The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
What Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Mills
have Decided to do Interest
ing Short Notes.
from Our REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

not to call a meeting of the House
committee on rules to arrange the
order Of business for the remainder
of the session. Their reason for taxi
ing this stand is the fear that the
pressure for the passage of such
measures as the dependent pension
bill, would be greater than may
of the Democratic members could
stand, if an attempt was made to
arrange the order of business; and all
of the leaders of the party are parti
cularly DESTROYS that no legislation
carrying extravagant appropriations
shall pass the House this session.
This decision, which cuts out everys
thing that cannot get the unanimous
consent of the House, and the re.
gular appropriation bills. while some'
what hard upon many measures that
ought to be passed; and is neverthe"
less a wise one. The Democrats are
confident ofrecapturing the House in
1890; they are also confident that the
next Congress will make many large
and extravagant appropriations, there
fore good and economical record
for the last Democratic House will
furnish the very best of argument to
60 before the people to ask for the
control of the House again. Econo-
my and tariff reform will be the Dem
ocratic watch word.
Congress turned up Just as smiling
" on Wednesday as If many of its
members were not suffering from the
effects of over eating, and shall I say
il?-over-drinking. However, much
can be excused at this season which
ut other times would call for censure.
Congressman are human, and Christ
mas comes but once a year. Both
Houses had more than a quorum at
the opening. and they went right to
work, the Senate on the tariff bill and
the House on the River and Harbor
bill.
The Republican members of the
Senate finance committee are having
picnic with the people who wish to
have changes made in the Senate
tariff bill before it is passed. Every
mail brings letters By the hundred.
and there is 3 continual stream Of
telegraph messengers pouring into
the committee room. And as if that
was not sufficient, the already overs
protected manufacturer comes him-
self to speak his demands. One Of
them has just handed in memOran
dunn of 40 different articles that he
wishes the duties made higher on. He
says he contributed largely to the re,
publican campaign fund with the dis
tinct understanding that be was to be
amply protected in this bill. The
republicans have agreed upon a mum.
Der Of amendments to the bill, but
they do not dare to make them pub.
lie until the very last moment, for
fear Of the pressure that will be i'm.
medistely brought to bear upon them
to make further changes.
There 10 little lull in the Blaine
war here this week, though q teles
gram published a day or so ago, say
ing that Blaine had left home for
this city, created quite huhbub un-
Ill Il was learned 70 be false. The
snti-BlaiDe Congressman seem to be
weakening at very rapid rate. per.
haps that accounts for the cessation
Of hostilitIes for the time being.
Senator Hiscock has gone to Indi-
annapolis 10 the interest of ex-senator
Plat, who rumor says is losing
ground with Harrison.
Representative Springer has in
troduoed g joint resolution providing
for the admission Of Altoona and
Idaho.
A bin has been passed by the
House providing that the omission BY
the sender TO place postage stamp
on . letter bearing special delivery
stamp, shall not hinder or delay the
transmission and delivery thereof, but
the postage shall be collected on the
delivery Of the letter.
Representative Dockery's bill pro-
hIbitiBg any sgen: or attorney from
reneiyiny n fee In exceSs Of az for