The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-28

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was prepared In caucus by II persons
none OF them specially Informed on the
subjects under discussion. and Il contains
many imperative and some grotesqucly
absurd provisions The chemical schedule
was amusing. The lack Of information ON
this subject by the members Of the COM
mittce was absolutely painful. and II Is
said that this particular schedule II one
10 the revision OF which the senators will
give the closest and most thorough atten-
tion. During the session OF the senate
committee at the Arlington this week two
important schedules have been under con-
sideration by senate experts. These are
the lumber and wool tariff. Changes OF
the highest Importance are likely TO be
made In these. Generally speaking. pre-
Vious senatorial revisions Of the tarif bills
have operated TO increase the rates as
they passed the house. but this time the
trend will be In the opposite direction.
Even wool manufacturers have been com,
planning bitterly OF the high rates on raw
WOOL which render necessary great COM
pensatory duties.
The duties on wool provided by the
Dingley hill will no doubt protect the
manufacturer against the foreign pro-
Queer" said prominent Illinois demo-
crat. hut the cost OF the American prod
uct will be so high that the consumer will
be compelled to get along with very much
less of It,"
The populist members of congress do
not seem to take at all unkindly TO
Speaker Reeds blunt classification of
them as mere members OF the opposi-
ton They have views of their own on
that subject. but say that II that is the
way Mr., Reed feels about II he can have
his expectations fully realized. II should
la. inferred ghaN Ia "A
sense abandoned their claim To being an
Independent party and n distinct political
organizatino. They made formal applica-
tion for recognition. They submitted a
signed statement To the effect that they
represented something over two millions
OF American voters, which amounted TO
one-seventh of the total vote cast al the
last presidential election. that the populist
party had onc-fifth of the membership of
the opposition In congress and that IL
absolutely controlled several states OF the
union. Notwithstanding this Speaker Reed
refused to change his position regarding
their representation upon the committees
OF the house. And owing to the fact that
he has thought IL policy to procrastinate
the appointment of the great bulk OF his
committees until after the special session.
no populist members of congress have at
present any place upon any one OF the
house committees. When they are finally
given committee places next December IL
will be as individual members Of the oppo-
sition and not as special representatives
OF the populst political organization.
one week from next Tuesday there will
be held Ia several of the larger cities OF
the country local elections and IL IL be-
lievcd by democratic national managers in
Washington that these elections Will turn
largely upon the silver question and that
they will show an enormous reaction from
the gold majoritics east last fall Several
of the big cities are regarded as exceed
ingly hopeful for the democratic party.
Chairman Jones OF the democratic ma
tional committee expresses conhdenve
that Chicago. which went something like
G00oo republican last fall. will vastly re-
duce and perhaps overturn that majority.
The democratic candidate for mayor
Carter II. Harrison. jr.. son OF the fa-
nous murdered mayor OF the same name.
is making remarkable campaign, and Is
known to be cutting largely into the ma-
jority party. The other great cities IN
which elections are held are Cincinnati
ST. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit. with
the exception of st. Louis the reports
from all these cities are good. From De
troit particularly promising reports are
received. This city gave more than l0.D1
mad. that no d.mo,.rn,,,. c,nd,d,,, Vii,
ha ,bl. 10 o,.r,nrn mis- ,n,tori,v In ,h,,
city .IectIon petroI, uns formeyI, IA d.,n.
o,r,tir citadel and notbinp hroks its rec.
ord I'm, The rise Of uh,,, A. known as PIN.
gr.eism Win p,nyre. renewed ~ a ,ac.
Tor I'm m. con,.s, ,hs succas. or ,h,' aem-
ocr,t,, and ,onuIis, ,icke, a. .ontid.ntty
nr,dic,.d II ~ no, yenernlIy knoun ,hnt
Nichipnn holds a STATE eIectiou In, snmc
day /, Is for sunr,m. cour, iudy,s ana
reeenis of tho univsrs,,v ,h,irman
Jones. advic,s are N tho ss,.c, ma, ,,,p,,
ocrati, yie,orics mn,y n. lacked for ar
al Icasi bonod for Tb. h..d nf ,b,' rn,on
,ickat and J.mocrnts nonuI,s,s ,nd slI,o,
r.nuh,i,ans ,rc ,,y,i, n,,in,, ,n n.r,.c,
hnrmonv-is tho ccIehro,.d Judyc Gaory,.
1 y,nlc ON. a, tho mos, ,,mn,. ,o,,,o,s
og tbs Middle W.st A hi,, msa,In, w.
h.,d i'm Dntroit nigbt haSor' iasI al.
dressed bv yt,nIa himself ,or ,b,. non,,,is,s
ceoryc I;rod Wiliiams of uass,chnso,,s
10, ,ho si,vsr demorr.,ts md ,,h,, rIos
Tounc ~ Minnesota for m. silver ,s.
n,,hI,cans
have ,rc,.io,,s,,, .i,,.n ,h, rim. ,bu.
FAR introduced M, scna,,r. ,,sr,ar ,n,I
ha.n bnsv "a. has ,r,s,.,,,a1 ~ ,,,,,
proyidIns for free bom..tends for artunl