Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-02-28
THE NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent. ]

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IS, 1889.
According to promise Chairman Mills
has reported the Senate tariff bill to the
House. He accompanied it with reso-
hutton declaring the bill to be uncon-
stitutional and directing the clerk of the
House to return it to the Senate. This
resolution will be voted on early this
week, and its passage is expected, which
will dispose of the Senate tariff bill.
There have been, in the last two days,
three other Revenue bills reported to
the House. Mr.. McMillin, from the
Ways and Means committee has report
ed q bill which is the original Mills
bill, with the cotton, metal and chemi-
cal schedules left out. From the same
committee Mr.. Breckenridge has re-
ported compromise measure, which
provides for free wool, free tin-plate.
the repeal of the tobacco tax, and the
same woolen and worsted schedules as
the Mill bills. Mr.. Randall, from the
committee on appropriations has re-
ported the Cowels internal revenue bill,
which repeals the entire tobacco tax
and modifies other features Of the in
sernal revenue law. a. .~
Democrats does not speak well for the
anity Of the party. A caucus is to be
held tonight when an attempt will be
made to agree upon something, but the
cut look Is not assuring. #.t .t
The clerk Of the house has been
authorized by q resolution of the House
to employ four additional enrolling
clerks for the remainder Of the session.
This is preparing for the rush of bills
that always get crowded through in the
last days of session.
The House has given way to the
Senate and New Mexico will be drop
ped from the Springer Omnibus" bill,
and North and South Dakota, Montana
and Washington admitted by Presi-
dental proclamation. That Is all right
as far as 1t goes, but cannot see why
New Mexico has not as good q right to
come in as the rest.
The Senate committee on territories
will this week report the Oklahoma
bill and its early passage is generally
regarded as certain.
The Treasury Department paid out
on account Of pensions over $40, 10000
during the first half of this month.
Who says "repnblics are ungrateful?"
Representative Matson, who Is chair
man of the Honse committee on pen
siOns, and who was recently the Demo.
cratic candidate for governor of Indiana,
retires after the fourth of March. AS q
token of esteem his colleagues on that
have presented him with
handsome French clock. The presenta-
tiOn speech was made by Representa-
tive Gallinger, o Republican. who
expects to get elected to the Senate
from New Hampshire.
The Senate got ahead of the House
in passing the bill retiring Gen. Rose
Grams (''Old Rosy") with the rank of
Brigadier General.
Four hundred special policemen are
to be appointed in this city to protect
us from the Republicans that will at
tend Harrison's Inauguration And it
would be impossible even now to throw
q stone in the streets of Washington
without striking q Republican candi-
date for some Federal office.
Mr.. Coleman, lately Commissioner of
Agriculture, has been confirmed by the
Senate for his new position, and on
Friday took the oath and assumed the
duties of Secretary of Agriculture. He
has received and Is still receiving many
congratulations, perso naly, by mail and
by wire.
Although Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Stevenson has been nominated
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, he has no
of being confirmed. A few
nominations have recent
3y been confirmed by the Senate, but
there is no hope of anything better
during the eleven working days now
left to the present Congress.
The Senate has passed a resolution
the committee on commerce
to consider the expedience of the Gov
purchasing the Dismal Swamp
Canal with q view to making 1t high
way between the Chesapeake Bay and
the North Carolina sounds.
Although the session is 10 nearly
ended theintrOduction of the new bill
is frequent occurrence. Among the
latest Ia one to establish national sys-
tenn Of farmers institutes, to be devot-
ed to the accumulation and disselnina-
ton Of finformatlon of practical value
to farmers. Another which neglected
to mention while speaking of the ter
litoaial bills iss q separate bill for the
of New Mexico offered, in
the House, and which sMf.s Springer
and other leading Democrats win en-
deavor 10 rush through .sSG6 SYlDea1
Mrs Cleveland held her last public
reception on Saturday afternoon, and
in spite of o cold drearys rain nearly