Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-17
EMBARRASSED.
MR RANDALL AND TIE oowLEs To
BAcc0rAX BILL.
gaking Enemios-The TariH-A Relief
Bill~washington Society Gossip
Mr.. Blaine and the Cabinet
From our Regular corroapondentl

From Our Regular Corrcspondentl
WASHINGTON, January 16-Mr. Randall Is
very much embarrassed by the recent action
Of the House in referring the Cowles tobacco
TAX bin 20 the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Randall favors the bill, but regrets being
put into position 10 humilate tho Ways and
Means Committee. He Is too good party
msu 10 think OF rejecting upon the Demo
crsts a any committee, but he is In strange
position. lie said 90 a member this morning
IL. be would rather resign his position as
ysfS man OF the Committee on Appropra-
~F:zns than 10 report the Cowles bill back %
The House. lie has expressed desire to the
Democrats 81 bis committee that nothing
De done with the bill, for he knows
the members ~ the WAYS and Means Com
mittce will immediately accuse him Of an
faQouizing them aGd with attempting 20 de-
pose Mills IN order that he may again DO
chosen the general Of the Democratic forces
But The other Democratic members Of
the committee, Ted by General For
ncy, Of Aabama. and Mr.. Clements.
81 Georgia feel thst they are under
instructions from the House to report this
hll back. aud win 50 vote Ia committee.
The Republicans OF tho committee are
almost unanimous ia favor OF reporting the
hil bnck at once. The committee was in
session this morning, but the matter did not
come 10. AZ tho next meeting, however,
10 VII come up. and its friends feel conf
dent that favorable report will be
decided on notwithstanding the strenuous
efforts now being made by the Ways and
Mean, men aud their friends 10 have II
p.ecou- h0ied In committee.
BAKING ENEMIES.
The WAYS and Means men are making
many enemies on the Democratic side by
their course as regards this matter. aud there
j. q movement on foot ia the House n give
them such an effective snub that they will re-
cosnize being deposed from leadership and
VIII not again attempt 70 drive 'he Demo-
cratic party rather than lead u. This move
mcnt Il 10 refer the tarlii bin when II
comes from the senate after the 22d instant
20 The Appropriations Committee. The OBJ
ject ~ the Democrats who are leading this
movement is not exactly to snub the Ways
aud Means Committee, but 10 place the
senate bin In q position where u viii not be
pigron-hoied, but where It viii be reported
% the House for action.
Il is ALREADY plainly evident that very many
Democrats in the House favor taking action
upon the tariff bin this session. They want
- adopt the internal-reycnue features OF Tie
bin and such other portions ~ are similar
10 the Mills bin, white disagreeing to other
portions. Then they want 1t sent % con-
ference committee Of the two houses, where a
compromise measure can be agreed upon aud
tariff legislation enacted this session.
SOCIETY GOSSIP.
Washington society las plenty Of gossip
these days. The fact that the President ~
nored Preddcnt-of-the Senate ingalls, in cX-
tending invitations to the Cabinet dinner last
week set the tongue Of gossip wagginR con.
adcrably. Many Democrats pronounced The
Presidents action perfectly correct alter
the comments Of the Kansas Senator upon
the Orcupants o. the White House,
while Republicans generally sarcaStically
pronounced VI worthy Of such man
~ Mr.. Cleveland But things have
changed now and society ~ nOnplutsed,
for the President yesterday sent Am Invitation
10 Mr.. Irgalls 10 attend the dinner 10 be
given 10 the supreme Court and Congress on
The 3I,t instant. It is said Mr.. Cleveland
does not want the Kansan at the White
House dinner, but be thought the slight
would be too great when The dinner Is TO be
piyep 10 COnrre.s lie * sold TO have been
II the belief that senator ingalls, would have
lad the selt-FecpeCt 10 decline; but IT seems
not. for the KanSau has eft the impression
upon the minds of all with whom he has
talked that the invitation will Doe accepted
General Lees bill b. construct an ice-boat
"a Keen open the channel u the Potomac
during the winter has passed The House.
RFIIEP BILL.
NIr.O'Fcrrell oXpcctsto get hrs bill through
the House this week providing for the Iehei
Of thc representative, ~ Henry ". eiDley,
decreased The bti is % allow them 10 go
before the Court Of Claims and establish
theirrights 10 ROYALTY Of a. per tent agreed
uuon by the Government 10 be- paid him and
partner for each tent Of their patent
The Government manufactured aud used.
The partner was paid his share ~
fine ROYALTY. amounting 10 something over
100000, while General Sibley's claim was
disallooed on account OF his having gone
into the Confederate army. The oil mo-"
ucndinV in 10 authorize tine Court OF Claims,
II -bley', claim D. properly due, 10 allo" H..
EepIcscutatiye William Walter Phelps
90 dav secured quarters Tor the winter NJ the
Normndie for Vice Prestdent"iect Morton
and w.t.. This Is The same hotel at when
Nlr. blaine aud family live, and the Tact thar
Mr.. and Mr.. Morton arc going there is ie-
gardcd ~ significant Indeed, nothing
seem, more certain than that MIR. Blaine Will
have charge Of the state portfolio immeui'
aielv after the 4th Of March.
II is given out by Blane's friends to-nighi
that Nj. Morton will bring with bin to-
morrow a letter from General Harrison ten
deripe 10 the Maine statesman the Slate port
folio. aud that Blaine will accept. This
Kills Malone. II tterc was ever any chance
Of his going into the Cabinet.