The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1889-01-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


mors ofopposition to the reelection of Senator
Coke. laughed good-naturedly and said: "It's
all bosh, Coke will be unanimously e-elected.
Texans always know wnen they have good
thing
Senator Cullom raised quite laugh at the
expense of Senator, or, as he is oftener called
here "Granny" Blair, Saturday, when he pre-
seufed to the Senate resolutions adopted by
the Columbia Turnverein of Lake, illinois,
The Resolutions after recitng their opposi-
lion 10 Mr.. Bair's bill for compulsory relg-
ious instruction in public schools, etc, recon-
mends THAT Congress make an appropriation
sufficient 10 pay tutors TO instruct such Repre-
sontatiyes or Senators like Mr.. Blair in the
rudinen;s OF history and other studies calcu-
lated to develop and broaden their minds. so
that they may no longer disgrace our nation
in the eyes of the world by resolutions and
bills 10 which there is no present parallel, but
which remind one forcibly Of Spain in the fif-
teenth century," This is rather rough on
the absolele idea that people can be made
good and virtuous by the enactment Of laws,
they can expect no better.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, was i'll his seat
Saturday for the first time this session. His
health has improved slightly.
The republican comet, Blaine, has arrived
here. His arrival has created great comm o.
ton in the political armament; his satellites,
such as Senators Hiscock, Plumb, Chandler.
and Representatives Phelps. Boutelle aud
others OF that lk are sailing around with an
air of great importance, while his rivals, such
as Senators Sherman and Elmunds, are re-
volving around with great dignity and taking
especial care 10 keep out of the way Of the fie-
~ tail to the comet: they realize that there is
great danger t. them. should collision take
place. The appearance Of a comet in the sky
has from time imm emorial been considered
the certain forerunner of wars and dist1rban-
ces, and the longer the tail the greater the dis
tuIbance of war. The Blaine comet has a very
long tail, and the war presaged is likely to be
correspondiny.y long and bitter, ending only
with the destruction of the combatants. But
party. there need be no great grief over their
humiliation. 1t is understood that Senator
Hiscock was the bearer of Blaine's ultimatum
to Harrison; il not only demanded that Blaine
should sit at the head of the cabinet table, as
Secretary of State, but that lbs should have
the naming of two members Of the Cabinet.
Harrison has not yet given his answer, and
the sudden appearance of the Blaine comet at
the Capitol, and the marshalling of the various
planets into brilliant constellation, is ali for
the purpose of impressing the Harrison sun
with the immense power for good or for evil
which 10 welded by ths comet. Whether the
comet shall destroy the sun or the sun the
comet, is a matter Of Indifference to the dem
ocratic observers gathered in the national OBJ
servatory for the purpose Of enjoying the free
pyrotechnics. Fire the big guns, ard ls. the
show begin. The nation is assembled to wit
ness the fun.
The Senate plods along in its consideration
Of the tariff bill. The republicans have struck
dangerous snag in the question. When the
paragraph red ucing the duties 80 per cent on
imported sugar was framed it was known by
the republicans that il would bankrupt the
sugar p anters of Louisiana, but for rhat they
cared nothing as they expected no votes from
that state: but damage in republican Kansas
and California, both of which states have pro-
testing delegations here now; that of the latter
being hesded 10y Claus Sprsckles, known all
over the world as the sugar king. The result
is, the Senate finance COMMITTEES have conclud-
ed to offer an amendment to the bill, giving
bounty for every pou nd Of sugar produced in
this country.
Filibus,ering seems to be nat ,ral in the pres
ent House, which has practically been in
deadlock since last Thursday. The commit
tee on rules reported a resolution for the pur-
pose of stopping the introduction of bills On
the two Mondays in the month known as sus-
pension days. About thirty members opposed
this resolution, and OWN, 10 the small aiten-
dance they have been able to prevent its adop-
ton by refusing to vote. thus breaking quo
rum. Telegrams haze been sent to absent
members, and il is expected that enough will
be present by tomorrow to pass the resolu-
ton in spite of the filibustereS