The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
THE FATE OF THE MILLS BILL
VERY UNCERTAIN.

VERY UNCERTAIN.
North Carolina Delegates Decline to
be Bound by Caucus Action.-On to
st. Lcuis.-Thurman's Boom. Mr.. |
Rrower and Col. McClammy.
Especial Correspondence to the Sentu,el.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 4th.-l
The several recent party caucuses
have been held in order to consider 4
and agree upon the various amend
ments Democrats wished to have ad-
ded to the Mills tariff bill. Trouble
with the North Carolina members,
especially Col. W. II. III. Cowles, has |
been brewing for some time. Monday
night Mr.. Morgan, of Mississippi,
arose in caucus and said he wanted
the members to pledge themselves to
vote in open session only for such
amendments as should be agreed upon
in caucus. This motion of Mr.. Nor
gan's was no doubt prompted by the
knowledge that the Republicans had,
| few days before, agreed in caucus to
move to repeal the entire Internal
Revenue system. Col. Cowles arose
in caucus and said he would never
agree to any such proposition as that
made by Mr.. Morgan. He said he
| would not know how to face his con-
stituents if he got chance to vote for
repeal of the iniquitous system and
did not do it. He said he wasinstruct-
| ed to do all in his power to relieve
| them of these burdensome taxes, and
that he would bolt the caucus sooner
than break his pledges to his people.
He was so determined that Mr.. Nor
gan withdrew his motion, and after
an attempt to harmonic matters the
caucus adjourned to meet Weenesday
night. At this caucus the members
of our delegation protested against any
plan which would fail to relieve our
people, very materially, of the Inter-
nal Revenue saxes. They notified the
caucus tn" ney would vote for any
amendme4 no matter from what
source it came. which promised to
ameliorate any phase of the internal
revenue system. Col Cowles is deter
mined not to recede one inch from his
position taken Monday night, and l
think the delegation will stand as a
unit in this particular. Hon. John
S. Henderson said two months ago if
an amendment was offered to repeal
the fruit brandy tax he should vote
for it, it did not matter who offered it.
The California Democratic members
have taken an equally firm stand in
regard to productions oftheir state.
The upshot of the matter is simply
this important concessions will have
to be made or the Mills Bill will never
pass the House of Representatives.
Whether the majority will make these
concessions or not is doubtful. Hon.
w. L. Scott, (of Pa.,) made a strong
speech to get the North Carolina
members to back down from their po-
sition, but neither he nor any other
man is going to get them to cut their
own political throats. This is just
what it amounts to, and there is nc
use in Disgusting the fact. North Car
olina wants the internal revenue sys
,, tenn repealed. She sent men here a:
her representatives to do it, and if they
: refuse to obey orders, she will holC
them responsible for it. am not the
: partisan of either side, and the above
is simply the true statement of thu
case.
r Fifty leading correspondents leav,
for St. Louis to-day on special train
A large number of the North Carolin,
a delegates to St. Louis came through
e here after the Raleigh State Cenven
Q ton adjourned.
J, There is considerable strength il
l the Thurman Vice-Presidential boom
i A prominent North Carolina officia
s who has always been notoriously op
posed to Cleveland's Civil Servic
Reform policy, tells me that the nam
of the "Old Roman" would $50 thol
Y oughly grease the ticket for him tina
3 he could swallow it at gulp!"
e **x
Blaine's second letter of declin,
'f tion is not accepted as final by gres
. - many of his strongest friends her
In the State Department, over whic
Blaine once presided, there is gre,
= = anxiety for him to be nominated an
! ! elected. Many of the present part
4 san Republicans who are still in tt
- - State Department expect PROMOTE
- ~ at his hands. Only four Democra
;s of the classified service are in tt
10 State Department. A majority
~ the higher officials are also Republ
4 cans. Mr.. Bayard has not seen fit
- turn them out.
IS .*x
ID Mr.. McClammy passed through tt
le Hall of the House last week just
as the Republican caucus was about
is meet. Mr.. Brewer hailed him al
suggested that he should take Il
oath of allegiance, and come into &
es G. o. P. in earnest. Mr.. McClamp
er said he would make the assem- bl
Mt caucus one significant pledge, vi
a ssthat the Democrats in the Fifth d
er trict would oust the present incumbe
er this tall and send here in his place
h. member of the other caucus!" T
laugh was cleverly turned on N
of Brewer, and Maj. McClammy retir
its in good order. GRANVILLE.
le. The farmers of the ten cotton sta
~, | y,;Il hold ON Tntor Ctoto Convanf;