New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Sam Randall and chairman Mills have
locked horns for fight in the House
that bids fair to make the last two
weeks Of the Fiftieth Congress long re-
mem5ered. The question at issue be-
tween these two eminent Democrats is
the seemingly never-to-be-disposed- of
tariff Mr.. Mills, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, has reported the
Senate substitute for his tariff bill to the
House accompanying it with resolu-
tion declaring that the Senate bill is un-
constitutional, and directing the clerk
| of the House to return it to the Senate.
This of course is just so much CANNON,
and only means that the committee will
oppose the Senate bill in every way pos
sible.
Here is where the real fight begins:
A bill which pnrports to be an entirely
new tariff measure has been reported
from the House Ways and Means COM
mittee by MIR. McMillin. In reality it
is only the Mills bill with the cotton,
metal and chemical schedule left out.
Another bill hs, been reported from
the same committee by Mr.. Brecken-
rigde, which is claimed by its authors
to be compromise. It provides for
free wool, the repeal Of the tobacco
| tax, and contains the woolen and worst
ed schedules of the original Mills bill
| All this is from the free trade wing of
theDemocratic party Now for the other
side: Mr.. Randall has reported, from
the appropriations committee, the
Cowles internal revenue bill, which re-
peals all tobacco taxes and modifes
some of the internal revenue laws re-
lating to the manufacture and sale of
| liquors. All of these bills have been
referred to the committee of the whole,
and the question is which, if either of
them will be passed by the House. The
democrats of the House will hold a
caucus tonight to endeavor to settle
this question, but owing to the large
number of kickers, it is not thought
probable that the caucus will trv to
force members into supporting any
measure but will rather try the power
of persuasion in the name of party har-
mony. The first gun will be fired to-
morrow, when Mr.. Mills calls up his
resolution declaring the Senate bill un-
constitutional. The republicans will
make determined fight against it, and
they may receive the support of some
democrats, although none is expected.
With only eleven working days after
to-day, there is small prospect of any
tariff legislation being accomplished.
The progressive element of the demo
cratic party, under the leadership Of
/" Sunset Cox joined with the republi-
cans and instructed the House conferees
on the Springer Omnibus hill, to ac-
cept the Senate amendments dropping
New Mexico and striking out the pro.
vision providing for another election in
Dakota. This will make the bill pro-
vide for the admission, by presidential
proclamation, of North and South Da-
kota, Montana and Washington, and
unless something now unforeseen shall
prevent, the day is not far distant when
four new stars will have to be added te
our national flag, and the Senate cham.
Der will have eight new desks. used by
| good republicans.
| The new Secretary of Agriculture,
Norman J. Colman, was promptly con.
/ firmed by the Senate, and took the oatl
of Office Friday. Mr.. Colman says hs
contemplates no changes; he will leave
that to the Secretary that Gen. Harri
son shall select to preside over the
q destinies of the new department..
q It is q fortunate thing that we have
had no war since Mr. Endicott has beer
at the head Of the War Department
i He is entirely too fast for this slow go
ing age. For instance; some time pre-
vious to the presidential election, the
Senate passed a resolution calling OF
1 the Secretary Of War for information q.
to circular order sent out prohibitin:
the employment of republicans undel
that department. He has just answered
that resolution. He says the depart
ment issued the order; and that his on
II reason therefor was to give the pla
. ces to democrats. And yet some demo
Gratis call Mr.. Endicott mugwump.