The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
WASHINGTON.
Tho Marrow Republican Majority
in the Next House
LiAbls to be Wiped Out at Any Tlme-ThO
Senate Tariff Bill and Its ChanoesT
In the House--Opposltion to
Naval Combinations.
CAPITAL NOTES.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Clerk Clark, OF
che House of Representatives, has received
the certificates of $50 members-elect to the
next House, and has been officially informed
that certificates have been issued in all but
three Congressional districts. OF the GER
I tificates issued, 163 are to Republicans and
159 to Democrats and of those districts still
In doubt, two of them arc in West Virginia
A and one in Tennessee. In a Of them the
Republican candidates claim majorities on
the face of the returns. However, should
the Democratic candidates get the certid-
Gates their party will not have control, as
the Republicans will still have majority
of one and will organize the House. The
A question is whether it will be one or seven.
Several Republicans who are elected to
1the next House are in uncertain health.
Several whose names are Often mentioned
are regarded as having very uncertain
tenure of life. Every indication Of i'll
health on the part of member OF the next
House is regarded with anxiety and adds
another argument TO the many advanced In
Iavor Of an extra session. This being the
Dase, the candidacy for the Speakership is
becoming more heated every day. or the
1853 Republicans who have received certif-
sates OF election it is said that Mr.. Cannon
has forty-nine pledgedite vote for him, Mr..
= Reed thirty-eight, Mr.. Mckinley twenty
u Ihrce and Mr. Burrows twenty-five. There
ire sixteen unpledged Southern members.
The other fifteen members are scattered be-
tween prospective candidates. There is no
Ielling for whom they will vote.
Representative Benton Mcmillan, of Ten
nessee, says that the opinion expressed in
some quarters that the House Committee
Dn Ways and Means, of which he is a mem
ber will hold back the tariff bill when it
reaches the House from the Senate is an en-
tire misconception of the purposes Of his
associates. ave will act upon the bill, "
said he, 'swhen it reaches u.s. as promptly as
possible and will give the House an oppor
bunity to discuss it, aud il it reaches us In
season the people will have an opportunity
tounderstand fully the differences between
the two Houses on that subject"
1--WE are Of the opinion" said Mr.. Nc
MILAN, s'that the Democratic party is il
better heart and in better condition than il
has ever been after suffering a defeat
Wherever the tariff question was thor
oughly discussed there we made gains, ever
In the supposed strongholds of protection
Had as much attention been given to th'
tariff question in the rural districts as wa
the case in the cities, the result might hav'
been different. It will be the issue from
this day on until 1t wins, and then its or
ponents will have to give up the fight, q
they did from 1862 to 1850, only to renew
again in new guise."
There is strong probability that whe
the nominations of Commodores Belkna
and Harmony are sent to the Senate ther
will be trouble about their confirmation
There will not be vacancy until March q
the date of the retirement of Admiral Luce
and there are number Of officers who cor
tend that previous to that date no nominf
tions should be sent in because there are n
vacancies. The politicians of the Pacif
coast are not very favorably disposed tc
n ward Commodore Belknap because he ra
the Mare Island yard independently OF the
wishes There is no doubt they will do q
Y they can to defeat his nomination, but nav
people believe he will eventually be col
~ frmed.