The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-10
WASHINGTON WRIT.
WHAT Is GOING ON AT THE Ma
TIONAL CAPITAL.

TIONAL CAPITAL.
Chances of the Passage OF the Senate
Tariff Bill.-A General Cleaning OF
Event..-Many Things Which Will
Interest You.
Especial Correspondence to the Sentsnel-]
| WASHINGTON, January THE
| Republicans in the Senate are COM
mencing to count noses IN anticipation
of the vote on the tariff bill. Up to
date it is said that the bill, as now
constructed, will have the support Of
the full majority excepting ingalls,
Plumb and Stanford, who object to
the sugar schedule. The majority Of
the finance committee are very anx-
ious that their bill shall receive a sell
i'd Republican vote, and it was stated
at the Capitol that the committee is
willing to concede bounty of one
cent a pound on all home produced su-
gar inaccordance with the wishes of
the three Senators above mentioned.
An informal conference was held on
this subject and proposition to that
effect was discussed at considerable
length. 1t is also said that the Louis
lana men would accept such PROPOSE
ton for the reason that they can hard
ly expect to share any better on the
sugar question in the next Congress.
The committe has not enjoyed a
perfect labor of love, for many ap-
peals have been made for the intro
duction of changes. In the of matter
wool Senator Sherman's demands were
yielded to. The opinion among many
of the prominent Democrats of the
House, no ably Mr.. Compton, is that
if a bill should be presented to the
House during the present session pro-
viding for so per cent reduction on
sugar and total repeal of the tobac-
CO tax it would doubtless pass.
WORK FOR THE OUTRAGE MILL.
An interesting political debate is
likely to occur in the House of Repre-
sentatives this week, growing out of
the contested election case of Smalls
(colored) against Elliott, from South
Carolina. The Southern outrage mill
is being oiled and overhauled in anti
cipation of several days operation,
and those Republicans who turn the
crank will take occasion to grind out
the old story with new variations. The
testimony was taken and the argu.
me,,t submitted in this case before the
committee on elections during the last
session of Congress. Chairman Crisp,
representing the majority of the COM
mittee, desired that the South Carroll
ma case and also that from California
should be disposed of without protract-
ed discussion, but it is hardly probable
that his wishes on the subject will be
carried out. The Republican mem.
bers of the committee propose to de-
mand six hours on each side for the
discussion of the South Carolina case
alone. They see an opportunity to
stir up the old agitation on the colored
ques tion in the South, and they pro-
pose to use it for all they think it is
worth. As Henry Cabot Lodge, a re
publican member of the committee
remarked it will be a political field
day, as every Republican member oi
the committee desires to be heard
Besides, there are several other mem
bers who have visited South Carolins
recently who intend to give the result
of their observation on political mat
ters in that State.
THE INAUGURATION BALL.
At large and enthusiastic meeting
of the leading workers of the Woman'f
| Christian Temperance Union Friday
the inaugural ball was discussed
Dancing was condemned and the hope
was expressed that the festival would
soon be changed to inauguration re-
ception" and the program consist sim
ply of music and social interchange ol
greetings and congratulations. Reso.
lutions were adopted setting forth that
as it is understood that extensive ar.
rangements are being made by the
subcommittee on entertainment al
the inaugural ball, whereby rooms in
the pension building (upper foor)
may be used as supply rooms, from
whence wines, champagnes and other
liquors can be served to order and
sold in unlimited quantities, and that
as it is believed that the time has fully
come when this curse of the home
should be condemned by this Chris.
tian government and its sale prohib-
tied in all government buildings, and
that the honor of the nation will be
better sustained if no such temptation
is put in the way of many who will
yield to its influences, the Woman't
Christian Temperance Union offers it,
solemn protest against such sale of Ii
quors and such other disregard of the
Christian and temperance sentiment
of the nation. Copies of the memorial
were directed to be sent to Col. Brit.
ton, chairman of inauguration com.
mittee, to the officials in charge Of the
pension building and to Gen. Harri.
son.
FOOT NOTES.
Edenton has been raised from q
fourth-class to "Presidential' post
Office.
William C. jackson, at Hillsboro
j. 4. Payett, At Marion; j. III. Ball, al
Jonesville; r. N. johnson, at Roaring
River and d. s. Davis, at Trent town
ship, N. G., have been appointed store
keepers and guagers.
James G. Blaine arrived in Wash.
ington from New York on Thursday
afternoon, accompanied by Represen.
tative William Walter Phelps, Of New
Jessey, Whose guest he is at the Rich.
mond Ha lax drive ab0ut fht