Show IT SEEMS DOUBTFUL whether the election bill can pass the senate IF DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED it will be a hard fight the tariff question tue contingent Contin sent fund from our regular correspondent washington july 7 1890 it seems heaber the federal election bill can pass the senate if the democrats have the determination to fight it to a finish there are several senators who if it came to a vote might vote for it but who do not think the measure a wise one and who would be glad to febe it laid aside without a vote what they can to bring this about others therea are who will never yote for the measure under any circumstances there is a determination on the part of the friends of the measure to force it through mr aeed saved the president from the of vetoing a free coinage silver bill and it is be lieveld that in return for this service he will seek and probably beet the support of the administration in the effort to secure action on the federal election bill by the senate this gives promise of tremendous pressure such pressure as might naturally be expected to overcome all resistance but it is evident that the only way that the bill can be brought to a vote is by a change of the rules of the senate so as to have the previous question ordered and thus far cut oft debate there are undoubtedly senators who might not have the firmness to resist party pressure and vote against the bill donld vote steadily against a change of rules A republican senator told corres abat be knew personally of enough senators to defeat a change of rules who would vote with alie demo brats on that proposition he did not that there was alie least chanas of the ejection bill passing unless there is an understanding alie federal election bill is not to he passed the democrats will probably begin as soon aa the tariff comes up 10 talk upon every paragraph and without wit lout saying anymore than they feel like saying about that measure they can keep up the debate until alie year grows old they may talk the tariff bill itself to death as well aa alie federal election bill if however they are satisfied as to the latter measure alie tariff discussion mav not last very long the members of the senate finance committee show no great disposition dispo stion to get together for further discussion of alie tariff question and from this indication it seems more than likely that alie real battle on alie tariff will not begin for some time tho committee lias yet to take under consideration the reciprocity cip rocity question it now appears that not only did the members ol 01 the finance committee have the reciprocity question under discussion batore mr blainer Bla inea letter was sent to the senate but they laid the matter informally before alie president for his sanction they alien learned that it was the intention of alie president to send to congress a letter on the subject written by mr blaine not wishing to anticipate hits action they did nothing further in matter they can hardly be said to favor alie blaine proposition for the proposition eliat was laid before alie president by them differed materially from that of the secretary of state alie reciprocity question however lias taken very vague form as yet but it is hueit among the possibilities that in some shape it will bo adopted by the senate the united states senators charge the contingent rind of the senate cot only with their Apolio aries ginger ale lemons and busar but also with their i flouff it is pretty well known that on a ledge in the wall behind the presiding pres idine officer of the senate there are alie I 1 plain blick snuff boxes one on the re and one on the democratic I 1 side it is well known eliat alio grave and revered senators patronize thee snuff boxes quite liberally and appeal to appreciate them quite highly but alie snuff cornea from is not generally known alie idea probably prevails that this snuff was a donation from some millionaire senator like standford to his brother senators or it may have been supposed that the snuff was furnished by the venerable and amiable capt Bassel fc aa a token of his regard for the august body which lie lias care fully watched over torso many years it would occur to any one that uch an item would be to the contingent fund of the senate but such i is alie case alie last annual report of lie secretary of the senate showed ehst on a certain day alie sum of was paid to isaac basset for five and a quarter pounds of snuff sor use in alie senate chamber alie wool growers have officially announced their opposition to secretary blaines plan of reciprocity it was a great oversight on the in c the welfare of the wool consumers and neglecting interests of the wool grower in discussing the federal elections bill clift democrats are horrified at the prospect of muskets at the polls and the express alie same horror at the P of shotguns shot guns sextons Sex tons report CITY july 1890 sextons Sex tons report for six months end ing june 31 1890 died from the fol causes reported acute kamii 1 1 5 olda 4 abbess ne throat 1 diabert 1 2 typhoid maleria 3 2 convulsions 4 still horn 7 pneumonia 8 consumption 3 1 la grippe 1 spinal meningitis 1 of alie bowels 3 general debility 81 blood poison i diphtheria 1 crobo cro 4 caused b accident 1 childbed fever 1 of the li idney 3 throat cut be an insane man 1 cholera 1 11 abbess 1 total 65 male 32 amilea 33 total ca six of the above dumber hafl brought from other settlements and tareo from the territorial insane |