Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-04
rrrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
w,su,scros, D. c., Aug. 25, 1890

| WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug 20, io'o'
The republican Senator's goSerheo :,
that good. hard. horse-sense, wh'ch mas
helped the party over many more Sei.o',
obstacles in the past, have compron's'.
tho differences Of opinion inst eNis'e"
between them and which for severa' uSs
s., -, ao-.,ocr",s to hang
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..opcs OF permanent split in the party
upon. An order of business has been
agreed upon that will receive the vote of
every republican Senator 1t provides for
the early passage of the tariff bill, the
anti-lottery bill and as many bills affecting
public buildings and lands as possible, it
also provides that the Federal Election
bill shall be the first business of the next
session of Congress.
This action is highly gratifying to the
republicans, for even the staunchest
advocates of the Federal Election bill admit
that it would not be possible to pass that
measure In time to have 1t 60 into effect at
the coming Congressional elections; so
nothing could POSSIBLY be gained by pro
| longing the present session In order to
pass IT, while there is a very urgent neces-
| sity felt IN all branches Of business
| throughout the country, to have the tariff
| bill become a law as soon aS possible.
| The democrats however are anything
else bat gralfcd; they had been confident
| ly figuring on holding the balance of
| power in deciding the fate Of the tariff and
| Federal election bills in the Senate, and,
very naturally, they are very much dis
grun,led TO see that the majority presents
solid front instead of being divided into
two factions as they had expected and
hoped.
There /. another thing too, which is
worrying the democrats not little The
action Of tie Senators of that party in
ne d.t>>ly delaying and obs,ructing the
consideration Of the tariff bill has aroused
the ire Of the business interests of the
country and the obstructoni,ts are hearing
from it in such plain and unmistakable
terms that Senator German the demo-
cratic commander in chief. has felt called
upon to make a public statement to the
effect that the democrats were willing to
join the republicans In voting for reso-
lution settling an early day for the vote
upon the tariff bill. A week ago the
democrats were boasting that they
would talk on the tariff bill until December,
unless the Senate rules were changed.
The present outlook Is that the tariff bin |
will pass the Senate about September 10. !
possibly several days earlier, and that
Congress viii adjourn about the last week
in September. That is of course. suppo--
ing that the House will not make any
extraordinary delay in acting upon the
conference report OF the Senate amend |
ments TO the tariff bill. which viii include
one Oh reciprocity.
The investigation Of the charges against
Commissioner OF Pensions Raum practi- |
caliy fell through before it got well start
ed. II seems TO have been more an at
tempt 10 break down the credit OF Gen. /
Raum a. private business man than to
proe'p' '"i t,,,hr he has been guilty OF any official
Sra0 September r. +, fRm'nlttee has adjourn
slightest doubt but that its report will
eNonerate Gen. Raum
The Senate gave up Saturday 10 eulo. /
gie> upon the late Senator Beck. Senators
Blackburn, Ingalls, Allison and Vest were
the principal speakers
According to the promise recently made /
70 the representatives Of th- labor organiza
tions by Speaker Reed and Representatives
Cannon, and Mckinley, the republican
members Of the House committee on rules,
Il resolution has been reported. and adopt I
ed by the House, setting aside Thursday
and Saturday Of this week for th,. con
sderation OF bills from the Labor com
mittee.
The resolution which has already pass
ed the Senate, ancnt the removal of the
remains Of Gen. Grant from New York To
Arlington cemetery will probably 90
through the House this week Representa-
tive O'Nclli, Of pcun- -yyauia, asked unani
nous consent for it, consideration Satur-
day, but Representative Quinn, u New
YORK, objected, ~ one doubts that tie
remain. win hc brought mere eventually.
The anti-lottery feeling seems to he
growing among he people ami in Con-
gress. Representative Han>brough, Of
North Dakota, has introduced a Joint re-
solution providing that neither the United
States nor any State shall pass any law
authorizing the establishment or mainten-
ance of any lottery or company for the
distribution OF prizes by chance.
Senator Rusk, who was largely instru-
mental in getting the bill passed, thinks
the bill for the inspection of all meats
intended for expectation, which is now in
the hands of the President will, as soon
as it becomes law make large increase in
the demand for American meat in foreign
countries. He is also very much inter-
ested in the bill regulating the sale and
manufacture of compound lard and that
taxing dealers in options, both of which
are to be disposed of this week.