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Show ' " "" i Washington Letter. (I'rora out Krgutar Con I ' IVcMo, vetochange- Andn newtnriff bill makes Its bow to tho country, l'irst tho Wilsou bill, second the Vest-Jones-Mills bill, third tho enucus-dlrectcd finance commiltcu bill nnd now a new bill which Senator Hrire tnjs has been fixed upbyFcrretnry Carlisle, President Cleveland and Senators Jonf-s, Cockrlll, Gormin andhiunielf, nnd which wlli b-snpjiorted b-snpjiorted bynll thodemocrntlcSeu.itor;. Having at last got together on trie tnrlfi the democratlpSenntors have new begun tho fight to force tho bill to n veto, which they say 'thev will do whatever sacriflco It may cost them. Tho republicans repub-licans will have 'o to driven inch by Inch toward a votn. This tlioy hnve ehov.n elnco the expirjtion of the agrmnent under w hich the general do bnte was conducted, and the ciuisldcr ittlon uf the bill by items began. Vice President Stuvcnson may have to count n qnoium in the Senato beiore the fight is ended, uulers (orty-threo of tho fortfour democratic Senators can bo kept in their seats constantly, and that will bo it hard thing to do. There Is noexcttmentoverthe coining of Coxoj's army next week. Both houses of Congress hao indicated by the treatment of bllla nnd reiolutioui that they will do nothing for tho army, Tho populists in Congress whllo not in dorsingthemoveinent favorgrnnting tinmen tin-men a i .'i. ol f u I hearing, but thero in no probibllity utlh.ir getting it; that is, not in person They tan, of cmirne, get petitions presented. The authorities do not expect to havo nny trouble with Coxej 'sarmy, but they have information thut a cuiistderublu uuinber uf detipcrait crlminuls will attempt to cumo into Washington as members of the army. It is for tlicso last thut extra precautions in tho way of extra policnraen and guards havo Ken taken; tno same prec-iutions, by the wuy, tliataio always taken to look after Inauguration day and other largo irowds, Tho friends ol cheap literature are stiong in the House, im wus bIiowu l the huge vole ly which an uini ndineiil to the Post Otlice apprupiiatiou bill, IwJposing u cuu.pcl tlio publishers of books Irt eerfes or "llbMrics," in pupi r covers, to piy fuur li-clnss postage, instead in-stead of tccond-dars, as at prvbtun, .mib defeat-d. U vi.ixihon itiui it costs tte government ab ui )b.0uo.iw - y tu, - "- ,-gyP-i ,TT uo-omm postiii;uteiiiri) tlit mi (hi ,-( tiMN inattor, butu big uitijiirltv uf the il me thought, it well fcpqut. In as iiiuili n Can-adit Can-adit cat i KK second cla.i mail matter hie of charge the action uf tho houra in n-fuilng n-fuilng to rnitu the price on iurrie,n ptlhllshers reims rU-ln m ' pi .i r It will pn) hum ( -Ih IjohU tr.r one cent u pouiul t i .mi , (Hil9U(rs than to tniry them tor inil.,R fir Canadian publishers. |