The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Tribune Bureau.

No. 51o Fourteenth street. N. W.,
Washington Dec. q.
The ways and means committee will re-
port u horizontal tariff bill to the house on
| Thursday. 1t will provide for the raising
Of from $4,000. QUO to $5O,OOo.ON by placing u
duty of Is to 20 per cent. on all imports
now OH the free list as well as the same
advance on all other goods imported into
this country. The ways and means COM
mittee will also report bond bill. There
will be no long debate on either measure.
the shortest possible time. The Demo-
Gratis. of course. to be consistent. will op-
pose the horizontal advance, but the Re-
publicans have sufficient majority in the
house to pass any measure they please
There seems TO be sentiment in the
senate to pass any reasonable legislation
which will relieve the treasury of the
raid that Is being made upon 1t, but
whether or not that branch will pass a
bond bill Is another question. The south
ern and western senators will oppose any
proposition that does not contain free
coinage clause. and 1t is upon that rock
the senate IL expected to split.
There will be no long-winded debate on
either the revenue or bond measures in
the house. They will be rushed through
the responsibility will be placed upon the
senate. ..I
Speaker Reed evidently had his eye on
the White house when he Ms MADE o up his
chairmanships.. Pennsylvana nine, Iowa
seven. Massac chusetts six. Illinois five
Maine four. and Ohio and Indiana only
one each OhiSs chairmanship ma shin doesn't
eral Grosvenor and is so small and Insight
ficant that 1t takes microscope TO find
1t. 1t Is nothing more than a committee
to audit the expenditures In the tres sury
department. Heretofore Ohio had Jared
pretty well In committee appointments
The. members from the Buckeye state re-
gard 1t as slap at Mckinley and his pres
idential boom.
Congressman Scranton got small chair
manship but he had to hustle to get 1t.
Speaker Reed didn't intend to give Mr..
Scranton a craftsmanship at all, but the
such piteous appeal that the speakers
big heart failed him and he gave Mr..
Scranton the chairmanshiD of the COM
mittee on territories. the one he headed
In the Fifty-first congress.
Congressman Leisenring Jared excep-
tionally well for new member. He was
put on two very important committees
to his district-nines and mining and rail-
Congressman Codding was made a men,
ber Of one Of the committees on contested
elections.
wrse hs r9n9Ss ns G 36r United hs ss,, States do
Of Pennsylvania Is said to be in bad shape
through clerical Irregularities on the part
of subordinates. 1t was reported that
charges have been preferred against Mar
Ishal Walker. but the department Of Justice
denies all knowledge of them. Marshal
Walker Is at present confined to his home,
at Erie, by illness. The report Of the al.
legged Irregularities is said to have heen
originated by discharged employe, w. G.
Reynolds, of Kittanning.
H i \
Christmas at the white house will be oh.
served IN the usual quiet wav. There will
be a big Christmas tree for the little
Clevelands. and all the little ladies' and
gentlemen Of the cabinet have been In
vlted to come over and look at the pretty
presents Santa Claus left at the executive
mansion. The president and Mrs CIeve.
land will spend the day alone as far ms
possible. There will BE- no guests at the
family dinner which will consist OF large
turkey presented to the president by an
afvnirinR Bux1ard's Bav constituent.
The social season at the white hOise will
open with the presidents reception on
II \
A,i the shsent member. Of congress were
Washington and answer roll call ri iircdav
morning. II q sdfhcient number do rot ap.