted fresh fish in their ordinar.
condition free, giving New ENGLAND
the benefit oflOw prices; duty wa
placed on fresh fish packed for lon
distance transportation, thus makin
the people of the interior pay larg
prices for them. The result of Nj
Plumb's remarks was the adoptio
of an amendment making the 'dut
on fresh fish of all kinds one half cen
per pound.
Secretary Whitney keenly fee
the want of enough war ships t
look out for American interests jus
now. They are badly needed i
Hayti, Samoa, and Centeral Americt
There is a geAeral feeling that tn
rules governing the House Of Repre-
sentatives are entirely too compile;
ted. Some rules are of course nece
sary to protect the rights of tn
minority, but there is no necessity {
reason for having rules which enabl
one man to block all legislatiO
whenever he may feel disposed fC
an indefinite period, as Weaver di
for four days last week. Such thing
as this will give the republicans a
excuse, when they control the Hous
2 for so changing the rules as to d.
$ prive the minority of all the rights
} which they are entitled.
Ex-senator Malone sent a deleg
5 ton of Virginia republicans
t indianapolis last week, to urge h
1 claims upon Harrison for seat in II
l cabinet. He is a schemer from wa
= back, but the impression here is th'
$ Harrison knows him too well to tai
:. him into the Cabinet.
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