Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom our reguIar c0rre.ponaent. !

the rumors of opposition to the re-
election Of Senator Coke, laughed good
naturedly and said: "It's all bOsh,
Coke will be unanimously reelected.
Texans always know when they have
q good thing.n
Senator Cullom raised quite laugh
at the expense of Senator, or, as he is
Oftener called here Granny Blair,
Saturday, when he presented to the
Senate resolutions adopted by the
Columbia Turnverein of Lake, Illinois.
The resolutions after reciting their OPP
position to Mr.. Blair's bill for compul-
sorry religious instruction in public
schools, etc., recommends "that Con-
gress make an appropriation sufficient
to pay tutors to instruct such Repre-
sentatives or Senators like Mr.. Blair in
the rudiments of history and other
studies calculated to develop and
broaden their minds, 80 that they may
no longer disgrace our nation in the
eyes of the world by resolutions and
bills to which there is no present par
allel, but which reminds one forcibly of
Spain in the fifteenth century," This
is rather rough on Blair and his kind,
but as long as they act on the osolete
idea that people can be made good and
virtuous by the enactment Of laws,
they can expect no better.
Senator Brown, OF Georgia, was in
his seat Saturday for the first time this
session. His health has improved
slightly.
The Republican comet, Blaine, has ar
rived here. His arrival has created a
great commotion in the political firma-
ment; his satellites, such as Senators
Hiscock, Plumb, Chandler, and Repre-
sentatives Phelps, Boutelle and others
of that ilk are sailing around with an
air of great importance, while his rivals,
such as Senators Sherman and Ed
munds, are revolving around with
great dignity and taking especial care
to keep out of the way of the fiery tail
of the comet; they realize that there is
great danger to them, should a collision
take place. The appearance OF comet
in the sky has from time immemorial
bee.I considered the certain fOrerunner
of wars and disturbances, and the
longer the tail the greater disturbance
or war. The Blaine comet has very
long tail, and the war presaged is like
| ly to be ecorrespondingly long and bitter,
l OHly Will tIC va OAIO
combatants.. But as the cOmbatants
are all in the Republican party, there
need be no great grief over their anni-
hilation. 1t is understood that Sena-
tor Hiscock was the bearer of Blaine's
ultimatum to Harrison; it not only de-
manded that Blaine should sit at the
head of the cabinet table, as Secretary
of State, but that he should have the
naming of at least two other members
of the cabinet. Harrison has not yet
given his answer, and the sudden ap-
pearance of the Blaine comet at the
Capitol, and the marshalling of the
various planets into brilliant con-
stellation, is all for the purpose of i'm
pressing the Harrison sun with the i'm
mense power for good or for evil which
is welded by the comet. Whether the
comet shall destroy the sun or the sun
the comet, is a matter of indifference to
the Democratic observers gathered in
the national observatory for the pur-
pose of enjoying the free pyrotecenics.
Fire the big guns, and let the show be-
gin. The nation is assembled to wit
ness the fun.
The Senate plods along in its consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill. The Republi-
cans have struck dangerous snag in
the sugar question. When the para
graph reducing the duties so per cent.
on imported sugar was framed it was
known by the Republicans that it would
bankrupt the sugar planters of Louisi-
ana, but for that they cared nothing, as
they expected no votes from that State;
but now they have discovered that it
will do equally as much damage in Re-
publican Kansas and California, both
of hich states have protesting deiega-
tions here new; that of the latter be-
ing headed by Claus Spreckles, known
all over the world as the sugar king.
The result is, the Senate finance COM
mittee have concluded to offer amend
ment to the bill, giving bounty for
every pound of sugar produced in this
} country.
Filibustering seems to be natural in
the present House, which has practi-
} callyy been in a deadlock since last
Thursday. The committee on rules re-
ported resolution for the purpose OF
stopping the introduction of bills on
the two Mondays in the month known
as suspension days. About thirty
members opposed this resolution, and
. owing to the small attendance they
have been able to prevent its adoption
! by refusing to vote, thus breaking 6
quorum. kilograms have been sent to
absent members, and it is expected tina
enough will be present by tomorrow
, to pass the resolution in spite of the fl,
libusterers.