The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-10-03
WASH NGTON LETTER.
From our Regular CORE 7pondent.,

From our Regular CORE 7pondent)
Washington, d. G. Sept. 20, 1890.
Representative Flower aptly calls
the tariff bill cyclone measure, the
aim of which is to break up all trade
between the United States and foreign
countries, and to enable the manufact-
urers to combine for the purpose Of
fleeing the people, while the farmers
are allowed to foot all the bills with
out deriving the slightest benefit. Mr..
Flower says that one item in the bill
binding twine-will ruin 100000 work
ingmen in New York and New Eng
land. 1t was eminently fitting thpt
the republicans of the House should, as
climax to their outrageous and un-
precedented conduct in ignoring the
rights of the people during this session
of Congress, have railroaded this bill,
which financially affects the interest of
every man, woman and child in the
United States, through the House, in
just five hours, in spite of democratic
protests against the injustice of such
Legislative methods. The bill is a
triumph of the Chinese wall, high pro-
tective tariff wing of the republican
party and is more unjust measure
than any tariff bill yet put into opera
tion IN this country; it shows that
Reed and Mckinley are the dominat-
ing spirits OF the republican party of
today, and that the more conservative
idess of some of the Senators of that
party are not Gin it., if l may SO speak.
The Senate is expected to agree to
the bill tomrrow, and it doubtless will
butiit will be bitter pill for numbe.
Of the majority to swallow. But when
the party whip cracks conscience and
individual opinions count for nothing
In the republican party.
The negro Langston, whom the re-
publicans seated last week in the
House, has developed head of ele.
phantine proportions. He intimated
in more or less incendiary speech,
which he made to lot of negroes, that
he was candidate for the Presidential
nomination Of his party.
There is delegation of Georgia
folks here who want Mr.. Blaine to
talk reciprocity at the opening of the
Atlanta exposition, October Is. They
have also invited Mr.. Harrison and the
other members of his cabinet to at
tend.
Another good republican is in trouble
MIR. Wheat, postmaster of the House
of Representatives, is, by resolution of
the House, undergoing an iuvestiga-
ton. He is charged with having
compelled the contractor for carrying
the mail to and from his office to pay
him (Wheat) $3.50 a month out of the
money paid him by the Government
and also with having a man on his pay
rolls a 500 month who merely
draws the money and turns over S95
OF it to Wheat's son. The lnvestigt =
tion is being conducted by the House
COMMITTEES on accounts.
The Raum white washing committee
is again examining witnesses. 1t
wants to know who furnished the New
York Tribune with the information
upon whichtsome very sharp criticisms
of Pension Office methods vas based.
1t is said that the majority of the COM
mittee will hold back its white-wash-
ing report until after the Congressional
election, for the purpose of preventing
the democrats making public their
minority report, which is understood
to be a scathing arrsignment of Raum.
There is grand rush of lobbyists
who are endeavoring to get some of
their bills through the House in the
confusion which always precedes the
closing of session of Congress, and
some of them will probably succeed.
A joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to spend $1,000
600 inthe purchase of nickle to be
used in making nickle-plated, steel
armour plates for the cruisers now be.
ing built was last week crowded
through Hou ,e and Senate under the
plea of urgent necessity. As the sup
ply of nickle is practically controlled
by one firm this looks ve.y y much like
an old-fashioned republican Job.
A number of bills carrying large
appropriations, which have already
been passed by the Senate, amor 9
them the shipping bills, which Mr..
Harrison has taken rather suspicion
interest in-going to the extent of send
ing special message urging Congress
to pass them, and the direct tax bill,
which caused the memorial dead -lock
in the House during the Flftieth Con.
gress, remain unacted upon by the
House. The short session will be q
grand looting time for the republicans
Senator ingalls, says he didn't get
$500 for going to Pittsburg the other
day and making a republican speech
Perhaps he only got $500.
The composed lard bill is believed to
be dead, as it is almost certain that the
Senate will pass the Paddock pure
food bill as a substitute for it.
The stock gamblers lobby, headed
by deacon S. V. White, of New
York, former republican member ot
the House, have proven too stro..g fol
the Butterworth "Option" bill, and il
is no. likely that it will be heard o.
again in the House.
A joint resolution providing for ad
lournment tomorrow has passed the
House, but from present indications
the Senate will not be ready so early
Pay your taxes today for tomorrow