Show A republican LIE HOPES OF THE PASSAGE OF MILLS TARIFF BILL senator hale an applicant for biarnes aines BI Sl antle thanks to the republican obstruct zionists mr mills tariff bill has not been reported to the house the time is being well put in however by the friends of the measure in missionary work among the few misguided democratic members who worship still abc the shrine of protection tec tion it is claimed that the number of democrats pledged to support tho bill when it gets before the house is only five short of a majority it is hoad that enough republicans will vote for it to ensure its passage but not much faith can be attached to that hope republicans seldom vote for a measure that is opposed by their leaders no matter what their own opinions may be a political lesson which the democrats have never yet learned however it may result the democrats who believe in keeping the pledges made to the people propose making an honest effort to redeem those pledges if they fail the cause of choir will be apparent to all the latest applicant for blames mantlo is senator hale of maine he has been appointed chairman of the senate committee to investigate the alleged violations of the civil service law by democrats this is expected to give him a boom it is more likely to develop into a boomerang A rumor was current here this week that senator vest of missouri proposed retiring from public life at the end of his present term the sena tor brands the report as a falsehood and states that he believes it originated with the republicans who would doubtless bo very glad to see him retire senator voorhees who is very fond of a joke has lots of fun with the republican senators who are known as candidates for the presidency one day this week he had a colored cartoon entitled just drawing them on which he was shoving around the senate chamber it represented a fos lying on the ground the head being that of blame one oye was closed but the other was partly open and wore a very wideawake wide awake expression A flock of geese each one wearing the head of a republican presidential candidate in front was represented as approaching the recumbent fox the geese included hoar Evarts Ingalls hiscock depew and several other would be candidates everybody took the joke oven the gentlemen who were caricatured acting secretary thompson of the treasury department one of the best and most competent officials ever appointed by mr cleveland has written a letter to the secretary of state in reply to a communication from hon ira davenport in regard to an alleged lack of reciprocity between tha united states and canada in the importation of nursery product such as plants shrubs etc in which he says that the matter is governed entirely by the laws of the respective countries our laws admitting those articles free while the canadian tariff requires a duty of twenty per cent ad valoree valorem on such articles these bet ing the facts he does not see how the treasury department can take any action to rectify the injustice complained of by mr davenport senator colquitt Col quits speech made early this week was strongly m favor of revenue reform as outlined in the presidents message he said it was time now for the distinct assertion of democratic principles the hearty maintenance of them and the redemption of democratic pledges the reign of the opposing principles had been long enough and had already gone far towards converting the country into a plutocracy the high tariff policy had always boon that of the tory party in politics the friend of class legislation and principle secretary fairchild in answer to a request for his opinion on senator shermans Sher mans bill for the investment of the funds for the redemption of national bank notes has written a long letter on abe to the senate finance committee in disapproving of the measure he points out the bad results that would probably follow its adoption he says the alternate ox pension and contraction resulting from this bill would in promote speculation not healthful business the secretary hits the nail squarely on the head any financial measure proposed by john sherman is suro to be in the interests of his friends the wall street speculators washington is to hay two notable gatherings of women soon on the the comans womans Wo mans al counce will begin an eight days session commemorative of the fortieth anniversary of th e woman 1 dunnage movement 1 on foreign countries will be in attendance Thenon April Sd tho annual woman suffrage convention will be held washington mach |