Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
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!ss Essom our regular C0rrespOndent.)
=55 egEINaroN, Aug, i. 1s90:-The Re-.
publican senators. having grown tired OF
.listenllp TO the twaddle Of the Demo ocratic
senstots on the Mckinley tariff bill, this
week began to make some sensible
speeches on that measure. Senator
Aldrich led of with an argument fairly
bristling with telling facts In favor Of
the bill, Senator Morrill, was the next
Republican speaker, and, as usual, his
speechsWas carefully prepared and we'll
worth aistning to. He began by saying
that asssome senators on the other side
seemed 70 be provoked at the silence on
the Republican side Of the chamber he
should claim a short time and try not to
thrashsoyes any Of the old straw of tariff
debates Continuing, he said; The bill
offers II several instances (conspicuously
in thatsof tin) an increase of duties for
the purpose Of giving employment to
larger numbers Of laboring men and for.
the purpose Of keeping at home many
millions of money now sent abroad.
This country has the tin ore. the iron
and the coal; why then should it annually
send abroad twenty-eight millions in gold
for. tiny -. .. i, H. - -
He then paid his respects to senator
VOORHEES, for having falsely stated that
none Sof the war taxes on any
Of B the great staples of human
necessity had been repealed Or
lowered! He then cited the general re-
duction in 1870 when there was a new
classification of the duties on sugar and a
removal of the duties on tea and coffe.
Continuing, he said: by adding to the
free list of last year the articles which
this bilplaces on the free list about one
half the importatlons from foreign coun-
tries would be absolutely free from all
customs duties. II
The Senate now meets at 10 o'clock in
the morning a1d even then it is not
expected that the tariff bill will be- dis
posed Of by September.
The house refused to grant fifteen
leaves Of absence that were applied for
this week, fearing that it might break a
quorum, which is somewhat difficult at
best to keep together just now.
Speaker Reed is being roundly abused
by those interested in public buildings
and other bills involving an appropria-
ton because he refuses to recognize
members who wish to call up these bills.
1t doesn't seem to worry him though; he
has mad, up his mind to do what he con-
ceives t be hts duty and neither abuse
nor caj jolerY will cause HIN % chang
Nothing could possibly be sillier than
the absurd stuff which is being sent from
here to Democratic papers concerning a
Republican conspiracy to force Mr..
Blaine out of the cabinet. There is
absolutely nothing in the story. Some
Republicans differ with Mr.. Blaine as to
certain points of public policy. but there
is no personal i'll feeling in it. and no Re-
publican IS prouder of our brainy Secret.
ary of the State than Speaker Reed,Swho
is credited, by the Democrats, with
working to down" Mr.. Blaine.
Senator Hoar, chairman Of the com.
mittee on elections, which has been
considering the Federal Election bill,
has gone to New England for few
days and it is not thought that any
further changes will be made in that
until he returns. 1t issnot expect ii
the bill will be reported to sd th'
until the tariff b 4 is dlspot the sena
The Post Office de" ,sed of. + ',~t.& &
nearly a half 4nillr ..kartment will sa,
tract for furnis sd1ao,lars on the CO.
! aud ne wsps ,s6ing stamped envelop
from th> sy>eeE wrappers for four yea
lust & hsst of next October, which h,
a eeeS awarded to the Plimptc
MAhafaturing Company and the Morgs
enveHpe company of Hartford, Conn.
The senate Post Office committee HI
4 fcported a bill providing post
telegraph system. A bill for one Gel
letter postage would be far more popula
: Not one person in a thousand sends I
: receives telegram once a year; b,
everybody is constantly writing an
receiving letters.
The President has sent strong specl
message to Congress in favor, of the b
!, which has just been reported to the hou
!. providing q heavy penalty for sendir
lottery tickets, circulars, adYertismen
: or newspapers containing lottery adve
tisments through the mails. The Louis
:, :, ana Lottery lobby in this city b
!. managed to defeat several similar bil
which have been before congress in Il
: past; but it now looks as if the prese
bill would become q law.
! The senate committee on Post Omi
has faYorably reported bill extendil
: the free delivery system to all towns
! 5000 population when the receipts excee
~ 900 per annum. It is estimated
the Post Office department that 2
towns will get free delivery if the b
becomes . law. ... 5s. &. 4. ~ 5==S =s
: The house committee on Agrlcultu
!, : has favorablY reported q bill to regula
the manufacture and sale Of compoul