Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-11-22
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. 1890,

the results of the recent elections, anu
made up his mind to urge in his an
nual message 10 Congress the passage
by the Senate OF the Force bill and by
the House of the notorious ship subsi'
dy bills. In short, he has, in spite OF
the protests of some of the most far.
seeing members Of lis party, includ'
ing Dir. Blaine, determined TO cast his
lot with the radical wing of the repub-
lirau party. Thai, however, does not
mean that the Force bill will be passed,
Al indications are against its passage,
as il is certain that more republican
Senators would o vote against it
than would have done SO at the last
session Of Congress had it then
reached a vote. Mr., Harrison will NJ
so, il is said, strongly endorse the Nc
kinlcy..tarif act in his message, Dem.
ocrats fear that these things are too
good TO be true, They can hardly re-
alizc that their opponents should be
willing to do so much toward demo.
cratic success in 1892.
There are good reasons for beliey-
ing that as soon as Congress meets
bills will be introduced by republican
Senators from the Northwest. mo2i.
fyiL.g or repeating sections of the new
tariff law which bear down heavily
upon the citizens Of the States they
represent 1t is believed that bills
placing binding Irvine on the free list,
and reducing the duty on ready made
clothing would receive the votes OF cv.
cry republican, Senator from west OF
the Mississippi river; and there is some
talk about n combination which in re.
turn for the votes Of several republican
Senators from the Eastern States for
these measures. shall repeal all duties
upon raw materials. Such bills could
easily be go!ten..tlrough the House, as
ii is q fact well known here that at
least twenty- members ofthe House
voted for the Mckinley bill under pro-
test, and only because they lacked the
moral courage to stand the lashes OF
:Ae party whip, which was given thcm
unspariugly whenever they cyinced a
disposition TO kick outside of the par
~ traces,
Mr., Blaine is now engaged in per-
forming his celebrated reciprocity act.
lie hopes to save the m0ribund old re-
publican party Ivy holding out glitter
Ing inducements TO the people of what
will be accomplished III the future, and
by Ignoring the injury indicted upon
them at this time, which they have re-
sCntcd so cilectually by their votes
Mr.. Blaine has a long head, and his
brain is an aclivc.onc, but lie cannot
bamboozlc the American people, who
know that real reciprocity with the
whole world would be a grand thing
for us, but who know also that the re-
ciprocity with a string tied TO it, pro.
vided for, or rather alleged to be pro-
yided for. by the Mckinley tariff law.
is a fraud pure and simple Oh no,
Mr. Blaine, the people have been Jug
glcd with too long in the "protcction''
line to be caught by the false glitter
of your 'reciprocity."
The Treasury surplus has been re-
duccd 50 low lately that il is said com
plcIed pension cases are held up in the
Office because the Treasury
wanted a chance TO get in some more
money before houoring another DRAFT
of the Commissioner Of Pensions, WAC
drew 100000 last month. 1t be-
comes palmer every day that the de-
felt prophcsied by the democrats at
the last session Of Congress for the
next fiscal year will exist.
Not satisfied with having served
notice upon Senator Quay that lc
must vacale his position as Chairman
of the republican National Committee.
there is an clemcnt'in the republican
party that wants TO 1cpose Speaker
Reed from the leadership of his party
in The House, and the proposition has
been boldly put forth that the compli-
mcntary nomination for Speaker OF
the mex. House be given to some other
republican. There might be something
II this if there was anybody else 10
lead The republicans, but Reed is about
the only prominent republican tina,
was reelected, and the chances are
tina, he would have gone with the rest
if the election in Maine had moi taken
place before the tariff bill went into cf.
feet: and they viii have to follow him
or nobody.
The joint Congressional COMMITTEES
TO investigate violations ofthe Chinese
immigration law, lett here for the Pa,
citic Slope Saturday, Sessions are 10 b.
held at Spokane Falls, Takoma, Seattle
Port Townsend, San Francisco Los An
gcles and San Diego. The committed
expects to return about the last of Dc
cember.
Secretary Window finds ii NOR, diff
fcult than he supposed 10 abrogate oil
interfere with the privileges enjoyed
by the Canadian railroads, whicl
cross sections OF the United States
| When MIR. Bayard was secretary o
State he decided that these privilege
were protected by u section in u treat,
between England and the Unite,
States.
Senator Spooner seems TO have tn
inside in the race for the vacancy upoi
| the bench of the Supreme Court.