Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-26
APPROPRIATIONS.
THEY ARE HAVING FULL SWING IN
BOTH HOUSES.
The Three Americas Exposition-Th Cowles
Bill-Csbinet Taik-Mahone's Goose
to be Cooked
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, January 25.-Approprlation
bills are having full swing at present in both
branches OF Congress, and II legislation
moves along IS smoothly ia the next few
weeks as II is doing now, all OF the regular
appropriation bills will be disposed OF be-
fore the close OF the session. Senators who
are supposed 10 represent the views OF Presi-
dent.elect Harrison want TO shape matters
so that there will be no extra session OF Con-
gress, but some OF them do not see bow this
can be done unless the appropriations
are unusually liberal and the tobacco
taxes are repealed. III the Cowles
tobacco bill f. reported in time that measure
will have an excellent opportunity OF pass
ing. The delegation OF VirginiaDs and
North CarolI1ians who have been here have
had long and ernest talks with leading con-
gressmen, anu regardless OF any pOllticai
feeling they have emphasized the fact that
the people OF their States are exceedingly
anxious to have the present Congress lift this
burden. Mr.. Randalrs committee, "a already
stated in these columns, will not act with
undue haste In reporting the Cowles Dill.
They will give Nr. Mills and his associates
reasonable length OF time in which to send
in a report from the Ways and Means Com
mittee. and II they are ready by the 4th or
5th OF February Il will suit the advocates OF
a repeal OF the tobacco taxes. IL Is under
stood that Mr.. Mills is drawing up report
and that II will be submitted next week to the
House. IL will recommend that the Senate
bill be voted down. aud will probably not
favor any separate legislation at tbis session
looking to the repeal OF the tobacco-taXes.
Mr.. Mills holds strongly to the Cleveland
idea, and does not want the t0bacco-taxes re-
pealcd IN advance OF the reduction on woollen,
iron, and other goods. II IS also learned
that Mr.. Mills relies on killing the Senate
bill IN the House by debating 1t to death
At least this Is what some people
are Swing, whether they bave
the right TO speak for the Texas statesman or
not. BE this as IL may, IL is pretty well
known here that Mr.. Mills does not favor
any compromise like the Cowles tobacco bill.
The report OF his committee will define the
status OF the Mills following to certainty,
and therefore the document is eagerly looked
for.
THE EXPOSITION.
The friends Of the Three Americas Expo
sition are actively at work trying to get their
bill through in aid Of the proposed eXposi-
tiOn OF 1892, but II Is doubtful II anything
will be done during the present session.
Chief Graves. Of the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, got black eye in the Hvdse
to-day. as the opponents OF the steam plate
presses carried their point. The cutting
down OF the royalty now being paid plays
sad havoc with the company owning tho
presses, and il the senate sustains the House
1t will be very humiliating TO Mr. Graves.
The trouble with Mr. Graves is that he has
been offensive 10 the congressman OF both
parties. He is a cranky Mugwump IN poll
ties, and therefore has lost the sup
port OF both Democrats and Republicans.
His friends Ia this quarter are chiefly Mug
wump sheets-the New York Times in par
tleulai. Graves was once tie Washington
CORES pOndent OF that paper. In addition 10
the excessive royalty that has been paid the
clique owning the presses In use at the
bureau it has been proved that the quality
OF the work being done on the steam presses
Is poor. Mr.. McAdoo, OF New Jersey, held
up IN the House the other day three one
dollar silver certificates, one OF which
Nwas counterfeit, aud he deted any
one to pick out the spurious n)te,
owing to the poor press-work on all
three Of the bills. Harrison will undoubt-
edly remove Graves soon after coming into
Office, and It Is pity for the sake OF the
Democratic PARTY that Cleveland stood by
this Mugwump. He Is no more deserving
than any one else, aud has been carrying
water on both shoulders, though personally
he u a pleasant, ailable man. lie IL also
capable, but no more so than hundreds oil
good Democrats who could have been given
the place. even though they bad never been
connected with Mugwump newspaper.
wANANAKER.
The Dispatch correspondent bad conyer.
satlon this morning with one OF the best
Rnn,fI1f.unc in WaGhfnUfnu
who was close to Boss Quay in the cam
paign, and whose opinions ought TO have
weight. This Republican said that he felt
certain John Wanamaker would have a
place IN Harrison's Cabinet and that Blaine
would undoubtedly be Secretary OF State.
Iowa, he added, would have place
I'm the Cabinet, and II would be
either Allison or Carkson, more likely
the latter, as Allison Is not anxious b 90
In the Cabinet, and Clsrkson IL. HARRISON,
in the opinion OF this Republican. IS not
going TO weaken his party IN the Senate or
| House by inviting either sherman, Mckn-
lev, or any other big man to help him run
| the Executive branch OF the Government.
Cleveland made a terrible mistake In going
10 the Senate for three OF his Cabinet.
IL not only greatly weakened the Demo.
cratic party as represented In that
! body, but ruined politically three men
who bad earned great regulations as
statesmen. Bayard was regarded as a
lofty man when In the Senate, and
so he was then. lie has been nothing
| hut clerk 10 Cleveland, aud has made so
many mistakes since going into the Cabinet
that he has been rldicued and burlesqued
by the papers until even the street-bOys are
| making fun OF hm-aud all because be was
placed in A position for which he had no ca
psety whatever. Mr.. Bayard was strong
debater In the Senate. lie was well-read on
| economic questions generally, and was par
| ticularly equipped on finance. North and
| South be was regarded as great man, q
pure man, and one Of the foremost debaters OF
the age. 10 the South he was the idol Of
many local leaders and mouders OF public
sentiment. Now he Is nothing. He has been
| a failure az a Cabinet officer, and this his
personal friends here are compelled to ad-
nit. Harrison IS not going TO make mis-
take of this kind unless be is man who
can't learn anything; aud this Is why some
OF the shrewdest men think he will not go to
the senate or House for Cabinet officers.
COOK MAHoNE's GOOSE.
BlaIne's going into the Cabinet will cook
Mahoue's goose. Blaine and Malone couldn't
remain in the same Cabinet. The brilliant
Blaine has no use for the petty ex.boss OF
Virginia nondescripts.
General Thomas l.. R0sser, OF Virginia.
who has been here for couple Of days, left
the city this morning.
The southern Republicans are now say
ing that Congressman John Il. Brown, OF
virginia, will probably not be candidate
for Doorkeeper OF the House. They are
more inclined to push the claims OF Charles
w. Adams, OF Maryland. who Is the pub
iisber OF a newspaper, and who was In the
Union army. IL is understood that Me-
Couas is backing Adams.
Among the recent arrivals are +. w. Mad
dox. OF Marshall; w. J. Kilby and wife, OF
suffolk; David Ayres, OF Danyile; Robert
slaughter and wife, Of Lyehburg; u Harris
son aud wife, Of Virginia; :. =. Fickleu, OF
Richmond, and W. l.. Berry and wife, OF
wilmington, y. c.
raFrx RRoWN RAID RECAELYD.