Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Mckinley Tariff Bill-Representa-
tive Carlisle Elected Se7atOr-Sec-
rotary Blaine's Daughter Mar
ried-The Lodge Bill.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 49, 1890.
Representative Nc. Kinlev has bad
hard time 10 keep the Republicans OF
the House up to the scratch on the va
rious amendments which have been pro
posed and voted on. TO the tariff bill.
and on two occasions verbal amend
ments which originated from the major
ty Of the Ways aud Means committee, \
have narrowly escaped defeat when the
vote was taken. As rule, though. the
Republican members who have any
course for complaint against the bill,
have contented themselves with Offering
amendments to correct the cause OF com
plant from their constituents. but ev-
ery amendment so far offered, except |
those which came from the committee, |
have been defeated. Only two days |
moro of debate remain, and there are |
| ali sorts of rumors as to what dissarisf- !
| ed Republicans may do,t is perfectly
safe TO say that when the vote Is taken
upon the bill as a whole. next Wednes-
day, the Republicans will support the
bill solidly.
Tue Senate Is still discussing the
Jones silver bill and there is little prooa
bility that a vote will be reached upon
it this week 1t is believed that it will
finally be passed. although on the Re
publican side Senators Teller and Stew
art are openly opposed TO it, and Sena-
tor sherman has said that he will vote
for it very unwilliDgly, If at ali.
The delegation from the Farmers al
lance which has been working upon
Congress i'm favor OF the bill establish
ing Government store houses which
shall receive on deposit agricultural pro
, | ducts. issuing certain certificates there
for which shall be acceptable as curren
6 cy, is not meeting with success making
converts among the law makers, on the
contrary their idea is being vigorously
. opposed by Congressman. There is iit
F.. tie chance of such bill getting through
/, this Congress,
The election 6f Representative Car
= Isle to be Senator gives general satisfac
q ton here among the members OF both
: part es There is probably no Demo
: crat in the country whom the Republi-
y can Senators would sooner have as G
Z colleague.
i At one o'clock Saturday Secretary
O Blaine's daughter was married to Wal
o ter DamrOsch of New York. The at
!. fair was as quiet as it conld be made
considering the prominence OF the cor
p tracing parties. The young couple
!, have gone to Europe where they will r,
main Until the fail Their future home
;. will be in New York city.
l. The committee appointed by the r.
report which was the best TO adopt, tn
n Lodge or the Rowell Federal election
7 bill. has reported In favor Of tho Lodg
40 bill Invested of the Australian ballot fe'
= ture. Opinion still differs widely as Il
u what Congress will do in this matter
IN A large majority OF the Republicans b
s lieve that Federal election law Shouts
p be enacted at the present sessiou of CO.
gress. but there is a powerful minorit.
81 In nd ont 4,
&c Congress, headed by no less person
- a se than James @ Blaine, who believe
that the enactment of such law at thi
'n time would be very poor politics an
III that the Republican party would los
OF much more elsewhere than 1t could pos
IL sibly gain thereby in the South.
the House and Senate have agreed &
a disagree on the pension que stion. TIL
VI matter is now being considered by 9 co
u ference committees of Il - - W ~
n Tnere is not paiticte OF foundRtlnn -
oi the reports emsnating from Democrats
- sources in this city that the presen
~ deadlock had been in entiOnaily gotte
~ up by the Republicans in order to pre-
All vent any pension legislation at this ses
as sion. The present difference OF optnio
Al between the House and Senate is an ho
nc est one, but the Republicans In bot
es Houses are fully determined upon th
ms passage OF a pension bill, and it only 7
ne mains TO adjust the details as to how ia
81 it shall 20 and what 1t shall cover, an
" this will be done soon.
IL Secretary Proctor will make an Of
ue cial inspection of the military posts
III, Willet's Point, Sandy Hook, and For
Hamilton and Wordsworth, New Yor
10 this week Senator Plumb will acco
'n pany him IL he can arrange his senate
al duties so as to spare the time.
.ne Elk civil service and Indian comm
Sen sioner Oberly has become the busine
~ manager of daily democratic pap
l., here. He will find decided differen
- between hustling for the printers al
"a paper makers. and drawing $4,000
o' wear from Uncle Sam while che 9th
So fellows hustled.
Elk Senator Plumb OF Michigan, VI
States Minister TO Spain, has placed
resignation in the hands OF Secreta
Blaine. He proposes to return to
troit to live and says that he will not
der any circumstances be candidi
for Governor.
MANY Democrats will never tors
lch- Mr.. Mills for having stated on the III
of the House that he did not believe
and majority of the Ways and Means z
the mittee had been improperly approach
16 or Influenced while preparing the ia
,or bill. Such q statement destroys the !
A. tical ammunition of the two for c.
ID style of the Democrats and they d
~. Mills for having made it.
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