Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
WASHINGTON.
THE DULL AND HeAvILy-oRAeelNe
TARIFF DEBATE.
Southern Republicans on the Iopace'
Sugar Ciauses-Tho WAT
Against Boss Quay.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent

Wasgrsorox. May 10.-The tarig aus
cnseion ia DRAGGING heavily in the House
and the attendance on both sldes vi ~
! House has been uniformly light since ,ne
first day of the debate. On that day .nele
was comparatively large attenqanSo'
probably due 10 the fact that Mr.. Mc sfAa
lev and Mr.. Mills made elaborate speecnss,,
Each ~ these gentlemen is the author OF
terin bill. or at least the measures nhNs
had their names stamped thereon, anu
they have had considerable prominence Oh
that account. ,...,d
The debate to-day was also thinly attenu-
ed. although the speeches were as d Iuio Va
an entertaining nature. - .ho
Mr.. Mckinley il willing TO extern .n9
time for general debate, and TINS denla.u
has been made by some of the Democrats;
Sneaker Reed Is tired Of the debate, and
be IS opposing the proposition. lie tI M lls
that the country has had suincient taih on
the tariff and that the bill should De run
through the House in railroad fasblon. me
caucus programme IL to pass the lneasuIe
by the 2lst of the month. The tive-mlnute
debate will probably be more interesting
and in view Of the fact that the OIL y Ineu
open to amendment. members VIII % ap'
t. attend the sessions in large nuhoe
I The Republicans are taking advahtase VI
the tariff debate TO do department Work,
and they are running over each olneI u.
the departments IN their Efforts 10 se'
places for their constituents.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
Although the Mckinley tariff bill 10 so
unfair 70 the South the Republican mem
bers Of the House from that section DO not
seem TO be hearkening 10 the voice OF the
people. They have been pretending that
they were going 10 do big things so far as
having the sugar and tobacco clauses
changed, but they are now. Just where
they stood at the first part Of the session.
They have all voted for the big pension
bills. when they must have known that the
passage Of such measures would make u
impossible to give the relief demanded by
tho tobacco interests. They are appa-
rentlv fast asleep and are not making a
fight even TO put through an amendment
taking off the whole Of the tax on smoking;
and chewing-tobacco, as was promised
would be done if the Republicans could
obtain control of both branches OF Con-
gress and the presidency.
All of the Democratic members from VIZ
ginia and North Carolina stand ready 10
. vote for the repeal of the tax on tobacco IN
every form, and this is more than the ke-
publicans are willing TO do.
Tho Mills tariff bill provided for reno
val Of the entire tax on smoking and chew,
ing-tobacco, whereas the Mckinley bill
only reduces the tax one half on these two
classes of tobacco.
THE PENNSYLVANIA REVOLT.
The Republican party leaders are in a
terrible stew over the war that IS being
made against Boss Quay in the State OF
PENNSYLVANIA. The revolt Is really be-
coming so serious that it begins to look IA
if the Democrats will carry. the State
whether Quay remains at the head or the
a
well afford to resign under the IRE OF
charges that have been preferred against
him, and if he continues TO be the control
ling spirit in the party councils enough
decent men in the party Will cut loose at
the next election to give the Offices TO the
Democrats. There has been a wild report
to the effect that Boss Quay would resign
the Craftsmanship of the National Com
mittee next Tuesday, and while the
President and others would be only too
glad to have him 10 do so, his reslgning
would be Just as disastrous as If he re-
NAMED at the head of the machine. The
charges that have been made against the
Senator III prominent and responsible
newspapers and in the halls of Congress
are so strong that no man if he is innocent
ought 20 rest a moment before taking steps
10 make his traducers prove the allega-
tons. just what to do under the clrcum-
stances Ilt TeSItCldpic tltlitub III tho ~
publican party do not know.
Quay was the master-mind IN planning
the fight which resulted in the election Of
Harrison, and TO unload him now might
be fatal 70 the prospects OF the party IN
the next nat Onil contest. There can
be no disputing the fact that the
big Republicans would like to find q con-
venient way toget rid of Quay, but II they
90 back on him or compel him 10 bring
L., - frf.
ing to be an awful dav for the Republican
party when the whole story of Quay's po-
litical career is laid before the country.
The real facts will create one of the biggest
sensations that the country has had IN
many years.
REPUBLICAN DODGE.
One Of the main objects Of this fresh
abuse OF the South is TO detract attention
from the terrible arraignment of the Chair
man of the National Republican Commit
tee. The violent South-haters seem 10
imagine that if they misrepresent the
South and fire up the hearts OF the north
ern and western people with false stores
about that section that the charges against
the chairman Of their committee Will be
lost sight of, but before the end OF the year
they will probably discover that all their
schemes will have failed.
Congressman Waddll has had Frank G.
Murphy, of Richmond, appointed to a
clerical position i'll the Census Office. 1t
will be remembered that Murphy turned
Republican at the municipal election IN
Richmond several years ago.
POSTAL CHANGES.
The following post-oflices have been es-
tablished: North Carolina-Finch, Nash
county, William G Pullen postmaster.
Virginia Stafford county,
Gouverneur 4. Greenlaw postmaster.
United States Marshal Watts, of the
Western district of Virginia, was in the
city to-day, but has gone on to Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. r. A. Saunders, Of Tazewell Court
house. and Mr.. Strader, of Mercer county,
W. Va, were among the visitors at the
Capitol to-day.
". II. Blackburn was to-day appointed
postmaster at Blackburn, Catawba county,
N. c., rice j. VI. Yoder, resigned.
The "Worsted-C Cloth " Decision
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