Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-07
FROM our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
wAsmINGroN, DC. july IS Is.

WAsiIINGroN. u. c., July 2S, 1890.
Secretary Window Is preparing, at the
request Of the President, comprehensive
statement of the amount of revenue deriv-
ed from the importation of sugar by the
Government. 1t Is generally understood
that this statement is to be used as tie
basis OF a special message which the Presi.
dent proposes to send to Congress, giving
his idea, of what amendments the senate
should adopt to the tariff bill There is a
doubt as To ;;hrthcr the President will adj
wise the adoption of reciprocity Gn'right,
a. advised by Mr. Blaine. or some sort OF
compromise The probabilities are strong
ly in favor of his taking the latter course
The tariff debate has so far been confined
entirely to the democratic Senators: long
speeches have been made by Senators
VOORHEES,, Vance, aud Morgan. The re-
pnhicans are waiting until they have def
nttrly determined just what points in tile
bill are TO be covered by the amendments.
and one of them said TO. day that he did not
think the vote would bs taken on the bill
before September
Speaker Reed has appointed a conterees
on the part of the House on the Original
Package bill passed last week, Repre.en.
tailNes Reed. of Iowa. Thompson of Ohio,
and Oates Of Alabama. 1t is regarded as
practically certain that the House amend
mcnt Viii BE- agreed to by the Senate
The committee On Rules reported. aud
the House adopteda resolution instructing
thc committee on Pensions to investigate
the charges which Representative Cooper
OF Indiana, recently made on the hoor of
the House against Gen. Raum, Commits
stone, ut Pensions The committee in its
report stated that all Of the essential state
mcnt> Of Mr., Cooper are hearsay and his
conclusions corjrctural. aud that they did
not Know whether they are true or false;
hut. continues the report whether true
or false your committee believes that an
investigation should be had to the end
that the truth may be ascertaincd, the
public service must not even rest under
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