Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-08
NO FREE WOOL BILL
6pringer's Pet Measure viii
Meet With Opposition.
cHIcAGo's NEW PosTofflcE
VIII Await Action After the Fair Apfso-
ps;stion is Disposed of--Crisp's
Il.ness--A Curious Contest

CHICAGO, Jan. TIT is admitted by
the postal officials everywhere that II
will be imprzctiesnls to handle the
mail matter which shall come to Chi
eago during the tar with the present
facilities, which are entirely unequal to
the present volume Of business. There
Is quite another side 10 the story about
the Chicago postoftee building. That
is that the democratic congressmen
from Chicago had determined 10 run
everything their own way and that
they bad not invited Congressman
Taylor into their conference. That
their program WAS TO postpone the
sffort 30 secure public building Ill at
present until after the fate of the at
tempt to secure a large appropriation
Cor the Worlds Fair should be deter
mined. IL will, OF course, be uDfortu-
nate for Chicago IL the democratic con-
gressmen. assuming that they are 10
have everything their own way because
there is democratic majority IN the
house, shall so conduct things that
Chicago will lose. Certainly /, was very
evident that toward the close of the
last congress Chicago could have Sc
cured public building bill but for the
interference OF democratic congress
man from Chicago. and now il appears
that the democratic congress do not
approve of the fact that a republican
member from Chicago should have in
troduced a bill 10 furnish that city with
edequste faciii.ies.
The Rules win Ee DELAYED
Speaker Crisp Is not quite so we'll.
The weather has been unfavorable for
bun. He suffers greatly from the
bronchial cough which accompanies
the grip. There Is no probability that
he will be able to resume MS duties for
two weeks and until that time i is clear
that the house Will not be able to fully
enter upon its duties as il will be with
cut rules It's not probable that any
effort will ne made TO frame . code of
rules So iong as the speaker. who is
chairman OF the committee on rules.
is not able to be present. Informal
business may be done and the COM
Hiitees can enter upon the work now
that bills nave been referred TO them,
but no measure can be reported to the
house aud taxen up for consideration
except by general consent. for the DEM
ocrsts will hardly venture at the be-
ginning of the congress TO dispose of
measures under general parliamentary
law.
At the curious contest OF republicans
here to elect delegates to the republi-
can national convention the Blame
men claim to have the majority. but
the Harrison delegates will make q
contest The fact has not excaped the
observation Of politicians that at the
national capital q very lively and bit
ter conte st has been conducted with q
sharp division between Blaine and bar
risen delegates. Secretary Blaine has
not gwen any irtinfttfon that he does
not care to have delegates chosen to
represent him. Congressman quite
generally have conceded that this is
one indication that Mr.. Blaine Is . can
tIdatc.
Opposisios to Springer
Chairman Springer n not to have
everything tis own way with free
wool bill. and he has already discovered
that he can not lead the democratic
party without some vigorousopposition
Mr.. Sayers OF Texas. IS one OF the lead
lng democrats of the south. He re-
marked today. with Indignation, that
Ir. Springer wilt not be able to rtt his
bill PRIV ding for free wool through the
house unless he should offer something
60 the farmers IN return IN the way of
cheaper wooden goods. Mr.. Savers
says tnst le represents n state which ls
one Of the largest wool producing states
IN the union. and that no does not
think that MS people will object to free
wool provided they shall be given free
WOODEN goods, hut when the question is
pas OF taking oil the duty on the farm
sr's products and retaining il or that
the manufacturer, that - not the kind
OF tariff reform, he says, that his peo-
pie prefer. It's very evident that the
ways and means committee will be
compelled to call caucus before the
democratic parts can determine what
its tariff policy shall be.