Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-04
AFFAIRS OF THE NATION.
More Votes on the Tariff with
 the Usual Result.
MIR. plAINE IS IN WASHINGTON.
The Lah,rer Always a Part of the Tarth DJscussion-Presiient Cleveland With draws the Nomination of Leon o. Bail ley-Blalne Going to See Harrison.

ley-Blalne Going to See Harrison.
 WASHINGTON, Jan 4-The senate re- sumed consideration of the tariff bill. the pending question being the amendment to change the duty on cott'm thread, etc.
 Mr. Vance gave statistics showing that the increase of consumption of cotton in southern mills within the last twenty years was twice as great as the increase in northern mills, and that without the nd of protection i'll the south.
 At the conclusion of Ar. Vance's remarks a vote was taken on the proposition to make the rate of duty on cotton threads, yarn, worps, etc, valued at not exceeding twenty five cents per pound, 35 per cent ad valorem, instead of ten cents Ior Tound. The amend ment was rejected by the usual vote. eas, 20; nays, 24
 The discussion of the duty on cotton thread, however, was renewed on an amendment offered by MT. Vest to make the duty on spool thread of cotton 40 per cent. ad valorem instead of seven cents per dozen spools. Dur ing the debate MT. Vest quoted statements made before the tariff commission in 1882 and the ways and means committee in 1884 to show that they asked q less rate of pro lection i'll 1884 than they asked ill 1882. Mir. McPherson characterized the duty on spool cotton as a tax on labor He read from the affidavit of Mrs. Ellen Strickland, a sewing woman ill Atlantic county, IN. J., showing that she worked for a Philadelphia firm (which he would not name lest it might in- terfere with the construction of the new cabinet), and that she could not make more than seventy-five cents in two days, while the manufacturer, he said, received the bene- fit of 40 per cent. on the shirts she made. By what process of reasoning, he asked, was large duty imposed on tho thread which the poor sewing woman was forced to buy. After some discussion tho amendment was rejected
 MIR BLAINE AT THE CAPITAL.
 Hon. James G. Blaine arrived in Waah- ington yesterday afternoon. He came from New York on the Limited" express of the Pennsylvania road. At the depot Repre- sentative Hitt of Illinois, met and ex- changed a few words with the statesman from Maine. Then Mr. Phelps and MT. Blaine were driven to the Richmond, where Mir. Phelps has a suite of apartments, and where MT. Blaine will be his guest fer ssv- eral days
 MT. Blaine submitted to brief interview last evening. He said he had como here on no political business. He had come to ar range with builders to put up house on some property near Dupont Circle. He will build this house to rent. He said he would be here for few days, and that when he left it would be to go to Indianapolis to call on MT. Harrison.
 LEON o. ALLEYS NOMINATION WITHDRAWN. The president sent to the senate the nom ination of Solomon Claypool, of Indiana, to be attorney of the United States for the dis trict of Indiana. In sending in the nomina- tion of Claypool, the president sent message withdrawing the nomination of Leon 0. Baiey recently nominated to that position There was every prospect that Bailey's nom- 1 ination would be rejected, and this doubtless determined the president to withdraw 1t. Senator Voorhees,, whom told by repre- 1 sentative of the United Press that Bailey 's 1 name had been Withdrawn, expressed sur 1 prise. He said, however, that he could not discuss the reasons for the withdrawal He said: "Mr. Claypool is one of the finest law , yers in tho state. He lives in Indianapolis 1 The nomination is Q very good one" l BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 1 Senator Cockrell, from the committes op military affairs, reported to the senate fov- orably yesterday Mr. Hales bill directing the to be presented to the survivors of the ''For- lorn Hope Storming Party" against the work. at Port Hudson, June Is, 1863, fn full | fillment of the promises made by Maj. Gen. Banks, commanding tho department of thl gulf, and contained in general order No. 4a
 DINNER TO MIR AND MRS CLEVELAND
 United States Marshal Wilson and Mra Wilson gave Q dinner last evening to the President and Mrs Cleveland The other guests were the Chief Justice and Mrs | Fuller, the Postmaster General and Mrs Dickinson, Secretary Villas and Col. and Mrs Lamont Mrs Cleveland wors a pale blue silk combined with white lace and brocaded | in pink rosebuds