Show OUR lemu I 1 floro our own washington dec 16 1887 recognizing that tariff reduction redaction is i almost inevitable both wings of the democracy in in the house are running a race to see sea which can first crat frame a bill of this character while the be republicans are warily regarding each side bide prepared to take advantage i a 0 tags of soy any legislative complication 0 n that may ensue with the purpose of abandoning their obstruct obstructive i policy and passing a tariff moa save e of their own thus abut at pre present 8 ant there are no less than three tariff bills ia la process of incubation mr randalls hoods bonds the list upon the presumption that the early bird catches the worm the great pennsylvania Pennsyl vacia protectionist pro proposes a reduction of in the revenue to be about evenly divided between tariff and internal revenue taxation the ways anil and moons means committed Commit tea will present with speaker ap a kr carlisles approval app a bill making k ir a reduction cf in lot internal erna git tuxes axes and providing for or a very large free list the republicans expect to offer a bill enlarging the free list and removing the internal revenue tax on tobacco modifying the duty on wool woolland woo lIand and also abo reducing the taxes on whiskey on the question of sugar there is la a decided conflict of oe opinion arlion la in fact there up piara pears to be a an all irreconcilable difference en C a 0 of f views on the tariff is issue us between the eastern and western republicans public ans the line of being quite as perceptible as in in the tha ranks of the dominant party what the result will be ba it is impossible to say yet it seems beams that all the signs of oe the times are auspicious for tariff re f form ori anfor for the politicians seethe see the ariti writing tine ng on the wall and they dare not wholly disregard the tha voice voice of the people BS as proclaimed in the tha presidents Pres identa islea 0 aage a go al all of the senate committees have been organized and that body is ia proceeding cee ding with the work of legislation one such it as the consideration of els eia cutiss nominations dominations many of them made during daring the recess and the ros res ur t ion from dusty piam pigeon n holes of bills bil I 1 a that have been slumbering for years yet with the seasons Bea sona or rather with the senatorial sessions they continue to come and go with unfailing regularity most bloat of these perennial bills are unworthy of mention tio b but t a few merit special consideration aeration era tion among the number cumber tho the postal telegraph among bill 11 I 1 and the proposition to change the date of the inauguration of the president from march 1 4 to april 30 the day on which the great washington assumed the tha presidency of the infant republic regarding tho the former measure there is i much diversity of opinion and it will probably not be numbered with the laws lawa of the tha land the chief objection being that hat it would so BO largely increase the nago of the government ern orn ment it is also urged that such a law would bo be a long iong stride toward almore centra centralized 1 iced national power there appears to be little opposition to the latter bill except that it would needlessly change a custom that has by long ions observance become historical car with but slight compensating advantage to if it should pass this sea bes siw it in i not probable that the tha change changa would apply to next inauguration i ill garie day and herein I 1 lies th the 0 danger to tha success of tile the scheme schema speaker carlisle came cama down to the floor this week called a colleague to the chair aud and requested the house to t appoint the committee on elections t tons this unusual course was taken tor for the reason that the speakers seat is ia being contested and ho be did not care to choose his bia own fudges adges the result is the ablest committee on 01 elections for years yeara with mr crisp crimp of chairman mr tu ner the former chairman haying having ile do the honor until all of the regular committees are appointed the theaone Hone cannot get fairly at work the speaker is now engaged upon this task but be hardly hopes to so ac com the undertaking before the holidays the republican senators senator are making n great albort to defeat the con formation fir mation ot of mr lamar for associate justice 0 of the supreme court his ago age being b adalor the main objection against him for f after eight years service on the bench he coald retire on a ass salary Y of 10 a year yar and those who posia are familiar with the indolent disposition dis ion of the ao athern statesman believe he would make the tha most of his big opportunity port unity I 1 I 1 |