Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-19
(ARLISLE'S PARTING SHOT.
He VIII Make the Tariff Speech of His
Life in the House Wednesday.
KEY WEST CIGAR MEN PROTEST.
They Want More Protection on the
Finished Product and Less
Duty on Tobacco-Owcn's
Amendments.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA Bee,
BIZ EOURTFFNTU STREET
WAsuINoToN. d. O., May is.

ES-Speaker and ]enatOr-elect Carlisle eX-
poets to make the tariff speech Of his life in
the house before the previous question is
called at noon on Wednesday. He would pre-
sent his credentials as Senator Beck's sue
ccssor tomorrow and not appear in the lower
body OF congress again were it not for this
fact.
Carlisle did not avail himself of the oppor
tunity to speak while the general debate
was pending, as he wished to take advantage
OF what would be said by the republicans both
In the general debate and in the five minute
rule discussion, and close the debate at the
last moment. He will be given unlimited
time and the parting shot att protectionists
Is expected to contain some advice to his side
of the house as to the course to be pursued in
the future on the subject of the tariff.
1t is believed that Senator Carlisle will be
given Senator Becks place ON the committee
son finance, where he will have the oppor-
tunity to continue his free trade work. and
when the bill comes before the senate he will
be looked to by his side of the chamber as the
leader i'll the discussion.
The democratic wings in the house will flap
together for free trade hereafter
KEY WEST KICK.
Key West, Fla, is represented here by
number of ruStling cigar makers who want
tho duty increased on manufactured cigars
and decreased on the raw material from
which cigars are made. They claim that the
importation of cigars will be augmented un-
der this bill. A tax of 81 per pound is placed
on wrappers, while filters are taxed 40 cents.
If package of filters is found to contain a
single leaf of wrappers the whole is taxed 81
per pound, and this radical discrimination is
considered too harsh by them. Key West
employs l 900 cigar makers They may win
their fight.
OWENS AMENDMENTS.
Representative Owen of Indiana intends to
offer some very important amendments to the
Mckinley tariff bill. One of them will strike
out all of the proposed reduction of the reve-
nue. tax on tobacco except the pl opposed
abolition of the license for retail dealers.
Another will put lumber and salt on the free
list. Still another amendment will empower
the secretary of the treasury to revoke the
tariff on any article upon which n trust or
monopoly is formed at any time, thus
making it possible to prevent an unfair
rise in the prices of articles of every day
consumption. Mr. Owen says that this may
be giving large power to the secretary of the
treasury, but he does not see how it is possi-
BILE to prevent monopolieS and 'bull'' move
ments of the market unless we place conf
dence and power i'll the hands of our officials,
as the conditions are continually changing
and If any article should be specified in any
<bill or any circumstance described, by which
the law would prohibit 'corner'' or monop-
oily or trust, it would be easy, as experience
hls taught, to change the conditions and
avert the operations of the law. Public SEN
timent and careful scrutiny he SAYS, would
always prevent the improper exercise of this
discretionary power by any officer of the gov
eminent.
FORGETTING MIR. RANDALL.
An incisent occurred in the house the other
day while Chairman Mckinley was speaking
which illustrates very clearly how soon great
men are forgotten in congress. While cX-
Speaker Randall lived he was regarded by
the democratic side of the house as the great
est man of the age, even by those who We're
free traders and were unwilling to follow his
leadership on the tariff His wisdom on all
other subjects was never questioned, and had
1t not been for his tariff views he would un-
doubtedly have been nominated for the presi-
dency by his party. During Major McKinley's
argument he referred to Samuel j. Randall,
the greatest man that ever occupied Il seat on
that side of the house, pointing to the
democrats; "a man who was ever on
his feet and ready to defend the inter
ests of his constituency to the very last"
"a laundering storm of applause followed this
Declaration by the republicans. A number of
the staunchest republicans stood up on their
feet and applauded for full half minute
The one hundred or more democrats who were
in their seats sat in dead silcnce not one of
them applauded the sentiment or nodded
assent Most of them sat with blanched
faces and clenched teeth. Only few months
the leadership of the late cX-speaker on every
subject but the tariff, but now his name is
almost lost to their memories, because he was
tariff protectionist. The incident impressed
every one who witnessed it and will not soon
be forgotten.
CONGRESS AT CIRCUS.
Groups ol congressman VINO CHANGED to
meet at church and on the streets today dis
cusscd the humorous scenes which were pre-
sentcd by them at the circus the other night
1t laincd perfect torrent, and the circus
tent was pitched upon square of ground al
most II halfmilo north and east of the gov
ernment printing Office which is fully two
miles from the centre of population Wash
ington is provorbially great circus town,
and notwithstanding the downpour of rain
and the mud which was everywhere about
the circus tent it is estimated that twenty
thousand people were present and ready TO
pay not only 30 cents admission, but from 80
cents to 81 for reserved seats. About five
minutes before the time when the grand en-
tree was TO be made there We're probably
three hundred men, women and children
struggling along the track just outside the
ropes from the reserved seats. At
Intervals of twenty or thirty feet
the rain streamed through the canvas and
made puddles of mud and water which in
places collected to n depth of several inches
4 large crowd of tcntmcn undertook to clear
Tie race track of humanity, so that no one
woulu DC huft by the procession. Among the
dozen congressman, some of them accom-
panied by their wives and children. Along
about this time Senators Vest of Missouri
and Don Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA appeared
on rhe scene. Cameron wore n large derby
hat and had 1t pulled down nearly over his
ears, SO as to disguise himself as much ms !
possible. He Wore short coat and calried
his hands away down in tho pockets. Vest
Wore Prince Albert coat and very broad
brimmed slouch hat, which was pulled over
his cars, and came down upon his coat collar.
Senator Vest had one side of his
coat pulled up and into his pocket
inserted his arm almost TO the elbow The
TWO men struggled along like II couple of
"toughs," evidently bent upon full disguise
from their friends and determinedto have as
much fun as possible out ofthe show. Finally
they perched themselves upon a row of re-
served seats and sat there during the entire
performance looking like u couple of ''rural
guys who generally hang around the circus
TO ride the trick mule Those of their friends
who passed by and recognized them yelled out
familiar pet names but the senators pre-
tended not TO hear them and let thciriegs
hang ovor the broad benches and dangled
their feet down whero the ram splashod and
the mud was swisAing about.
When finally the tent men found some diff !
hculty IN clearing the tracks they began TO
use torcible means They pushed "A number |
oi congressman around like African slaves,
anu actually kicked one western representa-
1--WE, senator EustiS of Alabama had n roNv !